Senior guard at Brigham Young University (BYU) L.J. Rose underwent surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee yesterday.
Rose took an MRI on Monday after experiencing discomfort in his knee the past few weeks.
According to the team, the 6'3" guard will be out indefinitely following yesterday's procedure.
"He's had it for a few weeks, we just had to pinpoint it," said BYU head coach Dave Rose on L.J.'s lingering injury. "A timeline for his return to the court will be determined following the procedure."
Rose started all 25 games for BYU this season and averaged 5.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and a team-leading 4.5 assists per game. He's currently third in the West Coast Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.8 to 1) and has posted season highs of 18 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.
Rose, who transferred to BYU this season as a graduate student, shot 35 percent from the field, 29 percent from behind the three-point line and 85 percent from the free-throw line.
In Rose's absence, sophomore Elijah Bryant could take the open spot in the Cougars' starting lineup. Bryant started last week against top-ranked Gonzaga when Nick Emery was ill.
The injury also means more playing time in the rotation for freshman guards Steven Beo and Colby Leifson, as well as junior guard Davin Guinn.
The Cougars are 17-8 and 8-4 in the West Coast Conference with regular-season games remaining against No. 20 Saint Mary's and No. 1 Gonzaga.
After playing sparingly last year at the University of Houston due to a foot injury, Rose, who was once ranked as one of the top guards in the nation, transferred to BYU to try and work his way back to elite status in his final year of eligibility.
The last time he was relatively healthy, Rose averaged 9.8 points and 5.3 assists as a junior.
As a sophomore in 2013-14 at Houston, Rose led the American Athletic Conference in assists per game at 5.5 while also averaging 8.9 points and 2.5 rebounds.
Rose gained national acclaim at Westbury Christian High School and Second Baptist School before playing his freshman season at Baylor in 2012-13.

“One year from now, it will be your moment to make history. When the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 finally begin, it will be a moment for Korea to amaze the world. Hosting the Olympic Games is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and it opens a unique window of opportunity to write a new chapter in your sporting history,” says IOC President Thomas Bach.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today officially invited the National Olympic Committees and their winter sports athletes to take part in the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, which will open in exactly one year’s time.

The invitations were sent from the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, while a ceremony took place in the Republic of Korea at the Gangneung Hockey Centre. Gangneung is due to host all ice sport competitions during the Games next year. Attended by IOC Coordination Commission Chair Gunilla Lindberg, and by representatives of the government of the Republic of Korea, the celebrations showcased Korean culture with a concert with K-pop stars and the 2018 Choir. It also included the unveiling of the Olympic torch and torchbearer uniform which were presented by Olympic figure skating gold medallist Yuna Kim, Youth Olympic Games cross country gold medallist Magnus Kim, and five young future leaders from Korea.

Speaking at the ceremony in a video message, President Bach said: “The Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 will open up new horizons. It will connect the people and the passion of the Republic of Korea with the world. PyeongChang will transform into a hub for Asian winter sports. For the first time, the magic of Olympic sport on snow and ice will come to Korea’. The President carried on: ‘As an Olympian, I know of the excitement that every athlete feels just before the competition. So I wish the athletes all the very best as they prepare to make their Olympic dreams come true in PyeongChang next year’.

Read the full text of IOC President Thomas Bach’s message here.

With a number of test events already completed, ticket sales now underway , and a promising volunteer programme (91,000 applications received for the 22,400 places to be filled), there is a real sense that the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 are taking shape.

“With only one year to go until the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, we can feel the excitement growing and the support of the whole of the Republic of Korea for these Games,” commented IOC Coordination Commission Chair Gunilla Lindberg. “World-class venues are being delivered on time and they will serve the development of winter sport in this region,” she continued. “Over 20 test events will be held this winter season, laying the groundwork for successful Olympic Winter Games in one year’s time. The athletes taking part in these events are already giving top marks to their experience in PyeongChang, and I am confident that, come next February, the athletes, the people of Korea, and the watching world will have an outstanding Olympic Winter Games experience with PyeongChang 2018,” Lindberg concluded.

The official ambassadors for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, Korean figure skating legend Yuna Kim and US Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, are already building anticipation for these Games and putting PyeongChang on the map.

Ticket sales also began today in the Republic of Korea and in some other territories around the world. More information about how to obtain tickets for the Games can be found at the official website of the Games: www.pyeongchang2018.com.

