Pitt guard Josh Newkirk, who averaged 5.9 points and was second on the team with 93 assists last season, is expected to be out four to six months after having surgery to correct damage in his left knee, coach Jamie Dixon said Wednesday.
Team physician Dr. Bryson Lesniak performed the surgery last week. It involved repairing Newkirk’s lateral meniscus and a micro fracture on the outside part of his knee.
“We expect Josh to make a full recovery and rejoin his teammates for the upcoming 2015-16 season,” Dixon said. “He’ll start summer school on Monday. The surgery was a success, and we know that Josh will work hard during the rehabilitation period.”
I remain continually amazed at the ability of the Pitt athletic department to keep information so tight.
I just registered for a spot at this Washington, DC ‘meet up’ with Narduzzi and staff in DC. Who else would you like to go, drink beer and ask the hard questions? Should be a blast and it is free. This should be a great time and maybe small enough that we can actually bullshit with some PITT people who we can get drunk and pry secrets out of about the program. Here is the detailed info:
WASHINGTON, DC
Monday, May 18 – (6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.)
Occidental Grill & Seafood – The Willard Atrium & Courtyard, 1475 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 2000045
Metro Rail Line: Blue, Orange, Red, Silver Lines to ” Metro Center Station”.
It is on a Monday night so parking in that area might not be too bad – here are some local garages. It may be easier is to drive to a Metro Station and take the rail line to “Metro Center Metro Station” and walk the three blocks to the Willard Hotel. The easiest for us MD PITT fans in the eastern side of MD is to drive to the New Carrollton Station and take the Orange Line straight into Metro Center.
The Occidental Grill and Seafood is one of the nicest restaurant/Bar in DC so business casual or PITT gear is required I guess.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS MAY 13; Call “Sue” at 412-624-4658 ASAP to reserve a spot – you can add one guest name also.
