Rivals: Kentucky Second Best Frontcourt

**Scott Anderson** · October 26th, 2011, 02:24 PM

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Rivals.com ranks the top frontcourts in the nation, and just as CBS, they have the Cats ranked 2nd behind North Carolina.

2. KENTUCKY

The Wildcats have a frontcourt loaded with potential NBA talent. Thanks to the return of Terrence Jones, the UK frontcourt has Final Four experience, too. Jones (6-9/252) can score from almost anywhere on the court (15.7 points per game last season) and averaged 8.8 rebounds. Kentucky added the top two big men in the 2011 class in Anthony Davis (ranked second) and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (ranked third). John Calipari already has compared to Davis to Marcus Camby, and Kidd-Gilchrist has the length to be a disruptive player on the defensive end. Kyle Wiltjer rounds out a signing class that included three five-star forwards. If there's any weak spot, it's the lack of a true center.