Gonzaga standout Steele Venters will miss his second consecutive season as a consequence of damage after he tore his left Achilles tendon this week, the college mentioned Tuesday.
Venters averaged 15.3 factors per sport and related on 37% of his 3-point makes an attempt at Jap Washington through the 2022-23 season, when he led the Eagles to the Huge Sky regular-season crown. The 6-foot-7 wing then transferred to Gonzaga final yr.
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Final season, he performed in only one exhibition sport for the Bulldogs earlier than he suffered a torn ACL in his proper knee in a observe. He had been a projected starter.
Coming into this season, he was once more anticipated to be a key contributor for a Gonzaga squad with nationwide title aspirations as soon as he absolutely recovered from the torn ACL.
“We’re heartbroken for Steele,” Gonzaga coach Mark Few mentioned in an announcement. “He was working so arduous to come back again from his knee damage. We’ll proceed to help Steele by his therapeutic course of and know he’ll come again higher and stronger.”