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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 06-26-2022, 10:04 PM:

Kentucky men's basketball head coach John Calipari has dubbed the NBA Draft as his program's graduation night, and continuing with the annual tradition, two more Wildcats were selected in the NBA Draft on Thursday at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Shaedon Sharpe (No. 7, Portland Trail Blazers) and TyTy Washington Jr. (No. 29, Memphis Grizzlies) were picked during the opening round of the 2022 NBA Draft.

"I'm happy for both of our guys getting to hear their names called tonight," Calipari said. "Much like some of our other guys like Keldon (Johnson), Tyrese (Maxey) and Immanuel (Quickley) – TyTy is going to make a lot of teams regret passing on him. His basketball IQ is advanced for a player of his age, and he has a bright future ahead of him. Shaedon is going to a great situation in Portland which will allow him to develop and take his game to where we all know it can go. I had hoped Kellan (Grady) and Davion (Mintz) would get a chance to be drafted, but I know they're going to have an opportunity in this league."

In 13 seasons with Calipari at the helm, Kentucky has churned out three No. 1 selections, 34 first-rounders, 22 lottery picks and 45 total players in the NBA Draft. The 45 draft picks are 12 more than the next closest school (Duke).

With both players earning selection in the opening round, UK has now had at least one player taken in the first round in each of the last 13 drafts under Calipari. That's the longest streak in the modern draft era (since 1966).

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