NC State loses Manny Bates to season-ending shoulder injury

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina Point out big person Manny Bates is out for the year immediately after suffering a shoulder injury in Tuesday’s year-opening get against Bucknell, a enormous early blow to Kevin Keatts’ squad.

The six-foot-eleven redshirt junior endured a dislocated right shoulder in the opening minute of the 88-70 get as he prolonged his arm whilst chasing down a free rebound. Bates immediately grabbed his arm, then walked specifically off the court docket and to the tunnel. The school announced Bates’ standing Friday.

Bates was vying to become the 1st participant to lead the Atlantic Coast Meeting in blocked shots for a few straight seasons considering that Duke’s Shelden Williams from 2004-06. He ranked eleventh in Division I past year by blocking 2.sixty seven shots for every video game whilst delivering a hard inside existence.

Bates, who skipped the 2018-19 year due to shoulder medical procedures, averaged 9.eight details and five.9 rebounds past year.

In a statement, Keatts states he is ”heartbroken” for Bates.

”He does almost everything the right way. He doesn’t choose shortcuts,” Keatts reported. ”He’s a prime case in point of almost everything I want an N.C. Point out basketball participant to be on and off the court docket.”

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