Adversity has come very early for St. John’s — several months before the Johnnies’ first game of the 2026-27 season.
Donnie Freeman, the Red Storm’s projected starting power forward, will miss all of next year after suffering a torn Achilles tendon injury during a workout, coach Rick Pitino announced on X on Wednesday afternoon.
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It was a noncontact injury for the highly regarded, 6-foot-9 Syracuse transfer.
He has already undergone surgery.
