Creighton’s Kalkbrenner injures right foot in loss

Feb 16, 2025, 07:04 PM ET

NEW YORK– Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner prevented a major injury to his right foot Sunday, but coach Greg McDermott stated the 24th-ranked Bluejays’ prominent scorer ought to expect some remaining soreness.With 9:45 staying

in the 2nd half of Creighton’s 79-73 loss to No. 9 St. John’s, Kalkbrenner scrambled with Zuby Ejiofor and RJ Luis Jr. for position to get a protective rebound after a missed 3-point try. He appeared to collide with Luis, was up to the court and was holding the top of his ideal foot.After staying down for a couple of minutes, Kalkbrenner was helped to the locker room for further assessment. He returned with 3:47 left and Creighton routing 68-62.” He fine-tuned it respectable however undoubtedly he returned, “McDermott stated.” They taped it up and I believe he’s going to be sore for a couple of days. “Kalkbrenner attempted two shots after returning and ended up with 12

points, his second-lowest overall in a conference game.Creighton tracks St. John’s by 2 games for the Big East lead and the injury came at a lucky time in the schedule. The Bluejays don’t play again till next Sunday against Georgetown.The Big East Preseason Gamer of the Year, Kalkbrenner got in Sunday as the conference’s third-leading scorer at 18.7 points behind Marquette’s Kam Jones

and Villanova’s Eric Dixon.