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Paige Out 3-4 Weeks With Broken Hand

Big injury news out of UNC today. Senior PG Marcus Paige will miss 3-4 weeks with a fractured right hand.

University of North Carolina senior guard Marcus Paige fractured the third metacarpal on his right (non-shooting) hand in practice on Tuesday and is expected to be out of action for three to four weeks.

Paige has received a number of first-team preseason All-America honors and was selected the Co-Preseason Player of the Year in the Atlantic Coast Conference by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.

The senior from Marion, Iowa, has missed only one game in his first three seasons.