The HQ honestly thought the number would be that high...
But Kentucky freshmen Eric Bledsoe, DeMarcus Cousins, Daniel Orton and John Wall and junior Patrick Patterson are entering their names into the NBA draft, the school announced in a release on Wednesday.
Bledsoe averaged over 11 points per game. Cousins was second on the team in scoring. Orton was the sixth man. Wall was, well, John Wall. And Patterson was a top-15 player in the country when it came to field goal percentage.
All five players are projected as first-round picks.
“I’ve spoken with all five guys concerning the NBA and have encouraged them to put their names in the draft,” UK head coach John Calipari said. “They’ve all met individually with our compliance office to make sure they have a full understanding of eligibility rules and academic responsibilities. I’m so proud of these five young men, with everything they did for us on the court and the way they represented us off of it. It’s extremely unusual for four freshmen from the same team to have this opportunity, but it’s my job as a coach to prepare these young men for such opportunities.”
Underclassmen have until April 25th to declare for the draft and have until May 8th to withdraw their name from the draft. The draft itself is on June 24th.
Here's an example of what Ashley Judd will be missing next season...
Every point scored by UK in the Tennessee home game...
Well edited by UKWildcatFan92...
((HT: ESPN/NCAA/SEC))
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