List of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball recruiting history
This article contains a list of recruiting classes for the Kentucky Wildcats. Since the turn of the millennium in 2000, several publications and websites have devoted their focus towards the analysis, projection, and ranking of college prospects in various sports. Sites such as Rivals.com, Scouts Inc., and 247Sports.com have primarily focused on basketball and football prospects. Kentucky has had much success in recruiting due to its rich tradition, excellent facilities, and rabid fan support.
Key[edit]
F | Forward | C | Center | G | Guard |
* | Selected to an all-star game (Jordan Brand Classic, McDonald's All-American Game) | ||||
Selected to a postseason team (All-American, All-SEC) | |||||
Selected in the NBA Draft |
Classes[edit]
Year | Player | Position | Hometown | Prep | RSCI Consensus
Ranking[1] |
Tenure | NBA Draft | Notes |
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2010 | Terrence Jones* | F | Portland, Oregon | Jefferson | 11 | 2011–12 | #18, 2012 | 1st round NBA draft pick (2012) First-team All-SEC (2011) McDonald's All-American (2010) |
Enes Kanter | F | Istanbul, TUR | Stoneridge Prep | 7 | 2011 | #3, 2011 | 1st round NBA draft pick (2011) | |
Brandon Knight* | G | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Pine Crest | 4 | 2011 | #8, 2011 | 1st round NBA Draft (2011) First-team All-SEC (2011) McDonald's All-American (2010) | |
Doron Lamb* | G | Queens, NY | Oak Hill | 26 | 2011–12 | #42, 2012 | 2nd round NBA Draft (2012) McDonald's All-American (2011) | |
Stacey Poole | G | Jacksonville, FL | Providence | 2011 | — | |||
Eloy Vargas | F | Moca, DR | Miami Dade College | 2011−12 | — | |||
2011 | Anthony Davis* | F | Chicago, IL | Perspectives Charter | 1 | 2012 | #1, 2012 | #1 NBA draft pick (2012) Consensus national player of the year (2012) Consensus First Team All-American (2012) NCAA Tournament MOP (2012) NABC Defensive Player of the Year (2012) First-team All-SEC (2012) McDonald's All-American (2011) |
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist* | F | Elizabeth, NJ | St. Patrick | 3 | 2012 | #2, 2012 | #2 NBA draft pick (2012) Consensus Second Team All-American (2012) First-team All-SEC (2012) McDonald's All-American (2011) | |
Marquis Teague* | G | Indianapolis, IN | Pike | 7 | 2012 | #29, 2012 | 1st round NBA Draft (2012) McDonald's All-American (2011) | |
Kyle Wiltjer* | F | Portland, OR | Jesuit | 19 | 2012–13 | McDonald's All-American (2011) | ||
2012 | Willie Cauley-Stein | F | Olathe, KS | Olathe Northwest | 39 | 2013–15 | #6, 2015 | Consensus First Team All-American (2015) NABC Defensive Player of the Year (2015) First-team All-SEC (2015) |
Archie Goodwin* | G | Little Rock, AR | Sylvan Hills High | 10 | 2013 | #29, 2013 | 1st round NBA Draft (2013) McDonald's All-American (2012) | |
Nerlens Noel | F | Everett, MA | Tilton School | 1 | 2013 | #6, 2013 | 1st round NBA Draft (2013) First-team All-SEC (2013) | |
Alex Poythress* | F | Clarksville, TN | Northeast | 8 | 2013– | McDonald's All-American (2012) | ||
2013 | Aaron Harrison* | G | Richmond, TX | Travis | 6 | 2014–15 | Second-team All-SEC (2015) McDonald's All-American (2013) | |
