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Stanford’s Brown suffers another ACL tear Cardinal basketball senior forward sustains his fourth knee injury and will miss his third season since arriving on The Farm
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enior forward Andy Brown will miss yet another basketball season due to an ACL tear; this time in his right knee. Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins made the announcement on Wednesday. Brown sustained the injury during a team workout on Tuesday. Brown suffered his fourth ACL tear, and the third since arriving at Stanford in the fall of 2009. The first three injuries were to his left knee. “Everyone associated with our program is saddened by Andy’s latest injury,� Dawkins said. “Nobody has worked harder to get back into playing shape, having already experienced three tears and waiting two full years before putting on a uniform. What makes this even more disappointing is Andy had already passed the initial test of getting back on the court.� The latest injury represents yet another setback for Brown, who has
grown accustomed to working hard throughout the rehab process and successfully bouncing back. Brown was coming off the first full season of his college career, averaging 6.2 points and 2.8 rebounds while shooting a team-best 48.5 percent from the field. “He was a highly productive player for our team last year and we were fully counting on him to be a key contributor again this season,� Dawkins said. “More importantly, his presence and leadership will be extremely difficult to replace. Andy is a fighter, he will bounce back and has the full support of the Stanford basketball family.� He scored in double figures five times, totaling a career-high 17 points on three occasions while playing at least 25 minutes in 16 games. In addition to proving his durability by competing in 33 games and making 20 starts, Brown was even more valuable as an inspirational team
leader for a young squad. “I just want to thank all of my teammates and coaches during the past four years who have always been there to support and encourage me,� said Brown. “I never would have been able to battle back through these injuries without their help. Even though this is a difficult way to end my career, I feel grateful to have been able to wear a Stanford uniform and contribute to such a great program and university. I will do everything I can to help the team from the sideline this year and am looking forward to all that we will accomplish.� Brown sat out his freshman year as a medical redshirt after tearing the ACL in his left knee on the Cardinal’s first day of practice. That setback was the second in a 10-month span for Brown, who was already recovering from an ACL tear in the same knee back in January of 2009, cutting short his senior season at
Mater Dei High. The next year, Brown again tore his left ACL in an August team workout, forcing him to miss 2010-11. Golf Stanford’s Cameron Wilson and Andrew Yun were recognized for their work in the classroom this week, being named Cleveland Golf/ Srixon All-America Scholars. Swimming Former Stanford All-American swimmer Geoff Cheah broke five Hong Kong records during last week’s World University Games in Kazan, Russia. Cheah, who completed his Stanford career in 2012, made it to the semifinals in each of his three individual events. He missed the finals of the 100-meter free by 0.10 seconds, finishing 11th with a lifetimebest and Hong Kong record 49.69. In the 100 fly, Cheah posted a record 53.70 and broke the 50 fly Hong Kong record at the halfway mark in 24.60. Cheah went 53.95 in the finals for 15th. Cheah went 22.76 in the 50 free for another lifetime best, missing the finals by 0.18 to take 13th. Cheah’s 57.28 in his backstroke leg of the 400 medley relay broke another Hong Kong record. N -- Stanford Athletics
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you actually get paid for playing. It wasn’t much, but I was getting paid for something I love doing. All major expenses were paid for by the team; travel, food, and housing. About halfway through my month with the Stars, I was beginning to feel a lot of pain in my elbow, and I wasn’t throwing my usual 88 mph anymore. I learned that it’s tough to go from not throwing every day to throwing every day, and my arm wasn’t quite ready for that. Icing my arm and running every day didn’t seem to get me back to 100 percent. We also didn’t have a trainer in Hawaii so I couldn’t get any treatment for it. It caused me to labor every time I took the mound, and I was giving up too many hits. The Stars was released me when we came back to California to play the San Rafael Pacifics and the Vallejo Admirals. It was tough for a few days, but I now know what I need to do next time I get the call. All in all, it was a great experience. It taught me a lot about what it takes to be a professional. Your mind needs to be ready every day, you have to eat right, you have to have enough sleep, you have to work out, and you have to know how to take care of your arm. This is only a step in what I hope to accomplish. I was happy to be a part of the ride.N (Andrew Preimesberger is a graduate of Menlo-Atherton High and currently works as a freelance writer for the Weekly.) Page 26ĂŠUĂŠ Ă•Â?ĂžĂŠĂ“Ăˆ]ÊÓä£ÎÊUĂŠ*>Â?ÂœĂŠ Â?ĂŒÂœĂŠ7iiÂŽÂ?ÞÊUĂŠĂœĂœĂœÂ°*>Â?Âœ Â?ĂŒÂœ"˜Â?ˆ˜i°Vœ“