Mountain West Connection - Robert Upshaw injury: Freshman out another month with leg injury All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then somehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50409/mwc-fav.png2012-11-06T15:35:22-08:00http://www.mwcconnection.com/rss/stream/33753112012-11-06T15:35:22-08:002012-11-06T15:35:22-08:00Fresno State's Robert Upshaw out 2 to 4 weeks
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<p>Freshman center Robert Upshaw could be out as much as a month with a leg injury.</p> <p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/fresno-st-bulldogs">Fresno St. Bulldogs</a> top recruit <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/176395/robert-upshaw">Robert Upshaw</a> suffered an <a href="http://www.mwcconnection.com/2012/10/29/3559372/fresno-states-robert-upshaw-kevin-oleikabe-injured/in/3375311" target="_blank">undisclosed a leg injury last week</a>, and has already been ruled out from their season-opening game against Texas. The latest is that Upshaw will be out for at least another 2 to 4 weeks. </p>
<p>The earliest that Upshaw would return is mid-November, but if he miss the entire month he would miss six games and return on Dec. 6 at home against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/long-beach-st-49ers">Long Beach St. 49ers</a>. Losing Upshaw is a big loss as he was to be a big time contributor this year, but league play is when the Bulldogs really need his play.</p>
<p>Assuming that his leg injury is not too severe, Upshaw should be good to go after a month of playing in non-league games to get used to the college game. Then be running on all cylinders in their conference opener against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/san-diego-st-aztecs">San Diego St. Aztecs</a> at home on Jan. 9.</p>
https://www.mwcconnection.com/2012/11/6/3611274/robert-upshaw-injury-update-center-out-2-to-4-weeks-with-leg-injuryJeremy Mauss2012-10-29T12:22:09-07:002012-10-29T12:22:09-07:00Rorbert Upshaw, Kevin Oleikabe out with injuries
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<p>Two key contributors for the Fresno State basketball team are out indefinitely with injuries.</p> <p>Two of the Fresno State Bulldogs' projected starters and key contributors are out indefinitely and may miss the opener on November 9 at Texas, <a href="http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/10/19/3035337/fresno-states-kevin-olekaibe-missing.html">according to the Fresno Bee</a>. Incoming freshman <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/176395/robert-upshaw" class="sbn-auto-link">Robert Upshaw</a>, a 7-foot center and consensus top-100 recruit, is down with a leg injury suffered in practice.</p>
<p>Upshaw was the centerpiece of an excellent recruiting class that Coach Rodney Terry pulled in last year. With him out the center position will likely fall to 6-10 freshman <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/176385/tanner-giddings" class="sbn-auto-link">Tanner Giddings</a>. Returning SG <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123550/kevin-olekaibe" class="sbn-auto-link">Kevin Olekaibe</a>, the team's leading scorer last year with 17.8 points per game, is also injured. Olekaibe is farther along to returning, according to Terry, but could still miss the opener.</p>
<p>This is not a good development for a team that will be taking a step up in competition from the WAC to the Mountain West, especially as another heralded recruit Braeden Andersen will likely not be eligible until partway through the season.</p>
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