By: Ethan Fuller<\/p>\n
BOSTON, MA — Boston University men’s basketball enters the season with 11 returnees from last year’s roster. But one player — sophomore swingman Walter Whyte — will be seeing his first college action in over a year.<\/p>\n
Whyte missed all of 2018-19 due to complications from a bone bruise in his ankle. The 6’6″ wing will take the court fully healthy for the first time since the 2018 Patriot League Semifinals.<\/p>\n
“There were some setbacks here and there,” Whyte said Friday, “but once we figured out what the main issue was, the doctors went in and cleaned it up, and since then, no issues.”<\/p>\n
The rehabilitation process was tedious, but Whyte noted that staying focused and committed sped up his recovery.<\/p>\n
“I’m in (the gym) every day, I’m taking it seriously, I’m doing everything I need to do,” he said. “That was kind of my mindset going into it.”<\/p>\n
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BU’s August trip to Spain proved extremely valuable for Whyte, who averaged 12.3 points across the four exhibition games. The contests helped him “get back into the swing of things” ahead of the collegiate season.<\/p>\n
“That was good just to get my feet wet, to play up and down, to just play with my teammates again and get the feel of the game,” Whyte said.<\/p>\n
Spain also offered Whyte his first chance to play collegiately with sophomore teammate Jonas Harper. Whyte and Harper have a long history: both are Connecticut natives, both played on the same AAU team, and both played high school basketball at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, CT.<\/p>\n
“We just kind of put it all back together, how things used to be,” Whyte said. “We’ve been together for a long time.”<\/p>\n
\nWalter Whyte finds Will Goff in the corner for the 3FG! #GoBU<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rQIm4apcSA<\/a><\/p>\n
— BU Men's Basketball (@TerrierMBB) March 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n