# 2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the college basketball season of 2009–10. This season was the first of John Calipari's tenure as head coach; he accepted the position on March 31, 2009.
The Wildcats set several records this season. They became the first men's college basketball program to reach 2,000 wins by defeating the Drexel Dragons on December 21. Coach Calipari set a record for the most consecutive wins for a first-year Kentucky basketball coach at 19–0, surpassing Adolph Rupp's previous mark of 11–0. Kentucky also extended their existing records for most wins all-time, SEC regular-season championships, SEC tournament championships, NCAA tournament berths, and NCAA tournament wins.
The team was briefly ranked #1 in both the ESPN/Coaches poll and AP poll, and posted the best record in the NCAA (35–3) Off the court, Coach Calipari spearheaded an effort to raise money for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, yielding $1.5 million and a congratulatory call from President Barack Obama.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jared Carter | 43 | Center | 7'2" | 277 | Senior | Georgetown, Kentucky | Graduated |
| Matt Scherbenske | 2 | Guard | 6'0" | 180 | Junior | Lexington, Kentucky | Left team |
| Kevin Galloway | 3 | Guard | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Sacramento, California | Transferred |
| Michael Porter | 13 | Guard | 6'3" | 198 | Junior | Modesto, California | Left Team |
| Jodie Meeks | 23 | Guard | 6'4" | 208 | Junior | Norcross, Georgia | Entered 2009 NBA draft |
| Dwight Perry | 30 | Guard | 6'0" | 185 | Junior | Durham, North Carolina | Left team |
| Matt Pilgrim | 33 | Forward | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Cincinnati | Transferred |
| A.J. Stewart | 15 | Forward | 6'7" | 225 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, Florida | Transferred |
| Donald Williams | 25 | Guard | 6'3" | 205 | Freshman | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Transferred |

## Class of 2009 signees

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Eric Bledsoe G | Birmingham, Alabama | Parker | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 6, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| DeMarcus Cousins F | Mobile, Alabama | LeFlore | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Apr 8, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Darnell Dodson G/F | Greenbelt, Maryland | Miami-Dade CC | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 22, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Jon Hood SG | Madisonville, Kentucky | Madisonville-North Hopkins | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 25, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Daniel Orton C | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Bishop McGuinness | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Oct 12, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| John Wall PG | Raleigh, North Carolina | Word of God | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | May 18, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1 Rivals: 1 ESPN: 1 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2009 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 28, 2009. "2009 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2009. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 28, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 28, 2009. ||||||

