Whats next for Joshua Jefferson's injury rehab? An MRI and pool work for starters

[The Rob Gray]

What's next for ISU star Joshua Jefferson's injury rehab? An MRI and pool work, for starters - Cyclone Fanatic

Mar 20, 2026; St. Louis, MO, USA; Iowa State Cyclones forward Joshua Jefferson (5) shoots a layup against Tennessee State Tigers forwards Antoine Lorick III (11) and Jalen Pitre (0) during the first half of a first round game of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Enterprise Center. Mandatory...

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What's next for ISU star Joshua Jefferson's injury rehab? An MRI and pool work, for starters - Cyclone Fanatic

Mar 20, 2026; St. Louis, MO, USA; Iowa State Cyclones forward Joshua Jefferson (5) shoots a layup against Tennessee State Tigers forwards Antoine Lorick III (11) and Jalen Pitre (0) during the first half of a first round game of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Enterprise Center. Mandatory...

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If he can play at all vs. Tennessee, even for 3 minutes, it will be enough to mess up Barnes. As good of a coach as he is, prepping for and adapting to contingencies isnt one of them.

 

[Peter]

Doesn’t sound promising. An MRI sounds like there’s maybe stuff they think they missed on the Xray.

 

[AllInForISU]

Doesn’t sound promising. An MRI sounds like there’s maybe stuff they think they missed on the Xray.

Or it’s just being cautious.

 

[Billups06]

Doesn’t sound promising. An MRI sounds like there’s maybe stuff they think they missed on the Xray.

Very typical to get an MRI, especially a couple days post injury once swelling has subsided. That’s the only way to see ligaments/tendons.

 

[Cyched]

Hoping for best case on the MRI

 

[RagingCloner]

Doesn’t sound promising. An MRI sounds like there’s maybe stuff they think they missed on the Xray.

Honestly if he’s getting an MRI 2-3 days after it happened that means the swelling has already gone down. This could be an incredible sign

 

[AuH2O]

Doesn’t sound promising. An MRI sounds like there’s maybe stuff they think they missed on the Xray.

X Ray is for bones and hard tissues, MRI for soft tissues. You have to do both to know what’s going on for sure.

 

[cydsho]

We can rebuild him. We have the technology..

 

[Cyched]

We can rebuild him. We have the technology..

 

[cyclonedave25]

Doesn’t sound promising. An MRI sounds like there’s maybe stuff they think they missed on the Xray.

Well you’re technically correct, they missed all the soft tissues with the Xray. Xray’s aren’t used for ligaments/tendons/muscles.
This is SOP and were likely waiting for the swelling to subside. I wouldn’t read too much into it.