CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina is preparing to play without injured point guard Kendall Marshall. The Tar Heels just havent figured out how yet. Coach Roy Williams said Tuesday that his teams "preparation is 100 per cent" to go without Marshall after the pass-first guard had surgery to repair his broken right wrist. Marshalls status remains unclear for the Midwest Regional semifinal Friday night in St. Louis, the coach said. "Youve got me between a rock and a hard place," Williams said. "I cannot give you any answers. Ive given everybody all the answers I can give because Ive said honestly, I do not know." The left-handed sophomore broke his wrist on a drive in the second half of a win against Creighton on Sunday night in the Tar Heels second NCAA tournament game. Call it the latest bad break for a team that lost its No. 2 ballhandler, Dexter Strickland, to a season-ending knee injury, then played three post-season games without two-time ACC defensive player of the year John Henson after he sprained his left wrist in the conference tournament. "We didnt come all this way just to lay down," Henson said. If Marshall cant play against Ohio -- and that seems likely the case -- one option for top-seeded UNC (31-5) could be Stilman White. The lightly tested freshman has gone from being one of the last players to receive a scholarship to being Marshalls primary backup -- to possibly starting in the regional semifinals. "Stilmans grown a lot. When he first got out there, we were a little scared that he might have an anxiety attack or pass out," teammate Harrison Barnes said with a laugh. "He looks more fluid out there and he can kind of push the ball and get up and down." White -- who is stepping away from the program after this semester to begin a two-year church mission -- says he turned down scholarship offers from BYU, Utah State and UNC Wilmington and picked North Carolina last year after point guard Larry Drew II abruptly transferred to UCLA. The injury to Strickland, the teams No. 2 ballhandler, pushed him up the depth chart. Now the injury to Marshall could elevate him into an even bigger role. "Im ready to do whatever the coaching staff asks me to do," White said. "I have all the confidence in the world that I can do whatever they ask me to do, and hopefully, Kendall will be ready this weekend. If hes not, the coaches will figure something out." Another option could be Justin Watts, a versatile 6-foot-5 senior from nearby Durham who averages roughly 7 minutes and has made three starts in four years. "Stilman has basically had everything thrown at him all year," Williams said. Watts, he added, "has had limited portions thrown at him. "So well throw a few more portions at him and try to get him a tremendous number of repetitions Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday in practice, and see if we can get them up to speed, because our preparation is 100 per cent preparation to play without Kendall." Marshall has been the Tar Heels most irreplaceable player, leading the fast-paced offence with his see-everything court vision and perfect pitch-ahead passes in transition. He was hurt when he drove to the paint and was knocked to the floor by Creightons Ethan Wragge with 10:56 left. He hit one of two free throws, then left the game briefly before returning and playing about 7 more minutes before leaving for good with 1:54 left. Bluejays coach Greg McDermott later called Williams to say there was no intent to injure Marshall. Marshall had surgery Monday to insert a screw into his wrist, and the next day his father Dennis told The Associated Press in a text message that his son is "doing much better" and experiencing less pain. He added that his son was improving and had "slept through the night." The Dumfries, Va., native is a second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference pick who has 351 assists in 36 games, the best season total in league history and fourth most in NCAA history. The pass-first point guard is averaging about eight points and 10 assists, though he has stepped up his offence recently and scored in double figures the past six games. He had 18 points and 11 assists in the 87-73 win against the Bluejays, his fifth double-double in that span. "Ive got to try to come up with a way to replace somebody that is darn hard to replace," Williams said. Wholesale NFL Jerseys China . While Richards continues to recover from concussion-like symptoms, the Stars try to win three straight for the first time in over a month as they visit the Phoenix Coyotes, who are hoping to avoid a season-worst fourth consecutive setback this evening at Jobing. Wholesale NFL Jerseys . 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"Weve gone through our 16 seasons (since the club returned to Montreal) making (the team) over a handful of times and what weve been fortunate to do is still win and participate in playoff games," Popp said Wednesday during a conference call. Gone are defensive linemen Anwar Stewart and Eric Wilson and linebacker Ramon Guzman, among others. And free-agent defensive back Mark Estelle has yet to sign. The moves came after the club finished second in the East behind the Winnipeg Blue Bombers with a 10-8 record, which would be considered a decent season by most teams, but not the Alouettes. And the defensive troubles last season were at least partly due to injuries that saw four of the five starters in the backfield as well as middle linebacker Shea Emry all miss a significant part of the season. 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Jerald Brown, Dwight Anderson, Billy Parker and safety Etienne Boulay return in the secondary. Popp was most optimistic about a new crop of mostly American players he signed. "We have this negotiation list in the league and some years you might get one or two off that list, and other years you might hit the jackpot and get 10 or 15," he said. "We seem to have hit the jackpot this season. It seems to come at the right time with all the movement." They include defensive linemen Ventrell Jenkins and Tremaine Johnson, linebacker Kenny Ingram, running back Noel Devine and receiver Felton Huggins. The team also signed some strong veterans, including defensive lineman Aaron Hunt from British Columbia and linebacker Mark Restelli from Edmonton. They also got six-foot-three defensive back Kyries Hebert, a former CFL player who spent several years in the NFL. "He was a CFL player before he went to the NFL so he knows what its about," Popp said of Hebert. "Kyries contacted us and what attracted us was his versatility. "Hes played halfback, safety, middle linebacker and hes an outstanding special teams player. The first thing I liked is that he wants to be an Alouette." Carters departure may leave an opening for Patrick Lavoie, the Laval University fullback who was Montreals top draft pick, although it is unlikely that a rookie will step into a starting job. "He has the potential to come in and help (mainly) on special teams, in my opinion," said Popp. "Our offensive system is extremely complex. Well see how quick of a learner he is." Popp feels rather than being a former power in decline, the Alouettes were as much of a contender as ever last season despite their injuries on defence. But he felt it was time to make changes anyway. Keeping the club inside the salary cap was likely at least part of the motivation for cutting veterans, although Popp didnt mention that. "Any year we dont win the championship Im not very happy," he said. 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