## Class of 2010 signees

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Terrence Jones SF | Portland, Oregon | Jefferson High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 19, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Enes Kanter C | Tarzana, California | Stoneridge Prep | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 261 lb (118 kg) | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Brandon Knight PG | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Pine Crest School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 14, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Doron Lamb G | Brooklyn, New York | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 18, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Stacey Poole G | Jacksonville, Florida | Providence School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 24, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Eloy Vargas PF | Hollywood, Florida | Miami Dade College | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | May 16, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 4, 2009. "2010 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2009. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2009. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 4, 2009. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | DeMarcus Cousins | Daniel Orton | Josh Harrellson |
| PF | Patrick Patterson | Perry Stevenson | |
| SF | Darius Miller | Ramon Harris | Jon Hood |
| SG | Eric Bledsoe | Darnell Dodson | |
| PG | John Wall | DeAndre Liggins | Mark Krebs |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2* 7:00 pm, BBSN | No. 4 | Campbellsville | W 74–38 | — | 19 – Dodson | 7 – Orton | 4 – Bledsoe | Rupp Arena (21,384) Lexington, Kentucky |
| November 6* 7:00 pm, BBSN | No. 4 | Clarion | W 117–52 | — | 27 – Wall | 9 – Dodson | 9 – Wall | Rupp Arena (23,740) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Non-conference Regular Season |||||||||
| November 13* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 4 | Morehead State | W 75–59 | 1–0 | 24 – Bledsoe | 12 – Patterson | 4 – Bledsoe | Rupp Arena (24,338) Lexington, Kentucky |
| November 16* 7:00 pm, BBSN | No. 4 | Miami (OH) | W 72–70 | 2–0 | 19 – Wall | 10 – Tied | 5 – Wall | Rupp Arena (23,337) Lexington, Kentucky |
| November 19* 7:00 pm, BBSN | No. 4 | Sam Houston State Cancún Challenge | W 102–92 | 3–0 | 27 – Cousins | 18 – Cousins | 6 – Tied | Rupp Arena (22,728) Lexington, Kentucky |
| November 21* 1:00 pm, BBSN | No. 4 | Rider Cancún Challenge | W 92–63 | 4–0 | 21 – Wall | 18 – Patterson | 11 – Wall | Rupp Arena (23,912) Lexington, Kentucky |
| November 24* 4:30 pm, CBS Sports | No. 5 | vs. Cleveland State Cancún Challenge Semifinals | W 73–49 | 5–0 | 15 – Wall | 8 – Miller | 6 – Wall | Moon Palace Resort (832) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 25* 9:30 pm, CBS Sports | No. 5 | vs. Stanford Cancún Challenge Championship | W 73–65 $^{OT}$ | 6–0 | 23 – Wall | 11 – Patterson | 5 – Wall | Moon Palace Resort (1,425) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 30* 7:00 pm, BBSN | No. 5 | UNC Asheville | W 94–57 | 7–0 | 24 – Cousins | 10 – Cousins | 14 – Wall | Freedom Hall (15,368) Louisville, Kentucky |
| December 5* 12:30 pm, CBS | No. 5 | No. 10 North Carolina | W 68–66 | 8–0 | 19 – Patterson | 7 – Patterson | 7 – Wall | Rupp Arena (24,468) Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 9* 9:30 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | vs. No. 14 Connecticut 2009 Big East/SEC Invitational | W 64–61 | 9–0 | 25 – Wall | 10 – Cousins | 4 – Bledsoe | Madison Square Garden (24,468) New York City |
| December 12* 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 4 | at Indiana | W 90–73 | 10–0 | 23 – Bledsoe | 11 – Patterson | 8 – Wall | Assembly Hall (17,316) Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 19* 4:00 pm, CSS | No. 3 | Austin Peay | W 90–69 | 11–0 | 21 – Patterson | 9 – Patterson | 6 – Wall | Rupp Arena (23,938) Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 21* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 | Drexel 2000th Win | W 88–44 | 12–0 | 18 – Tied | 13 – Cousins | 7 – Wall | Rupp Arena (24,354) Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 23* 1:00 pm, BBSN | No. 3 | Long Beach State | W 86–73 | 13–0 | 19 – Wall | 11 – Patterson | 5 – Tied | Rupp Arena (24,288) Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 29* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | Hartford | W 104–61 | 14–0 | 19 – Tied | 12 – Cousins | 16 – Wall | Rupp Arena (24,340) Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 2* 3:30 pm, CBS | No. 3 | Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass | W 71–62 | 15–0 | 18 – Cousins | 18 – Cousins | 4 – Tied | Rupp Arena (24,479) Lexington, Kentucky |
| SEC Regular Season |||||||||
| January 9 4:00 pm, SEC Network | No. 3 | Georgia | W 76–68 | 16–0 (1–0) | 17 – Tied | 7 – Cousins | 5 – Wall | Rupp Arena (24,342) Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 12 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | at Florida Super Tuesday | W 89–77 | 17–0 (2–0) | 25 – Bledsoe | 7 – Tied | 6 – Wall | O'Connell Center (12,618) Gainesville, Florida |
| January 16 4:00 pm, SEC Network | No. 2 | at Auburn | W 72–67 | 18–0 (3–0) | 16 – Cousins | 11 – Cousins | 4 – Wall | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (11,669) Auburn, AL |
| January 23 4:00 pm, SEC Network | No. 2 | Arkansas | W 101–70 | 19–0 (4–0) | 18 – Miller | 14 – Cousins | 7 – Wall | Rupp Arena (24,356) Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 26 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | at South Carolina Super Tuesday | L 62–68 | 19–1 (4–1) | 27 – Cousins | 12 – Cousins | 5 – Bledsoe | Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, South Carolina |
