Missouri’s Porter out for season

Michael Porter Jr. insisted before the season that he was not necessarily a oneand-done player who would leave next year for the riches of the NBA.

The standout Missouri freshman will have plenty of downtime to consider his future after the school announced Tuesday that he would miss the rest of the season following lower back surgery. The procedure, called a microdiscectomy, was scheduled in Dallas and the expected recovery time is three to four months.

The injury is a staggering blow for last year’s top high school recruit, just as it is for a Missouri program excited for the future following his arrival and the talented recruiting class that followed him to Columbia.

“I cannot wait to be completely healthy and playing the game I love, once again,” Porter said.

The 6-foot-10 freshman averaged 36.2 points and 13.6 rebounds per game as a senior in high school, and he was a McDonald’s AllAmerican.

Louisville says in an appeal that the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions imposed “grossly excessive” penalties in ordering the vacation of its 2013 championship and tournament revenue for a sex scandal.

The NCAA in June placed Louisville on four years’ probation and ordered that it vacate up to 123 victories, including the 2013 title and 2012 Final Four appearance. Its decision followed an investigation into an escort’s book allegations that former Cardinals staffer Andre McGee hired her and other dancers for sex parties with players and recruits from 2010-14.

Louisville’s Oct. 31 response to the Infractions Appeal Committee said the penalties were “unfair” for seeking to wipe away players’ careers and vacating victories “because of the participation of a handful of student-athletes who did little wrong.”

Landry Shamet scored 19 points and Connor Frankamp added 13 as No. 6 Wichita State rode its second-half defense into the Maui Invitational title game with an 80-66 victory over Marquette.

The Shockers (4-0) limited Marquette to 10-for-33 in the final 20 minutes. AP