Rivals.com ranks the top impact freshman in the country and 3 Cats are in the top 7.
[URL=”http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1287893″]The top 20 freshmen[/URL]
[I]1. Kentucky F/C [/I][URL=”http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/bviewplayer.asp?Player=441897″][COLOR=#0a4ea3][I]Anthony Davis[/I][/COLOR][/URL][I] (6-10/220)[/I]
[I]It’s pretty much an annual tradition for Kentucky players to dominate the top of our freshman rankings. Davis averaged 32 points, 22 rebounds and 7 blocks as a senior at Chicago Perspectives Charter. He was a finalist for the Naismith and Morgan Wootten national high school player of the year awards. [/I]
[I]4. Kentucky F [/I][URL=”http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=70945″][COLOR=#0a4ea3][I]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist[/I][/COLOR][/URL][I] (6-7/232)[/I]
[I]Rated as the No. 3 prospect in the 2011 recruiting class, Kidd-Gilchrist was one of five finalists for the Naismith and Morgan Wootten national high school player of the year awards. He averaged 20.2 points and 11.0 rebounds last season for Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick. [/I]
[I]7. Kentucky G [/I][URL=”http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/bviewplayer.asp?Player=441898″][COLOR=#0a4ea3][I]Marquis Teague[/I][/COLOR][/URL][I] (6-2/189)[/I]
[I]Rated as the No. 5 overall prospect in the 2011 recruiting class, Teague should continue Kentucky coach [/I][URL=”http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/viewcoach.asp?Coach=1224″][COLOR=#0a4ea3][I]John Calipari[/I][/COLOR][/URL][I]’s tradition of outstanding freshman point guards. The former Indianapolis Pike star was one of five finalists for the Naismith Award given annually to the nation’s top high school player.[/I]
photo: Clay Jackson
