An illness sapped his strength in Hawaii. Stephen Zimmerman Jr. returned home and injured his right ankle. It was a bad week, followed by more bad luck.
A bruised left hip bothered him in Wichita, Kan., and the aggravation of a left thigh contusion sidelined him in Tucson, Ariz. In the past month, UNLV's 7-foot freshman has dealt with physical setbacks all over the map.
It's adversity he never faced in high school at Bishop Gorman. Forget for a while the speculation that Zimmerman might be a one-and-done player who's off to the NBA. He's simply trying to adjust to the college game.