There's no spinning this, Freemantle was a huge part of what made Xavier a team that battled toward the top of the Big East this season and was playing at a level that merited all-Big East consideration before missing the final 9 games. Now he will have season ending surgery on Tuesday as the Musketeers prepare for the Big East Tournament and hope to make a run this postseason without a key piece.
Freemantle came into this season off a Junior year in which he missed the first 6 games to injury and never was able to recapture the form that had made him a first team all-Big East pick before the season.