Northwestern's Joey van Zegeren to miss rest of season

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There isn't much season left for Northwestern, but one player is out for the remainder of the campaign, the team announced Wednesday.

Joey van Zegeren, the Dutch big man who transferred in ahead of this season after four years at Virginia Tech, will miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury in practice Monday.

A graduate transfer, van Zegeren played in 25 games this year for the Cats, averaging 3.6 points per game and three rebounds per game. He blocked 20 shots and shot 61.8 percent from the field in those 25 contests.

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It's the second time van Zegeren has dealt with a significant injury this season. He missed four consecutive games toward the end of non-conference play.

van Zegeren saw his playing time rise while senior seven-footer Alex Olah missed time with an injury of his own. van Zegeren logged more than 20 minutes in three out of four games between Jan. 9 and Jan. 19. Once Olah returned in full, though, van Zegeren's minutes took a plunge, and he averaged just 4.6 minutes a game over the past nine games.

The Cats only have two regular-season games remaining: against Penn State on Thursday and against Nebraska on Sunday. The Big Ten Tournament begins next Wednesday.

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