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North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball freshman Caleb Wilson may have had the highlight of the night despite the team’s 74-58 loss to the Michigan State Spartans on Thursday night.
The two teams squared off in the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Off the bat, Wilson got the crowd roaring.
Early in the first, Wilson picked up a loose ball after Spartans gave it away. He dribbled all the way down to the other side of the court and dunked on Michigan State’s 6-foot-11 center Carson Cooper.
Wilson’s dunk was two of his 18 points in 33 minutes. He added two steals and seven rebounds.
The 6-foot-10 Atlanta native was the 2025 Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Georgia and a Naismith Trophy semifinalist. He was also selected to play in the McDonald’

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