Minnesota's Bakary Konate, expected to start at center for Richard Pitino's basketball team, is expected to miss a month because of a stress fracture in his foot.
A source said the 6-foot-11 sophomore was injured during practice. The Gophers open their season Nov. 13 against Missouri-Kansas City at Williams Arena.
Pitino said last week he expects great improvement this season from Konate, who averaged 2.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.4 blocks while playing 8.9 minutes a game as a freshman.