Notre Dame’s Dom Campbell has inflamed Achilles, being shut down
SOUTH BEND – Ven-Allen Lubin’s bad tendon in his ankle appeared to open up more playing time for fellow freshman Dom Campbell. Instead, Campbell’s season appears to be over. Tom Noie of the South Bend Tribune is reporting that an inflamed Achilles is bothering Campbell, and it will keep him out long enough that we probably won’t see him again this season:
Word from #NotreDame is that Dom Campbell has an inflamed Achilles issue and will be shut down for "a few weeks"
Basically, that wipes out the rest of his freshman season.
— Tom Noie (@tnoieNDI) February 4, 2023
If this is how Campbell’s first season in South Bend ends, he will end it averaging 0.7 points and 1.1 rebounds on 2-of-9 shooting from the field and 2-of-4 shooting from the free-throw line over nine games. Campbell never played more than seven minutes in any game, and the recent win over Louisville was his first time seeing action in five games. While he found more playing time than most players not in Mike Brey’s rotation, it still hardly was enough to make a significant impact.
Now, with his two freshman forwards unavailable, it will be interesting to see what Brey does as far as giving his starters rest for the time being. He can’t play all five of them 40 minutes as he practically is prone to do. Now is the time for him to dig deep into his bench, whether he wants to or not.
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