Five-Star Plus+ PF Caleb Wilson says blue bloods are among those pursuing him the hardest

Caleb Wilson is the No. 3 player in the 2025 On3 150. The 6-foot-9 forward from Atlanta (GA) Holy Innocents Episcopal averaged 15.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks playing up for the Georgia Stars this summer on Nike’s EYBL Circuit.

“I’m a playmaker, someone who will help his team win on offense and on defense,” Wilson told On3. 

On3 caught up with five-star Caleb Wilson at the recent Under Armour Elite 24 came to get updated on his recruitment.

“I’m feeling a lot of love from Tennessee and Kentucky right now,” Wilson said. “They’re constantly reaching out. Indiana has been in contact, too, I’ll probably take a visit there. To be honest, though, I haven’t really thought too much about any visits yet. I’ll probably start looking more into schools for visits here in a bit. But on the blue blood side, Kentucky and UNC are sticking out. I like Tennessee a lot, Alabama, and Georgia Tech.”

Wilson talks ‘blue bloods’

Kentucky: “They tell me that I’m a player they think they can develop, and that will help them win. They think my game would fit in well playing with a lot of other star players like they have. They allow their players, really their bigger guys, to be more versatile. Players like Anthony Davis and Karl Anthony Towns, bigger guys who can do a lot of different things.”

UNC: “My relationship with them has been good. They came to see me play a lot, and I see they have an interest in me. I’ve talked to every coach on their coaching staff, and I feel like we’re growing a bond. They play with a lot of freedom, and I’m the type of player that doesn’t need a set to get me going. That freedom they give, I think, will allow me to do a lot of the things that I do.”

Wilson breaks down recruitment

Georgia Tech: “Academically, I’m a good student, so the academic side, there is something I’m looking into. And my mom, she’s really looking into that. Their coach, Damon Stoudamire, used to coach with the Celtics. When I went on an unofficial visit there a couple of months ago, he compared my games and my film with Jayson Tatum. He put our film side by side and showed us the comparison at the same age.”

Indiana: “I like their coach. Coach (Mike) Woodson is a former NBA Coach. I want to take from and learn from the people who have been where I want to go.”

Alabama: “Coach (Nate) Oats really seems to believe in me. There’s nothing there right now that really sticks out too much about them other than that. Oh, I did really like how they used Brandon Miller last year. I like how they incorporated his game into the pick-and-roll a lot last year. I liked how they did that, I think that’s important because that is a lot of what he is going to be doing at the next level.”

Tennessee: “They compare me to Kevin Durant; you know Rick Barnes coached him at Texas. Coach tells me that I’m a lot like him, I can handle the ball, and I can play make, which helps teams win. I haven’t been able to watch a lot of them yet, but I plan to this year. Part of what I’m talking to these schools about is which guy I can watch that looks like me. So I’ll be watching them a lot this year.”

G-League and NBL Conversations?

“I have not talked to anyone from there yet,” Caleb Wilson said. “I know they’ve come to watch me play thought. We’ve talked a little bit about that option but haven’t really gotten too far into it because it has to come first. But we’ve talked some about it.”

At the end of the day for Wilson…

“I want to go somewhere that has a good fan base and atmosphere,” Wilson said. “I’ll want to play for a coach that believes in me and a program that has a culture. A culture of winning and a culture of getting better every day. I want to have good players around me and coached really hard so that wherever I go, I’m going to grow.”