UNC star freshman forward Caleb Wilson suffered a broken left hand in the first half of Tuesday night’s 75-66 loss at Miami. The injury was initially reported as a left wrist sprain and confirmed by a program spokesperson, but a release published Thursday afternoon described the injury as a fracture.
An X-ray taken during the Miami game was negative, and Wilson returned to play in the second half with his left hand and wrist bandaged after initially leaving the court. Once the team returned to Chapel Hill, additional imaging revealed the fracture. According to the program, the evaluation process is ongoing to determine a timetable for Wilson’s return.
Wilson’s 12 points in the loss were his lowest of the season, and he finished the game with a team-worst -15 plus-minus rating in 26 minutes, meaning the Hurricanes trailed the Tar Heels with Wilson by 15 points.
When asked about Wilson’s injury after the game, head coach Hubert Davis refused to explain or even acknowledge that it was an injury.
“There’s no position,” Davis said.
Wilson currently leads UNC in scoring (19.8 points per game), rebounding (9.4 rebounds per game), blocks (1.4 per game) and steals (1.1 per game). He has been named to midseason watch lists for both the Karl Malone Award (given to the nation’s top power forward) and the Wooden Award (given to the national player of the year) and is the ACC Freshman of the Week and National Player of the Week.
UNC’s next game against Pittsburgh tips off Saturday at 2 p.m.
Featured image via The Associated Press/Marta Lavandier
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