Creighton males’s basketball guard Pop Isaacs is predicted to endure hip surgical procedure and miss the remainder of the season, sources informed ESPN on Saturday.
Isaacs underwent hip surgical procedure final spring, however it has continued to be a difficulty. He was held out of the season opener towards UTRGV.
The 6-foot-2 Las Vegas native had returned to enjoying a few of the finest basketball of his profession, scoring a minimum of 25 factors in three of his previous 5 video games — together with a 27-point, 7-rebound, 4-assist efficiency in Creighton’s win over No. 1 Kansas on Wednesday.
Isaacs was averaging 16.3 factors, 4.8 rebounds and three.9 assists by way of eight video games.
He transferred to Creighton final spring after spending two seasons at Texas Tech, the place he earned All-Big 12 honors and led the Red Raiders to the NCAA match in March.
Greg McDermott and the Bluejays have struggled mightily with accidents, with beginning guard Steven Ashworth coping with a sprained ankle final month and Ryan Kalkbrenner lacking one recreation with a lower-body harm. Without Isaacs, Creighton is brief on confirmed backcourt gamers. Expect the Bluejays to play larger, with Jamiya Neal sliding to taking pictures guard and Mason Miller and Jackson McAndrew enjoying collectively extra steadily on the ahead positions.
Creighton (6-3) hosts UNLV on Saturday.
