CBS Sports has ranked the top 100 players plus 1 and four Kentucky Wildcats have made the list.
Jamal Murray, Skal Labissiere, Tyler Ulis, and Alex Poythress all made the list.
Here are their rankings and why they are, where they are.
5. JAMAL MURRAY
KENTUCKY WILDCATSFreshman | Guard
Murray has burst onto the scene as one of the top players in his age group over the course of the last year. He wowed scouts at the Basketball Without Borders camp, was the best player at the Nike Hoop Summit, then was highly impressive playing against men in the Pan-American games this summer. He should be Kentucky’s No. 1 option to score this year, and he’ll put up a lot of points for the Wildcats. — SV
6. SKAL LABISSIERE
KENTUCKY WILDCATSFreshman | Forward
Labissiere is a CBS Sports Preseason First Team All-American and the projected No. 1 pick of next June’s NBA Draft. He’s a 6-foot-10 forward who is equally comfortable around the rim and away from the basket. The only question, at this point, is whether the NCAA will clear him to compete as a freshman and, if so, when. — GP
33. TYLER ULIS, Kentucky
Ulis was, at times last season, Kentucky’s best point guard even if he was technically Andrew Harrison’s backup. He had a 3.6-to-1.0 assist-to-turnover ratio and shot 42.9 percent from 3-point range for a team that finished 38-1 with the lone loss coming to Wisconsin in the Final Four. — GP
87. ALEX POYTHRESS, Kentucky
Poythress will likely never be the player some projected him to be coming out of high school, but he should be an important piece at Kentucky this season. He missed the final 29 games last season with a torn ACL. — GP
You can look at the entire rankings by clicking here.
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