Head men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson announced Wednesday Parker Fox, a forward on the men’s basketball team, will not be playing in the 2022-23 basketball season after suffering an injury on his right knee during a team practice Monday.

Fox injured his left knee in April 2021 and was also out for the 2021-22 season. He began to practice with the team toward the end of the season in late February, and he had been practicing with the team for the last four months before his most recent injury.

“I will address one thing. I won’t go into crazy detail about it,” Johnson said at a press conference Wednesday. “We did have an incident yesterday during practice with Parker Fox. He’s dealing with a knee right now. We will get with the medical team and figure out the severity of it. Figure out the next steps. He will be off until we get further information.”

Johnson commented on how well Fox did in recovery with his last knee injury. 

“Parker did the best job I’ve been around as far as the rehab process,” he said. “He first did it before he was committed and I pretty much told him he’s out for the year. There was never a rush on this end. Because of that, he took his time and he was diligent. I thought our training staff did a great job. I know he was confident and playing well.”

Fox played three seasons at Northern State in Aberdeen, South Dakota before coming to Minnesota in April 2021. He ended his career at Northern State as the NSIC North Division Defensive Player of the Year and the Player of the Year. Fox was also an all-conference honoree and an NABC and D2CCA All-American.

When asked what the next steps are for Parker Fox, Johnson said, “We will get with the medical team and figure out the severity of the injury and the next steps.”