The Wisconsin basketball team is dealing with a handful of injuries at the halfway point of the season. None are serious, but all of them are relevant, and there's hope that they all will shortly be behind the Badgers as they enter into a slew of quadrant one and two games. Greg Gard updated the media on four players' availability on Monday. The four players in question are Max Klesmit, Ricardo Greppi, Camren Hunter, and Carter Gilmore. Here's everything Gard said about each of those players.
Max Klesmit
Klesmit was said to be available last game against Minnesota but did not play any minutes. He basically was reported to be day-to-day. Gard thinks he will be good to go for Ohio State.
"He practiced somewhat yesterday and then he was back going pretty much full blast today. We will see how he responds but I think he's feeling better and better everyday. "Greg Gard
Carter Gilmore
Gilmore was suffering from an illness of some sort for the Minnesota game. While he did get into the game, he was clearly limited and didn't seem his usual self. However, Gard thinks that illness is in the rearview mirror.
"He's back. He's good. "Greg Gard
Camren Hunter
This one is strange as it popped up in the shoot-around before the Minnesota game, and it was never really talked about. The injury itself wasn't even listed officially as to what exactly was injured, listed as a "lower body" injury. Today, Gard said it was an ankle injury, and he's not confident Hunter will be good to go for the next game. Though he didn't elaborate much, all he said about Hunter was:
"Cam Hunter is still working his way back from his ankle. "Greg Gard
Ricardo Greppi
Greppi has been injured for a couple of weeks already, but it looks like he will be available earlier than initially thought. Originally, Gard described it as an injury that didn't require surgery but would require "some time" off. Today, he gave an update on Greppi:
"Greppi is obviously starting to do more. Maybe two weeks out from him being back but good progress, he's ahead of schedule from where we were initially told how long it would be, he's ahead of that. "Greg Gard
All around, the news seems to be good for the Wisconsin Badgers on the injury front. All indications from Gard are that Klesmit and Gilmore are both good to go for Ohio State, and Hunter and Greppi are not far behind.