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2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 2
Record35–3 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky† 14 – 2   .875 35 – 3   .921
No. 21 Vanderbilt 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
No. 15 Tennessee 11 – 5   .688 28 – 9   .757
Florida 9 – 7   .563 21 – 13   .618
South Carolina 6 – 10   .375 15 – 16   .484
Georgia 5 – 11   .313 14 – 17   .452
West
Mississippi State 9 – 7   .563 24 – 12   .667
Mississippi 9 – 7   .563 24 – 11   .686
Arkansas 7 – 9   .438 14 – 18   .438
Alabama 6 – 10   .375 17 – 15   .531
Auburn 6 – 10   .375 15 – 17   .469
LSU 2 – 14   .125 11 – 20   .355
† 2010 SEC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the college basketball season of 2009–10. This season was the first of John Calipari's tenure as head coach; he accepted the position on March 31, 2009.

The Wildcats set several records this season. They became the first men's college basketball program to reach 2,000 wins by defeating the Drexel Dragons on December 21.[1] Coach Calipari set a record for the most consecutive wins for a first-year Kentucky basketball coach at 19–0, surpassing Adolph Rupp's previous mark of 11–0. Kentucky also extended their existing records for most wins all-time, SEC regular-season championships, SEC tournament championships, NCAA tournament berths, and NCAA tournament wins.

The team was briefly ranked #1 in both the ESPN/Coaches poll and AP poll, and posted the best record in the NCAA (35–3)[2] Off the court, Coach Calipari spearheaded an effort to raise money for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, yielding $1.5 million and a congratulatory call from President Barack Obama.[3][4]

Departures

2009-10 Kentucky departures
Jodie Meeks entered the NBA draft
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jared Carter 43 Center 7'2" 277 Senior Georgetown, Kentucky Graduated
Matt Scherbenske 2 Guard 6'0" 180 Junior Lexington, Kentucky Left team
Kevin Galloway 3 Guard 6'6" 215 Junior Sacramento, California Transferred
Michael Porter 13 Guard 6'3" 198 Junior Modesto, California Left Team
Jodie Meeks 23 Guard 6'4" 208 Junior Norcross, Georgia Entered 2009 NBA draft
Dwight Perry 30 Guard 6'0" 185 Junior Durham, North Carolina Left team
Matt Pilgrim 33 Forward 6'8" 225 Junior Cincinnati Transferred
A.J. Stewart 15 Forward 6'7" 225 Sophomore Jacksonville, Florida Transferred
Donald Williams 25 Guard 6'3" 205 Freshman Baton Rouge, Louisiana Transferred

Class of 2009 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Eric Bledsoe
G 		Birmingham, Alabama Parker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 6, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
DeMarcus Cousins
F 		Mobile, Alabama LeFlore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Apr 8, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Darnell Dodson
G/F 		Greenbelt, Maryland Miami-Dade CC 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 22, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Jon Hood
SG 		Madisonville, Kentucky Madisonville-North Hopkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 25, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Daniel Orton
C 		Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Bishop McGuinness 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Oct 12, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
John Wall
PG 		Raleigh, North Carolina Word of God 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) May 18, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1   Rivals: 1  ESPN: 1
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Kentucky 2009 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  • "2009 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 28, 2009.

