12s in program history: Ralph Beard earned consensus first-team All-America honors three times as No. 12: Mark Krebs, Brandon Knight, Ryan Harrow, Karl-Anthony Towns, Brad Calipari 12: Brad CalipariĬalipari era players to wear No. 11 for the “Unforgettables,” we’ll call that a rousing success. If his career is remembered as fondly as Sean Woods’ time at UK, who wore No. 11s in program history: Big Blue Nation does love its homegrown Wildcats, but Allen would need to have a truly historic career to pass Wall for top No. 11: Mychal MulderĬalipari era players to wear No. 10 in the Calipari Era, considering Keith Bogans also earned All-America honors while wearing the jersey number at UK. A much more realistic goal is passing Goodwin for best No. 10 in program history is one day earn election to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. 10s in program history: All Juzang would need to do to pass Louie Dampier for honors as the best No. 10: Jonny DavidĬalipari era players to wear No. With Quickley expected to come off the bench again as a sophomore, he may have trouble cracking the top five of No. Turner still holds UK’s career record for steals (238) and wins (132), so we’ll give him the top spot. 5 has been popular among UK point guards, and Quickley would do well to duplicate the success of players like Travis Ford and Wayne Turner who wore it before the Calipari era. 5: Ramon Harris, Jarrod Polson, Andrew Harrison, Malik Monk, Knox, Quickley 5: Kevin KnoxĬalipari era players to wear No. MORE: Who is the best player to wear each jersey number for UK basketball? 5 – Immanuel Quickley 4s Keith Farnsley, Derrick Miller, Rodney Dent and Gerald Fitch. Richards needs to improve his production as a junior to merit being mentioned alongside former No. 4 with Louisville native Rajon Rondo also worthy of consideration. 4s in program history: Three-time All-American and 1980 SEC Player of the Year Kyle Macy is the Wildcats best No. 4: Charles MatthewsĬalipari era players to wear No. It’s a hard choice between Ulis, the UK single-season assists record holder and a 2016 first-team All-American, and Champan, but we’ll give the edge to Chapman thanks to his 12-year NBA career and more than 1,000 points in two years at UK.
3 in what is expected to be a one-season stay in Lexington.
It’s almost impossible to imagine him passing Rex Chapman or Tyler Ulis for top No. 3s in program history: Maxey is the early favorite to lead Kentucky in scoring this season and figures to immediately endear himself to Big Blue Nation thanks to an infectious personality, but he’s battling for third on the list of best No. 3: Darnell Dodson, Terrence Jones, Nerlens Noel, Tyler Ulis, Bam Adebayo, Hamidou Diallo, Johnson 3: Keldon JohnsonĬalipari era players to wear No. Whitney is probably a more talented player though, so if he lives up to his potential he might take over the top spot in a year.
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2 in program history after his unforgettable series of game-winning shots in the 2014 NCAA Tournament run. 2 before the Calipari Era, Harrison is an easy pick for best No.
2s in program history: Considering walk-on Ravi Moss was the most successful UK No. 2: Stacey Poole, Aaron Harrison, Jarred Vanderbilt, Hagans 2 – Kahlil WhitneyĬalipari era players to wear No. It would be hard to imagine the graduate transfer Sestina passing Booker, Young or Miller in just one year at UK. 1 thanks to his UK record 152 games played and key role on two Final Four teams, including the 2012 title squad. Considering Young’s contributions to the 2014 run to the national championship game were overshadowed by his teammates’ heroics, we’ll give Miller the honor of top No. Booker is clearly the best player to wear it, but he never started a game at Kentucky. 1 has been a popular jersey choice in recent years after being worn just three times – most successfully by Cliff Hawkins – before the Calipari era. 1: Darius Miller, James Young, Devin Booker, Skal Labissiere, Killeya-Jones 1: Sacha Killeya-JonesĬalipari era players to wear No.
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