By SEAN BOCK
Virginia freshman forward and ACC Sixth Man of the Year De’Andre Hunter has been ruled out of the NCAA Tournament with a broken wrist, Tony Bennett announced on Tuesday.
Hunter averaged 9.2 points and 3.5 rebounds in 33 games for the top-ranked Cavaliers. He reached double figures in 16 games and was Virginia’s leading scorer in six contests. Hunter was also named to the All-ACC Freshman Team.
No. 1 overall seed Virginia (31-2) plays No. 16 seed UMBC (24-10) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 16 in Charlotte, N.C. Tipoff at Spectrum Center is set for 9:20 p.m on TNT.
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