Class of 2010 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Terrence Jones
SF 		Portland, Oregon Jefferson High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 19, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Enes Kanter
C 		Tarzana, California Stoneridge Prep 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Mar 23, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Brandon Knight
PG 		Fort Lauderdale, Florida Pine Crest School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 14, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Doron Lamb
G 		Brooklyn, New York Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 18, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Stacey Poole
G 		Jacksonville, Florida Providence School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 24, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Eloy Vargas
PF 		Hollywood, Florida Miami Dade College 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) May 16, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Darius Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So Mason County H.S. Maysville, Kentucky
F 3 Darnell Dodson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Miami Dade College Greenbelt, Maryland
G 4 Jon Hood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr North Hopkins H.S. Madisonville, Kentucky
F 5 Ramon Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr West Anchorage High School Anchorage, AK
G 11 John Wall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Word of God Christian Academy Raleigh, North Carolina
G 12 Mark Krebs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Newport Central Catholic/Thomas More College Newport, Kentucky
C 15 DeMarcus Cousins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr LeFlore Magnet High School Mobile, AL
F 21 Perry Stevenson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Lafayette H.S. Lafayette, Louisiana
G 24 Eric Bledsoe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr A. H. Parker High School Birmingham, AL
C 33 Daniel Orton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Bishop McGuinness H.S. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 34 DeAndre Liggins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Findley Prep (NV) Chicago
F 54 Patrick Patterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Huntington High School Huntington, West Virginia
F 55 Josh Harrellson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Southwestern Illinois Junior College St. Charles, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C DeMarcus Cousins Daniel Orton Josh Harrellson
PF Patrick Patterson Perry Stevenson
SF Darius Miller Ramon Harris Jon Hood
SG Eric Bledsoe Darnell Dodson
PG John Wall DeAndre Liggins Mark Krebs

