October 16, 2007

CSF's Cutley sidelined
The senior forward could be out eight weeks – or longer.
By JANIS CARR The Orange County Register

Cal State Fullerton coach Bob Burton was looking at his first season without his floor leader, Bobby Brown. Now, he approaches the season without his emotional leader, Scott Cutley.

Cutley, a Titans vocal senior and All-Big West forward, suffered a broken ankle last week during practice and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks, in what Burton called "the best-case scenario."

"The worst case is that there is the possibility of surgery later on, which means we could lose him for the entire thing," Burton said. "This obviously is not the way you want to start out the season. It's a tough break for us."

Cutley averaged 15.6 points, second on the team last season behind Brown, and a team-high 9.5 rebounds a game during last season's 20-10 campaign.