UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas will be a man down for the next month.
Gelo Crisostomo will be out of commission for the Growling Tigers for the next four weeks, as he recovers from a partial ACL sprain on his right knee.
Team insiders confirmed to SPIN.ph the injury to the fourth-year forward after just two games into UAAP Season 89.
Crisostomo has only played 11 minutes through UST's first two games, hurting his right leg back in the first quarter of the Espana crew's 92-85 loss to the University of the Philippines back in Sept. 13.
Still, the Growling Tigers have high hopes that the 6-foot-5 banger from Santa Teresita, Cagayan Valley will return without a hitch, especially with the likes of Koji Buenaflor, Kristian Porter, and Charles Esteban helping to hold down the fort at forward.
UST currently holds a 1-1 record in the ongoing men's basketball tournament, as it awaits the return of Buenaflor from Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 duty in the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
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