Overview
- North Carolina opens the NCAA Tournament as a No. 6 seed against No. 11 VCU on Thursday at 6:50 p.m. ET without Wilson in the lineup.
- The freshman led UNC with 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, adding 2.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks on 57.8% shooting.
- Wilson fractured his left wrist on Feb. 10 at Miami and then broke his right thumb before the regular-season finale, leading to surgery and a shut down for the year.
- He recorded 17 games with 20 or more points and posted 11 double-doubles during his debut season.
- Despite the injury, he is widely projected as a first-round pick in the upcoming NBA draft, according to multiple outlets.