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2*
7:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 4 Campbellsville W 74–38  —
  19 – Dodson   7 – Orton   4 – Bledsoe  Rupp Arena (21,384)
Lexington, Kentucky
November 6*
7:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 4 Clarion W 117–52  —
  27 – Wall   9 – Dodson   9 – Wall  Rupp Arena (23,740)
Lexington, Kentucky
Non-conference Regular Season
November 13*
6:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 4 Morehead State W 75–59  1–0
  24 – Bledsoe   12 – Patterson   4 – Bledsoe  Rupp Arena (24,338)
Lexington, Kentucky
November 16*
7:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 4 Miami (OH) W 72–70  2–0
  19 – Wall   10 – Tied   5 – Wall  Rupp Arena (23,337)
Lexington, Kentucky
November 19*
7:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 4 Sam Houston State
Cancún Challenge 		W 102–92  3–0
  27 – Cousins   18 – Cousins   6 – Tied  Rupp Arena (22,728)
Lexington, Kentucky
November 21*
1:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 4 Rider
Cancún Challenge 		W 92–63  4–0
  21 – Wall   18 – Patterson   11 – Wall  Rupp Arena (23,912)
Lexington, Kentucky
November 24*
4:30 pm, CBS Sports 		No. 5 vs. Cleveland State
Cancún Challenge Semifinals 		W 73–49  5–0
  15 – Wall   8 – Miller   6 – Wall  Moon Palace Resort (832)
Cancún, Mexico
November 25*
9:30 pm, CBS Sports 		No. 5 vs. Stanford
Cancún Challenge Championship 		W 73–65 OT 6–0
  23 – Wall   11 – Patterson   5 – Wall  Moon Palace Resort (1,425)
Cancún, Mexico
November 30*
7:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 5 UNC Asheville W 94–57  7–0
  24 – Cousins   10 – Cousins   14 – Wall  Freedom Hall (15,368)
Louisville, Kentucky
December 5*
12:30 pm, CBS 		No. 5 No. 10 North Carolina W 68–66  8–0
  19 – Patterson   7 – Patterson   7 – Wall  Rupp Arena (24,468)
Lexington, Kentucky
December 9*
9:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 vs. No. 14 Connecticut
2009 Big East/SEC Invitational 		W 64–61  9–0
  25 – Wall   10 – Cousins   4 – Bledsoe  Madison Square Garden (24,468)
New York City
December 12*
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 4 at Indiana W 90–73  10–0
  23 – Bledsoe   11 – Patterson   8 – Wall  Assembly Hall (17,316)
Bloomington, Indiana
December 19*
4:00 pm, CSS 		No. 3 Austin Peay W 90–69  11–0
  21 – Patterson   9 – Patterson   6 – Wall  Rupp Arena (23,938)
Lexington, Kentucky
December 21*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 3 Drexel
2000th Win 		W 88–44  12–0
  18 – Tied   13 – Cousins   7 – Wall  Rupp Arena (24,354)
Lexington, Kentucky
December 23*
1:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 3 Long Beach State W 86–73  13–0
  19 – Wall   11 – Patterson   5 – Tied  Rupp Arena (24,288)
Lexington, Kentucky
December 29*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Hartford W 104–61  14–0
  19 – Tied   12 – Cousins   16 – Wall  Rupp Arena (24,340)
Lexington, Kentucky
January 2*
3:30 pm, CBS 		No. 3 Louisville
Battle for the Bluegrass 		W 71–62  15–0
  18 – Cousins   18 – Cousins   4 – Tied  Rupp Arena (24,479)
Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Regular Season
January 9
4:00 pm, SEC Network 		No. 3 Georgia W 76–68  16–0 (1–0)
  17 – Tied   7 – Cousins   5 – Wall  Rupp Arena (24,342)
Lexington, Kentucky
January 12
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 2 at Florida
Super Tuesday 		W 89–77  17–0 (2–0)
  25 – Bledsoe   7 – Tied   6 – Wall  O'Connell Center (12,618)
Gainesville, Florida
January 16
4:00 pm, SEC Network 		No. 2 at Auburn W 72–67  18–0 (3–0)
  16 – Cousins   11 – Cousins   4 – Wall  Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (11,669)
Auburn, AL
January 23
4:00 pm, SEC Network 		No. 2 Arkansas W 101–70  19–0 (4–0)
  18 – Miller   14 – Cousins   7 – Wall  Rupp Arena (24,356)
Lexington, Kentucky
January 26
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 at South Carolina
Super Tuesday 		L 62–68  19–1 (4–1)
  27 – Cousins   12 – Cousins   5 – Bledsoe  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, South Carolina
January 30
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 No. 21 Vanderbilt W 85–72  20–1 (5–1)
  21 – Cousins   10 – Cousins   9 – Wall  Rupp Arena (24,339)
Lexington, Kentucky
February 2
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 No. 25 Ole Miss
Super Tuesday 		W 85–75  21–1 (6–1)
  18 – Cousins   13 – Cousins   8 – Bledsoe  Rupp Arena (24,341)
Lexington, Kentucky
February 6
4:00 pm, SEC Network 		No. 4 at LSU W 81–55  22–1 (7–1)
  19 – Cousins   14 – Cousins   7 – Wall  Maravich Center (13,083)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 9
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 3 Alabama W 66–55  23–1 (8–1)
  22 – Wall   13 – Cousins   4 – Bledsoe  Rupp Arena (23,318)
Lexington, Kentucky
February 13
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 No. 12 Tennessee
ESPN College Gameday 		W 73–62  24–1 (9–1)
  24 – Wall   12 – Cousins   4 – Tied  Rupp Arena (24,402)
Lexington, Kentucky
February 16
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 2 at Mississippi State
Super Tuesday 		W 81–75 OT 25–1 (10–1)
  19 – Tied   14 – Cousins   8 – Wall  Humphrey Coliseum (10,788)
Starkville, Mississippi
February 20
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 2 at No. 17 Vanderbilt W 58–56  26–1 (11–1)
  19 – Cousins   13 – Patterson   3 – Bledsoe  Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, Tennessee
February 25
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 South Carolina W 82–61  27–1 (12–1)
  23 – Patterson   11 – Cousins   4 – Wall  Rupp Arena (24,355)
Lexington, Kentucky
February 27
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 2 at No. 19 Tennessee L 65–74  27–2 (12–2)
  19 – Wall   14 – Cousins   6 – Wall  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,214)
Knoxville, Tennessee
March 3
8:00 pm, SEC Network 		No. 3 at Georgia W 80–68  28–2 (13–2)
  24 – Wall   10 – Patterson   6 – Wall  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, Georgia
March 7
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 3 Florida
Senior Day 		W 74–66  29–2 (14–2)
  14 – Tied   9 – Cousins   8 – Wall  Rupp Arena (24,354)
Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Tournament
March 12
1:00 pm, SEC Network 		(1 E) No. 2 vs. (4 W) Alabama
Quarterfinal 		W 73–67  30–2
  23 – Wall   8 – Cousins   5 – Wall  Bridgestone Arena (19,123)
Nashville, Tennessee
March 13
1:00 pm, ABC 		(1 E) No. 2 vs. (3 E) No. 15 Tennessee
Semifinal 		W 74–45  31–2
  19 – Cousins   15 – Cousins   9 – Wall  Bridgestone Arena (20,207)
Nashville, Tennessee
March 14
1:00 pm, ABC 		(1 E) No. 2 vs. (1 W) Mississippi State
Championship Game 		W 75–74 OT 32–2
  18 – Bledsoe   10 – Cousins   9 – Wall  Bridgestone Arena (20,082)
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
March 18
7:15 pm, CBS 		(1 E) No. 2 vs. (16 E) East Tennessee State
First Round 		W 100–71  33–2
  29 – Bledsoe   8 – Cousins   11 – Wall  New Orleans Arena (10,984)
New Orleans
March 20
8:15 pm, CBS 		(1 E) No. 2 vs. (9 E) Wake Forest
Second Round 		W 90–60  34–2
  20 – Miller   9 – Miller   7 – Wall  New Orleans Arena (11,966)
New Orleans, Louisiana
March 25
9:57 pm, CBS 		(1 E) No. 2 vs. (12 E) Cornell
Sweet Sixteen 		W 62–45  35–2
  16 – Cousins   12 – Patterson   8 – Wall  Carrier Dome (22,271)
Syracuse, New York
March 27
7:05 pm, CBS 		(1 E) No. 2 vs. (2 E) No. 6 West Virginia
Elite Eight 		L 66–73  35–3
  19 – Wall   13 – Patterson   5 – Wall  Carrier Dome (22,497)
Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=NCAA East Regional.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:[5]