| January 30 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | No. 21 Vanderbilt | W 85–72 | 20–1 (5–1) | 21 – Cousins | 10 – Cousins | 9 – Wall | Rupp Arena (24,339) Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 2 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | No. 25 Ole Miss Super Tuesday | W 85–75 | 21–1 (6–1) | 18 – Cousins | 13 – Cousins | 8 – Bledsoe | Rupp Arena (24,341) Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 6 4:00 pm, SEC Network | No. 4 | at LSU | W 81–55 | 22–1 (7–1) | 19 – Cousins | 14 – Cousins | 7 – Wall | Maravich Center (13,083) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 9 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 | Alabama | W 66–55 | 23–1 (8–1) | 22 – Wall | 13 – Cousins | 4 – Bledsoe | Rupp Arena (23,318) Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 13 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | No. 12 Tennessee ESPN College Gameday | W 73–62 | 24–1 (9–1) | 24 – Wall | 12 – Cousins | 4 – Tied | Rupp Arena (24,402) Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 16 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | at Mississippi State Super Tuesday | W 81–75 $^{OT}$ | 25–1 (10–1) | 19 – Tied | 14 – Cousins | 8 – Wall | Humphrey Coliseum (10,788) Starkville, Mississippi |
| February 20 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | at No. 17 Vanderbilt | W 58–56 | 26–1 (11–1) | 19 – Cousins | 13 – Patterson | 3 – Bledsoe | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, Tennessee |
| February 25 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | South Carolina | W 82–61 | 27–1 (12–1) | 23 – Patterson | 11 – Cousins | 4 – Wall | Rupp Arena (24,355) Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 27 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 2 | at No. 19 Tennessee | L 65–74 | 27–2 (12–2) | 19 – Wall | 14 – Cousins | 6 – Wall | Thompson–Boling Arena (21,214) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| March 3 8:00 pm, SEC Network | No. 3 | at Georgia | W 80–68 | 28–2 (13–2) | 24 – Wall | 10 – Patterson | 6 – Wall | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, Georgia |
| March 7 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 3 | Florida Senior Day | W 74–66 | 29–2 (14–2) | 14 – Tied | 9 – Cousins | 8 – Wall | Rupp Arena (24,354) Lexington, Kentucky |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 12 1:00 pm, SEC Network | (1 E) No. 2 | vs. (4 W) Alabama Quarterfinal | W 73–67 | 30–2 | 23 – Wall | 8 – Cousins | 5 – Wall | Bridgestone Arena (19,123) Nashville, Tennessee |
| March 13 1:00 pm, ABC | (1 E) No. 2 | vs. (3 E) No. 15 Tennessee Semifinal | W 74–45 | 31–2 | 19 – Cousins | 15 – Cousins | 9 – Wall | Bridgestone Arena (20,207) Nashville, Tennessee |
| March 14 1:00 pm, ABC | (1 E) No. 2 | vs. (1 W) Mississippi State Championship Game | W 75–74 $^{OT}$ | 32–2 | 18 – Bledsoe | 10 – Cousins | 9 – Wall | Bridgestone Arena (20,082) Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 18 7:15 pm, CBS | (1 E) No. 2 | vs. (16 E) East Tennessee State First Round | W 100–71 | 33–2 | 29 – Bledsoe | 8 – Cousins | 11 – Wall | New Orleans Arena (10,984) New Orleans |
| March 20 8:15 pm, CBS | (1 E) No. 2 | vs. (9 E) Wake Forest Second Round | W 90–60 | 34–2 | 20 – Miller | 9 – Miller | 7 – Wall | New Orleans Arena (11,966) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| March 25 9:57 pm, CBS | (1 E) No. 2 | vs. (12 E) Cornell Sweet Sixteen | W 62–45 | 35–2 | 16 – Cousins | 12 – Patterson | 8 – Wall | Carrier Dome (22,271) Syracuse, New York |
| March 27 7:05 pm, CBS | (1 E) No. 2 | vs. (2 E) No. 6 West Virginia Elite Eight | L 66–73 | 35–3 | 19 – Wall | 13 – Patterson | 5 – Wall | Carrier Dome (22,497) Syracuse, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=NCAA East Regional. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:
| Name | GP | GS | Min. | Avg. | FG | FGA | FG% | 3FG | 3FGA | 3FG% | FT | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | RB | Avg. | PF | DQ | Ast. | TO | Blk. | Stl. | Pts. | Avg. |
| John Wall | 37 | 37 | 1,288 | 34.8 | 202 | 438 | 0.461 | 37 | 114 | 0.325 | 175 | 232 | 0.754 | 30 | 129 | 159 | 4.3 | 72 | 1 | 241 | 149 | 19 | 66 | 616 | 16.6 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 38 | 37 | 893 | 23.5 | 206 | 369 | 0.558 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 162 | 268 | 0.604 | 156 | 220 | 376 | 9.9 | 122 | 2 | 38 | 78 | 67 | 37 | 575 | 15.1 |
| Patrick Patterson | 38 | 38 | 1,255 | 33.0 | 215 | 374 | 0.575 | 24 | 69 | 0.348 | 90 | 130 | 0.692 | 116 | 167 | 283 | 7.4 | 61 | 1 | 36 | 41 | 51 | 27 | 544 | 14.3 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 37 | 35 | 1,122 | 30.3 | 144 | 312 | 0.462 | 49 | 128 | 0.383 | 82 | 123 | 0.667 | 19 | 95 | 114 | 3.1 | 82 | 1 | 107 | 112 | 12 | 52 | 419 | 11.3 |
| Darius Miller | 38 | 32 | 804 | 21.2 | 86 | 215 | 0.400 | 43 | 128 | 0.336 | 31 | 39 | 0.795 | 31 | 62 | 93 | 2.4 | 72 | 2 | 58 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 246 | 6.5 |
| Darnell Dodson | 35 | 7 | 506 | 14.5 | 70 | 192 | 0.365 | 50 | 144 | 0.347 | 19 | 25 | 0.760 | 16 | 72 | 88 | 2.5 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 209 | 6.0 |
| DeAndre Liggins | 29 | 0 | 445 | 15.3 | 36 | 86 | 0.419 | 14 | 44 | 0.318 | 23 | 39 | 0.590 | 18 | 48 | 66 | 2.3 | 42 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 109 | 3.8 |
| Daniel Orton | 38 | 0 | 502 | 13.2 | 48 | 91 | 0.527 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 33 | 63 | 0.524 | 45 | 81 | 126 | 3.3 | 88 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 52 | 21 | 129 | 3.4 |
| Ramon Harris | 36 | 2 | 395 | 11.0 | 21 | 62 | 0.339 | 5 | 31 | 0.161 | 20 | 33 | 0.606 | 30 | 45 | 75 | 2.1 | 27 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 67 | 1.9 |
| Perry Stevenson | 34 | 1 | 259 | 7.6 | 18 | 27 | 0.667 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 1.4 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 44 | 1.3 |
| Josh Harrellson | 22 | 0 | 88 | 4.0 | 12 | 26 | 0.462 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 1.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 1.2 |
| Jon Hood | 17 | 0 | 74 | 4.4 | 6 | 19 | 0.316 | 4 | 11 | 0.364 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1.2 |
| Mark Krebs | 16 | 1 | 44 | 2.8 | 2 | 17 | 0.118 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.4 |
| TEAM | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 58 | 57 | 115 | 3.0 | 0 | | | 5 | | | 0 | |
| Season Total | 38 | — | 7,675 | — | 1,066 | 2,228 | 0.478 | 231 | 697 | 0.331 | 649 | 971 | 0.668 | 548 | 1,036 | 1,584 | 41.7 | 641 | 13 | 573 | 547 | 273 | 279 | 3,012 | 79.3 |
| Opponents | 38 | — | 7,675 | — | 875 | 2,314 | 0.378 | 245 | 783 | 0.313 | 473 | 688 | 0.688 | 488 | 789 | 1,277 | 33.6 | 795 | — | 418 | 531 | 119 | 261 | 2,468 | 64.9 |

