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Report: Shoulder injury to sideline Manhattan’s George Beamon 3-4 weeks

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After proving to be one of the MAAC’s most prolific scorers as a junior in 2011-12, Manhattan guard George Beamon didn’t get the opportunity to build on that success in 2012-13. Limited to just four games due to a severe ankle injury, Beamon received a medical redshirt and with it the opportunity to go out on “his terms.” And through 14 games Beamon picked up right where he left off in 2011-12, scoring 20.1 points per game for a team pegged by many as the favorite to win the MAAC.

But on Thursday night Beamon’s run of good health came to an end, as he was forced to leave the Jaspers’ 81-76 loss at Quinnipiac early in the first half with a right shoulder injury. On Friday it was reported by Joshua Newman of the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press that Beamon suffered a sprained SC joint in the shoulder and could miss three to four weeks of game action.

Given Beamon’s production this is a big personnel loss for Steve Masiello’s Jaspers. But to jump to the conclusion that Manhattan’s chances of winning the MAAC are finished because of it would be a mistake.

While Beamon’s the primary scoring option there are other players capable of picking up the slack offensively. Michael Alvarado accounted for 23 points and ten rebounds on Thursday night, with Shane Richards (11 points) and Ashton Pankey (ten) also reaching double figures on a night that saw Rhamel Brown struggle offensively (seven points on 2-for-11 shooting). Those are some of the options at Masiello’s fingertips when it comes to accounting for the loss of Beamon, and keep in mind that the Jaspers went through an adjustment period of sorts during last season’s injury-riddled campaign.

Manhattan struggled mightily during non-conference play last season with a diminished roster, but they still managed to go 9-9 in MAAC play and reach the title game of the MAAC tournament. And given the number of players in this season’s rotation who were a part of that run, Manhattan has the pieces needed to make the necessary adjustments.

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