Kepnang Out for Season After Oregon State Mishap

Once we final noticed Franck Kepnang he was mendacity in appreciable ache on the baseline at Oregon State earlier than getting helped to the locker room with what gave the impression to be a severe knee damage.

The 6-foot-11 College of Washington heart, a switch from Oregon, had crashed to the ground within the second half, clutching his proper knee, in a sport the Huskies would lose 66-65.

On Saturday, the college confirmed that Kepnang, after taking part in simply eight video games for the UW, has been misplaced for the season.

On Sunday, the Huskies (6-2 general, 0-1 Pac-12) will host Colorado (4-4, 0-1) at midday at Alaska Airways Area of their convention residence opener.

With Kepnang finished, this robs the UW of a difference-maker inside. In his eight video games, he averaged 9 factors, 6.3 rebounds and almost 2 blocks per sport.

The damage put a irritating capper on what had been an uplifting week for the Cameroon native.

On Monday, the large man performed along with his mom seated within the crowd for the UW-Seattle U sport, which the Huskies gained 77-66. In line with Husky coach Mike Hopkins, these Kepnangs had been separated for at the very least 4 years.

“That was the primary time she’d seen him play in a dwell basketball sport,” the coach stated. “Fairly particular stuff.”

As they left a near-empty enviornment, in an endearing second, Kepnang stopped to take a photograph of his mom with the basketball ground within the background. 

Three days later, Kepnang was coping with the crippling damage on his return to Oregon.

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