List of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball recruiting history

This page 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 a lot of success in recruiting due to its rich tradition, excellent facilities, and rabid fan support.

Key

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

Year	Player	Position	Hometown	Prep	24/7	Tenure	Notes
2010	Jones, TerrenceTerrence Jones*	F	Portland, Oregon	Jefferson	–	2011–12	1st round NBA draft pick (2012) First-team All-SEC (2011) McDonald's All-American (2010)
	Kanter, EnesEnes Kanter	F	Istanbul, TUR	Stoneridge Prep	–	2011	1st round NBA draft pick (2011)
	Knight, BrandonBrandon Knight*	G	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Pine Crest	–	2011	1st round NBA Draft (2011) First-team All-SEC (2011) McDonald's All-American (2010)
	Lamb, DoronDoron Lamb*	G	Queens, NY	Oak Hill	–	2011–12	2nd round NBA Draft (2012) McDonald's All-American (2011)
	Poole, StaceyStacey Poole	G	Jacksonville, FL	Providence		2011	—
	Vargas, EloyEloy Vargas	F	Moca, DR	Miami Dade College		2011−12	—
2011	Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis*	F	Chicago, IL	Perspectives Charter	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)
	Kidd-Gilchrist, MichaelMichael Kidd-Gilchrist*	F	Elizabeth, NJ	St. Patrick	2	2012	#2 NBA draft pick (2012) Consensus Second Team All-American (2012) First-team All-SEC (2012) McDonald's All-American (2011)
	Teague, MarquisMarquis Teague*	G	Indianapolis, IN	Pike	6	2012	1st round NBA Draft (2012) McDonald's All-American (2011)
	Wiltjer, KyleKyle Wiltjer*	F	Portland, OR	Jesuit	21	2012–13	McDonald's All-American (2011)
2012	Cauley-Stein, WillieWillie Cauley-Stein	F	Olathe, KS	Olathe Northwest	47	2013–15	Consensus First Team All-American (2015) NABC Defensive Player of the Year (2015) First-team All-SEC (2015)
	Goodwin, ArchieArchie Goodwin*	G	Little Rock, AR	Sylvan Hills High	18	2013	1st round NBA Draft (2013) McDonald's All-American (2012)
	Noel, NerlensNerlens Noel	F	Everett, MA	Tilton School	1	2013	1st round NBA Draft (2013) First-team All-SEC (2013)
	Poythress, AlexAlex Poythress*	F	Clarksville, TN	Northeast	7	2013–	McDonald's All-American (2012)
2013	Harrison, AaronAaron Harrison*	G	Richmond, TX	Travis	5	2014–15	Second-team All-SEC (2015) McDonald's All-American (2013)
	Harrison, AndrewAndrew Harrison*	G	Richmond, TX	Travis	3	2014–15	McDonald's All-American (2013)
	Hawkins, DominiqueDominique Hawkins	G	Richmond, KY	Madison Central	153	2014–	—
	Johnson, DakariDakari Johnson*	G	Brooklyn, NY	Montverde	8	2014–15	McDonald's All-American (2013)
	Lee, MarcusMarcus Lee*	G	Antioch, CA	Deer Valley	14	2014–	McDonald's All-American (2013)
	Randle, JuliusJulius Randle*	F	Dallas, TX	Prestonwood Christian	2	2014	1st round NBA Draft (2014) First-team All-SEC (2014) McDonald's All-American (2013)
	Willis, DerekDerek Willis	F	Mount Washington, KY	Bullitt East	59	2014–	—
	Young, JamesJames Young*	F	Rochester, MI	Rochester	10	2014	1st round NBA Draft (2014) Second-team All-SEC (2014) McDonald's All-American (2013)
2014	Booker, DevinDevin Booker*	G	Moss Point, MS	Moss Point		2015	Second-team All-SEC (2015) McDonald's All-American (2014)
	Lyles, TreyTrey Lyles*	G	Indianapolis, IN	Arsenal Tech		2015	McDonald's All-American (2014)
	Towns, Karl-AnthonyKarl-Anthony Towns*	F/C	Piscataway, NJ	St. Joseph		2015	Consensus Second Team All-American (2015) First-team All-SEC (2015) McDonald's All-American (2014)
	Ulis, TylerTyler Ulis*	G	Lima, OH	Marian Catholic		2015–	McDonald's All-American (2014)

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)

Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Georgetown College (historical) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana

People	Head coaches Honored players Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history

Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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