Older, More Traditional Version: "Caleb Wilson Surpasses Expectations as Formula 1 Leads Title Charge
The Tar Heels freshman is in rare air.
UNC Announces major Caleb Wilson news before NCAA Tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . North Carolina will begin their NCAA Tournament journey on Thursday with a first-round matchup against VCU.
Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels coming into the Big Dance vulnerable and without Caleb Wilson. The star freshman broke his wrist during a loss to Miami on Feb. 10 and returned with a cast to later suffer a broken thumb on his opposite hand.
The five-star now watches his first NCAA Tournament go by without him in the lineup. However, Wilson ultimately earned him AP Second Team All-American honors. The news guarantees he will become the 54th UNC Basketball player to have his jersey hang in the rafters at Chapel Hill's Dean E.
Smith Center. The Atlanta native, averaged 19. 8 points, 9.