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Ben Cronin Out for Season; Career Over?
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University of Michigan men’s basketball head coach John Beilein announced today (Tuesday, Dec. 29) that redshirt freshman center Ben Cronin (Syracuse, N.Y./Hemminger HS) will miss the remainder of the 2009-10 season, and more than likely the remainder of his career, as he continues his rehabilitation on his left hip.
“Above all, our chief concern has always been for Ben’s current and future health,” said Beilein. “Following his hip surgery last season, we were hopeful that Ben would be able to return for this season.
“Unfortunately, there have been complications with this particular injury which have prevented him from progressing like we had hoped. Consequently, Ben will not play the rest of this season, and more than likely for the remainder of his career. This is a very difficult decision that has everything to do with the quality of Ben’s life after basketball.
“Obviously this was not an easy decision to make, but we agree with our doctor’s assessment that Ben’s chances for a full recovery and to play a full-time college basketball schedule are slim. He will remain on scholarship and we will continue to support his rehabilitation and pursuits of becoming a teacher and coach.”
There was talk a few weeks ago about the possibility of Cronin getting a sixth year of eligibility, but based on the fact that there is now talk of his career being over, I don’t know if Michigan will even bother. This injury just isn’t healing properly, which was noticeable every time Cronin ran down the court. He even walks with a noticeable limp, so just getting better is obviously the top priority. If Cronin is able to someday play basketball that would be great, but hopefully he can just get over this injury at some point.
good post best wishes……..