Bohannon having surgery, will miss rest of the season

[Blair Sanderson]

Bohannon to Have Hip Surgery, Miss Remainder of 2019-20 Season

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa senior guard Jordan Bohannon will undergo season-ending hip surgery (left) Thursday at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Recovery from this procedure is typically 6-9 months.

“I could not have more respect for Jordan and the way in which he has fought to get back on the court for this team,” said head basketball coach Fran McCaffery. “Ultimately, I want what is best for Jordan, knowing that he will work even harder following Thursday’s procedure.”

“It has been an incredibly difficult last six-to-nine months dealing with what I’ve had to go through,” said Bohannon. “The unwavering support from Hawkeye nation, team, coaches, friends and family has meant the world to me. I’m looking forward to finally being 100 percent and will be doing everything I can to help this team out from the sidelines the rest of the season.”

Bohannon had the same procedure successfully performed on his right hip this past May and played in 10 games this season. During the course of the last couple months, pain developed in his left hip that ultimately resulted in the decision for additional surgery. Bohannon (6-foot-1, 185 pounds) played in 10 games, averaging 8.8 points and 3.3 assists per game.

 

[mstp1992]

Bummer, but not unexpected.

He has to do what’s best for his own long term health, first and foremost.

 

[Chicagohawk2019]

We are going to miss him in end of game situations.

 

[PlazaHawkeye]

What was his diagnosis?

 

[Crazy Hawk]

Go get healthy JB.

If everything stays as is (minus player development obviously)...this team could be the most complete team Fran has ever had heading into next season.

 

[icwesthawk]

Good luck JBO, get well and we'll see you next season

 

[IllQChawk]

With too many Maishe Dailey's clones on this team ( Pemsl, Eyelyn, & Till ) plus the loss of Nunge, Pat, and now Bohannan this season will progressively grind to a halt.
Hope Jordan's surgery turns out to be successful. The kid is extremely talented and one of my all time favorite Hawkeyes.

 

[Fran-Con-2]

Go get healthy JB.

If everything stays as is (minus player development obviously)...this team could be the most complete team Fran has ever had heading into next season.

Im happy for him. Dude deserves to have a healthy senior year.

But someone's gotta step up now. We only have like 6 guys who can contribute on both ends of the court.

Bakari's on ball D is pretty good but he throws up absolute bricks on the offensive side. Cordell, not sure what he can do anymore.

Also how the f*#k do we get 5 open scholarships now?

 

[soybean]

With too many Maishe Dailey's clones on this team ( Pemsl, Eyelyn, & Till ) plus the loss of Nunge, Pat, and now Bohannan this season will progressively grind to a halt.
Hope Jordan's surgery turns out to be successful. The kid is extremely talented and one of my all time favorite Hawkeyes.

You are a prick.

 

[ChiHawk21]

Frankly, too many surgeons are too quick to operate and cut in. 85% of people have some sort of hip labrum tears or impingement, yet only a smaller % experience pain from them. It is most often created not from within the hip, but from other issues throughout the kinetic chain of the human body that results in poor mobility and ultimately pain.

Personally, I’m not supportive of hip/knee//shoulder surgery unless there is some very clear ligament, tendon, or (very) severe cartilage damage. Lots of good holistic physical therapists out there can fix hip impingement without surgery. And I am confident this is an impingement issue...not a total hip at 21 years old. It’s created from many other postural issue...not the joint itself.

Cutting into your body only creates more scare tissue and less mobility.

I wish JBo the best, but I would frankly shy away from more cutting if I were him, and would find the best holistic PT out there that actually understand the body, and doesn’t get paid based on how many operations he/she does.

 

[stender72865]

Best of luck to Jordan. Hope his recovery goes well, and can return next year for a healthy senior season. Even as a Cyclone fan, I respect his game.

 

[Suterman]

With too many Maishe Dailey's clones on this team ( Pemsl, Eyelyn, & Till ) plus the loss of Nunge, Pat, and now Bohannan this season will progressively grind to a halt.
Hope Jordan's surgery turns out to be successful. The kid is extremely talented and one of my all time favorite Hawkeyes.

