For the first time since suffering his season-ending injury, Caleb Wilson spent some time with the media ahead of UNC's NCAA Tournament opener against VCU on Thursday night.
It's been quite the week for the Atlanta, Georgia native, who found out he earned Second-Team All-American honors from the Associated Press. This accolade ensures that his No. 8 jersey will hang in the Dean Smith Center rafters following the conclusion of his college career.
Joel Berry was as excited as UNC fans over Caleb Wilson headed to the rafters
Speaking of his college basketball career...
The question everyone keeps asking
Everyone is curious whether Wilson has made a decision on his future yet.
Charles Barkley gave a Caleb Wilson take no one else has had the guts to
Hubert Davis has often said that Caleb Wilson would be voted in as the mayor of Chapel Hill if he ever elected to run. His latest quote on the matter is a very political answer from the true freshman, yet he gave a very wise response to the question.
“No, I haven’t decided that, but I love Carolina. It’s a great place to play and be at, and it’s been the most fun year of my life. So it’ll definitely be hard to say no and go ahead and go to the NBA. So it’s just something I haven’t really come to a true decision on yet.”
Wilson opens up about his freshman season at UNC
Did the experience of Wilson's freshman season live up to his expectations?
It's safe to say it was an experience he'll never forget:
"Yeah, it’s been fun. That was kind of one of the things I also did when I figured out I wouldn’t play again, is to just look back at all the memories I’ve had.
Like playing in that Kansas game, my first big game, and playing in the Duke game, and just all the big games we’ve played. We beat three blue bloods this year, and I’ve been a part of all those games. Really looking back and enjoying the things that I have done, things that people will remember.
It’s been that and more. Honestly, it’s just been a whole bunch of fun, from the basketball aspect to also just hanging out with my friends and just enjoying Franklin Street. So it’s definitely been great. I’ve had the best experiences of my life here.”