Rush's ACL surgery deemed a success

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Kansas basketball fans can be optimistic of Brandon Rush’s recovery process following successful surgery on the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Kansas coach Bill Self said in a press release that he was pleased by the results of the surgery and expected Rush to begin rehab immediately.

“The surgery couldn’t have gone any better,” Self said. “Brandon is well on the road to recovery.”

Before Self’s announcement that Rush had torn his ACL, Rush said that his knee injury in a pick-up game did not play a part in his decision to return to school.

Rush announced that he was pulling his name out of the NBA draft on Friday, May 25. The next week, word came out that Rush had torn his ACL.

This past year Rush was an All-Big 12 first team member and John Wooden Award All-American. He also was the team’s leading scorer with 13.8 points per game and second on the team in rebounding with 5.6 boards per contest.

With the return of Rush, the Jayhawks will have 13 of 14 players back from last year’s Elite Eight squad that went 33-5.

“We have a great team returning and I love my teammates,” Rush saidin a release. “The people at Kansas and the fans have treated me so well. It is hard to pass up the opportunity to experience another year of that.”

— Edited by Ben Smith

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