This is a completely BS post. (Except for the last 2 sentences). This team still has tons of talent and are going to win their share of games.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Prayers for you JBo and family, and wishes for a speedy recovery.

 

[JRHawk2003]

While this is not good news, remember that this opens the door for Joe T. Joe T. is about to log a lot more minutes.

Surgery is no joke. Good wishes to Jordan. If your last Hawkeye act was those shoes, its totally awesome. Hope to see him back though.

 

[BBHawk]

If he comes back next year, he could be the first men's basketball player to win 4 of 5 from IA State

 

[2432Hawk]

If he comes back next year, he could be the first men's basketball player to win 4 of 5 from IA State

Tied for 1st Pemsl

 

[flyfishstout_CO]

Frankly, too many surgeons are too quick to operate and cut in. 85% of people have some sort of hip labrum tears or impingement, yet only a smaller % experience pain from them. It is most often created not from within the hip, but from other issues throughout the kinetic chain of the human body that results in poor mobility and ultimately pain.

Personally, I’m not supportive of hip/knee//shoulder surgery unless there is some very clear ligament, tendon, or (very) severe cartilage damage. Lots of good holistic physical therapists out there can fix hip impingement without surgery. And I am confident this is an impingement issue...not a total hip at 21 years old. It’s created from many other postural issue...not the joint itself.

Cutting into your body only creates more scare tissue and less mobility.

I wish JBo the best, but I would frankly shy away from more cutting if I were him, and would find the best holistic PT out there that actually understand the body, and doesn’t get paid based on how many operations he/she does.

Really??? Please enlighten us more...

 

[HawkLand]

This is a completely BS post. (Except for the last 2 sentences). This team still has tons of talent and are going to win their share of games.

To be fair, there were only 3 sentences. 2 out of 3 ain’t bad. . Meatloaf says so.

 

[pocha444444]

Joe T time!!!

 

[HawkLand]

This very fun season is getting close to the edge. It has become important to have NO more injuries. It would be nice to get a surprise return from PMac.

 

[anon_i8nzeu2gbf0ba]

Injuries are the worst part of sports, and why some players suffer serious ones and others do not is just as inscrutable as everything else in life. But it's a shame that this is happening to JBo.

Still, if he can come back healthy next season he will have had the 10 games this season as a bonus.

And as to who can step up and take over key moments in the game, especially in the waning moments of close games, we do have Weiskamp and CJ Fredrick as excellent options. Fredrick has been especially impressive with JBo-like daggers from deep at critical moments.

Iowa won the Big Ten title at 14-0 in 1970 with a six-man rotation. (That team averaged over 100 points per game long before the 3-point shot was adopted.) And I believe it was 1960 (maybe '61) when Iowa lost FOUR STARTERS to grades at the semester and went on to tie for second place in the Big Ten (10-4). And the lone starter who remained all season was All-American center Don Nelson.

If the Hawkeyes can finally stay healthy, this team has the attitude and the talent to have a memorable season yet. And I believe they will.

 

[owenhawk]

This very fun season is getting close to the edge. It has become important to have NO more injuries. It would be nice to get a surprise return from PMac.

I am only speculating but I wonder if they will keep Patrick on the sideline unless they absolutely need him this year. With how quiet everything has been around his status, I feel like they hope they can keep him out the rest of the year and get a medical redshirt but maybe he can play if they lose anyone else to injury and need him to play?

 

[Suterman]

To be fair, there were only 3 sentences. 2 out of 3 ain’t bad. . Meatloaf says so.

Haha fair enough.

 

[JesusIsKing]

With the way the team has come together and Garza becoming one of the best players in the country, I expect Iowa still to make the tournament. JBo hasn't exactly been shooting it well. Iowa has been winning because of other factors.

 

[mstp1992]

Frankly, too many surgeons are too quick to operate and cut in. 85% of people have some sort of hip labrum tears or impingement, yet only a smaller % experience pain from them. It is most often created not from within the hip, but from other issues throughout the kinetic chain of the human body that results in poor mobility and ultimately pain.

