University of North Carolina Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 8
Caleb Wilson
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Holy Innocents Episcopal School
2025-26: Second-team All-America and first-team All-ACC and All-Rookie Team • Lute Olson Award (NPOY) and Kyle Macy Freshman All-America Team finalist • Second-team All-America (Associated Press, USBWA, Field of 68) and third-team (NABC, Sporting News, CBS) • Wooden Award final 15 • First UNC freshman to make at least second-team All-America since Tyler Hansbrough in 2006 • Second-leading vote-getter for All-ACC honors and tied Duke's Cameron Boozer for the most votes on the All-Rookie team • Third UNC freshman to make first-team All-ACC (Antawn Jamison in 1996 and Hansbrough) • Three-time National Player of the Week (Central Arkansas/Kansas, ETSU/Ohio State and Syracuse/Duke) • Three-time ACC Freshman of the Week • First Tar Heel to win ACC Freshman-of-the-Week honors at least three times since Coby White won five times in 2018-19 • KenPom's single-game MVP 12 times in 24 games • Eighth in KenPom's Player-of-the-Year ranking.
Missed the final nine games after he suffered a pair of hand injuries • Missed six games from February 14-March 3 due to a broken bone in his left hand, an injury that happened when he fell to the ground while attempting to block a shot at Miami on February 10 • Broke his right thumb on March 5 while striking the rim on a dunk in a non-contact drill in practice, two days before the game at Duke • Had surgery the following day.
The only player in ACC history to average at least 19.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks per game • Joined Hansbrough as the only Tar Heel freshmen to lead the team in scoring, rebounding and steals • Established UNC freshman records for most consecutive games scoring in double figures to begin a career (24) and most 20-point games (17) • Unofficially (didn't play in 75% of UNC's games) was second in the ACC in rebounding (9.4), third in double-doubles (11) and field goal percentage (.578) and fourth in scoring (19.8) • Averaged 2.8 offensive rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.5 steals • Led Carolina in scoring, rebounding, double-doubles, free throws made and attempted (129 for 181), blocks per game (1.4) and steals (36) • Second on the team in field goal shooting and blocks (33), third in assists per game (2.67) and fourth in assists (64) • Averaged 20.1 points in 11 ACC games, the 32nd time a Tar Heel averaged 20 or more points in ACC play and the third freshman to accomplish that (20.5 by Cole Anthony in 2019-20 and 20.4 by Hansbrough in 2005-06).
Was the only Tar Heel to score in double figures in the first 24 games • His 11 double-doubles (eight 20/10s) tied the second-most by a UNC freshman, two behind Jamison's 13 • First UNC freshman ever with four consecutive double-doubles • First UNC freshman ever to score 20 or more points in six straight games (and the first with two streaks of five or more 20-point games) • Led UNC in scoring 17 times and in rebounds 14 times • Broke Rashad McCants' record for longest streak of double-figure games to begin a career, Hansbrough's record for the most 20-point games by a UNC freshman and Phil Ford's record five-straight 20-point games • Fifth Tar Heel in the ACC era to make five or more free throws in at least 11 consecutive games (Lennie Rosenbluth, Pete Brennan, Bobby Lewis and Hansbrough) • Made five FTs or more 17 times and 10 twice • Was leading the nation with 66 dunks through February 10 • Five or more offensive rebounds six times.
2025-26 Game Highlights: Scored 17 first-half points (17 of UNC's 29) and finished with a team-high 23 in the win over Duke • Made 10 of 13 free throws against Syracuse, tying season highs in makes and attempts • Returned home to Atlanta and led UNC with 22 points and five assists at Georgia Tech, his third game with 20 pts/5 assists in the last eight starts • Banked in a basket with 31 seconds to play to give UNC an 83-79 lead in the win at Virginia • Twenty points at UVA marked the 11th game he led or co-led both teams in scoring • Led both teams with 22 points and had five assists vs. Notre Dame, his second game with 20 points and five assists • Season highs in field goals (11) and points (26) at Stanford • Five offensive rebounds helped UNC score 21 second-chance points in 87-84 win over Wake Forest • Grabbed 12 boards, his 10th game with 12 or more rebounds • Was 8 for 9 from the floor vs. the Deacs, the sixth time he made eight or more field goals • Had 17 points and nine boards in the first half vs. Wake Forest • Led UNC with 22 points, season-high 16 rebounds, season-high-tying six assists and two blocks vs. Florida State, becoming the third Tar Heel ever to lead UNC outright in all four of those categories and the sixth ever with at least 20 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a game • Became the first UNC freshman to score 20 or more points in six straight games (Phil Ford was the only other to accomplish that in five consecutive) • Four blocks and three steals in addition to 21/12 vs. ECU • Season-high 15 rebounds vs. Ohio State • Scored 16 of his 20 points vs. the Buckeyes in the second half • Preserved the 71-70 win with a block at the buzzer • Third consecutive double-double as he went for 20 points and 11 boards and added three assists and two blocks vs. USC Upstate • Joins Armando Bacot as the only freshman with two double-double streaks of three or more games • Game-high 20 points and tied his season high with 14 rebounds vs. Georgetown (his sixth double-double in seven games) • Season-high six offensive rebounds and season-high six assists in win at Kentucky • Went 10 for 10 from the free throw line and totaled 18 points/12 rebounds vs. St. Bonaventure to set UNC freshman record with his fourth consecutive double-double • Scored 17 second-half points and totaled 23 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks and four steals vs. Navy, becoming the first Tar Heel ever with at least 23/12/3/4 in a game • Notched his first 20&10 double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds (and four blocks) vs. NC Central • First career double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds vs. Radford • Co-National (USBWA), Co-ACC Player and Rookie of the Week for his play vs. Central Arkansas and Kansas • First Tar Heel freshman to win ACC Player-of-the-Week honors since Cole Anthony in 2019-20 • First Tar Heel freshman ever to score more than 20 points in first two games (22 vs. UCA and 24 vs. Kansas) • Game-high 24 points with seven rebounds, four assists and four steals in win over Kansas • Became the second Tar Heel freshman (with Coby White) and fourth Tar Heel regardless of class (with Walter Davis and O'Koren) to have at least 24 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals in a game • Was a plus 21 vs. the Jayhawks, including plus 17 in the second half as Carolina rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to a 13-point win • Started and scored a game-high 22 points in college debut vs. Central Arkansas • Was 40th Tar Heel to start first game as a freshman • The 22 points were the fourth-most by a UNC freshman in first game.
