Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels are still building their 2025 basketball recruiting class, having just one commitment so far. They do have a few targets left on their board and as time goes on, it feels like each one becomes more and more of a priority.
Among the targets left is five-star power forward Caleb Wilson, a top recruit in this 2025 class and a player that UNC has really made a priority. The Atlanta, Georgia product is among the top players overall in this class and has been a big target for UNC for a while now. He recently took a visit to Chapel Hill, his second in his recruitment and vibes around the Tar Heels are positive.
But it sounds like the Tar Heels are going to have to battle another blue blood to land him.
Rob Cassidy of Rivals broke down some high-profile recruitments that he believes are down to two teams. And among them was Wilson who he says is a battle between the Tar Heels and Kentucky Wildcats:
First-year Kentucky head coach Mark Pope continues to build momentum in Lexington. He’s already frustrated North Carolina fans once this cycle by landing point guard Jasper Johnson, who was heavily considering UNC before Pope took the reins of the Wildcat program.
Now, the Tar Heels must guard against losing another high-profile target to Kentucky, as UK and UNC appear to be the clear front-runners to land five-star forward Caleb Wilson. A Georgia-based star, Wilson appears to be trending toward Big Blue Nation, but the Tar Heels don’t seem interested in waving the white flag just yet. Wilson last toured Chapel Hill in early October for a one-day unofficial visit, which seems to have done little to create separation for Hubert Davis’ program.
No decision date has been set just yet, but there’s some confidence starting to radiate from the Kentucky side.
As Cassidy mentions above, there is no decision date just yet for Wilson which could be good or bad news for the Tar Heels. Still, many consider the Tar Heels to be a legit team to land Wilson in this race and getting him in the 2025 class would be huge for Hubert Davis.
Wilson is ranked No. 8 nationally, the No. 4 power forward and No. 1 player in the state of Georgia per the 247Sports recruiting rankings.
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