Personally, I’m not supportive of hip/knee//shoulder surgery unless there is some very clear ligament, tendon, or (very) severe cartilage damage. Lots of good holistic physical therapists out there can fix hip impingement without surgery. And I am confident this is an impingement issue...not a total hip at 21 years old. It’s created from many other postural issue...not the joint itself.

Cutting into your body only creates more scare tissue and less mobility.

I wish JBo the best, but I would frankly shy away from more cutting if I were him, and would find the best holistic PT out there that actually understand the body, and doesn’t get paid based on how many operations he/she does.

I’ll leave that decision up to those experts who actually understand all the details of his injury.

 

[HawkLogic]

Frankly, too many surgeons are too quick to operate and cut in. 85% of people have some sort of hip labrum tears or impingement, yet only a smaller % experience pain from them. It is most often created not from within the hip, but from other issues throughout the kinetic chain of the human body that results in poor mobility and ultimately pain.

Personally, I’m not supportive of hip/knee//shoulder surgery unless there is some very clear ligament, tendon, or (very) severe cartilage damage. Lots of good holistic physical therapists out there can fix hip impingement without surgery. And I am confident this is an impingement issue...not a total hip at 21 years old. It’s created from many other postural issue...not the joint itself.

Cutting into your body only creates more scare tissue and less mobility.

I wish JBo the best, but I would frankly shy away from more cutting if I were him, and would find the best holistic PT out there that actually understand the body, and doesn’t get paid based on how many operations he/she does.

1) I assume he's reasonably happy with the results of 1st surgery.
2) I assume he's getting treated at University expense and with top notch doctors, so if he's going to get it done, time is now.

Everyone wants to see him healthy for long term.

 

[nu2u]

Cutting into your body only creates more scare tissue and less mobility.

I hope to hell you are not a doctor.

 

[IllQChawk]

This is a completely BS post. (Except for the last 2 sentences). This team still has tons of talent and are going to win their share of games.

If Jordan thinks that surgery on his left hip is going to improve his mobility and way of life, I'm for it, 100%, but it doesn't mean he will be 100% healthy come the start of next year or beyond.
You don't lose a player of Bohannan's talent and not suffer the consequences and losing Nunge and Pat before this, is not a good sign going forward.
The fact of the matter is that Pemsl is just a shell of himself and that's being kind, Evelyn has shown zero ability to be a offensive threat and Till although a hassle guy, is nothing more then a body on the court. Harsh but true.
According to my count that's 3 players that are done for the season, and 3 that are basically body's on the court.
Iowa, although, is not a blue blood that can shrug off such loses to it's roster and not suffer some decline in it's production.
Iowa up to this point of the season is much better then any on here had predicted before the season even started, and that was with a full roster and even though I love the remaining players they can't play every minute of every game for the remaining schedule against the gauntlet that is the Big Ten.
If that makes me a prick to state the obvious, So be it!

 

[BioHawk]

Well, assuming Garza comes back next year Iowa should be a top 10 team in 2020-2021. I'm still hoping for a big rest of this season, as someone mentioned they've been successful in spite of JBo not being his usual self out there so maybe they can maintain it. I don't want to be negative, but it will be very difficult to avoid another February slump as the grind of the Big 10 season catches up with them. With only 6 players it will be tough to avoid.

 

[Rudolph]

Frankly, too many surgeons are too quick to operate and cut in. 85% of people have some sort of hip labrum tears or impingement, yet only a smaller % experience pain from them. It is most often created not from within the hip, but from other issues throughout the kinetic chain of the human body that results in poor mobility and ultimately pain.

Personally, I’m not supportive of hip/knee//shoulder surgery unless there is some very clear ligament, tendon, or (very) severe cartilage damage. Lots of good holistic physical therapists out there can fix hip impingement without surgery. And I am confident this is an impingement issue...not a total hip at 21 years old. It’s created from many other postural issue...not the joint itself.

Cutting into your body only creates more scare tissue and less mobility.

I wish JBo the best, but I would frankly shy away from more cutting if I were him, and would find the best holistic PT out there that actually understand the body, and doesn’t get paid based on how many operations he/she does.

