Iowa State's T.J. Otzelberger gives injury update on Joshua Jefferson
Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger gave an injury update on star Joshua Jefferson ahead of their game against Tennessee.
The Iowa State Hawkeyes have made it to the Sweet 16 despite star forward Joshua Jefferson playing just three minutes in the NCAA Tournament due to an ankle injury he suffered against Tennessee State. Head coach T. J.
Otzelberger provided an update on the All-American on Wednesday, deeming him a game-time decision ahead of their matchup with the Tennessee Volunteers . "He's working tirelessly every day," Otzelberger told Eugene Rapay of the Des Moines Register . "Countless sessions in the training room.
Doing everything he can. His ankle is getting better every single day. It's going to take right up to game-time," Otzelberger said.
"We're going to give it every possible chance to do that and he's doing all that he can do. There's not any percentages, predictions, unlikely, likely... Each day, there is pretty significant progress, but we'll see where we're at game time Friday night.