Utah forward Chris Seeley to undergo gallbladder surgery
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes guard Beau Rydalch (20), guard Brooks King (14) and guard Justin Bibbins (1) laugh as forward Chris Seeley (11) hops over the three of them to dunk the ball during the Utah men's and women's basketball teams, Night with the Utes, Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Utah redshirt freshman forward Chris Seeley was not with the team for Friday’s practice because he was scheduled to have gallbladder surgery in the afternoon.
Seeley, a native of Fresno, Calif., tweeted earlier Friday that he would have surgery. Seeley hadn’t played in the team’s past three games due to illness. The Utes have had a stomach bug that has affected several members of the team and staff.
Utes coach Larry Krystkowiak did not have a timetable for when Seeley might be able to rejoin the team on the court.
“Hopefully, we’ll get him back here soon, but I don’t know the nature of that,” Krystkowiak said. “I’ll have to wait and hear the report from the physicians.”
A 6-foot-8, 215-pound high leaper who is regarded as the best athlete on the Utes roster, Seeley has averaged 4.7 points and 5.7 rebounds off the bench in three games this season.
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