Louisville's V.J. King will play against North Carolina

Louisville will have V.J. King back in the lineup for Wednesday's pivotal matchup against North Carolina, head coach Rick Pitino told Jon Rothstein of FanRag.

The freshman missed Saturday's contest against Virginia Tech because of a thigh injury.

It's welcome news for the Cardinals, who have also been dealing with the loss of guard Tony Hicks because of a broken hand. Hicks is expected to miss another two weeks.

King gives Louisville some additional scoring off the bench and a real threat from 3-point range. He leads the Cardinals in shooting from beyond the arc at better than 45 percent.