North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall underwent successful surgery Monday morning, a day after breaking his right wrist in UNC's NCAA Tournament round of 32 victory over Creighton.
Kendall Marshall Injury: UNC Guard Undergoes Successful Wrist Surgery
North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall had successful surgery on his broken right wrist Monday morning.
According to a release from the university, a screw was successfully inserted into Marshall’s fractured scaphoid bone. The release also stated it wasn’t known whether the sophomore would be able to play Friday night in the Tar Heels’ Sweet 16 game against Ohio University.
Marshall suffered the injury when he fell to the floor after being fouled with 10:53 left in North Carlina’s 87-73 win over Creighton on Sunday. He continued to play in the game, finishing with 18 points and 11 assists.
Marshall, who is widely-regarded as one of the nation’s best passers, is arguably Roy Williams’ most important player. His 3.48 assist-to-turnover ratio in 2011-12 is the second-best in a single season in ACC history, and his career 3.01 assist-to-turnover ratio is currently the best all-time in the conference. He’s currently averaging 9.8 assists per game, to go with 8.1 points and 1.2 steals.
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