UNC's duo of Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar rightfully earn All-ACC accolades

The Tar Heels' front-court duo earned well-deserved accolades for what they accomplished during the 2025-2026 season.
Dec 20, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Caleb Wilson (8) and center Henri Veesaar (13) celebrate during a timeout against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images
Dec 20, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Caleb Wilson (8) and center Henri Veesaar (13) celebrate during a timeout against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images | Brett Davis-Imagn Images

With the regular season officially in the books, each conference has began revealing their annual honors.

On Monday, it was the ACC's turn, as the UNC basketball program's front-court duo of Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar rightfully earned well-deserved accolades.

The 2025-26 All-ACC Team and season awards were determined by an 86-member panel consisting of the league’s 18 head coaches and 68 members of the media. That panel named Caleb Wilson a first-team All-ACC recipient, while Veesaar earned second team honors.

What a year for Caleb Wilson

The Atlanta, Georgia native becomes the 54th Tar Heel to earn first-team All-ACC honors. He's the first freshman to accomplish this since a fellow named Tyler Hansbrough did in 2006, and joins Psycho T and Antawn Jamison (1996) as the only Tar Heel freshman ever to do so.

Pretty elite company right there!

Along with his selection to the All-ACC team, Wilson also was named to the All-Rookie team as well.

Veesaar's breakout season is rewarded

Veesaar was one of the best transfer additions not only in the ACC but throughout the entire country. After spending his first two seasons at Arizona, Veesaar took a chance on himself and became a Tar Heel, earning a full-time starter's role (one in which he simply thrived in).

With this honor, Veesaar becomes the fourth Tar Heel to earn All-ACC honors after transferring to North Carolina. The others, you ask:

Robert McAdoo (1972)
Cameron Johnson (2019)
Harrison Ingram (2024)

Seth Trimble earns Honorable Mention

The senior guard rounded out the All-ACC honors for North Carolina, earning Honorable Mention honors for his final season in a UNC uniform.

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2025-26 ACC AWARDS

Player of the Year – Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke
Defensive Player of the Year – Maliq Brown, Sr., F, Duke
Rookie of the Year – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Most Improved Player – Juke Harris, So., G, Wake Forest
Sixth Man of the Year – Maliq Brown, Sr., F, Duke
Coach of the Year – Jon Scheyer, Duke

2025-26 ALL-ACC TEAM

FIRST TEAM
Cameron Boozer, Duke
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina
Ebuka Okorie, Stanford
Malik Reneau, Miami
Thijs De Ridder, Virginia

SECOND TEAM
Boopie Miller, SMU
Juke Harris, Wake Forest
Henri Veesaar, North Carolina
Tre Donaldson, Miami
Ryan Conwell, Louisville

THIRD TEAM
Isaiah Evans, Duke
Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville
Quadir Copeland, NC State
Robert McCray V, Florida State
Dai Dai Ames, California

HONORABLE MENTION
Jaron Pierre Jr., SMU
Donnie Freeman, Syracuse
RJ Godfrey, Clemson
Amani Hansberry, Virginia Tech
Seth Trimble, North Carolina
Patrick Ngongba II, Duke
Justin Pippen, California
Darrion Williams, NC State
Jalen Haralson, Notre Dame
B.J. Edwards, SMU

The rest of the ACC honors can be found by clicking this link.

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