BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU men’s basketball forward Jalen Reed was diagnosed with a torn right knee ligament that will sideline him the rest of this season, coach Matt McMahon said Wednesday night.
The team captain tore his anterior cruciate ligament during LSU’s 85-75 victory over Florida State on Tuesday night.
“We are devastated for Jalen as he has worked extremely hard in preparation for his junior year,” McMahon said in a statement released by LSU’s athletic department. “He is an absolute joy to coach and earned the role of captain from his teammates.
“We look forward to Jalen making a full recovery and continuing his successful basketball career.”
Reed has started in all eight games this season for LSU (7-1), averaging 11.1 points and 6.5 rebounds.