Oregon Ducks center Nate Bittle is a gameday decision against the Arizona State Sund Devils on Thursday as he’s been recovering from a wrist injury that he suffered against Tennessee State on Nov. 17.
It’s been eight weeks since his surgery, which was the targeted return date for Bittle. According to Oregon head coach Dana Altman, Bittle was close to coming back to the court last week during a road swing against Colorado and Utah, but he ultimately didn’t and the Ducks suffered their first two conference losses.
On Tuesday, Altman gave another update on Bittle and his availability for this week’s home games against Arizona State and Arizona.
“He didn’t feel comfortable last Sunday,” Altman said of Bittle. “But he practiced hard today, so we’ll see how it feels tomorrow. And I won’t make any promises, but if he gets through tomorrow and gets through shootaround and he feels okay, I’d sure like to play him.”
Before Bittle suffered his wrist injury three games into the season in a 92-67 home win over Tennessee State on Nov. 17, he scored nine points in 14 minutes shooting 50% from the field.