Oregon is expected to be without its floor general when the 2025-26 men’s basketball season begins Tuesday, Nov. 4.

It’s been one month since Oregon announced point guard Jackson Shelstad had broken his right hand and was going to miss four to six weeks. Shelstad was noncommittal when asked Oct. 28 about his chances of playing in the 7:30 p.m. opener against Hawaii at Matthew Knight Arena.

The junior, who has started 65 straight games and is a preseason all-Big Ten Conference selection, wasn’t wearing a cast or brace on his hand when he met the media, but he also said he hadn’t been cleared to play. Buy Oregon men's basketball tickets

“I’m just sticking to my recovery plan,” Shelstad said. “Everything’s going good, you know, it’s a lot better but I just gotta wait on the doctors and

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