CJ Wilcher

Height:
6-5
Weight:
210
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Plainfield, N.J.
High School:
Roselle Catholic

2024-25 (Graduate)
Was easily the Aggies’ most accurate 3-point shooter, connecting on 40.6% of his long-range shots … Ranked No. 6 in the SEC in 3-point % among players with at least 100 attempts from beyond the arc for the full season … Also No. 6 in league play at 44.0 among players with at least 50 3FGA … Came off the bench in all 34 games while averaging 10.4 minutes per game … Hit 43-of-106 treys, which was the second-most on the team … Scored 147 points (4.3/G) with three double-digit scoring efforts … Scored a season-high 14 points, with four 3-pointers, against ACU (12/28) … also hit four treys vs. Vanderbilt (2/26).

2023-24 (Junior at Nebraska)

Emerged as one of the Big Ten’s best sixth men in 2023-24 … Ranked No. 3 in the Big Ten with 236 points off the bench ... For the full season, Wilcher averaged 7.7 points per game on 45 percent shooting, including 39 percent from 3-point range, and 94 percent from the line ... Had 12 double-figure efforts including a career-high 22-point effort with career-best five 3-pointers in the OT win over No. 6 Wisconsin (2/1) … Contributed 16 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and 5-of-5 from the line in the Huskers’ upset of No. 1 Purdue (1/9) … Nebraska posted an 8-2 record when Wilcher reached double-digit points … Averaged 10.0 points in five games against AP Top 25 teams and was perfect from the line in those contests … Averaged a team-high 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 assist per game in the Huskers' trip to Spain while shooting 53 percent from the field and 38 percent from 3-point range ... Was in double figures in all three games, including an 18-point, 10-rebound effort in Madrid.

2022-23 (Sophomore at Nebraska)

Wilcher was a mainstay in the Husker rotation as a sophomore, as he was one of three Huskers to appear in all 32 games, including 24 starts … Averaged 8.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, ranking second on the team with 42 3-pointers… Wilcher totaled 10 double-figure games, highlighted by a career-high 22 points at No. 14 Indiana (12/7) … Provided a spark during the early portion of the season with five double-figure efforts in his first 11 contests, including a pair of 20-point efforts and a 15-point effort in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff … Wilcher started NU’s first 18 contests before moving back to the bench in mid-January, a spot he thrived in during the 2021-22 season.

2021-22 (Freshman at Nebraska)

Wilcher became one of the Big Ten's top scoring reserves, averaging 8.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game as the Huskers' sixth man … Paced NU in 3-pointers (52) and 3-point percentage (.406), while he also shot 43 percent from long range in Big Ten play … Appeared in all 32 games, including a pair of starts, as he saw action on the wing and in the frontcourt when NU was forced to go to a four-guard lineup … Totaled 13 double-figure efforts, while five of his top seven scoring games came against NCAA Tournament teams … Had a season-high 17 points including a season-high four 3-pointers against No. 18 Auburn (12/11) … He closed the year by playing some of his best basketball, shooting 60 percent from the floor, including 56 percent from 3-point range over his final five games when he averaged nearly 10 points per outing.

2020-21 (Xavier)

Wilcher played in 15 games for the Xavier Musketeers in 2020-21, averaging 3.3 points and 1.1 rebounds per game … Wilcher saw more action down the stretch, playing double-figure minutes in seven of his last nine contests, including more than 20 minutes per game over the Musketeers’ final four games … His best performance of the year came in his first collegiate start at Marquette, where he set season highs in points (10) and minutes (32).

High School

A four-star recruit coming out of high school by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals, Wilcher was ranked No. 81 by ESPN in the class of 2020 and was a top-150 recruit by all three major recruiting sites … Played for Dave Boff at Roselle Catholic as a senior, averaging 18.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game to earn first-team all-state honors … Had 50 3-pointers as a senior, highlighted by hitting six 3-pointers in a 59-58 win over Gill St. Bernard’s in the sectional championship … Starred for St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark during his sophomore and junior campaigns, averaging 18 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 2018-19 en route to a state runner-up finish … As a sophomore, he had 28 points, including five 3-pointers, in a 59-58 win over Blair Academy in the state championship game … Played AAU ball for both Team Rio and City Rocks on the EYBL Circuit … In the classroom, he was a member of the honor roll at Roselle Catholic.

Personal

Caleb Jefferson Wilcher is the son of Sergio and Kimberly Wilcher and was born on July 14, 2001, in Manhattan, N.Y. … Wilcher has three brothers (Sergio, Malik and Simeon) and one sister (Zoe) … His father played basketball at Morgan State … Simeon will be a sophomore on the St. John's basketball team in 2024-25 … Majored in human development and family science at Nebraska.