Injury indefinitely sidelines key contributor for Notre Dame basketball
For a second straight year, Notre Dame basketball sophomore center Tommy Ahneman will miss a chunk of the regular season with a significant injury.
- It's like, 'Let's just play.'" Ahneman is the first Irish to suffer a serious injury in a game since former power forward Kebba Njie tore his anterior cruciate knee ligament in a collision with a teammate during the Jan.
- The 6-foot-10, 255-pound native of Fargo, North Dakota, is sidelined six to eight weeks after suffering a right arm (wrist) injury late in the first half of the Monday, Nov.
- Ahneman started for the first time at Notre Dame in the Oct.
Noie: Another transfer portal player delivers for Notre Dame basketball Noie: This was a first for a Notre Dame basketball player in his last season Ahneman missed last season after left knee surgery in preseason.
Where Notre Dame turns to spell Duncomb as the backup big will remain a work in progress Rutgers transfer Bryce Ruglass-Dortch should get the first chance at Ahneman's spot in the rotation.
- Notre Dame made the announcement Wednesday, Nov.
- Freshman Gan Solongo, the tallest player in program history at 7-foot, will need to accelerate his college basketball learning curve.
- Two guys who could score in the low block, who could finish, who could get fouled and make free throws, who could defend and rebound and set screens and be functional bigs in an Atlantic Coast Conference where teams need functional bigs to survive.
- With the Irish up 27-19 and 7:51 remaining in the first half, Ahneman was hurt on a play in which Irish guard Jonathan Sanderson scratched out a steal in the frontcourt before Ethan Roberts threw ahead to Ahneman, who was out ahead of the defense.
- He was back healthy this year, and a key piece in head coach Micah Shrewsberry's rotation.
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