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Art Chansky\u2019s Sports Notebook is presented by The Casual Pint. YOUR place for delicious pub food paired with local beer. Choose among 35 rotating taps and 200+ beers in the cooler.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s hope UNC\u2019s next top 10 recruit is better than the last.<\/p>\n The buzz is slowly growing about Caleb Wilson, who is a consensus top 10 recruit from the high school class of 2025. The wiry 6-9 flex forward with the 7-foot wingspan continues to show off his skills in UNC\u2019s preseason practices, especially on the defensive end where he can guard players from the perimeter to under the basket.<\/p>\n He blocked 2.5 shots per game during the summer all-star circuit and will likely team with 7-foot Arizona transfer Henri Veesaar<\/a> in the paint if their skills can complement each other. Veesaar is also a rim protector and lob receiver, but his foot speed and shooting range aren\u2019t 5-star caliber.<\/p>\n According to reports, Wilson is still growing but needs to put on some bulk in the upper body to tangle with rival big men in the ACC and beyond in another difficult schedule for the Tar Heels.<\/p>\n His mobility is his strength right now and Wilson is capable of making offensive and defensive plays that will happen so quickly much of the audience will miss some spectacular moves. But he is a solid top 10 freshman \u2013 ranked No. 5 by ESPN to No. 9 by CBS Sports.<\/p>\n Where and how Hubert Davis plays Wilson remains to be seen, as Carolina has to remake its roster for the second time in three years. The Heels lost nine players off the team and are bringing in as many if 6-5 Luka Bogavac clears all the foreign protocols.<\/p>\n The third big man is Alabama transfer Jarin Stevenson,<\/a> the 6-10 Pittsboro product and 5-star prep recruit who played two years at Alabama before returning to his home state. Stevenson has a versatile game with 3-point shooting skills when he moves away from the basket. So there is flexibility around the three bigs.<\/p>\n Last year\u2019s top recruit was Ian Jackson who was a slam dunk 5-star and projected first-round NBA draft pick before his uneven freshman year began. Despite one hot streak in the middle of the season, Jackson did not live up to his hype and wound up transferring to St. John\u2019s and will play in his hometown of New York City as a sophomore.<\/p>\n Jackson became an enigma who was a streak shooter from outside and at 6-4 never developed as a man-to-man defender. He lost playing time when fellow freshman Drake Powell moved onto the perimeter and showed off enough athleticism and basketball potential to enter the NBA Draft and be selected with the 22nd pick.<\/a><\/p>\n Wilson is also tabbed as a probable one-and-done and needs to fill out his frame without exposing too much of his game to also slip in the mock draft. He has a soft touch around the basket but enters college as an inconsistent outside shooter, which will create another chemistry challenge for Davis who must put the rotation together better than a year ago.<\/p>\n https:\/\/chapelboroaudio.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/2025\/07%20-%20July\/18\/Art%27s%20Notebook%20071825%20-%20FINAL.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured image via UNC Basketball on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n Chapelboro.com<\/a>\u00a0does not charge subscription fees, and you can\u00a0directly support our efforts in local journalism\u00a0here<\/a>. Want more of what you see on Chapelboro? 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<\/a><\/p>\nArt Chansky is a veteran journalist who has written ten books, including best-sellers\u00a0\u201cGame Changers,\u201d \u201cBlue Bloods,\u201d and \u201cThe Dean\u2019s List.\u201d He has contributed to WCHL for decades, having made his first appearance as a student in 1971. His\u00a0\u201cSports Notebook\u201d commentary airs daily on the 97.9 The Hill WCHL and his \u201cArt\u2019s Angle\u201d opinion column runs weekly on Chapelboro.<\/p>\n