Knee injury sidelines Roy
November 30, 2004
Just as Washington men's basketball players were getting used to the news of their No. 14 Associated Press ranking, the verdict came that teammate junior Brandon Roy likely will not return to the lineup until the New Year.
Roy was diagnosed yesterday with a partial lateral meniscus tear in his right knee. He will undergo arthroscopic surgery today and is expected to miss four to six weeks, a projection that falls at the beginning of conference play.
"Before the season started, we knew that in order to be successful that it was important that we remain healthy," said coach Lorenzo Romar. "Brandon is such a contributor to this team; obviously it is a bit of a setback."
"However," Romer added, "it is not real serious."
Roy suffered a similar injury to his other knee during his junior year in high school and said he recovered from that injury in a few weeks.
At first glance, his recent injury did not appear to be serious. Roy pulled up lame in the first half against Oklahoma Friday while working the offensive boards.
"As I was turning to go back down the floor, my knee just felt funny," Roy said.
After getting his knee bandaged in the locker room, Roy returned during the final minute of the half, but that was all he could muster. Roy missed the second half against the Sooners and sat out the championship game against Alabama Saturday.
Without Roy, the Huskies still managed to beat the then-No. 19 Crimson Tide 79-76 to win the Great Alaska Shootout.
"We've got a lot of good guys on our team and we've got a deep bench," Roy said, noting the Huskies were successful without him.
"I've got a lot of confidence in this team," Romar said. "Our guys are resilient. Our guys are fighters, and there are guys who want to pick up the slack."
The Huskies travel to face cross-state rival Gonzaga tomorrow.
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