Kentucky

[southshorematt]

I was just looking at a few mock drafts and this question popped into my head. If the kids leave and the 1st round goes as predicted ( http://nbadraft.net/2012mock_draft ), would this be the first time an NCAA team's starting 5 would all be drafted in the first round?

If so, that is pretty amazing

[Roy H.]

Kentucky also had five first-rounders in 2010 (John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson, Eric Bledsoe, Daniel Orton).

I believe that was the first time five guys from the same school were selected in the first round.  However, I think that Darius Miller was a starter on that team, while Orton came off the bench.

[southshorematt]

Kentucky also had five first-rounders in 2010 (John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson, Eric Bledsoe, Daniel Orton).

I believe that was the first time five guys from the same school were selected in the first round.  However, I think that Darius Miller was a starter on that team, while Orton came off the bench.

I don't really follow that much college hoop. I knew Wall, Cousins, and Bledsoe were from Kentucky, but didn't know the other two were. Thanks for the info.

That makes it even more amazing that they will do it twice in two years.

[Donoghus]

Davis and Kidd-Gilchrist will be very solid pros.  The other three guys I don't think will amount to much. 

[southshorematt]

Davis and Kidd-Gilchrist will be very solid pros.  The other three guys I don't think will amount to much. 

yeah from what I've seen of Davis, he seems pretty legit. Him and Kemba Walker should be some real nice young pieces to build around down there in Charlotte.

[CeltsAcumen]

I was just looking at a few mock drafts and this question popped into my head. If the kids leave and the 1st round goes as predicted ( http://nbadraft.net/2012mock_draft ), would this be the first time an NCAA team's starting 5 would all be drafted in the first round?

If so, that is pretty amazing

Its not that amazing when you understand that Pay Pal Cal only recruits players who have no interest in going to college and use Kentucky and college basketball as a minor league system for World Wide Wes.

Kentucky will be investigated and all these wins will be vacated.  Its Pay Pal Cal's M.O., win, be investigated, wins vacated, Cal claims he had nothing to do with it and the university is left holding the bag.

Its not amazing to cheat or game the system.

[southshorematt]

I was just looking at a few mock drafts and this question popped into my head. If the kids leave and the 1st round goes as predicted ( http://nbadraft.net/2012mock_draft ), would this be the first time an NCAA team's starting 5 would all be drafted in the first round?

If so, that is pretty amazing

Its not that amazing when you understand that Pay Pal Cal only recruits players who have no interest in going to college and use Kentucky and college basketball as a minor league system for World Wide Wes.

Kentucky will be investigated and all these wins will be vacated.  Its Pay Pal Cal's M.O., win, be investigated, wins vacated, Cal claims he had nothing to do with it and the university is left holding the bag.

Its not amazing to cheat or game the system.

It is amazing because most other coaches are trying to do the same exact thing to get those players, but he actually gets them. good for him. who cares

[Scribbles]

I was just looking at a few mock drafts and this question popped into my head. If the kids leave and the 1st round goes as predicted ( http://nbadraft.net/2012mock_draft ), would this be the first time an NCAA team's starting 5 would all be drafted in the first round?

If so, that is pretty amazing

Its not that amazing when you understand that Pay Pal Cal only recruits players who have no interest in going to college and use Kentucky and college basketball as a minor league system for World Wide Wes.

Kentucky will be investigated and all these wins will be vacated.  Its Pay Pal Cal's M.O., win, be investigated, wins vacated, Cal claims he had nothing to do with it and the university is left holding the bag.

Its not amazing to cheat or game the system.

Exactly, everywhere he goes, he gets caught cheating. It'll happen again.

[Moranis]

Aside from the Kentucky team that Hobbs mentioned, I know Florida had all 5 starters drafted though two in the second round.  Horford, Brewer, and Noah were all in the top 9 with Richard and Green going in the 2nd round (Speights would leave early the following year and also be a 1st round pick).  That season they beat Ohio State in the national championship game.  OSU had 3 players drafted in the first round that summer as well: Oden, Conley, Cook.

There was a lot of talent in that title game.   

[lightspeed5]

kentucky is insane.

[Eja117]

Notable to me is when Duke had 4 picks in the first 14

[Chief]

Funny thing is that Kanter is suppose to be on this team too. But do to being ineligible, he was the number 3 pick in last years draft.

[KY Celts fan]

I was just looking at a few mock drafts and this question popped into my head. If the kids leave and the 1st round goes as predicted ( http://nbadraft.net/2012mock_draft ), would this be the first time an NCAA team's starting 5 would all be drafted in the first round?

If so, that is pretty amazing

Its not that amazing when you understand that Pay Pal Cal only recruits players who have no interest in going to college and use Kentucky and college basketball as a minor league system for World Wide Wes.

Kentucky will be investigated and all these wins will be vacated.  Its Pay Pal Cal's M.O., win, be investigated, wins vacated, Cal claims he had nothing to do with it and the university is left holding the bag.

Its not amazing to cheat or game the system.

Exactly, everywhere he goes, he gets caught cheating. It'll happen again.

Actually, Cal has NEVER been caught cheating. Do your homework. He was investigated thoroughly in both the UMASS scandal and the Memphis scandal, and both times investigators said Cal did nothing wrong.

[Fan from VT]

McCants, Marvin Williams, Sean May, Ray Felton, and...

Who else was on that team?

[KY Celts fan]

I was just looking at a few mock drafts and this question popped into my head. If the kids leave and the 1st round goes as predicted ( http://nbadraft.net/2012mock_draft ), would this be the first time an NCAA team's starting 5 would all be drafted in the first round?

If so, that is pretty amazing

It's hard to say if the starting five get drafted, because it's hard to say who the starting five definitively are. Teague, Jones, and Davis are all starters. Gilcrest has started most games. But Miller and Lamb switch in and out of the starting lineup all the time depending on the matchups.

That being said, I don't think Teague leaves this year, and I don't know if Lamb would either since he's projected as a 2nd round pick.