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Wilson Named ACC Co-Rookie Of The Week
February 9, 2026 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—North Carolina forward is the ACC Co-Rookie of the Week, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Monday.
Wilson wins the award for a third time this season after his stellar performances in wins over Syracuse and Duke last week in Chapel Hill.
He is the first Tar Heel to be ACC Rookie of the Week three times since Coby White won it five times in 2018-19.
Caleb Wilson, Fr., F, North Carolina (Atlanta, Georgia)
• Wilson averaged 22.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in Carolina's home wins over Syracuse and No. 4 Duke.
• Led the Tar Heels in scoring for the 16th and 17th times this season.
• Went 10-for-13 (both season highs) from the free-throw line and scored 23 points in the win over the Orange.
• Scored 17 of his 22 points against Duke in the first half, as he outscored the rest of the UNC team in the half (the first time a Tar Heel has done that in two seasons). It was his fifth-straight 20-point game.
• Finished 8-for-12 from the floor, 6-for-6 from the line, had two assists, no turnovers, a block and two steals against the Blue Devils.
• Extended his UNC freshman records for consecutive games scoring in double figures to begin a career to 23 and most 20-point games to 17.
2025-26 ACC Players of the Week
Nov. 10 – Caleb Wilson, Fr., F, North Carolina; Neoklis Avdalas, Fr., G, Virginia Tech
Nov. 17 – Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke; Mikel Brown Jr., Fr., G, Louisville
Nov. 24 – B.J. Edwards, Sr., G, SMU
Dec. 1 – Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke
Dec. 8 – Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke
Dec. 15 – Myles Colvin, Jr., G, Wake Forest
Dec. 22 – Paul McNeil Jr., So., G, NC State
Dec. 29 – B.J. Edwards, Sr., G, SMU
Jan. 5 – Boopie Miller, Sr., G, SMU
Jan. 12 – Tre Donaldson, Sr., G, Miami
Jan. 19 – Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke
Jan. 26 – B.J. Edwards, Sr., G, SMU
Feb. 2 – Thijs De Ridder, Fr., F, Virginia
Feb. 9 – Quadir Copeland, Sr., G, NC State
2025-26 ACC Rookie of the Week
Nov. 10 – Caleb Wilson, F, North Carolina; Neoklis Avdalas, G, Virginia Tech
Nov. 17 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke; Mikel Brown Jr., G, Louisville
Nov. 24 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Dec. 1 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Dec. 8 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Dec. 15 – Neoklis Avdalas, G, Virginia Tech
Dec. 22 – Caleb Wilson, F, North Carolina
Dec. 29 – Ebuka Okorie, G, Stanford
Jan. 5 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Jan. 12 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Jan. 19 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Jan. 26 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Feb. 2 – Thijs De Ridder, Fr., F, Virginia
Feb. 9 – Caleb Wilson, F, North Carolina; Ebuka Okorie, G, Stanford
Wilson wins the award for a third time this season after his stellar performances in wins over Syracuse and Duke last week in Chapel Hill.
He is the first Tar Heel to be ACC Rookie of the Week three times since Coby White won it five times in 2018-19.
Caleb Wilson, Fr., F, North Carolina (Atlanta, Georgia)
• Wilson averaged 22.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in Carolina's home wins over Syracuse and No. 4 Duke.
• Led the Tar Heels in scoring for the 16th and 17th times this season.
• Went 10-for-13 (both season highs) from the free-throw line and scored 23 points in the win over the Orange.
• Scored 17 of his 22 points against Duke in the first half, as he outscored the rest of the UNC team in the half (the first time a Tar Heel has done that in two seasons). It was his fifth-straight 20-point game.
• Finished 8-for-12 from the floor, 6-for-6 from the line, had two assists, no turnovers, a block and two steals against the Blue Devils.
• Extended his UNC freshman records for consecutive games scoring in double figures to begin a career to 23 and most 20-point games to 17.
2025-26 ACC Players of the Week
Nov. 10 – Caleb Wilson, Fr., F, North Carolina; Neoklis Avdalas, Fr., G, Virginia Tech
Nov. 17 – Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke; Mikel Brown Jr., Fr., G, Louisville
Nov. 24 – B.J. Edwards, Sr., G, SMU
Dec. 1 – Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke
Dec. 8 – Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke
Dec. 15 – Myles Colvin, Jr., G, Wake Forest
Dec. 22 – Paul McNeil Jr., So., G, NC State
Dec. 29 – B.J. Edwards, Sr., G, SMU
Jan. 5 – Boopie Miller, Sr., G, SMU
Jan. 12 – Tre Donaldson, Sr., G, Miami
Jan. 19 – Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke
Jan. 26 – B.J. Edwards, Sr., G, SMU
Feb. 2 – Thijs De Ridder, Fr., F, Virginia
Feb. 9 – Quadir Copeland, Sr., G, NC State
2025-26 ACC Rookie of the Week
Nov. 10 – Caleb Wilson, F, North Carolina; Neoklis Avdalas, G, Virginia Tech
Nov. 17 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke; Mikel Brown Jr., G, Louisville
Nov. 24 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Dec. 1 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Dec. 8 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Dec. 15 – Neoklis Avdalas, G, Virginia Tech
Dec. 22 – Caleb Wilson, F, North Carolina
Dec. 29 – Ebuka Okorie, G, Stanford
Jan. 5 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Jan. 12 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Jan. 19 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Jan. 26 – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Feb. 2 – Thijs De Ridder, Fr., F, Virginia
Feb. 9 – Caleb Wilson, F, North Carolina; Ebuka Okorie, G, Stanford
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