2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2009–10 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg Southeastern Conference Eastern SEC 5 2 35–3 14–2 John Calipari 1st Orlando Antigua 1st John Robic 1st Rod Strickland 1st Rupp Arena SEC regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight 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.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/gameflash/2009/12/21/58979_recap.html?xid=si_topstories https://web.archive.org/web/20110628214413/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/gameflash/2009/12/21/58979_recap.html?xid=si_topstories dead June 28, 2011 No. 3 Kentucky beats Drexel to reach 2,000 wins December 21, 2009 SI.com Time Warner Company 22 December 2009 Lexington, Kentucky 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) https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/12/seasontype/2 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 11 (Jan. 25) 25 Jan 2010 15 April 2010 ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20100410034620/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/12/seasontype/2 10 April 2010 live 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. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/26/AR2010012603840.html Obama thanks Calipari, offers prescient advice 27 Jan 2010 15 April 2010 The Washington Post https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4860259 Obama thanks Kentucky, Calipari 27 Jan 2010 15 April 2010 ESPN Departures left horizontal 2009-10 Kentucky departures 200 Jodie Meeks Lakers 2013.jpg Jodie Meeks entered the NBA draft Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jared Carter 1 43 Center 86 7'2" 277 4 Senior Georgetown, Kentucky Graduated Matt Scherbenske 1 2 Guard 72 6'0" 180 3 Junior Lexington, Kentucky Left team Kevin Galloway 3 Guard 78 6'6" 215 3 Junior Sacramento, California Transferred Michael Porter 1 13 Guard 75 6'3" 198 3 Junior Modesto, California Left Team Jodie Meeks 23 Guard 76 6'4" 208 3 Junior Norcross, Georgia Entered 2009 NBA draft Dwight Perry 30 Guard 72 6'0" 185 3 Junior Durham, North Carolina Left team Matt Pilgrim 1 33 Forward 80 6'8" 225 3 Junior Cincinnati Transferred A.J. Stewart 1 15 Forward 79 6'7" 225 2 Sophomore Jacksonville, Florida Transferred Donald Williams 1 25 Guard 75 6'3" 205 1 Freshman Baton Rouge, Louisiana Transferred Class of 2009 signees no no 2009 Eric Bledsoe G Birmingham, Alabama Parker 6 1 180 2009-05-06 5 4 90 DeMarcus Cousins F Mobile, Alabama LeFlore 6 9 250 2009-04-08 5 5 98 Darnell Dodson G/F Greenbelt, Maryland Miami-Dade CC 6 5 185 2009-04-22 4 3 89 Jon Hood SG Madisonville, Kentucky Madisonville-North Hopkins 6 6 195 2008-05-25 4 4 92 Daniel Orton C Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Bishop McGuinness 6 10 265 2008-10-12 5 5 97 John Wall PG Raleigh, North Carolina Word of God 6 4 184 2009-05-18 5 5 98 2009 Kentucky 2009 Basketball Commitments 2009 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN kentucky 572 96 1 1 1 2009-04-28 yes Class of 2010 signees no no 2009 Terrence Jones SF Portland, Oregon Jefferson High School 6 9 220 2010-05-19 5 5 97 Enes Kanter C Tarzana, California Stoneridge Prep 6 11 261 2010-03-23 5 5 95 Brandon Knight PG Fort Lauderdale, Florida Pine Crest School 6 3 195 2010-04-14 5 5 97 Doron Lamb G Brooklyn, New York Oak Hill Academy 6 4 190 2010-04-18 5 4 95 Stacey Poole G Jacksonville, Florida Providence School 6 4 190 2009-09-24 3 3 85 Eloy Vargas PF Hollywood, Florida Miami Dade College 6 11 225 2010-05-16 4 4 95 2010 Kentucky 2010 Basketball Commitments 2010 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN kentucky 572 96 2009-05-04 yes Roster 2009 Kentucky Wildcats y yes Darius Miller 1 F 6 7 223 SO y Maysville, Kentucky Mason County H.S. Darnell Dodson 3 F 6 7 215 SO Greenbelt, Maryland Miami Dade College Jon Hood 4 G 6 6 195 FR Madisonville, Kentucky North Hopkins H.S. Ramon Harris y 5 F 6 7 218 SR Anchorage, AK West Anchorage High School John Wall 11 G 6 4 195 FR Raleigh, North Carolina Word of God Christian Academy y Mark Krebs basketball 12 G 6 5 207 SR