New Headline: Caleb Wilson Joins UNC's Elite List as Top 50 Player Goal Set
UNC basketball freshman Caleb Wilson earns All-American honors.
The focus for the North Carolina Tar Heels has shifted now from the regular season to the NCAA Tournament as they look to make a deep run this March. But if UNC does make a deep run, it will be without star freshman Caleb Wilson who is out for the rest of the season with a broken thumb. Wilson has been sidelined since February after suffering an injury in the loss at Miami and then while recovering, he broke the thumb on his other hand.
On Tuesday, Wilson did earn some national recognition however. He was named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press for his play in his freshman season, earning his jersey in the Dean Dome rafters. Another jersey in the rafters š @CalebWilson2025 has been named @AP Second Team All-American.
pic. twitter. com/0jiIWDcbkZ ā Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) March 17, 2026 Wilson averaged 19.
8 points and 9. 4 rebounds per game for the Tar Heels this season, leading UNC in both categories despite missing significant time. The former five-star recruit has left his legacy at North Carolina and will now be remembered in the Dean Dome forever.