Andrew Harrison* | G | Richmond, TX | Travis | 5 | 2014–15 | #44, 2015 | McDonald's All-American (2013) | |
Dominique Hawkins | G | Richmond, KY | Madison Central | 2014– | — | |||
Dakari Johnson* | G | Brooklyn, NY | Montverde | 9 | 2014–15 | #48, 2015 | McDonald's All-American (2013) | |
Marcus Lee* | G | Antioch, CA | Deer Valley | 18 | 2014–16 | McDonald's All-American (2013) | ||
Julius Randle* | F | Dallas, TX | Prestonwood Christian | 2 | 2014 | #7, 2014 | 1st round NBA Draft (2014) First-team All-SEC (2014) McDonald's All-American (2013) | |
Derek Willis | F | Mount Washington, KY | Bullitt East | 2014– | — | |||
James Young* | F | Rochester, MI | Rochester | 9 | 2014 | #17, 2014 | 1st round NBA Draft (2014) Second-team All-SEC (2014) McDonald's All-American (2013) | |
2014 | Devin Booker* | G | Moss Point, MS | Moss Point | 23 | 2015 | #13, 2015 | Second-team All-SEC (2015) McDonald's All-American (2014) |
Trey Lyles* | G | Indianapolis, IN | Arsenal Tech | 12 | 2015 | #12, 2015 | McDonald's All-American (2014) | |
Karl-Anthony Towns* | F/C | Piscataway, NJ | St. Joseph | 5 | 2015 | #1, 2015 | Consensus Second Team All-American (2015) First-team All-SEC (2015) McDonald's All-American (2014) | |
Tyler Ulis* | G | Lima, OH | Marian Catholic | 18 | 2015–2016 | #34, 2016 | McDonald's All-American (2014)
First-team All-SEC (2016) Consensus First Team All-American (2016) | |
2015 | Skal Labissière | F | Memphis, TN | 2 | 2016 | #28, 2016 | ||
Isaiah Briscoe* | G | Newark, NJ | 11 | 2016-17 | McDonald's All-American (2015) | |||
Charles Matthews | G | Chicago, IL | 50 | 2016 | ||||
Jamal Murray | G | Ontario, Canada | 71 | 2016 | #7, 2016 | First-team All-SEC (2016) | ||
2016 | De'Aaron Fox* | G | Katy, TX | 6 | 2017 | #5, 2017 | McDonald's All-American (2016)
First-team All-SEC (2017) | |
Bam Adebayo* | F | High Point, NC | 8 | 2017 | #14, 2017 | McDonald's All-American (2016)
Second-team All-SEC (2017) | ||
Malik Monk* | G | Bentonville, AR | 9 | 2017 | #11, 2017 | McDonald's All-American (2016)
First-team All-SEC (2017) Consensus Second Team All-American (2017) | ||
Wenyen Gabriel | F | Manchester, NH | 13 | 2017- | ||||
Sacha Kelleya-Jones* | F | Chapel Hill, NC | 21 | 2017- | McDonald's All-American (2016) | |||
2017 | Kevin Knox* | F | Tampa, FL | 10 | 2018 | #9 2018 | McDonald's All-American (2017)
First-team All-SEC (2018) | |
Jarred Vanderbilt* | F | Houston, TX | 13 | 2018 | #41 2018 | McDonald's All-American (2017) | ||
P.J. Washington* | F | Henderson, NV | 14 | 2018- | McDonald's All-American (2017) | |||
Nick Richards* | C | Elizabeth, NJ | 18 | 2018- | McDonald's All-American (2017) | |||
Quade Green* | G | Philadelphia, PA | 23 | 2018- | McDonald's All-American (2017) | |||
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | G | Chattanooga, TN | 30 | 2018 | #11 2018 | Second-team All-SEC (2018) | ||
Hamidou Diallo | G | Putnam, CT | 46 | 2018 | #45 2018 | |||
Jemari Baker | G | Corona, CA | 72 | 2018- | ||||
2018 | Ashton Hagans | G | Covington, GA | 14 | 2018– | |||
Tyler Herro* | G | Milwaukee, WI | 35 | 2018 | #13 2019 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Basketball Reference Recruit Rankings". Basketball Reference. October 3, 2018.
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