Northwestern All-Big Ten guard Boo Buie injured his right hand during a recent practice and underwent surgery as a result, the Sun-Times has learned.

Buie, 23, wore a plastic brace on his shooting hand Tuesday. An athletics-department spokesman confirmed an injury had occurred and said Buie, 23, is “expected to be back for the start of practice in the fall.”

Buie started all 34 games as a senior, leading the upstart Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament and becoming the first player in program history to average at least 17 points and 4.5 assists per game in a season. After testing the NBA draft waters, he announced in May that he’d be back in Evanston for a fifth season.