Chris Beard has gained personal understanding of the injury toll so far in the Big 12 basketball season.
The Texas Tech coach has watched prize freshman Khavon Moore rehab a broken leg. He’s shaken hands and chatted with two more sidelined standouts, Kansas State’s Dean Wade and West Virginia’s Sagaba Konate, before games this season. Each were first team all-Big 12 preseason selections, although Wade may be returning soon.
He’ll have plenty of opportunity for more talks. The injury list in the Big 12 isn’t getting any shorter. Kansas 7-footer Udoka Azubuike is out for the season with a torn ligament in his right hand.