Marist +6 for a unit...too many problems for Fairfield right now
FAIRFIELD -- The bad news continues to pile up for the Fairfield men's basketball team, which found out Tuesday it will be without the service of sophomore forward Warren Edney for at least the next month due to a right ankle injury. Edney did not play in Monday night's 65-61 loss at Manhattan and now has the ankle, which he injured in mid-December, in a cast.
"He's out four to six weeks and could be done for the year," head coach Ed Cooley said.
In addition to sorting out the team's injuries, Cooley was also waiting to speak with assistant coach Brian Blaney about an incident with senior guard Jonathan Han outside the locker room after Monday's loss. Blaney, who was on the road recruiting Tuesday, exchanged words with Han after the game, which was Fairfield's third straight loss.
The loss to the Jaspers dropped Fairfield (12-9, 5-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) into a fourth-place tie in the MAAC along with Manhattan, Iona and Loyola (Md.).
The Stags were hoping for good news on junior forward Greg Nero, who went for an MRI on his sore lower back Tuesday. Nero was pulled from the starting lineup against Manhattan before the game, but played 11 second-half minutes and scored seven points. He has battled the injury after a fall against Saint Peter's on Jan. 15.
Also among the wounded is junior forward Anthony Johnson, who has been playing through a sore groin and also an upper respiratory problem. The Stags hope to have both Johnson and Nero for Friday night's game against Marist (7:30 p.m.) at the Arena at Harbor Yard.
The Stags did get Herbie Allen back for the Manhattan game, but the senior guard was less than 100 percent due to a bruised left hand. Allen, who missed one game due to the injury, played 35 minutes Monday, but took just four shots and appeared to still be in some pain
FAIRFIELD -- The bad news continues to pile up for the Fairfield men's basketball team, which found out Tuesday it will be without the service of sophomore forward Warren Edney for at least the next month due to a right ankle injury. Edney did not play in Monday night's 65-61 loss at Manhattan and now has the ankle, which he injured in mid-December, in a cast.
"He's out four to six weeks and could be done for the year," head coach Ed Cooley said.
In addition to sorting out the team's injuries, Cooley was also waiting to speak with assistant coach Brian Blaney about an incident with senior guard Jonathan Han outside the locker room after Monday's loss. Blaney, who was on the road recruiting Tuesday, exchanged words with Han after the game, which was Fairfield's third straight loss.
The loss to the Jaspers dropped Fairfield (12-9, 5-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) into a fourth-place tie in the MAAC along with Manhattan, Iona and Loyola (Md.).
The Stags were hoping for good news on junior forward Greg Nero, who went for an MRI on his sore lower back Tuesday. Nero was pulled from the starting lineup against Manhattan before the game, but played 11 second-half minutes and scored seven points. He has battled the injury after a fall against Saint Peter's on Jan. 15.
Also among the wounded is junior forward Anthony Johnson, who has been playing through a sore groin and also an upper respiratory problem. The Stags hope to have both Johnson and Nero for Friday night's game against Marist (7:30 p.m.) at the Arena at Harbor Yard.
The Stags did get Herbie Allen back for the Manhattan game, but the senior guard was less than 100 percent due to a bruised left hand. Allen, who missed one game due to the injury, played 35 minutes Monday, but took just four shots and appeared to still be in some pain
