Injury updates

Eric McCullough (C), 6-9 sophomore - battling back from a serious hip condition...had surgery on both hips shortly after the 2008-09 season...has been able to practice for about one hour a day in the early going, but does have soreness (which he is told is a normal part of the recovery). McCullough has a huge upside - if healthy, we'd be talking about him right in the middle of the low post mix this year - so this is a big one to keep your eye on.

Eliud Gonzalez (PG), 5-9 sophomore - had ACL surgery right after 2008-09 season but has healed incredibly fast...has some soreness (normal) but has not been limited from doing any drills...doesn't seemed to be slowed down at all and looks great. Gonzalez has Rosenkranz and Dwyer to compete with, but in talking to the coaches, it's clear they are really high on Eliud.

Dan Schouten (F), 6-5 sophomore - has missed all of the last two seasons with shoulder injuries...injured one his freshman year and then the other as a sophomore...both are now repaired...however, now recovering from a stress fracture in his foot and is limited in practice as it heels...Schouten is now listed as a sophomore, so I assume he has taken a medical redshirt for one of his missed years...definitely a wildcard on this team if he can get healthy.

Stephen Rudnicki (G), 6-3 sophomore - recovering from tendonitis in his knees last year...now recovering from mono and will start light practice this week. Stephen was a very solid high school player at Evanston and should have a bright future at IWU.