5-star wing Caleb Wilson schedules visit to Kentucky

A five-star wing who draws comparisons to Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum has scheduled a visit to the University of Kentucky. Caleb Wilson, the No. 3 overall prospect in the latest 2025 On3 150, will make the trip to Lexington on October 14.

Travis Graf of MADE Hoops and Cats Illustrated was the first to break the news.

Wilson, a 6-foot-9 forward out of Atlanta, GA, averaged 16.9 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per contest in the 17U Peach Invitational (P.I.T) at Peach Jam. Before that, he put up per-game averages of 14.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 blocks during the EYBL regular season.

He received an offer from Kentucky back on June 29, followed by one from Duke on July 11 and USC on July 19. The five-star prospect previously took an unofficial to Georgia Tech and has scheduled visits to Alabama on September 9 and Tennessee on September 29.

“It’s been really fun, but also humbling, in my opinion. I feel like schools coming at me like Kentucky, Duke, UNC, those guys being interested in me really puts a target on my back,” he said of his recruitment at Peach Jam. “So I feel like I’m happy about it and very appreciative I got those offers, but it really just makes me want to go harder. Now I’ve got to produce. I’ve got to be one of the best, if not the best player in the country.”

Kentucky offer and interest

At the time, he said the offer from John Calipari and the Wildcats was one that took him by surprise after following the program closely as a kid.

“Kentucky caught me off guard because that’s a huge school, it’s an SEC school in a physical conference. That was a pretty big one, that was a shocker,” Wilson said. “I’ve been talking to Chin Coleman, then after NBPA Top 100 Camp, I got on the phone with John Calipari. That’s when he offered me.

“I watched them a lot, I grew up watching a lot of college basketball because that’s where I’m gonna go next. I like how he uses his players, he trusts them. Of course he has a system, but he still allows his players to play free within that system.”

What is the five-star prospect looking for in a school when it comes time to make a decision?

“What I’m looking for in a school is a coaching staff that believes in me. A coaching staff that has put people where I want to go,” he said. “I like coaching staffs that can mold me into an NBA player. If you have a record of putting players like me in the NBA, I’m definitely intrigued with your school.”

Now it’s time to find out if Kentucky is that school. It starts with a visit in October.