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Kentucky Wildcats

Kentucky signees: six

That loud groan heard south of Kentucky on March 31 was the collective sound of the 11 other SEC schools at the news of John Calipari's hiring by the Wildcats. Calipari's entrance made recruiting a whole new ballgame in Lexington. His impact on the trail was apparent immediately when C DeMarcus Cousins (Mobile, Ala./LeFlore) committed to Kentucky soon after Calipari took over. On Tuesday, Calipari landed the other superstar of this class when PG John Wall (Raleigh, N.C./Word of God) picked the Wildcats. That development, which gave Kentucky two recruits ranked in the national top five, put the Wildcats over the top in our final recruiting rankings. This class is deep and has a few strong suits. One is the power forward/center positions. Cousins and big man Daniel Orton (Oklahoma City/Bishop McGuinness) give the Wildcats two of the top incoming post players in the country. With the return of Patrick Patterson, Kentucky will have a front line that can compete with the elite programs nationally.Two weeks ago, Kentucky was hurting at the point guard position. Now the Wildcats have two of the best in the class. Wall's prowess has been well documented. (He has frequently been compared to Derrick Rose.) Although he's a bit less lauded, 6-0 point guard Eric Bledsoe (Birmingham, Ala./Parker) will be a major contributor from day one in Lexington. The strong-bodied leader with the ability to get into the paint will be a key player in Calipari's dribble-drive offense. Junior college small forward Darnell Dodson (Miami-Dade College) is long and skilled. He should give Kentucky a quality wing player who can break his opponent down off the dribble. Six-5 shooter Jon Hood (Madisonville, Ky./North) will provide the Cats with a consistent threat from behind and will help spread the defense.