Overview
- Clemson announced that starting center Carter Welling sustained a torn ACL in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season with no timetable for return.
- Welling was injured in the Tigers’ 71-62 win over Wake Forest at Spectrum Center, collapsing after a layup attempt late in the first half and needing help to reach the locker room.
- He later returned to the bench on crutches with a knee brace, and earlier reports described the play as a non-contact knee buckle.
- Welling is Clemson’s second-leading scorer at 10.2 points per game and the team’s top rebounder at 5.4 per game with a team-high 24 blocks.
- No. 5 seed Clemson faces No. 4 North Carolina in the ACC quarterfinals on March 12 at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, as the Tigers cope with their second season-ending injury of the year after Zac Foster’s ACL tear in December.