Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Austin breaks bone in right foot, will miss season

Missouri State guard Lamont Austin, a Highland Park product, will miss the remainder of the season with a broken bone in his right foot, coach Barry Hinson said Monday.

Austin landed on a teammate's foot during practice Sunday, Hinson said. X-rays confirmed the broken bone. Hinson the school would seek a medical redshirt on Austin's behalf.

Austin has played in two games for a total of 14 minutes without scoring. Hinson said plans were to increase Austin's playing time in five games prior to the start of Missouri Valley Conference play Dec. 30 at Southern Illinois.

Source: http://www.cjonline.com/stories/121207/pre_224827111.shtml

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