Senior point guard L.J. Rose is a poster child for bad luck, or at least head coach Kelvin Sampson thinks so.
Rose’s continuous setbacks with his foot have cast uncertainty over his time as a Cougar and eliminated his possibilities of being dominant on the court.
His right foot broke three times within seven months and he had to undergo surgery twice—once in July 2014 and more recently after breaking it in a game against the University of Cincinnati in January.
“We were leading that game by 10 (points) at the time, and he walks on over, bends over and puts his hands on his knees and says, ‘Coach, I heard a pop,’” Sampson said.