AU basketball’s Kenny Gabriel out indefinitely

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Junior-college transfer Kenny Gabriel, a swingman with range, is out indefinitely after undergoing hernia surgery Tuesday, coach Jeff Lebo said today. A timetable for his return is unknown, but it looks like it’ll be later rather than sooner.

“We’ll be definitely without Kenny for a while,“ Lebo said.

The Tigers are already without guard Tay Waller, whose status remains in doubt heading into this weekend’s Glenn Wilkes Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla., because of a sore quadriceps muscle. Oklahoma transfer Tony Neysmith, one of the team’s few options at backup point guard, has been nursing a sore ankle but should be available.

Gabriel averaged 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in the first two games. He spent one year at Paris (Texas) Junior College, where he averaged 13 points, seven rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.

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