CHAPEL HILL – UNC basketball’s Seth Trimble will not play in the Tar Heels’ game against Clemson on Tuesday at the Smith Center.

Trimble, a sophomore guard, is out with an upper body injury. UNC announced the news in a social media post on X/Twitter about 10 minutes before tipoff. Creighton Lebo is out with an illness.

Trimble was in a long-sleeve UNC shirt and pants Tuesday night on the Tar Heels' bench.

The Tar Heels’ top reserve at 17.3 minutes per game, Trimble is averaging 5.6 points and 2.3 rebounds. He had 10 points in UNC’s win against Duke and has four steals in his last two games for his best stretch of his career.

Without Trimble, UNC lost 80-76 on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill. The third-ranked Tar Heels (18-5, 10-2 ACC) and Tigers (15-7, 5-6) split the season series. Clemson has won twice in the last four years in Chapel Hill after losing its first 59 games at UNC.

Trimble had three points and four rebounds in the Tar Heels’ 65-55 win at Clemson in early January.

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Staff writer Rodd Baxley can be reached at @rbaxley@fayobserver.com or @RoddBaxley on X/Twitter. 

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