It's been 10 years since Kentucky won a national championship. Seven years since the Wildcats' last Final Four appearance. Three years since the Wildcats had a No. 1 recruiting class.
Monday proved John Calipari still can pull in the best players.
The commitment of five-star guard DJ Wagner gives Kentucky the nation's top-ranked 2023 class according to every major recruiting service: Rivals.com, 247Sports, On3.com and ESPN.com.
It's the first time since 2020 UK has signed what's considered the top class nationally.
And it couldn't have come at a critical juncture for the program.