Two out, one in for Nevada

San Jose State University faces Nevada on New Year's Day and a couple of breaks seemingly have gone in favor of the Spartans. From Dan Hinxman:

...And while the math pencils out to a negative-1, coach David Carter will take it for the long-term goals of the team.

Carter announced Wednesday that sophomore guard Marqueze Coleman and junior forward Ronnie Stevens Jr., would both require surgery and be out two to four weeks. Both players missed Saturday’s 82-80 loss to Nebraska-Omaha...

However, 6-foot-9 forward A.J. West has finally been cleared to play. He's a shotblocker and the Wolf Pack is in dramatic need of a defensive boost.

Coleman was coming off the bench as the sixth man and scoring 8.2 points per game while the 6-foot-9 Stevens was starting to play better while posting 4.6 points (62% shooting) and 3.3 rebounds per contest averages.