Kerr Kriisa Out "Indefinitely" with Foot Injury

The injury bug has bit the Kentucky point guard position. An ankle injury sidelined Lamont Butler for the Gonzaga game. Kerr Kriisa started in his absence. Now he’s on the sideline for the foreseeable future.

The University of Kentucky announced in a release that Kriisa is out “indefinitely.” A foot injury will require surgery.

“Surgery is set to happen in the coming days, and while the injury is not considered to be season-ending, he will be out indefinitely,” UK said in a statement.

Jeff Goodman added some more context, reporting that Kriisa suffered a Jones fracture in his foot. The recovery has an estimated timetable of 3-6 weeks. If that holds true, he could potentially return for week three of SEC play in mid-January.

Kriisa, a native of Estonia, began his college career at Arizona. He made a pitstop in West Virginia before joining Mark Pope’s squad at Kentucky. A career 36.2% three-point shooter, the swaggy 6-foot-3 guard has been a valuable jolt of energy off the bench for the Wildcats. This season he’s averaging 4.4 points,, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game on 27.9% shooting from the field.

The injury is certainly a shot to the Kentucky backcourt. Even though Butler’s injury is not long-term — he could potentially return for next Saturday’s game against Louisville — the Cats are still in need of reliable ball-handlers. Following Kerr’s injury, Travis Perry and Collin Chandler got on the floor for a few minutes, but Jaxson Robinson was ultimately tasked to serve as the Cats’ primary point guard in the comeback win over Gonzaga.

We should get a little more insight tomorrow night on how Kentucky plans to withstand this loss. The Mark Pope Show broadcasts on the UK Sports Network Monday night at 6 pm EST.

Kerr Kriisa contested this on a broken foot that will have to be surgically repaired.

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