Sports briefs for November 20

The North Carolina men's basketball team's ""suit crew"" just got a new member.

UNC Athletics announced Wednesday that freshman forward Tyler Zeller broke his left wrist in the No. 1 Tar Heels' 77-58 win against Kentucky and that Zeller most likely will miss the rest of the season.

""I hate this for Tyler" coach Roy Williams said. He's such a great kid and he's going to be a terrific player for us. It's another big blow for our team" but it's more adversity that we have to overcome together.""

The injury occurred with 1:26 remaining in the game Tuesday when the Washington" Ind.-native was fouled by a UK defender while attempting a dunk.

Zeller had surgery to repair fractured left radius and ulna Wednesday at UNC Hospitals. The release stated that the surgery was deemed a success and that Zeller is expected to make a full recovery.

Zeller started the first two games for UNC and scored 18 points against Pennsylvania and had two points and two steals against UK.

If Zeller does not return to uniform this year he would be able to declare for a medical redshirt and retain a year of eligibility.