By Andrew Robinson
Collegian Staff Writer
Adam Highberger knows he isn’t going to log a significant amount of minutes this year or light up the scoreboard like teammate Talor Battle.
However, the Penn State men’s basketball team’s senior guard is just happy to be back on the floor after back-to-back anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears.
“I’ve had two injuries, and it really matured me and made me realize how much I missed the game and made me appreciate it a lot,” Highberger said. “It’s my last year here so every day I step on that floor I appreciate it. I think it’s an attribution to my knee injuries.”
The guard is returning from an ACL tear in his left knee that cost him all but four games last year and is looking to contribute off the Nittany Lions bench. While he may not see many minutes playing behind Battle and Tim Frazier, the guard brings a unique message to the floor and his teammates respect the work he puts in.
Assistant coach Kurt Kanaskie said Highberger hasn’t lost a step after recovering, and it says a lot about his character that he didn’t give up after the second injury. Kanaskie called a Highberger a “very special person” and said it was tough for the staff to see him go down a second time.
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