Gavin Baxter Tears ACL in Loss to UVU

If the loss the UVU was bad enough, BYU got some brutal news as big man Gavin Baxter tore his ACL. Mark Pope confirmed the news in his postgame press conference. Gavin’s knee buckled in the first half and he had to be helped the floor off by teammates.

The news is absolutely brutal for Gavin, who missed the majority of the last two seasons with injuries. Gavin worked his way back this offseason and looked really good in the first 6 games despite being on a minutes restriction. He was BYU’s third leading scorer at 8.8 points per game and was improving for each game.

For BYU, this will test an already thin front court. Fousseyni Traore will likely step into the starting lineup and fellow…