LSU men’s basketball player Jalen Reed receives diagnosis about his knee injury

LSU forward Jalen Reed (9) is helped off the court after an injury in the first half against Florida State in the SEC ACC Men’s Challenge, Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at the LSU PMAC in Baton Rouge, La. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LSU men’s basketball’s Jalen Reed suffered a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season, the program announced on Wednesday. The junior big man injured his right knee during LSU's 85-75 win over Florida State on Tuesday.

"We are devastated for Jalen as he has worked extremely hard in preparation for his junior year," LSU coach Matt McMahon said in a statement. "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.



" The 6-foot-10, 240-pound Reed injured himself after a successful layup with 18:23 left in the first half of LSU's game against Florida State. He fell to the floor and remained down. He eventually walked with assistance to the locker room with a noticeable limp.

Reed ends his season averaging 11.1 points on 60.4% field-goal shooting and 6.

5 rebounds per game. His best outing this season was a game where he had 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting, 13 rebounds, four assists and two blocks in the Tigers' 109-102 triple-overtime win over Central Florida. Reed is one of the longest-tenured LSU players who was a part of McMahon’s first recruiting class in 2022.

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