Christian Wiggins out for the 2026-27 season with a torn achilles

[JakeBrend]

T.J. Otzelberger announces that freshman wing Christian Wiggins will miss the 2026-27 season with a torn achilles that he suffered in practice last Friday.

Otzelberger adds that he had a successful surgery and will be back at this time next year.

 

[ISULibrarian]

 

[salennon07]

Ugh; was really looking forward to watching him as a freshman this year.

 

[Sigmapolis]

No medical RS either so it's a year down the drain, right?

 

[dahliaclone]

**** **** **** **** **** **** **** goddamit

and also ******* ****

 

[JEFF420]

The way she goes

 

[CycloneVet]

Jfc

 

[Goclones1727]

So Yusef Gray is nursing a torn labrum now Wiggins with a torn achilles, not great for our freshman guards

 

[Cyclonepride]

Well, ****. He was one of the freshmen that I thought had a good chance of contributing significantly this year.

 

[mj4cy]

Hate to hear it for him first and foremost whether or not he would play a lot next year. Sucks big time but hopefully his teammates and coaches keep him hungry and engaged in the program.

 

[NetflixAndClone]

 

[cyclones500]

I'm trying to imagine having one season with no injuries (nothing "significant," at least ... a game here or there for various players isn't anything unusual).

 

[NorthCyd]

Damn. Hard to know the true impact, but in the war of attrition that is a sports season it's a really early depth loss at a minimum.

 

[dahliaclone]

Hate to hear it for him first and foremost whether or not he would play a lot next year. Sucks big time but hopefully his teammates and coaches keep him hungry and engaged in the program.

you read my mind. this is where i'm at.

 

[pourcyne]

I'm trying to imagine having one season with no injuries

That could happen, but then your practices would have to look like this:

 

[madguy30]

In before 'shouldn't have been playing when up 40'.

 

[StClone]

You do know that is really my image. I don't smile.

 

[Cyfan1965]

Why can't we have nice things?

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

I'm tired of this grandpa!

 

[CycloneT]

No medical RS either so it's a year down the drain, right?

He’ll opt into the old rules now so I think can be eligible for future medical redshirts. But no 5 seasons of playing