Seton Hall freshman guard Isaiah Whitehead on Tuesday underwent an MRI on the stress fracture in his right foot and could return Jan. 28 for the Marquette game, coach Kevin Willard said Thursday on a conference call.
“Maybe the Marquette game,” Willard said.
Willard said another MRI is expected next week.
“We probably won’t take another picture [MRI] until after the DePaul game [Jan. 22],” Willard said.
Whitehead underwent an MRI on Tuesday that showed he’s progressing.
“MRI was good. It showed that his bone is healing,” Willard said, according to Jerry Carino of Gannett New Jersey. “He has a calcium deposit on the second and third toe. We will get it pictured again next Wednesday and see if the calcium deposit is bigger and still healing, or if it’s the same and it’s healed.”
The Big East Preseason Rookie of the Year, Whitehead is averaging 11.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists.
No. 21 Seton Hall fell to Butler, 79-75 in OT, in a thriller Tuesday night in Newark despite 30 points from Sterling Gibbs and 20 from freshman Khadeen Carrington.
