Michigan State guard Denham Wojcik playing through shoulder injury
Jeremy Fears Jr. always was going to be vital to Michigan State’s NCAA Tournament run, but he’ll be even more important now.
East Lansing — Jeremy Fears Jr. always was going to be vital to Michigan State’s NCAA Tournament run , but he’ll be even more important now. Make it two injured backup point guards for Michigan State, as third-string Denham Wojcik aggravated a right shoulder injury — Tom Izzo said Monday it was a torn labrum — in the second-round win over Louisville .
Wojcik will continue to play, but the injury will require surgery at the end of the season. “He’s tougher than nails,” Izzo said. “He can play through pain, put it that way.
But I think he’s going to be fine. I talked to him yesterday, and he was doing a lot better, and he’ll get a little bit of rest and that’ll help him” Wojcik finished the game with three minutes played and no counting stats. In the first round against North Dakota State , he scored four points on perfect shooting, notched an assist and a rebound in a productive eight minutes on the court.
More: Michigan State's Tom Izzo: Big Ten ‘flexing muscles’ with 6 in Sweet 16 Michigan State already lost combo guard Divine Ugochukwu to a left foot injury at Minnesota, which put him out for the season. Though Ugochukwu shot around during an open practice Wednesday in Buffalo, ditching his boot and looking comfortable, Izzo said he doesn’t expect him back this weekend, maybe not even next should the Spartans get to their first Final Four since 2019. “None and less,” Izzo said of Ugochukwu’s chances to return.