Redshirt Freshman Forward Joe Hedstrom to Miss Rest of 2019-20 Season

A blow to the depth of the front court

Before Wisconsin faced Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon, the program announced that redshirt freshman forward Joe Hedstrom will miss the rest of the 2019-20 season. According to the press release, the UW Sports Medicine staff noted the second-year big man "underwent successful knee surgery."

Hedstrom has played in six games and 14 total minutes this season, averaging 0.3 points and 0.3 rebounds per game. He recorded a season-high five minutes against McNeese State on Nov. 13 and three minutes each when Wisconsin (5-5, 1-1 Big Ten) hosted McNeese State and Indiana.

Though Hedstrom has played sparingly this season, the absence of the Hopkins, Minn., native cuts the depth in the front court a bit despite redshirt junior Micah Potter returning to the court.

Published Dec 21, 2019

JAKE KOCOROWSKI

Jake Kocorowski has covered the Wisconsin football program since the 2013 season for a few outlets, most recently at the Wisconsin State Journal/BadgerExtra. He wrote, directed and edited BadgerExtra’s “Rags to Roses” series about the 1993 Wisconsin football team that won second place in the 2023 APSE Division C Project category.

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