Basketball: Woodall, Moore to have surgery

The men’s basketball team will have two players go under the knife on Friday.

Redshirt junior… The men’s basketball team will have two players go under the knife on Friday.

Redshirt junior Travon Woodall and sophomore J.J. Moore will both have surgery at the end of this week. Woodall’s surgery will repair a groin strain and abdominal tear that occurred in November, while Moore’s surgery will repair an injured right foot. The team’s trainer said Moore should recover from the procedure in three months.

Head coach Jamie Dixon is optimistic that both of his players will be ready to go at the start of the upcoming fall semester. “We expect that Tray and J.J. will be 100 percent and back on the court with their teammates when fall practice begins in late August,” Dixon said.

Despite missing close to half of this past season because of his injuries, Woodall led the team with 171 assists and averaged 11.7 points per game. Moore averaged just 6.1 points on the year, but he hit his stride at the end of the season, averaging 11.8 points in the team’s last 13 games.