Of the top No. 1 overall draft picks over the last two decades, the Kentucky basketball program boasts three of the top ten, with UK head coach John Calipari boasting one of his own from his time at Memphis.
In Bleacher Report’s recent ranking of the top No. 1 picks since 2000, Anthony Davis was the top-ranked Wildcat, followed by Karl-Anthony Towns and John Wall.
Davis came in at No. 2 overall, followed by Towns at No. 7 and Wall at No. 9, respectively. Calipari’s former star point guard at Memphis, Derrick Rose, was also listed in the top ten, coming in at No.