Name GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% OR DR RB Avg. PF DQ Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg.
John Wall 37 37 1,288 34.8 202 438 0.461 37 114 0.325 175 232 0.754 30 129 159 4.3 72 1 241 149 19 66 616 16.6
DeMarcus Cousins 38 37 893 23.5 206 369 0.558 1 6 0.167 162 268 0.604 156 220 376 9.9 122 2 38 78 67 37 575 15.1
Patrick Patterson 38 38 1,255 33.0 215 374 0.575 24 69 0.348 90 130 0.692 116 167 283 7.4 61 1 36 41 51 27 544 14.3
Eric Bledsoe 37 35 1,122 30.3 144 312 0.462 49 128 0.383 82 123 0.667 19 95 114 3.1 82 1 107 112 12 52 419 11.3
Darius Miller 38 32 804 21.2 86 215 0.400 43 128 0.336 31 39 0.795 31 62 93 2.4 72 2 58 35 22 22 246 6.5
Darnell Dodson 35 7 506 14.5 70 192 0.365 50 144 0.347 19 25 0.760 16 72 88 2.5 40 0 17 23 9 15 209 6.0
DeAndre Liggins 29 0 445 15.3 36 86 0.419 14 44 0.318 23 39 0.590 18 48 66 2.3 42 1 24 17 8 20 109 3.8
Daniel Orton 38 0 502 13.2 48 91 0.527 0 2 0.000 33 63 0.524 45 81 126 3.3 88 5 15 38 52 21 129 3.4
Ramon Harris 36 2 395 11.0 21 62 0.339 5 31 0.161 20 33 0.606 30 45 75 2.1 27 0 23 26 5 11 67 1.9
Perry Stevenson 34 1 259 7.6 18 27 0.667 0 1 0.000 8 13 0.615 13 35 48 1.4 19 0 7 12 20 4 44 1.3
Josh Harrellson 22 0 88 4.0 12 26 0.462 2 4 0.500 2 2 1.000 9 18 27 1.2 8 0 0 6 7 2 28 1.2
Jon Hood 17 0 74 4.4 6 19 0.316 4 11 0.364 4 4 1.000 7 5 12 0.7 6 0 6 4 0 1 20 1.2
Mark Krebs 16 1 44 2.8 2 17 0.118 2 15 0.133 0 0 0.000 0 2 2 0.1 2 0 1 1 1 1 6 0.4
TEAM 38 58 57 115 3.0 0 5 0
Season Total 38
—
 7,675
—
 1,066 2,228 0.478 231 697 0.331 649 971 0.668 548 1,036 1,584 41.7 641 13 573 547 273 279 3,012 79.3
Opponents 38
—
 7,675
—
 875 2,314 0.378 245 783 0.313 473 688 0.688 488 789 1,277 33.6 795
—
 418 531 119 261 2,468 64.9

