Indiana’s Johnson gets medical difficulty waiver

Indiana’s Xavier Johnson has been approved an additional year of eligibility after the NCAA authorized his medical challenge waiver for this previous season, the school announced Wednesday.Johnson broke his foot in

December, undergoing surgery a couple of days later on and ultimately missing the remainder of the season. He appeared to be nearing a return late in the season, however revealed in early March he wanted to focus on fully healing his injury and wasn’t going to play in the postseason.Editor’s Picks The 6-foot-3 senior started each of Indiana’s very first 11 games this previous season and began 34 of 35

games throughout the 2021-22 season. He was balancing 10.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.2 helps prior to suffering the injury, shooting a career-high 38.5 %from 3-point range.Johnson ought to resume starting point player tasks next season, particularly with freshman guard and likely first-round choice Jalen Hood-Schifino off to the NBA draft. Indiana coach Mike Woodson has concentrated on the frontcourt so far this offseason, landing transfers Kel ‘el Ware(Oregon)and Payton Sparks (Ball State ). Trey Galloway, who began 25 games, will go back to the lineup, while the Hoosiers have remained in pursuit of a number of wings and shooting guards in the transfer portal.