Yep. I'm working with a PRI guy for my hip issues and while ultimately I may need surgery it sure is worth delaying—and also damn fascinating learning about postural stuff, kinetic chain stuff.

 

[owenhawk]

Well, assuming Garza comes back next year Iowa should be a top 10 team in 2020-2021. I'm still hoping for a big rest of this season, as someone mentioned they've been successful in spite of JBo not being his usual self out there so maybe they can maintain it. I don't want to be negative, but it will be very difficult to avoid another February slump as the grind of the Big 10 season catches up with them. With only 6 players it will be tough to avoid.

They have 9 guys that will play. Kreiner is a really good back-up front court player in Big Ten with tons of experience. Pemsl and Evelyn have years of college experience to fill in where needed. Till can give 4-5 minutes if energy each game. Everyone complains FrN plays too many guys and wants a short rotation. Now they have it and everyone complains.

 

[H4wkfan4life]

Bummer!! I was hoping he'd be good to go for the rest of the year .

At least we were able to get some help from him in the ooc this year! Should be a fun season next year, although I won't be giving up on this year!

 

[H4wkfan4life]

Yep. I'm working with a PRI guy for my hip issues and while ultimately I may need surgery it sure is worth delaying—and also damn fascinating learning about postural stuff, kinetic chain stuff.

what if he delays and realizes 8 months from now that it needs to happen?
then he's really screwed.....

 

[Rudolph]

what if he delays and realizes 8 months from now that it needs to happen?
then he's really screwed.....

I'm agreeing with the general thesis, not the entirety of the post. The last paragraph makes cynical presumptions. I'm going to give JBo and Iowa Athletics and the Iowa medical folks the benefit of the doubt that they've considered a surgery-avoidance strategy.

 

[IowaPride95]

I hope he is able to come back as close to 100% as possible. Sucks to ever see injuries affect athletes that have worked so hard to improve their game. Best wishes Jordan!

 

[BioHawk]

They have 9 guys that will play. Kreiner is a really good back-up front court player in Big Ten with tons of experience. Pemsl and Evelyn have years of college experience to fill in where needed. Till can give 4-5 minutes if energy each game. Everyone complains FrN plays too many guys and wants a short rotation. Now they have it and everyone complains.

I've always been a fan of the "10 people play" method, at least in theory. Not that it has worked as well as it should have in the past so I would be open to being proven wrong.

 

[unoHawkeye]

Dang, I really didn’t think he’d have to go back under the knife. Makes you wonder if it was even worth him playing up until now. Here’s to a successful surgery and good recovery

 

[mro78]

it's the right call, he clearly wasn't himself this year. Iowa is maybe an NCAA tourney team this year but next year they could be special with everyone back basically

 

[kceasthawk]

They have 9 guys that will play. Kreiner is a really good back-up front court player in Big Ten with tons of experience. Pemsl and Evelyn have years of college experience to fill in where needed. Till can give 4-5 minutes if energy each game. Everyone complains FrN plays too many guys and wants a short rotation. Now they have it and everyone complains.

Well a short rotation is one thing, but losing one of the nations top dagger throwers is another thing entirely.....

 

[onionman1]

Frankly, too many surgeons are too quick to operate and cut in. 85% of people have some sort of hip labrum tears or impingement, yet only a smaller % experience pain from them. It is most often created not from within the hip, but from other issues throughout the kinetic chain of the human body that results in poor mobility and ultimately pain.

Personally, I’m not supportive of hip/knee//shoulder surgery unless there is some very clear ligament, tendon, or (very) severe cartilage damage. Lots of good holistic physical therapists out there can fix hip impingement without surgery. And I am confident this is an impingement issue...not a total hip at 21 years old. It’s created from many other postural issue...not the joint itself.

Cutting into your body only creates more scare tissue and less mobility.

I wish JBo the best, but I would frankly shy away from more cutting if I were him, and would find the best holistic PT out there that actually understand the body, and doesn’t get paid based on how many operations he/she does.

85% of people? So, wait. There are, say, 7-year-olds running around with hip labrum tears or impingements?