Virginia’s Ben Vander Plas out vs. UNC basketball at ACC Tournament
North Carolina basketball faced a shorthanded Virginia team on Thursday at the ACC Tournament.
Ahead of the quarterfinal matchup, Virginia announced Ben Vander Plas – one of the Cavaliers’ usual starters – would miss the remainder of the season with a fractured right hand. One of Virginia’s top players in the frontcourt, the 6-foot-8 forward suffered the injury Wednesday at practice.
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Vander Plas was averaging 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds and had started the last 14 games for the Hoos. He had 17 points and eight rebounds in Virginia’s 65-58 win against UNC in January.
With Vander Plas sidelined, Virginia inserted 7-foot-1 center Francisco Caffaro into the starting lineup to match up with UNC’s Armando Bacot.
Staff writer Rodd Baxley can be reached at rbaxley@fayobserver.com or @RoddBaxley on Twitter.
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