No. 7 North Carolina will be without one of its veteran players Wednesday against Davidson. Junior point guard Joel Berry II will not play against the Wildcats after suffering a sprained left ankle during the team's win over Radford on Sunday, the team announced.

Berry suffered the injury early in the second half on Sunday and did not return.

Here are three things to know about what it means for North Carolina:

1. North Carolina is on upset alert

North Carolina welcomes a very tough Davidson team into Chapel Hill on Wednesday. Led by Jack Gibbs, the Wildcats have a top-50 offense as far as overall efficiency. They have the ability to fill up the stat sheet and can score at an efficient clip. But on the other bench, no matter how you slice it, losing one of the top players is a big blow. If Davidson can contain the Heels' lethal front court, it could be quite a game.

2. The Tar Heels are losing one of their top three players

Berry has been North Carolina's biggest surprise, in my eyes. He was a wild card this year, after mostly playing as a reserve behind Marcus Paige. Berry is the team's second leading scorer and leads the Heels in assists and steals per game. According to the release, he is questionable to return by Sunday when UNC takes on Tennessee.


3. It's time for Seventh Woods to shine

True freshman Seventh Woods is expected to take over the void left by Berry. Woods took over on Sunday and finished the Radford game with a career-high nine points. But he also had one assist to five turnovers in an up-and-down performance.

"I've been getting pretty frustrated," Woods told the Daily Tarheel after Sunday's game. "Coach Robinson has been talking to me a lot. He said all the point guards have been through it -- Joel Berry, Kendall Marshall, Ty Lawson -- they've all been through it their freshman year, so I'm just trying to go out there and hold my own."

Woods will have a big test against Gibbs and the Wildcats. The Tar Heels will need him to put together a clean game and stay even-keeled for them to win.