Prep: Led Holy Innocents Episcopal School to a 27-4 record and the 2025 private school state title • The 2025 Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Georgia • Naismith Trophy semifinalist • Played in the McDonald’s All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic • Led Team Air to a win in the Jordan Classic with 28 points and six rebounds • Totaled 1,836 points and 1,168 rebounds at HIES, where he played for head coach Mario Mays • Averaged 21.7 points, 11.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 3.6 blocks and 2.1 steals as a senior • Averaged 21.0 points as a junior and 14.5 as a sophomore • Played in the EYBL for Team Nightrydas, where he teamed with Duke's Cameron Boozer to win a national championship.
Personal: Born Caleb Noah Sheldon Wilson on July 18, 2006, in Atlanta • Son of Jerry and Sabrina Wilson • Member of the Dean’s List and English Honor Society • Maintained a 3.8 grade point average • Member of the Black Student Union at HIES • Volunteered with Trees Atlanta and as a youth basketball coach.
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 26 at Stanford (1/14/26)
Field Goals: 11 at Stanford (1/14/26)
Three-Pointers: 1 seven times (latest: 2/7/26 vs. Duke)
Free Throws: 10 vs. St. Bonaventure (11/25/25), Syracuse (2/2/26)
Offensive Rebounds: 6 at Kentucky (12/2/25)
Rebounds: 16 vs. Florida State (12/30/25)
Assists: 6 at Kentucky (12/2/25), vs. Florida State (12/30/25)
Turnovers: 4 vs. ECU (12/22/25), Syracuse (2/2/26)
Blocks: 4 vs. NC Central (11/14/25), ECU (12/22/25)
Steals: 4 vs. Kansas (11/7/25), Navy (11/18/25), at Cal (1/17/26)
Missed the final nine games after he suffered a pair of hand injuries • Missed six games from February 14-March 3 due to a broken bone in his left hand, an injury that happened when he fell to the ground while attempting to block a shot at Miami on February 10 • Broke his right thumb on March 5 while striking the rim on a dunk in a non-contact drill in practice, two days before the game at Duke • Had surgery the following day.
The only player in ACC history to average at least 19.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks per game • Joined Hansbrough as the only Tar Heel freshmen to lead the team in scoring, rebounding and steals • Established UNC freshman records for most consecutive games scoring in double figures to begin a career (24) and most 20-point games (17) • Unofficially (didn't play in 75% of UNC's games) was second in the ACC in rebounding (9.4), third in double-doubles (11) and field goal percentage (.578) and fourth in scoring (19.8) • Averaged 2.8 offensive rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.5 steals • Led Carolina in scoring, rebounding, double-doubles, free throws made and attempted (129 for 181), blocks per game (1.4) and steals (36) • Second on the team in field goal shooting and blocks (33), third in assists per game (2.67) and fourth in assists (64) • Averaged 20.1 points in 11 ACC games, the 32nd time a Tar Heel averaged 20 or more points in ACC play and the third freshman to accomplish that (20.5 by Cole Anthony in 2019-20 and 20.4 by Hansbrough in 2005-06).
Was the only Tar Heel to score in double figures in the first 24 games • His 11 double-doubles (eight 20/10s) tied the second-most by a UNC freshman, two behind Jamison's 13 • First UNC freshman ever with four consecutive double-doubles • First UNC freshman ever to score 20 or more points in six straight games (and the first with two streaks of five or more 20-point games) • Led UNC in scoring 17 times and in rebounds 14 times • Broke Rashad McCants' record for longest streak of double-figure games to begin a career, Hansbrough's record for the most 20-point games by a UNC freshman and Phil Ford's record five-straight 20-point games • Fifth Tar Heel in the ACC era to make five or more free throws in at least 11 consecutive games (Lennie Rosenbluth, Pete Brennan, Bobby Lewis and Hansbrough) • Made five FTs or more 17 times and 10 twice • Was leading the nation with 66 dunks through February 10 • Five or more offensive rebounds six times.
