Caleb Wilson broke UNC men’s basketball’s drought of first round NBA Draft picks on Tuesday night, as he was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the fourth overall pick.
Wilson, who attended the NBA Draft show in New York City, is headed to the pros after putting up a historically productive season with the Tar Heels before a pair of hand injuries ended his lone year in the program. But the Georgia native is a fan favorite thanks to his on-court talent and off-court charm. Once his name was called by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the official UNC and Chicago Bulls accounts shared the selection alongside sports outlets.
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From North Carolina…
Welcome to Chicago, Caleb Wilson! pic.twitter.com/mM21OQ0iw1
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) June 24, 2026
It was always Caleb Wilson. pic.twitter.com/CylS3TrqxQ
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) June 24, 2026
A NEW ERA IN CHICAGO‼️
Caleb Wilson is heading to the Bulls with the fourth pick in the NBA draft ? pic.twitter.com/rKmkjVXO3E
— ESPN (@espn) June 24, 2026
UNC PHENOM CALEB WILSON TO THE BULLS ?
Freak athlete. Insane upside. Chicago just got a force. pic.twitter.com/ISRZOOegQZ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 24, 2026
While he shared several messages to Bulls fans on Tuesday night, Wilson shared a photo from his childhood with a message to the Chicago faithful as a sign of his excitement. Both before and following his selection, the star UNC freshman also shared a few messages to Carolina fans too.
SEE RED! ?? pic.twitter.com/fDBz97mRsJ
— Caleb Wilson (@CalebWilson2025) June 24, 2026
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Tar Heels fans and fan accounts on social media shared their excitement and appreciation for Wilson, while several Chicago fans did too — with many making connections to other UNC greats to play for the Bulls and the fact that Wilson shares a first name with the Chicago Bears star quarterback, Caleb Williams.
Here are some of the highlights from social media on Tuesday night reacting to Wilson’s draft pick:
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Really fascinated to see how he pans out. He’s the best freshman we had in years, he’s the hardest worker we’ve had, one of the best teammates, incredibly competitive and the best athlete. Outside of that who knows but I’ll take all that every day. t.co/yknBHC4Ns2
— kang (@jaycaspiankang) June 24, 2026
Caleb Wilson rocks, he was statistically dominant at a young age even with some holes in his game. I became convinced he has the right mentality to continue to improve while reporting out this story. Check it out:
— Ricky O'Donnell (@rickyodonn.bsky.social) 2026-06-24T00:33:05.484Z
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Hubert Davis is with Caleb Wilson and his family at the NBA Draft ?#NBADraft pic.twitter.com/7pgXO2YAgV
— Tar Heels HQ (@TarHeelsHQ) June 23, 2026
? WE HAVE A HUBERT DAVIS SIGHTING ? pic.twitter.com/QV5Eqc9omb
— HubertsBurner (@UNCballTalk) June 24, 2026
Pretty cool that Caleb Wilson invited former UNC coach Hubert Davis to attend the NBA Draft in person with him. Not every prospect would've done that.
Shows the relationship that Davis and Wilson had, and will continue to.
— Brendan Marks (@BrendanRMarks) June 23, 2026
So happy for Caleb and so glad Coach Davis was there for him! ??? t.co/9zNvU0lXzo
— Amy Can’t Cook (@amynoelle24) June 24, 2026
We’re so proud. ??? t.co/uavCjhvb0N
— Vαℓαrie ♛ (@LeeenaBellle87) June 24, 2026
Only cried a little bit seeing Caleb get drafted. Less than I did when he broke his thumb. Happy tears this time. Mostly.
— Elizabeth Carroll (@3beth11) June 24, 2026
Still can’t believe that his last game was against Miami go be great goat ?? pic.twitter.com/PQgJuaa9Hj
— TarHeelTyler (@TarHeelMBB) June 24, 2026
Caleb Wilson era is going to be awesome. Steal of the draft. We’re collecting all the Calebs
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) June 24, 2026
So in Chicago if you say Caleb that usually means Caleb Williams so for Caleb Wilson is that like a Caleb W² situation or how is this officially being handled so I can get on board
— Claire Watkins (@scoutripley.bsky.social) 2026-06-24T00:33:44.349Z
The amount of times Caleb Wilson is going to be called Caleb Williams and vice versa on Chicago sports talk radio is going to be off the charts. It will be glorious
— Kyle Thele (@thele.bsky.social) 2026-06-24T01:46:28.966Z
Folks like to point out that North Carolina went 20 years between top-5 NBA Draft picks.
During that “drought”, the Tar Heels won 2 national titles and reached 5 Final Fours.
— Bryan Ives (@awaytoworthy) June 24, 2026
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