UNC Basketball head coach Roy Williams revealed some injury news for three players on his team at 2019 ACC Media Day

The Atlantic Coast Conference held its annual media day on Tuesday in Charlotte as teams descended on the city to discuss the upcoming season which tips off in a month from now in early November.

North Carolina head coach Roy Williams met the media to discuss his team for the upcoming season and provided some updates on where his team is at. One of the big updates from Williams came in the form of some injury news and where some players are to start the year.

Williams told reporters that three of his players were battling knee injuries as freshmen Jeremiah Francis, Anthony Harris and junior Sterling Manley will miss the start of the season. Williams did not reveal the severity of the injuries during his press conference.

Francis has dealt with knee issues since high school missing both his junior and senior seasons for Pickerington in Ohio. The former four-star recruit will now be shelved as he hopes to eventually make his return to the court.

As for Harris, this injury news is a little surprising. He was held out for the Late Night With Roy scrimmage as UNC called it precautionary but now he will be missing some more time in his first season.

The junior forward Manley missed the majority of last season with a knee injury before returning late in the tournament. Manley didn’t practice from January until March 1st as he dealt with the injury and now it’s going to spill over into 2019-20. This is a precautionary move by Williams in hopes that Manley doesn’t reaggravate even more and put his season into jeopardy.

For UNC, they will continue to monitor the status of each player and the hope is that they can return sometime this season.

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