List of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball recruiting history

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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[]

*	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	RSCI Consensus Ranking[1]	Tenure	NBA Draft	Notes
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

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