University of North Carolina first-year player Caleb Wilson’s basketball season has come to an end after suffering a fractured right thumb injury.
The Tar Heels announced Friday that Wilson’s season is over following the non-contact injury that happened during Thursday’s practice session. The freshman was close to making his comeback after missing six games and was working toward getting medical clearance to play in Saturday’s highly anticipated rematch against top-ranked Duke when the new injury struck.
Wilson has been UNC’s top performer this year, averaging 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per contest. The standout player recorded 20 or more points in 17 games throughout the season and is expected to be selected in the lottery portion of the 2026 NBA Draft.
His previous injury was a fracture to his non-shooting hand that occurred on February 10 during the game against Miami.
Head coach Hubert Davis indicated that while Wilson had not yet received approval for full-contact practice sessions, the player was expected to return no later than next week’s ACC tournament.