Honors

Watch Lists

Weekly Awards

SEC Awards

Wall was named SEC Player of the Year. Cousins, Patterson, and Wall were chosen to the first-team All-SEC by coaches and the media. Cousins was the SEC Freshman of the Year, and he, Bledsoe, and Wall were All-Freshman team selections by the coaches and media. Calipari was named SEC Coach of the Year by the coaches media.[6]

National District Awards

Wall was named District IV (Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida) Player of the Year, Calipari was named District IV Coach of the Year and Patterson was named to the All-District IV team by the USBWA.[7] Cousins and Wall were listed on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All‐District 21 first team, while Patterson was listed on the second team on March 12.[8]

All-American and National Awards

Wall was a consensus first-team All-American, and Cousins was a consensus second-team All-American. The Associated Press named Cousins and Wall as first-team All-Americans.[9] The USBWA named Wall a first-team All-American and Cousins a second-team All-American.[10] The NABC named Wall a first-team All-American and Cousins a second-team All-American.[11] The Sporting News named Wall a first-team All-American and Cousins a second-team All-American.[12] John Wall became the first Kentucky player to win a National Player of the Year award as he won the Adolph Rupp Trophy.[13] Wall also won the two Freshman of the Year awards as he was named USBWA National Freshman of the Year and Freshman of the Year by the Sporting News.[14][15]

Rankings

See also: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP4 (3)4 (1)55433 (1)3 (1)3 (1)2 (9)2 (8)1 (65)4 (1)3 (2)2 (3)2 (4)32 (2)2Not released
Coaches555443 (1)3332 (1)2 (1)1 (31)3 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1)3225

2010 NBA draft

On April 7 five players announced their intentions to enter the 2010 NBA draft. Five players declared themselves eligible for the draft: Bledsoe, Cousins, Orton, Patterson, and Wall.[16][17] Leading up to the draft Wall, Cousins, and Patterson were projected as lottery picks. Meanwhile, Bledsoe and Orton were projected as possible first round draft picks.[18]

In the draft Wall was selected No. 1 by Washington. He was followed by Cousins, who went to the Sacramento Kings at No. 5; Patterson, who was taken by the Houston Rockets at No. 14; Bledsoe, who was chosen No. 18 by the Oklahoma City Thunder; and Orton, who was chosen No. 29 by the Orlando Magic.[19] Wall became the first player in Kentucky history taken first in the draft.[20] The five players taken in the first round tied the record for most players taken from one school in the first round.[21]

NBA draft selections

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
2010 1 1 1 John Wall Washington Wizards
2010 1 5 5 DeMarcus Cousins Sacramento Kings
2010 1 14 14 Patrick Patterson Houston Rockets
2010 1 18 18 Eric Bledsoe Oklahoma City Thunder
2010 1 29 29 Daniel Orton Orlando Magic

References

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  2. ^ "2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 11 (Jan. 25)". ESPN. January 25, 2010. Archived from the original on April 10, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
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