It appears the depth of Xavier University's men's basketball team will be tested early this season.
Junior Zach Freemantle, who was recently a first-team All-Big East Conference preseason selection, is out "indefinitely" with a lingering foot injury, according to a report from CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein.
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Freemantle spoke to The Enquirer last week at Big East Media Day and said the foot injury had already sidelined him for "about eight weeks."
Rothstein reported that Freemantle "hopes to return to by Big East play in December.