Mason Jr. to miss four to six weeks with hamstring injury

Posted by Bill San Antonio

Anthony Mason Jr. re-aggravated a hamstring injury suffered in September during team practice over the weekend, forcing the redshirt senior swingman to miss the next four to six weeks.

Mason Jr. was re-examined by orthopedist Answorth Allen, M.D., team doctor of both the Red Storm and New York Knicks, who recommended he spend the next four to six weeks toward rehabilitation. His initial hamstring injury prevented him from participating in the Red Storm’s Labor Day weekend trip to Canada, during which the team won all four of its games.

“We’re disappointed for Anthony, because we know he wants to be out there. We have to give him time to recover so when he joins us on the court, he’ll be 100 percent,” St. John’s head coach Norm Roberts said. “We’ll obviously be very happy and excited to get Anthony back. He is such a versatile scorer, and his ability to be our main scorer on any given night makes our team that much deeper.”

Mason Jr.’s injury comes just months after returning to practice following foot surgery last year. His recovery was documented on MTV’s True Life series, which aired in September.