An arthroscopic probe of Darnell Jackson’s right ankle Tuesday afternoon showed loose cartilage.

“They cleaned it out, and Darnell’s fine,” Kansas University men’s basketball coach Bill Self said. “He should be back in 10 days to two weeks.”

Jackson, a 6-foot-8, 240-pound freshman from Midwest City, Okla., had experienced slight discomfort while playing in the Vancouver area during the Labor Day weekend, Self said.

Jackson played in all four games on the Canada trip, averaging 6.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while spending an average of 18.5 minutes on the floor.

“It’s minor,” Self said of Jackson’s ankle problem. “He could have played on it this season, but we decided to go ahead and fix it.”

Self said the loose cartilage was caused by Jackson “turning his ankle so many times” in high school. If the recovery timetable is accurate, Jackson should be ready to go long before the Jayhawks’ next public appearance — the annual Late Night festivities Oct. 15.

Also on the injury front, senior Keith Langford sat out Monday’s tour finale when it was clear the knee he had surgically repaired during the summer wouldn’t allow him to play four games in three days.

“Keith just needs to continue to rehab the knee,” Self said.

Langford, who scored 21 points in Sunday night’s game, estimated he was 70 percent recovered from the arthroscopic surgery that repaired cartilage damage in his right knee.

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Wayne Simien was the Jayhawks’ leading scorer and rebounder on the three-day journey north of the border. The 6-9 senior averaged 21.3 points and 8.7 rebounds playing in three of the four games.

Other Jayhawks scoring in double figures were J.R. Giddens (14.0), Alex Galindo (10.3) and Michael Lee (10.0). Langford averaged 9.3 points.

The Jayhawks’ next game, also an exhibition, will be Nov. 7 against Emporia State in Allen Fieldhouse.