# UConn’s Nik Khamenia needs foot surgery, will miss several weeks for 4th-ranked Huskies

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3 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 12, 2026, 8:00 PM · Read it: <https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/uconn-nik-khamenia-needs-foot-020021500.html>

Dan Hurley trusts Colben Landrew and Yegor Amosov to step up while Nik Khamenia receovers from his foot surgery.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 4:43 PM: [UConn's Nik Khamenia to miss Duke reunion, loaded nonconference slate after foot surgery](<https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7777279/2026/11/12/nik-khamenia-uconn-injury-surgery/>) — The Athletic (Sports, United States)
  The 6-foot-8 sophomore, a Duke transfer, will miss a chance to play against his former team in a rematch of last year's Elite Eight tilt.
- Nov 12, 2026, 5:10 PM: [UConn forward Nik Khamenia sidelined 6-8 weeks with foot injury as Huskies prepare for tough stretch](<https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/nik-khamenia-foot-injury-uconn-basketball/>) — CBS Sports (Sports, United States)
  The Duke transfer's absence comes at a brutal time for Dan Hurley, with matchups against Ohio State, No. 12 Arizona and No. 2 Duke looming over the next two weeks
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:00 PM: [UConn’s Nik Khamenia needs foot surgery, will miss several weeks for 4th-ranked Huskies](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/uconn-nik-khamenia-needs-foot-020021500.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Dan Hurley trusts Colben Landrew and Yegor Amosov to step up while Nik Khamenia receovers from his foot surgery.
