Aaron Bradshaw suffers fractured foot, could miss start of 2023-24 season

Kentucky could be without its prized frontcourt signee to open the 2023-24 college basketball season.

Shams Charania of The Athletic is reporting that five-star big man Aaron Bradshaw has suffered a fracture in his foot and could miss the start of the upcoming season. The Kentucky basketball program anticipates a full recovery for the 7-foot-1 freshman.

College basketball news: Kentucky’s Aaron Bradshaw – a projected top pick in 2024 NBA draft – has suffered a fracture in his foot and could miss start of the 2023-24 season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The program is optimistic on full recovery for the 7-foot freshman.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 16, 2023

Sources tell KSR the injury is expected to need surgery and could keep him out 4-6 months.

Bradshaw is one of six freshmen signed in the class of 2023, joining five-stars DJ Wagner, Rob Dillingham and Justin Edwards, four-star Reed Sheppard and three-star Jordan Burks.

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