Newport, Kentucky Newport Central Catholic/Thomas More College DeMarcus Cousins basketball 15 C 6 11 270 FR Mobile, AL LeFlore Magnet High School y DeMarcus Cousins Perry Stevenson 21 F 6 9 207 SR Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette H.S. y Perry Stevenson Eric Bledsoe 24 G 6 1 190 FR Birmingham, AL A. H. Parker High School y Eric Bledsoe Daniel Orton 33 C 6 10 255 FR Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Bishop McGuinness H.S. y Daniel Orton DeAndre Liggins 34 G 6 6 202 SO Chicago Findley Prep (NV) y DeAndre Liggins Patrick Patterson 54 F 6 9 235 JR Huntington, West Virginia Huntington High School y Patrick Patterson (basketball) Josh Harrellson 55 F 6 10 265 JR St. Charles, Missouri Southwestern Illinois Junior College y Josh Harrellson John Calipari (Clarion) John Robic (Denison) Orlando Antigua (Pittsburgh) Rod Strickland (DePaul) 2010-04-01 Depth chart 273BE2 FFFFFF 273BE2 DeMarcus Cousins Patrick Patterson Darius Miller Eric Bledsoe John Wall Daniel Orton Perry Stevenson Ramon Harris Darnell Dodson DeAndre Liggins Josh Harrellson Jon Hood Mark Krebs Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:white;"| Exhibition November 2 7:00 pm yes 4 2009 Campbellsville Tigers Campbellsville Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky BBSN Dodson 19 Orton 7 Bledsoe 4 74–38 21,384 — November 6 7:00 pm yes 4 2009 Clarion Golden Eagles Clarion Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky BBSN Wall 27 Dodson 9 Wall 9 117–52 23,740 — |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:white;"| Non-conference Regular Season November 13 6:30 pm yes 4 Morehead State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPNU Bledsoe 24 Patterson 12 Bledsoe 4 75–59 24,338 1–0 November 16 7:00 pm yes 4 Miami (OH) Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky BBSN Wall 19 Tied 10 Wall 5 72–70 23,337 2–0 November 19 7:00 pm yes 4 Sam Houston State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Cancún Challenge BBSN Cousins 27 Cousins 18 Tied 6 102–92 22,728 3–0 November 21 1:00 pm yes 4 2009 Rider Broncs Rider Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Cancún Challenge BBSN Wall 21 Patterson 18 Wall 11 92–63 23,912 4–0 November 24 4:30 pm yes yes 5 Cleveland State Moon Palace Resort Cancún, Mexico Cancún Challenge Semifinals CBS Sports Wall 15 Miller 8 Wall 6 73–49 832 5–0 November 25 9:30 pm yes yes 5 Stanford Moon Palace Resort Cancún, Mexico Cancún Challenge Championship CBS Sports Wall 23 Patterson 11 Wall 5 73–65 OT 1,425 6–0 November 30 7:00 pm yes 5 2009 UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky BBSN Cousins 24 Cousins 10 Wall 14 94–57 15,368 7–0 December 5 12:30 pm yes 5 North Carolina 10 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky CBS Patterson 19 Patterson 7 Wall 7 68–66 24,468 8–0 December 9 9:30 pm yes yes 4 Connecticut 14 Madison Square Garden New York City 2009 Big East/SEC Invitational ESPN Wall 25 Cousins 10 Bledsoe 4 64–61 24,468 9–0 December 12 12:00 pm yes yes 4 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana CBS Bledsoe 23 Patterson 11 Wall 8 90–73 17,316 10–0 December 19 4:00 pm yes 3 2009 none Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky CSS Patterson 21 Patterson 9 Wall 6 90–69 23,938 11–0 December 21 7:00 pm yes 3 Drexel Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 2000th Win ESPNU Tied 18 Cousins 13 Wall 7 88–44 24,354 12–0 December 23 1:00 pm yes 3 2009 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky BBSN Wall 19 Patterson 11 Tied 5 86–73 24,288 13–0 December 29 7:00 pm yes 3 2009 Hartford Hawks Hartford Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPN2 Tied 19 Cousins 12 Wall 16 104–61 24,340 14–0 January 2 3:30 pm yes 3 Louisville Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Battle for the Bluegrass CBS Cousins 18 Cousins 18 Tied 4 71–62 24,479 15–0 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:white;"| SEC Regular Season January 9 4:00 pm 3 Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky SEC Network Tied 17 Cousins 7 Wall 5 76–68 24,342 16–0 (1–0) January 12 9:00 pm yes 2 