Ernest Ross to Miss Rest of Season
1/19/2022 5:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State men's basketball freshman forward Ernest Ross has a fractured right ankle. He will have surgery on Friday and will miss the rest of the season.
"I just feel awful for Ernest," head coach Kevin Keatts said. "When it first occurred, we were hopeful that it was just a sprain and that we could get him back in a couple of weeks, but unfortunately x-rays revealed a fracture. It's a tough ending to his freshman season. Ernest has really locked in over the last month. We've been able to see in practices and in games that everything was slowing down for him, that he was gaining confidence in his understanding of what we do offensively and defensively. He'd earned his spot in the rotation and had played some big minutes for us in crunch time of both of our ACC wins. It's a big loss for us and everybody will need to step up.
I'm very excited for Ernest's future. He's going to be a great player for this program. We'll get his ankle fixed, get him in the gym and weight room this summer and I think he's primed for a great sophomore season."
Ross appeared in 14 games this season. The Alachua, Fla., native had played double figure minutes in four of the last five games he played in this season, including a season-high 18 minutes in the Pack's win at Louisville on Jan. 12. In his last five games, Ross shot 8-of-11 from the field, grabbed 12 rebounds and had four blocked shots.
"I just feel awful for Ernest," head coach Kevin Keatts said. "When it first occurred, we were hopeful that it was just a sprain and that we could get him back in a couple of weeks, but unfortunately x-rays revealed a fracture. It's a tough ending to his freshman season. Ernest has really locked in over the last month. We've been able to see in practices and in games that everything was slowing down for him, that he was gaining confidence in his understanding of what we do offensively and defensively. He'd earned his spot in the rotation and had played some big minutes for us in crunch time of both of our ACC wins. It's a big loss for us and everybody will need to step up.
I'm very excited for Ernest's future. He's going to be a great player for this program. We'll get his ankle fixed, get him in the gym and weight room this summer and I think he's primed for a great sophomore season."
Ross appeared in 14 games this season. The Alachua, Fla., native had played double figure minutes in four of the last five games he played in this season, including a season-high 18 minutes in the Pack's win at Louisville on Jan. 12. In his last five games, Ross shot 8-of-11 from the field, grabbed 12 rebounds and had four blocked shots.
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