After serving as a reserve in each of his first two seasons at New Mexico State, guard Travon Landry underwent microfracture surgery on his knee in the offseason. Landry has yet to return to the floor for Marvin Menzies’ team, most recently missing their Crimson and White scrimmage Saturday night.
And following the game, Menzies said that it was likely that Landry would redshirt this season, thus preserving a year of eligibility according to Mark Rudi of the Las Cruces Sun-News.
Landry averaged just 2.1 points per game as a sophomore, with the majority of the minutes on the perimeter going to players such as Daniel Mullings, Ian Baker and DK Eldridge. With Mullings and Eldridge out of eligibility minutes opened up, with Landry being one possible competitor for more playing time. But with his still recovering from offseason surgery, it’s tough for the San Antonio native to make any kind of statement for the upcoming campaign.
Baker is expected to be one of the top guards in the WAC, but he’s going to need help if the Aggies are to make a fifth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. Among those who will compete for minutes are sophomores Braxton Huggins (8.0 mpg), Jalyn Pennie (9.1 mpg) and Matt Taylor (8.5 mpg), redshirt freshman Sidy Ndir and freshman Jermaine Haley.