Green Bay guard Jaxon Edwards suffers season-ending knee injury

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Last updated Sep 5, 2026

Green Bay guard Jaxon Edwards suffers season-ending knee injury
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Green Bay men's basketball player Jaxon Edwards will miss the 2026-27 season following a torn ACL and dislocated knee. The injury occurred during a pickup game at the conclusion of the program's annual Hell Week conditioning exercises. Edwards, a transfer from IU Indy, joins Jalen Overway as the second incoming transfer to be ruled out for the entire upcoming season due to a torn ACL. Head coach Doug Gottlieb confirmed the setback during an appearance on the Inside Wisconsin radio show. The Phoenix are scheduled to begin their season with an exhibition match against Wisconsin on October 15 at the Resch Center.

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  • Jaxon Edwards sustained a torn ACL and dislocated knee during a team activity.
  • The injury happened at the end of the program's Hell Week training period.
  • Edwards averaged 11.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game last season at IU Indy.
  • Jalen Overway is also sidelined for the year following an ACL injury.
  • Green Bay opens its schedule with an exhibition game against Wisconsin on October 15.
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  • 1:48 AMYahoo SportsGreen Bay men’s basketball loses another transfer to season-ending injury
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(WFRV) – Injuries continue to pile up for the Green Bay men’s basketball program, with two of its newest transfers now set to miss the entirety of the 2026-27 season. Just months after Jalen Overway, a three-time NCAA Division III All-American at Calvin University, suffered a torn ACL that ended his season before it began, another […]

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