BEVO BEAT Men's Basketball
Cam Ridley returning to practice as postseason begins
Posted March 7th, 2016
Senior center Cam Ridley, sidelined with a broken foot since December, received some positive news Monday, reports Ridley himself and coach Shaka Smart via the American-Statesman’s Kevin Lyttle.
Earlier in the morning, Ridley posted this tweet:
I'm ballin like its march madness!
Advertisement— Cameron Ridley (@cam_ctmd55) March 7, 2016
Smart said Ridley had a good report from his doctor today.
Shaka Smart says Cam Ridley had 'positive doctors report' today and 'we're extremely excited and optimistic he'll be back soon.'
— Kevin Lyttle (@klyttlesports) March 7, 2016
Smart told reporters in the Big 12 Conference call that Ridley will be back on the court this week. There was a possibility of his return for the postseason, but this is the first time he’ll return to action.
Shaka said Cam Ridley will be practicing – not sure if he'll do 100 percent of work – but clearly made it sound like Cam will play Thur.
— Kevin Lyttle (@klyttlesports) March 7, 2016
Texas coach Shaka Smart says Cam Ridley "was fired up this morning. … In his mind, he feels he will be playing soon."
— Brian Davis (@BDavisAAS) March 7, 2016
Shaka: "The biggest thing is making sure Cam, our trainer, our doctors, have a comfort level with him going out playing."
— Brian Davis (@BDavisAAS) March 7, 2016
Smart: "Basketball-wise, I would put him in a game now." #hookem
— Cedric Golden (@CedGolden) March 7, 2016
More on Ridley, Shaka says big man will run and jump today. "We’ll just see how his foot responds.…I don’t know if Cam’s dunked in awhile."
— Brian Davis (@BDavisAAS) March 7, 2016
Texas opens the Big 12 Tournament at 11:30 a.m. Thursday against Baylor.
Baylor's Scott Drew points out Bears haven't faced Cam Ridley this yr. 'it'll be different. they might play 2 bigs. we could do that, too.'
— Kevin Lyttle (@klyttlesports) March 7, 2016
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