Juan Anderson Undergoes Shoulder Surgery

[IWB]

Marquette Press Release

Milwaukee – Marquette sophomore forward Juan Anderson underwent successful surgery Wednesday morning and will begin the six-month rehabilitation process immediately.

The Oakland, Calif., native injured the right shoulder during an open gym session following the conclusion of the 2011-12 campaign. He had surgery on the same shoulder in December of 2011 after suffering a shoulder fracture.

“All of us, including Juan, are disappointed that he will not be able to be a part of our team activities on the floor this summer, but for his career this procedure was the right thing to do,” head coach Buzz Williams said. “His rehab time is estimated at six months, but with Juan’s discipline and our support staff’s expertise, we will do all that we can to get him back on the court as soon as possible.”

Anderson appeared in 24 games off the bench for the Golden Eagles in 2011-12, averaging 0.7 points and 0.8 rebounds per game.

[Nukem2]

Just saw the twitter post...Holy Crap....!

[Nukem2]

Given this, would it be wise for Juan to redshirt this season. 6 months takes him to mid-November. A lot of missed time in the summer as well as all or most of pre-season activities.

[TheSultan]

It's a little early to make the redshirt decision, but it would seem to be a definite possibility.

[Nukem2]

It's a little early to make the redshirt decision, but it would seem to be a definite possibility.

Might be early, but a definite possibility? The thing with Juan is he needed to really get some work in with Todd Smith this summer to build up his slim fram. Not going to have that opportunity now.

[TheSultan]

LOL...I meant to mean "definite possibility to consider" but I didn't finish my thought!

[Markedman]

Yeah it's hard to imagine him winning a spot in the rotation if he misses 6 months of development and isn't ready to play until November.

What a tough break for the kid.

[CaribouJim]

Seems like there is no choice but to redshirt him correct as I'm thinking he still has the chance to be something special and I'm assuming Buzz does too? Does that create a scholarship bottleneck down the road a bit?

[Markedman]

Juan may not want to redshirt. He didn't play hardly at all last year so not being able to play 2 years in a row would be hard to take for most players. Plus he then loses the redshirt year if for whatever reason he decides to transfer for more playing time down the road.

[Goose85]

Depending on his recovery, I think a redshirt might be the best for Juan.
Gain a year of practice time and experience in Buzz's system and then serve as a backup for only one year to Jamil Wilson. Junior year he and Steve Taylor have the potential to be a really tough 3-4 combo. Add in someone like Finney-Smith or Uthoff - wow!

I really think, like Caribou said, Juan has a chance to be special and given a year to work on his game as opposed to rushing back could work out very well.