Gonzaga forward Braden Huff will miss four to eight weeks with a left knee injury, a school spokesperson told ESPN on Thursday.

Huff suffered the injury during practice earlier this week. Due to the varying schedules, Huff could return well before the end of the regular season or be out until the NCAA Tournament.

Huff, a 6-foot-10 junior, was a breakout star at Gonzaga this season, averaging 17.8 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting over 66 percent from the field. He has reached the 20-point mark eight times, including a five-game stretch in December in which he averaged 24.4 points and 5.4 rebounds. The highlight of that period was a 37 point performance against Campbell.

Huff is tied with Graham Icke as Gonzaga’s leading scorer and second in rebounds.

With Huff out, coach Mark Few could opt for a smaller lineup, starting Tyion Grant-Foster in the frontcourt alongside Ike, or giving rarely used 7-footer Ismaila Diagne more minutes off the bench.

No. 9 Gonzaga (17-1, 5-0 WCC) plays at Washington State on Thursday.