Stemler Has Surgery

We’re about to tell you Lance Stemler’s status after ankle surgery -– if this surprises you then you missed today’s column –- but first we have to tell you about some good news.

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Anyway, back to Stemler, the junior college transfer who started out shooting so well, but who struggled the second part of the season, had surgery today (Friday) to correct a chronic left ankle injury.

It had been bothering him for a while, but he reinjured it prior to the Feb. 15 game at Purdue. Still, he played the last eight games and averaged 6.6 points and 4.1 rebounds.

How long will he be out. The word from IU is indefinitely. The good news is he has the off-season to get healthy. And if that health includes getting his shooting touch back, all the better.