WVU Basketball
WVU Freshman Forward Isaiah Cottrell Out for Season with Torn Achilles
West Virginia University freshman forward Isaiah Cottrell has a torn Achilles tendon in his left leg and will miss the remainder of the college basketball season, the school announced Wednesday morning.
“Everyone associated with Mountaineer basketball is saddened by the news that we received on Isaiah,” WVU coach Bob Huggins said in a release from the school. “Isaiah is a great teammate, a wonderful kid and a hard worker who will do everything asked of him to get back to 100 percent and back on the court.”
Cottrell, a 6-foot-10 forward from Las Vegas, has played in all 10 games, was averaging 1.6 points and 1.4 rebounds per game prior to his injury in Tuesday’s win against visiting Northeastern