Alabama Men’s Basketball Forward Alex Tchikou Out For Season After Suffering Achilles Injury
10/21/2020 1:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tchikou had successful surgery Wednesday morning and is expected to make full recovery
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama men's basketball freshman forward Alex Tchikou suffered an Achilles injury and will be sidelined for the entire 2020-21 season, head coach Nate Oats announced. The 6-11, 225-pound freshman underwent successful surgery on his torn right Achilles Wednesday morning and is expected to make a full recovery.
Surgery was performed by Dr. Norman Waldrop of Andrews Sports Medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham, Ala.
"It's really tough to see Alex go down for the season," Oats said. "Alex is someone who arrived in early August and had quickly established himself in the locker room. He has been a great fit with our program in terms of his work ethic and character. More importantly, he is an upbeat young man with a terrific attitude about him which will be important as he begins his rehabilitation. We are fortunate to have the best medical team in the nation here at The University of Alabama and they will be alongside him every step of the way. We know he's going to come back even stronger, and we look forward to getting him on the court next season."
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