It appears that St. John’s has dodged a major bullet.
Mustapha Heron only has a sprained right ankle and is being listed as day-to-day, the school announced on Wednesday.
The senior star went down hard late in Tuesday night’s 82-71 victory over Brown at Carnesecca Arena and immediately held his ankle. He was writhing in pain and was helped off the court by teammates, not putting any pressure on his right leg.
But after undergoing an X-Ray on Wednesday that came back negative, the diagnosis was nothing more than a sprain. Heron is on crutches and in a walking boot. He was told by doctors to stay off the ankle after the game.
Heron, the second-leading scorer for St. John’s at 15 points per game, should have plenty of time to get healthy. The Johnnies have just two more non-conference games before opening the Big East season on New Year’s Eve against Butler in Queens. They host Albany on Dec. 18 before meeting No. 15 Arizona on Dec. 21 in the Al Attles Classic in San Francisco.