2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

SEC regular season champions and SEC Tournament champions Cancún Challenge champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 2
2009–10 record	35–3 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach	John Calipari (1st year)
Assistant coach	Orlando Antigua (1st year)
Assistant coach	John Robic (1st year)
Assistant coach	Rod Strickland (1st year)
Home arena	Rupp Arena

2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
#2 Kentucky†	14	–	2	.875	35	–	3	.921
#21 Vanderbilt	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
#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

† 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 2009–2010. 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
Carter, JaredJared Carter	43	Center	86 !7'2"	277	4 !Senior	Georgetown, Kentucky	Graduated
Scherbenske, MattMatt Scherbenske	2	Guard	72 !6'0"	180	3 !Junior	Lexington, Kentucky	Left team
Galloway, KevinKevin Galloway	3	Guard	78 !6'6"	215	3 !Junior	Sacramento, California	Transferred
Porter, MichaelMichael Porter	13	Guard	75 !6'3"	198	3 !Junior	Modesto, California	Left Team
Meeks, JodieJodie Meeks	23	Guard	76 !6'4"	208	3 !Junior	Norcross, Georgia	Entered 2009 NBA Draft
Perry, DwightDwight Perry	30	Guard	72 !6'0"	185	3 !Junior	Durham, North Carolina	Left team
Pilgrim, MattMatt Pilgrim	33	Forward	80 !6'8"	225	3 !Junior	Cincinnati	Transferred
Stewart, A.J.A.J. Stewart	15	Forward	79 !6'7"	225	2 !Sophomore	Jacksonville, Florida	Transferred
Williams, DonaldDonald Williams	25	Guard	75 !6'3"	205	1 !Freshman	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Transferred

Class of 2009 signees

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
Eric Bledsoe G	Scout: Rivals: 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
DeMarcus Cousins F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98
Darnell Dodson G/F	Greenbelt, Maryland	Miami-Dade CC	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 22, 2009
Darnell Dodson G/F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Jon Hood G	Madisonville, Kentucky	Madisonville-North Hopkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 25, 2008
Jon Hood G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Daniel Orton C	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Bishop McGuinness	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Oct 12, 2008
Daniel Orton C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
John Wall G	Raleigh, North Carolina	Word of God	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	May 18, 2009
John Wall G	Scout: Rivals: 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 2009-04-28. "2009 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28.

Class of 2010 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Terrence Jones G/F	Portland, Oregon	Jefferson High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 19, 2010
Terrence Jones G/F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Enes Kanter F/C	Tarzana, California	Stoneridge Prep	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	Mar 23, 2010
Enes Kanter F/C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Brandon Knight G	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Pine Crest School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 14, 2010
Brandon Knight G	Scout: Rivals: 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
Doron Lamb G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Stacey Poole G	Jacksonville, Florida	Providence School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 24, 2009
Stacey Poole G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Eloy Vargas F	Hollywood, Florida	Miami Dade College	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	May 16, 2010
Eloy Vargas F	Scout: Rivals: 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: "Kentucky 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-05-04. "2010 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-05-04. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-05-04. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-05-04. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-05-04.

Roster

2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	1	Miller, DariusDarius Miller	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	2.0 !So	Mason County H.S.	Maysville, Kentucky
3.5 !F	3	Dodson, DarnellDarnell Dodson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Miami Dade College	Greenbelt, Maryland
1.5 !G	4	Hood, JonJon Hood	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	North Hopkins H.S.	Madisonville, Kentucky
3.5 !F	5	Harris, RamonRamon Harris	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.0 !Sr	West Anchorage High School	Anchorage, AK
1.5 !G	11	Wall, JohnJohn Wall	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Word of God Christian Academy	Raleigh, North Carolina
1.5 !G	12	Krebs, MarkMark Krebs	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Newport Central Catholic/Thomas More College	Newport, Kentucky
5.0 !C	15	Cousins, DeMarcusDeMarcus Cousins	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1.0 !Fr	LeFlore Magnet High School	Mobile, AL
3.5 !F	21	Stevenson, PerryPerry Stevenson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lafayette H.S.	Lafayette, Louisiana
1.5 !G	24	Bledsoe, EricEric Bledsoe	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	A. H. Parker High School	Birmingham, AL
5.0 !C	33	Orton, DanielDaniel Orton	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bishop McGuinness H.S.	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	34	Liggins, DeAndreDeAndre Liggins	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2.0 !So	Findley Prep (NV)	Chicago
3.5 !F	54	Patterson, PatrickPatrick Patterson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Huntington High School	Huntington, West Virginia
3.5 !F	55	Harrellson, JoshJosh Harrellson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Southwestern Illinois Junior College	St. Charles, Missouri

Head coach

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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	0–0	19 – Dodson	7 – Orton	4 – Bledsoe	Rupp Arena (21,384) Lexington, Kentucky
November 6* 7:00 PM, BBSN	No. 4	Clarion	W 117–52	0–0	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 68–62	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 Mississippi 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	No. 2	vs. 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	No. 2	vs. 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	No. 2	vs. 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	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. (16) East Tennessee State East Region 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	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. (9) Wake Forest East Region 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	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. (12) Cornell East Region Semifinal	W 62–45	35–2	16 – Cousins	12 – Patterson	8 – Wall	Carrier Dome (22,271) Syracuse, New York
March 27 7:05 PM, CBS	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. 6 (2) West Virginia East Region Final	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. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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

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. Cousins became the second straight Wildcat to be named SEC Freshman of the Year (Patterson). 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

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	4	4	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	2
Coaches	4	4	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	2

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

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↑ "Obama thanks Calipari, offers prescient advice". Washington Post. 27 Jan 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
↑ "Obama thanks Kentucky, Calipari". ESPN. 27 Jan 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
↑ "2009-10 Kentucky Wildcats season statistics". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
↑ "Wall Named SEC Player of the Year". UKathletics.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
↑ "USBWA Names 20091-0 Men's All-District Teams". USBWA. 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
↑ "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2009-10 Division I All-District Teams" (PDF). National Association of Basketball Coaches. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
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↑ Adolph Rupp trophy winner: John Wall, Kentucky
↑ KENTUCKY'S WALL IS 2009–10 USBWA NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
↑ Sporting News college basketball Freshman of the Year: John Wall, Kentucky
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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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