Five-star signees and Kentucky basketball go hand in hand.
Since assuming the reins at UK prior to the 2009-10 season, coach John Calipari has ensured the Wildcats are near the pinnacle — and more often than not, at the top — of recruiting rankings year in and year out.
UK has boasted the country's No. 1 class in the 247Sports rankings on eight occasions in the Calipari era: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2020 and 2023.