Sources: UNC’s Wilson out rest of season after thumb surgery

North Carolina freshman standout Caleb Wilson broke his proper thumb in a non-contact drill in apply Thursday and has undergone season-ending surgery, sources inform ESPN.

Wilson is anticipated to be cleared through the NBA predraft course of, sources stated, the place he’ll compete to be the No. 1 decide in June.

Wilson, who had missed the earlier six video games after injuring his left, non-shooting hand in a Feb. 10 loss at Miami, was “progressing” toward a return to playbased on coach Hubert Davis, earlier than this newest harm occurred in Thursday’s apply.

North Carolina is 5-1 with out Wilson, a 6-foot-10 NBA prospect who’s averaged 19.8 factors and 9.4 rebounds this season.

The Tar Heels (24-6, 12-5) are already locked into the No. 4 seed at subsequent week’s ACC event. They’ll tackle No. 1 duke on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium within the common season finale for the ACC rivals.

Duke (28-2, 16-1) has received seven straight for the reason that Feb. 7 loss at UNC, together with a neutral-court win in opposition to then-No. 1 Michigan and final weekend’s 26-point win in opposition to now-No. 13Virginia.