CBS Sports activities just lately launched a ballot of 100 faculty basketball coaches asking which faculty basketball group was one of the best of the twenty first century, and the outcomes have been a bit stunning.
The 2011-2012 UK Basketball group… the one with Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist… that solely misplaced two video games and gained the nationwide championship… didn’t even make the highest 5.
The 2011-2012 Wildcats got here in at #6 whereas the 2014-2015 Kentucky group got here in at #7.
Right here’s how the checklist got here out.
- 23-24 UCONN 17%
- 2000-01 Duke 14%
- 25-26 Michigan 14%
- 17-18 Villanova 12%
- 06-07 Florida 11%
Here’s what one coach needed to say concerning the 2011-12 Kentucky group.
“They’d solely two losses, proper? One was on the buzzer [at a]. They’d the primary and second picks in that draft. You have a look at their match run, their championship recreation — they dominated one other actually good group.”
And listed below are a pair quotes concerning the 14-15 group.
“2014-15 Kentucky to me was probably the most dominant group of the final 25 years. As we all know they didn’t win the nationwide championship however they have been unbelievable all yr!”
“I believe it’s 2015 Kentucky. I don’t assume it’s shut. Two wins away from immortality. They’d KAT. I imply, have a look at the blokes that didn’t begin. Have a look at r, he didn’t even begin on that group. That was Cal’s greatest group.”
The 14-15 group was clearly and understandably dinged as a result of they didn’t win the championship that yr, however the 11-12 group being not noted of the highest 5 is tough to see. That Kentucky group misplaced on a buzzer-beater at Indiana and had a random loss to an excellent Vanderbilt group within the SEC Event. Aside from that, these Wildcats took care of enterprise the rest of the season.
Not solely did that group have among the finest faculty freshmen of all-time in Anthony Davis, however Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was the #2 decide within the NBA Draft. That group additionally had among the finest shooters in Kentucky Basketball historical past in Doron Lamb, in addition to Terrence Jones and Marquis Teague, who have been each first-round picks. That’s to not point out Darius Miller, who was additionally an NBA Draft decide who performed 6 seasons within the league.
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