## Honors
### SEC Awards

Wall was named SEC Player of the Year. Cousins, Patterson, and Wall were chosen to the first-team All-SEC by coaches and the media. Cousins was the SEC Freshman of the Year, and he, Bledsoe, and Wall were All-Freshman team selections by the coaches and media. Calipari was named SEC Coach of the Year by the coaches media.

### National District Awards

Wall was named District IV (Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida) Player of the Year, Calipari was named District IV Coach of the Year and Patterson was named to the All-District IV team by the USBWA. Cousins and Wall were listed on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All-District 21 first team, while Patterson was listed on the second team on March 12.

### All-American and National Awards

Wall was a consensus first-team All-American, and Cousins was a consensus second-team All-American. The Associated Press named Cousins and Wall as first-team All-Americans. The USBWA named Wall a first-team All-American and Cousins a second-team All-American. The NABC named Wall a first-team All-American and Cousins a second-team All-American. The Sporting News named Wall a first-team All-American and Cousins a second-team All-American. John Wall became the first Kentucky player to win a National Player of the Year award as he won the Adolph Rupp Trophy. Wall also won the two Freshman of the Year awards as he was named USBWA National Freshman of the Year and Freshman of the Year by the Sporting News.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 4 (3) | 4 (1) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 2 (9) | 2 (8) | 1 (65) | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | 2 (3) | 2 (4) | 3 | 2 (2) | 2 | Not released |
| Coaches | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (31) | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |

## 2010 NBA draft

On April 7 five players announced their intentions to enter the 2010 NBA draft. Five players declared themselves eligible for the draft: Bledsoe, Cousins, Orton, Patterson, and Wall. Leading up to the draft Wall, Cousins, and Patterson were projected as lottery picks. Meanwhile, Bledsoe and Orton were projected as possible first round draft picks.
In the draft Wall was selected No. 1 by Washington. He was followed by Cousins, who went to the Sacramento Kings at No. 5; Patterson, who was taken by the Houston Rockets at No. 14; Bledsoe, who was chosen No. 18 by the Oklahoma City Thunder; and Orton, who was chosen No. 29 by the Orlando Magic. Wall became the first player in Kentucky history taken first in the draft. The five players taken in the first round tied the record for most players taken from one school in the first round.

### NBA draft selections

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | NBA Club |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | John Wall | Washington Wizards |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 | 5 | DeMarcus Cousins | Sacramento Kings |
| 2010 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Patrick Patterson | Houston Rockets |
| 2010 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Eric Bledsoe | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2010 | 1 | 29 | 29 | Daniel Orton | Orlando Magic |