MUNCIE, Ind. — Howard Fleming Jr. just got through his first finals week at Illinois State. Now the freshman point guard wants to make it through his first basketball season in a while.
Fleming missed good portions of his last three years at Male High School in Louisville, Ky., with injuries, including surgeries on both shoulders the last two years. The 6-foot-5 Fleming has dealt with a groin injury early in his ISU career, but is good to go heading into Saturday's 6 p.m. (CT) contest against Ball State (2-2) at Worthen Arena.