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UCLA Basketball: Freshman Ike Anigbogu Out With Mensicus Tear

By Mike Regalado

Feb 12, 2016; Tucson, AZ, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Steve Alford calls to his players during the first half against the Arizona Wildcats at McKale Center. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 12, 2016; Tucson, AZ, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Steve Alford calls to his players during the first half against the Arizona Wildcats at McKale Center. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports /
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UCLA Basketball freshman center Ike Anigbogu will be out for 4-6 weeks with a mensicus tear.

The hits keep on coming for the UCLA Basketball team as they will be down another player for the start of the season.

Ike Anigbogu, one of freshman that was part of the amazing Top 5 2016 recruiting class, will be out after tearing his mensicus. Anigbogu is projected to miss the first three games of the season.

This set back means that the UCLA Basketball team, will be without a fifth player for the start of the season. Since the end of last season, there have been an unfortunate amount of exits and injuries.

Noah Allen transferred to Hawaii, Kobe Paras left due to academic issues, Jonah Bolden decided to return to Australia and go pro, Prince Ali is out until possibly December with a meniscus tear and now Anigbogu.

With the freshman center out, the Bruins will be with only Thomas Welsh, T.J. Leaf and Gyorgy Goloman as the main go-to guys in the front court. If needed, the Bruins can also call on Ikenna Okwarabizie and Alex Olesinski for some depth.

The Bruins are expected to play some uptempo basketball with lightning speed offense. The unfortunate part is that there is not a lot of defense to this team. Anigbogu was going to help with that. He is a shot blocker, he gets in the face of his opponents to change shots and he can pull down rebounds with authority.

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With Anigbogu out to recover for three to four weeks, getting into game shape could add some time to that. That could be a problem in the non-conference, but if the Bruins can get him back to 100% by Pac-12 play, that will put them in a better position for a conference title run.