KU forward Landen Lucas wearing boot as preventative measure

By Matt Tait Nov 9, 2016

Nick Krug

The Kansas Jayhawks congregate underneath a 5 inch cannon at the front of the USS Chafee, a guided missile destroyer, during a tour of some of the Pearl Harbor sites on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

HONOLULU ? Kansas coach Bill Self said Wednesday, before the Jayhawks fulfilled their military duties at Pearl Harbor, that senior forward Landen Lucas was wearing a walking boot on his right foot as a preventative measure and that Lucas was not in jeopardy of missing Friday’s season opener against No. 11 Indiana.

Self said Lucas was a full participant during the Jayhawks’ 90-minute practice session Wednesday morning and that there was no evidence of a stress fracture at this time.

“It’s nothing but a sore foot,” said Self, noting that there was no stress fracture. “They just don’t want it to become one.”

Lucas joined the team in touring the USS Chafee destroyer and USS Arizona Memorial during the afternoon and also participated in the kids clinic to cap the night. He looked to be moving fine and climbed several flights of stairs on the ship with no problem. He took part in the clinic without wearing the boot.

KU will open the regular season at 8:30 p.m. (central) on Friday night in the second game of the Armed Forces Classic. Arizona and Michigan State, who also toured the military base on Wednesday, will play in the early game.

Kansas is slated to practice again Thursday morning, sometime around 10:30 a.m. local time.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.