Rush's ACL surgery deemed a success
Junior Brandon Rush underwent surgery for a torn ACL, and could be ready for the 2007-08 season.
Kansas basketball fans can be optimistic of Brandon Rush’s recovery process following successful surgery on the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
Kansas coach Bill Self said in a press release that he was pleased by the results of the surgery and expected Brandon Rush to begin rehab immediately.
“The surgery couldn’t have gone any better,” Self said. “Brandon is well on the road to recovery.”
Before Self’s announcement that Brandon Rush had torn his ACL, Brandon Rush said that his knee injury in a pick-up game did not play a part in his decision to return to school.
Brandon Rush announced that he was pulling his name out of the NBA draft on Friday, May 25. The next week, word came out that Brandon Rush had torn his ACL.
This past year Brandon Rush was an All-Big 12 first team member and John Wooden Award All-American. He also was the team’s leading scorer with 13.8 points per game and second on the team in rebounding with 5.6 boards per contest.
With the return of Brandon Rush, the Jayhawks will have 13 of 14 players back from last year’s Elite Eight squad that went 33-5.
“We have a great team returning and I love my teammates,” Brandon Rush saidin a release. “The people at Kansas and the fans have treated me so well. It is hard to pass up the opportunity to experience another year of that.”
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