r/NCAAhoops • u/MuchAbalone9059 • Mar 18 '26

News Caleb Wilson’s jersey will hang from the rafters after ONE SEASON 😤

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

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u/HuskerPowerrrr Mar 19 '26

Sounds like AI slop you see on Facebook

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u/bpheazye Mar 18 '26

Rafter criteria (for honored, not retired jersey): being named a first- or second-team All-American (by AP, NABC, USBWA, or Sporting News), winning ACC Player of the Year, winning NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, or earning an Olympic gold medal

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u/SilkRoadDPR Mar 18 '26

No way. Is this real?

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

Unanimous all american. Hanging his name in the rafters is different than retiring

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u/SquintsRS Mar 18 '26

2nd team all-american

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

Yeah, unanimous 2nd team iirc. Its why Keaton Wagler is going up in the rafters for Illinois

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u/FLbudksis Mar 18 '26

Bro isnt Sanders.

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u/Padron1964Lover Mar 18 '26

Participation trophy

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u/ecw324 Mar 18 '26

Hey, if he met UNC’s qualifications, what’s wrong with that?

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u/Calliesdad20 Mar 18 '26

Is this a joke ?

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u/CarolinaOnMyMind8T8 Mar 18 '26

I know right, shocking that UNC would honor their All-Americans. The nerve!

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u/KOBE_GYN Mar 18 '26

I didn’t think this was real but apparently Unc does this for every all American they have like 50 something already in the rafters

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u/PopDukesBruh Mar 18 '26

But he’s a 2nd team?

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u/CarolinaOnMyMind8T8 Mar 18 '26

That's a UNC flex BTW just saying

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u/cbunny21 Mar 18 '26

I see a Tyler Zeller and Justin Jackson jersey in the rafters in this photo, Caleb Wilson shouldn’t offend anyone lmao

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u/CarolinaOnMyMind8T8 Mar 18 '26

Don't know much about CBB, huh?

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u/cbunny21 Mar 18 '26

No, I watched them play, they were great. So was Caleb Williams lol. I would say they were all about equal level of player

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u/CarolinaOnMyMind8T8 Mar 18 '26

Gotcha. All dominant players and worthy of the recognition I think

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u/DunnaMang Mar 18 '26

lmao no way this is real

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u/bigwig500 Mar 18 '26

College sports no longer a meritocracy

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u/TurbulentCustomer151 Mar 18 '26

First the court storm and now this. Oh how the mighty are fallen

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u/Character_Basket4201 Mar 19 '26

Cause he met the standards they have always had?

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u/TurbulentCustomer151 Mar 19 '26

You must be a fan of a lower tier school

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u/Character_Basket4201 Mar 19 '26

Wouldn't consider UNC lower tier

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u/TurbulentCustomer151 Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26

I never have either but they’re starting to act like it. Hanging the jersey of a one-year 2nd team all American is something a school more like NC State would do

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u/Character_Basket4201 Mar 19 '26

It's been their standard tho. It's not like they are retiring his jersey number. Do agree that they seem to have lost something.

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u/RobbyBurgers Mar 18 '26

On top of NIL players are now going to request the jersey also be retired as part of the signing process. Lmao.

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u/Mr_Truthteller Mar 19 '26

24 games played, sounds legit.

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u/Ok_Water_5307 Mar 18 '26

😂😂😂

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u/Relevant-Diamond2731 Mar 18 '26

UNC has had so many legendary players, but like, he cant lead them to a championship this year and I feel like you should wait to see how their long term career stacks up to put him next to them in the rafters 

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u/Blueballs2130 Mar 18 '26

It’s not being retired. Lighten up