Rotation and Playing time

First off let’s clear up a few items. For those of you who don’t already know- Christian Cornelius is out for the season with a knee injury. He redshirted last year after going to prep school the year before so when he finally gets on the court for the first time next year it will be his 4^th year out of high school. Cornelius is going to contribute to this program but were going to have to wait another year to see it.

Josh Bone is also expected to miss 4-6 weeks with a broken bone in his foot. It going to be tough for the freshman to crack the rotation after missing time to start the season but we should get a chance to see him before conference play begins in late December. Bone's injury presents an opportunity for Tyrone Green to show he can contribute.

Jamaal Tatum is suspended for the next 2 games, Jamaal Foster will be back tomorrow after sitting out vs Quincy and Tony Boyle will sit out Sundays contest vs Henderson St. with a one game suspension.

With all the injuries/suspensions SIU went 8 deep vs Quincy. Wesley Clemmons struggled replacing Tatum in the starting lineup. Tyrone Green, Jordan Armstrong and Tony Boyle did a good job spelling the starters who all played big minutes with the exception of Clemmons.

Tomorrow vs Henderson State look for Foster to take the place of Boyle in the rotation and everything else should stay about the same. When Tatum's suspension is over we will be 10 deep and when Bone gets back we will have 11 guys competing for minutes. All five starters look to play 30+ minutes a game so the remaining guys on the bench are going to have to earn their playing time, that’s a good problem to have and these things usually have a way of working their self out. The competition for these minutes is what makes these preseason games interesting.

We’ll check back in tomorrow with a recap of the game. However if you would like to actually PLAY in the game just head over to Henderson States website and sign up to play for the men’s basketball team.

http://www.hsu.edu/athcontent.aspx?ekfrm=7028