Brescia's Caupain to miss 4 months

Germani Brescia made official on Wednesday that guard Troy Caupain will have to undergo surgery to treat a shoulder injury and will be sidelined for around four months. Caupain (1.93 meters, 27 years old) suffered the injury last November 1 in a 7DAYS EuroCup Group A game against Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse. After he was monitored for progress since then, team doctors concluded that the shortest route to full recovery would be surgery. Caupain has started in all of his four EuroCup appearances this season, averaging 14.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.2 steals. As such, Brescia will try to rise in Group A without the services of one of the team's top contributors.