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This isn't where the Illinois players want to be, playing in the NIT. It was NCAA tournament-or-bust for these guys. Truth is, with their spring break starting today, some of them would rather be on a beach somewhere than preparing for Kent State's visit Monday. That's just the way it is.

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009 3:33 PM CDT

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue point guard Lewis Jackson, the 2007 News-Gazette All-State Player of the Year from Decatur Eisenhower, will be out indefinitely after undergoing surgery Tuesday to repair a foot injury he suffered in practice last week.

Jackson started 30 games as a freshman last season and averaged a team-best 3.3 assists. He was expected to return from two suspensions in time for the No. 7 Boilermakers to play South Dakota State Friday at the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands.

Jackson missed the season-opening win against Cal State-Northridge for playing in an unspecified NCAA-sanctioned event without approval. He missed the preseason after he pleaded guilty in April to charges of illegal alcohol consumption and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Freshman Kelsey Barlow is expected to get extra minutes in his place.

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Is he still playing with a concussion (the one that Painter and the Purdue Medical staff missed while the ESPN crew could see the effects from their courtside seats??)?

Posted by CecilColeman on November 17, 2009 at 4:33 PM | Suggest Removal

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