With state-of-the-art sports venues, brand new hotels and tourist facilities, PyeongChang and Gangneung have all the key elements in place to be the next Asian winter sports centre. The new high-speed train connection will bring the Eastern and Western parts of the country closer together than ever before. The Olympic Games are also acting as a catalyst for transformation and development. PyeongChang now has the unique chance to make its own mark on history, and everyone has high hopes that it will create its own Olympic legacy, benefiting the people of the entire region and country.

The new events that will feature in PyeongChang will certainly add a new dimension to these Games, with the emphasis very much on increasing the appeal of the Olympic Winter programme to young audiences around the world. Certain to give the Games a youthful vibe is the snowboard Big Air, as well as mixed doubles and team events in curling and Alpine skiing, just to name a few.

The Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 will take place from 9 to 25 February 2018.

The International Olympic Committee is a not-for-profit independent international organisation made up of volunteers, which is committed to building a better world through sport. It redistributes more than 90 per cent of its income to the wider sporting movement, which means that every day the equivalent of USD 3.25 million goes to help athletes and sports organisations at all levels around the world.

Now that the wedding is over, Shaunae Miller, The Bahamas' fastest female, is focused on getting on with the rest of her life and her career.
The honeymoon is pushed aside for now, as she continues to train and prepare for the 2017 season. Miller will open her season at the Millrose Games in New York City, New York, this Saturday, running in the women's 300 meters (m). She is the current meet record holder in the event, posting a national record time of 36.10 seconds three years ago.
Miller married her college companion Maicel Uibo, of Estonia, this past Saturday in a lavish ceremony in the Imperial Ballroom of Atlantis. She said that they decided to push the honeymoon back to September or October so as to focus on early season training and competition. She's looking forward to another sensational year in 2017.
"I'm excited to get on with this season and the rest of my life," she said. "Me and Maicel were laughing because we were stressing ourselves out about it (wedding) for months, and it just went by so quickly. I'm so relieved that it's over. Everything went as well as it possibly could have gone, and we're really happy about it. I'm just looking forward to our life together and great things in the future."
Miller said that she is excited to be getting back on the track after being out of action for about three months. Also, she hasn't run the 300m event since posting that national record time three years ago. Her run on Saturday could set her up for an amazing year. Last year, Miller ran personal best times in all three sprints outdoors - the 100m, 200m and 400m. She culminated the year with the gold medal run in the women's 400m at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
"I feel confident that I could have another good year. Right now, the key is to have a healthy season," said Miller. "Once I'm healthy, I know that the times will continue to drop. Training has been going extremely well, way better than last year. I'm just eager to see how things are going to turn out. Everything is working out extremely well in practice right now."
After wanting to do the double, 200m and 400m at last year's Olympics, and not getting the opportunity to do so, Miller said that will be a major focus this season. She wants to run both events at the International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) World Championships, set for August 4-13, in London, England.
"This year, I'm definitely going after the double. Hopefully, they could change up the schedule for me so that I could make an attempt at it," she said. "I feel that it's possible. I'm not worried about the workload at all. We've been training for it, and my body is ready to handle the load. I'm excited. The 200 is something I love to do, so to have the opportunity to do both the 200 and the 400 is going to be really exciting for me."
Miller finished 2016 as the number one runner in the world in the women's 400m, with her personal best time of 49.44 seconds for the gold at the Olympics, and was ranked number five in the women's 200m. However, her 200m national record time of 22.05 seconds in the latter at the JN Racers Grand Prix Meet in Kingston, Jamaica, last year, would have been good enough for the bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. She's looking forward to going even faster this year, and is thrilled to be starting the year off with the 300m on Saturday.
"It's been a few months, but I'm excited to get back out there and see exactly where I'm at," she said. Hopefully I could get a new PR (personal best), but the main goal is to just go out there and have some fun. I want to see where I'm at right now, and just go from there."
As far as the wedding is concerned, Miller said that she had a great time sharing that moment with family and friends, and is now looking forward to the future.
"It was very exciting - to have all of my family and friends there at home made it kind of special. Everyone seemed to have a good time, so I was happy about that," she said. "I'm just thankful for everyone who helped to make the entire day a great success. They all did a very good job. Maicel has been very supportive so far, and I expect that to continue. This life is kind of new to both of us, so we're just trying to get used of it, but he's such a great guy, and I'm just happy to have him in my life and by my side."
For now, the focus is on training and competition for Miller, though. She left for her training base in Clermont, Florida, yesterday, and will compete in New York this Saturday.