The Wildcats were led by 2015 Consensus All-Americans Cauley-Stein and Towns. John Calipari once again produced another top recruiting class that was highlighted by Karl-Anthony Towns. Willie Cauley-Stein opted to return to school after his leg injury in the 2014 NCAA tournament. Trey Lyles (Indianapolis), Karl-Anthony Towns (Metuchen, N.J.), Devin Booker (Grand Rapids, Mich. Former McDonald's All-Americans Marcus Lee and Alex Poythress also returned to school. Led by a deep cast of future NBA players including Tony Delk, Antoine Walker, Ron Mercer, Derek Anderson and Walter McCarty, Kentucky started the season ranked No. John Calipari announced four players for his 2014 class during the early signing period on November 14. Returning were starting point guard Andrew Harrison, starting shooting guard Aaron Harrison, and starting center Dakari Johnson. The team, however, would be without some of its top players from the 2013–14 team including starting power forward Julius Randle and starting small forward James Young, who were first-round draft choices in the 2014 NBA draft. ![]() ![]() ![]() After finishing as the National Runner-up in the 2014 NCAA tournament, the expectations for this team were high.
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