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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 05-29-2020, 05:49 PM:

Now that “The Last Dance” is over, we all need new sports topics to discuss other than speculating on the return of sports. Coming up with lists of random rankings seems to be the favorite angle taken by many, and ESPN came up with a really solid ranking on Thursday.

ESPN decided to rank the top 25 recruiting classes in the “one-and-done” era, covering the last 15 years. These rankings are based solely on rankings of players coming out of high school, and in no way reflect performance in college or any other level.

Out of the top 25 classes, John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats made the list 11 (!) times. Coach Cal has had 12 classes at Kentucky, and all but one of them came in at No. 24 or better on the list.

1. Kentucky - 2013

3. Kentucky - 2017

6. Kentucky - 2011

7. Kentucky - 2016

11. Kentucky - 2010

12. Kentucky - 2009

13. Kentucky - 2012

15. Kentucky - 2018

16. Kentucky - 2015

19. Kentucky - 2014

24. Kentucky - 2020

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