Iowa State sophomore Killyan Toure underwent successful surgery Friday morning for a right shoulder injury and is expected to return to play in January, the program announced Friday.
Toure suffered the injury after a summer session in Ames while serving as one of the top 15 college counselors at Damian Lillard’s Formula Zero Elite Camp.
“This is an unfortunate setback for Killyan,” Otzelberger said. “He has been an important part of our program and we’re looking forward to having him back for the second half of the season. Right now, our focus is on his health and recovery.”
Toure started all 37 games last season, tying the school record for starts by a freshman. He averaged 8.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game, making him one of only 11 freshmen in the country to average those numbers.
The sophomore was the 26th freshman in program history to start the season opener and the fourth under Otzelberger. He also registered 54 steals on the season, the fifth-most by a freshman in school history.
Toure’s breakout performance came against Creighton, scoring 20 points in Las Vegas at the Players Era Championship. In his NCAA Tournament debut, he recorded 25 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists against Tennessee State, becoming the first freshman in tournament history to reach those statistics in a single game.
The Cyclones went 16-1 last season in games where Toure reached double figures. Iowa State was also 21-2 when he recorded multiple assists and 14-3 when he registered multiple steals.
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