2025-26 Game Highlights: Scored 17 first-half points (17 of UNC's 29) and finished with a team-high 23 in the win over Duke • Made 10 of 13 free throws against Syracuse, tying season highs in makes and attempts • Returned home to Atlanta and led UNC with 22 points and five assists at Georgia Tech, his third game with 20 pts/5 assists in the last eight starts • Banked in a basket with 31 seconds to play to give UNC an 83-79 lead in the win at Virginia • Twenty points at UVA marked the 11th game he led or co-led both teams in scoring • Led both teams with 22 points and had five assists vs. Notre Dame, his second game with 20 points and five assists • Season highs in field goals (11) and points (26) at Stanford • Five offensive rebounds helped UNC score 21 second-chance points in 87-84 win over Wake Forest • Grabbed 12 boards, his 10th game with 12 or more rebounds • Was 8 for 9 from the floor vs. the Deacs, the sixth time he made eight or more field goals • Had 17 points and nine boards in the first half vs. Wake Forest • Led UNC with 22 points, season-high 16 rebounds, season-high-tying six assists and two blocks vs. Florida State, becoming the third Tar Heel ever to lead UNC outright in all four of those categories and the sixth ever with at least 20 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a game • Became the first UNC freshman to score 20 or more points in six straight games (Phil Ford was the only other to accomplish that in five consecutive) • Four blocks and three steals in addition to 21/12 vs. ECU • Season-high 15 rebounds vs. Ohio State • Scored 16 of his 20 points vs. the Buckeyes in the second half • Preserved the 71-70 win with a block at the buzzer • Third consecutive double-double as he went for 20 points and 11 boards and added three assists and two blocks vs. USC Upstate • Joins Armando Bacot as the only freshman with two double-double streaks of three or more games • Game-high 20 points and tied his season high with 14 rebounds vs. Georgetown (his sixth double-double in seven games) • Season-high six offensive rebounds and season-high six assists in win at Kentucky • Went 10 for 10 from the free throw line and totaled 18 points/12 rebounds vs. St. Bonaventure to set UNC freshman record with his fourth consecutive double-double • Scored 17 second-half points and totaled 23 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks and four steals vs. Navy, becoming the first Tar Heel ever with at least 23/12/3/4 in a game • Notched his first 20&10 double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds (and four blocks) vs. NC Central • First career double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds vs. Radford • Co-National (USBWA), Co-ACC Player and Rookie of the Week for his play vs. Central Arkansas and Kansas • First Tar Heel freshman to win ACC Player-of-the-Week honors since Cole Anthony in 2019-20 • First Tar Heel freshman ever to score more than 20 points in first two games (22 vs. UCA and 24 vs. Kansas) • Game-high 24 points with seven rebounds, four assists and four steals in win over Kansas • Became the second Tar Heel freshman (with Coby White) and fourth Tar Heel regardless of class (with Walter Davis and O'Koren) to have at least 24 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals in a game • Was a plus 21 vs. the Jayhawks, including plus 17 in the second half as Carolina rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to a 13-point win • Started and scored a game-high 22 points in college debut vs. Central Arkansas • Was 40th Tar Heel to start first game as a freshman • The 22 points were the fourth-most by a UNC freshman in first game.
Prep: Led Holy Innocents Episcopal School to a 27-4 record and the 2025 private school state title • The 2025 Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Georgia • Naismith Trophy semifinalist • Played in the McDonald’s All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic • Led Team Air to a win in the Jordan Classic with 28 points and six rebounds • Totaled 1,836 points and 1,168 rebounds at HIES, where he played for head coach Mario Mays • Averaged 21.7 points, 11.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 3.6 blocks and 2.1 steals as a senior • Averaged 21.0 points as a junior and 14.5 as a sophomore • Played in the EYBL for Team Nightrydas, where he teamed with Duke's Cameron Boozer to win a national championship.
Personal: Born Caleb Noah Sheldon Wilson on July 18, 2006, in Atlanta • Son of Jerry and Sabrina Wilson • Member of the Dean’s List and English Honor Society • Maintained a 3.8 grade point average • Member of the Black Student Union at HIES • Volunteered with Trees Atlanta and as a youth basketball coach.
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 26 at Stanford (1/14/26)
Field Goals: 11 at Stanford (1/14/26)
Three-Pointers: 1 seven times (latest: 2/7/26 vs. Duke)
Free Throws: 10 vs. St. Bonaventure (11/25/25), Syracuse (2/2/26)
Offensive Rebounds: 6 at Kentucky (12/2/25)
Rebounds: 16 vs. Florida State (12/30/25)
Assists: 6 at Kentucky (12/2/25), vs. Florida State (12/30/25)
Turnovers: 4 vs. ECU (12/22/25), Syracuse (2/2/26)
Blocks: 4 vs. NC Central (11/14/25), ECU (12/22/25)
Steals: 4 vs. Kansas (11/7/25), Navy (11/18/25), at Cal (1/17/26)
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