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Super Tuesday ESPN Bledsoe 25 Tied 7 Wall 6 89–77 12,618 17–0 (2–0) January 16 4:00 pm yes 2 Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL SEC Network Cousins 16 Cousins 11 Wall 4 72–67 11,669 18–0 (3–0) January 23 4:00 pm 2 Arkansas Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky SEC Network Miller 18 Cousins 14 Wall 7 101–70 24,356 19–0 (4–0) January 26 9:00 pm yes 1 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina Super Tuesday ESPN Cousins 27 Cousins 12 Bledsoe 5 62–68 18,000 19–1 (4–1) January 30 4:00 pm 1 Vanderbilt 21 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPN Cousins 21 Cousins 10 Wall 9 85–72 24,339 20–1 (5–1) February 2 7:00 pm 4 Ole Miss 25 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Super Tuesday ESPN Cousins 18 Cousins 13 Bledsoe 8 https://archive.today/20130124110507/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300330096 85–75 24,341 21–1 (6–1) February 6 4:00 pm yes 4 LSU Maravich Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana SEC Network Cousins 19 Cousins 14 Wall 7 81–55 13,083 22–1 (7–1) February 9 9:00 pm 3 Alabama Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPNU Wall 22 Cousins 13 Bledsoe 4 66–55 23,318 23–1 (8–1) February 13 9:00 pm 3 Tennessee 12 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPN College Gameday ESPN Wall 24 Cousins 12 Tied 4 73–62 24,402 24–1 (9–1) February 16 9:00 pm yes 2 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi Super Tuesday ESPN Tied 19 Cousins 14 Wall 8 81–75 OT 10,788 25–1 (10–1) February 20 6:00 pm yes 2 Vanderbilt 17 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee ESPN Cousins 19 Patterson 13 Bledsoe 3 58–56 14,316 26–1 (11–1) February 25 9:00 pm 2 South Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPN2 Patterson 23 Cousins 11 Wall 4 82–61 24,355 27–1 (12–1) February 27 12:00 pm yes 2 Tennessee 19 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee CBS Wall 19 Cousins 14 Wall 6 65–74 21,214 27–2 (12–2) March 3 8:00 pm yes 3 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia SEC Network Wall 24 Patterson 10 Wall 6 https://archive.today/20130124061637/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300620061 80–68 10,523 28–2 (13–2) March 7 12:00 pm 3 Florida Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Senior Day CBS Tied 14 Cousins 9 Wall 8 74–66 24,354 29–2 (14–2) |- !colspan=12 style="text-align: center; background:#005DAA"|SEC Tournament March 12 1:00 pm yes 2 1 E Alabama 4 W Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee Quarterfinal SEC Network Wall 23 Cousins 8 Wall 5 73–67 19,123 30–2 March 13 1:00 pm yes 2 1 E Tennessee 15 3 E Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee Semifinal ABC Cousins 19 Cousins 15 Wall 9 74–45 20,207 31–2 March 14 1:00 pm yes 2 1 E Mississippi State 1 W Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee Championship Game ABC Bledsoe 18 Cousins 10 Wall 9 75–74 OT 20,082 32–2 |- !colspan=12 style="text-align: center; background:#005DAA"|NCAA tournament March 18 7:15 pm yes 2 1 E East Tennessee State 16 E New Orleans Arena New Orleans First Round CBS Bledsoe 29 Cousins 8 Wall 11 100–71 10,984 33–2 |- March 20 8:15 pm yes 2 1 E Wake Forest 9 E New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana Second Round CBS Miller 20 Miller 9 Wall 7 https://archive.today/20130124114441/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300790096 90–60 11,966 34–2 March 25 9:57 pm yes 2 1 E Cornell 12 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Sweet Sixteen CBS Cousins 16 Patterson 12 Wall 8 62–45 22,271 35–2 March 27 7:05 pm yes 2 1 E West Virginia 6 2 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Elite Eight CBS Wall 19 Patterson 13 Wall 5 66–73 22,497 35–3 AP Poll Eastern Time E NCAA East Regional Statistics The team posted the following statistics:http://www.ukathletics.com/news/m-baskbl_team_stats_2009-2010 2009-10 Kentucky Wildcats season statistics 2015-11-17 University of KentuckyAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes NameGPGSMin.Avg.FGFGAFG%3FG3FGA3FG%FTFTAFT%ORDRRBAvg.PFDQAst.TOBlk.