Oregon will likely be without point guard Jackson Shelstad for the rest of the season.Coach Dana Altman said after the Ducks lost 81-71 to Michigan on Jan. 17 — the fourth straight missed game for Shelstad — that tests taken on Friday revealed tendon and ligament damage in his right hand and it may require surgery, the recovery time for which is six to eight weeks.Advertisement”If he has to have surgery, it’ll be the season,” Altman說。 “So, I’m sure that we won’t have him the rest of the year. There will be a decision made next week on surgery … but there’s just some tendon and ligament damage, it looks like, that hasn’t healed.”Shelstad injured his hand against Omaha on Dec. 28 and has been sitting out ever since.The three-year starter and an all-Big-Ten Conference preseason selection, is second on the team in scoring at 15.6 points per game and leads the Ducks in assists (59) and steals (17).He missed the first game of the season as he recovered from surgery after breaking his right hand in a preseason practice. Altman reiterated Saturday that Shelstad’s current injury is not related to his injury or surgery from last fall.Oregon’s Jackson Shelstad, right, cheers the Ducks from the bench during the Jan. 17 game against Michigan at Matthew Knight Arena. Shelstad could miss the rest of the season if hand surgery is required.Oregon was also without starting center Nate Bittle against Michigan. The Ducks’ leading scorer was on the bench with a boot on his left foot. Bittle used a scooter to move around without putting pressure on what Altman labeled a “lower leg” injury that Bittle suffered Tuesday at Nebraska.AdvertisementForward Sean Stewart said the team recently held a players-only meeting to address the loss of their top two players and how to move forward.”We basically said, everybody’s just got to come together, next man up,” Stewart said. “Nobody plays less hard against us because Nate and Jackson are out, so we just have to play harder than ever.”Oregon’s Nate Bittle is out of the lineup with an injury before the Ducks’ basketball game with Michigan at Matthew Knight Arena Jan. 17, 2026.Chris Hansen covers University of Oregon football, men’s basketball, track and field, cross country and softball for The Register-Guard. You can reach him at chansen@registerguard.com.This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: Will Oregon PG Jackson Shelstad play again this season? Ducks fear no
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