Ball State basketball player Theron Smith underwent knee surgery weeks ago and now is off of crutches and has begun rehabilitation.
Smith said the injury happened in a workout with the Toronto Raptors as he tried to do a spin move and described it as a pop out of place in his knee.
Three days later Smith had an MRI done, and the tear was discovered.
It was discovered that Smith had a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and that he would need reconstructive surgery.
"I was kind of sad," Smith said. "I had thought about it and just tried to turn it into a positive."
After the weekend, the rehabilitation began.
Smith spent the next eight days on crutches and working on the knee.
"I was just flexing it, bending it up, start cycling," Smith said. "I'm just trying to strength it and to get some more reflex into it."
When Smith is not rehabilitating, he's playing Playstation 2 and trying to stay positive.
"I'm trying to be focused on the future," Smith said.
Smith took another step in his rehabilitation by taking set shots Friday for the first time since Saturday, and will begin working on skills and practicing in two to three weeks.
Smith said that he thinks he will make a full recovery from the surgery.
"I plan to be stronger," Smith said. "If I keep treating it and training, I should be fine."
The six-foot-eight-inch forward averaged 19.6 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. In the country he ranked second in double-doubles with 23, only behind Kansas forward Drew Gooden.
In Smith's career, he ranks seventh in scoring with 1,553 points and fourth in rebounds with 862.
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