The biggest hurdle for the Butler basketball program in its first season in the Big East is no longer the absence of Brad Stevens. For the first year, at least, it will be playing without Roosevelt Jones.

The school announced Friday that the Butler forward will have season-ending surgery after suffering ligament damage to his left wrist on the team's trip to Australia.

The good news for the Bulldogs and new coach Brandon Miller is that they still get two years of Jones when he comes back. The bad news is they could be in for a rude awakening...

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