Houston loses reserve Tugler for rest of season

HOUSTON– Freshman Joseph Tugler, one of top-ranked Houston’s finest protectors, broke a bone in his ideal foot and will miss out on the rest of the season, coach Kelvin Sampson said Monday.Tugler will have surgery Thursday, Sampson stated.”That’s a success.

Everyone will attempt to determine what it suggests for us,”Sampson said.” However that’s a human being with a broken foot, who’s invested his entire life into this season.”

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1 Associated It’s the 3rd season-ending injury for the Cougars, who got 52 of 62 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 released Monday. Sophomore wing Terrance Arceneaux tore an Achilles tendon in a game against Texas A&M in December, and reserve guard Ramon Walker Jr. tore a meniscus in practice about a week ago.Tugler, a 6-foot-7 forward, was balancing 3.8 points and 4.1 rebounds in 28 games(one start)this season in 16 minutes per game.Houston (26-3, 13-3 Huge 12 )has 2 games left in the routine season, its very first in the Huge 12 Conference.