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 Watch Lists Weekly Awards 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.http://www.ukathletics.com/news/sports_m-baskbl_spec-rel_030910aab_html Wall Named SEC Player of the Year 2010-03-09 2010-03-09 CBS Interactive UKathletics.com https://web.archive.org/web/20151119062919/http://www.ukathletics.com/news/sports_m-baskbl_spec-rel_030910aab_html 2015-11-19 dead 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.http://www.sportswriters.net/USBWA/news/2010/alldistrict100309.html USBWA Names 20091-0 Men's All-District Teams 2010-03-09 2015-03-09 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.http://www.nabc.org/photos/schools/nabc/genrel/auto_pdf/2010D1All-District.pdf National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2009-10 Division I All-District Teams 2010-03-12 2010-03-12 National Association of Basketball Coaches 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.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=5037799 UK freshmen highlight All-Americans ESPN.com March 30, 2010 March 30, 2010 The USBWA named Wall a first-team All-American and Cousins a second-team All-American.http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2010/allamerica100315.html USBWA Names 2009-10 All-Americans United States Basketball Writers Association March 15, 2010 March 15, 2010 The NABC named Wall a first-team All-American and Cousins a second-team All-American.http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?sport=mbball&story=16396 Men's Basketball: Butler 3rd Team All-American April 1, 2010 April 1, 2010 Antonik, John MSNsportsNET.com March 28, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120328123719/http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?sport=mbball&story=16396 dead The Sporting News named Wall a first-team All-American and Cousins a second-team All-American.http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-03-08/sporting-news-college-basketball-all-american-team Sporting News' College Basketball All-America Team Sportingnews.com March 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100412114748/http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-03-08/sporting-news-college-basketball-all-american-team 12 April 2010 dead John Wall became the first Kentucky player to win a National Player of the Year award as he won the Adolph Rupp Trophy.Adolph Rupp trophy winner: John Wall, Kentucky https://web.archive.org/web/20090107024610/http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm 2009-01-07 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.KENTUCKY'S WALL IS 2009–10 USBWA NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEARhttp://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-03-08/sn-freshman-year-john-wall-kentucky Sporting News college basketball Freshman of the Year: John Wall, Kentucky 2015-11-18 2010-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100612163733/http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-03-08/sn-freshman-year-john-wall-kentucky dead Rankings 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 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 Coaches 0 19 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.http://www.ukathletics.com/news/sports_m-baskbl_spec-rel_040710aaa_html Five Wildcats to Put Names in NBA Draft 2015-11-18 2010-04-07 JMI Sports UKAthletics https://web.archive.org/web/20151119050807/http://www.ukathletics.com/news/sports_m-baskbl_spec-rel_040710aaa_html 2015-11-19 deadhttps://www.espn.com/nba/draft2010/news/story?id=5064967 Wall among those headed to NBA 2015-11-18 2010-04-08 Associated Press 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.http://www.nba.com/2010/news/05/18/consensus.mock/ 2010 NBA Draft: Consensus Mock Draft 2010-05-18 2010-05-18 NBA Packham, Drew https://web.archive.org/web/20131227175246/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/05/18/consensus.mock/ 2013-12-27 dead 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.http://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-basketball-men/article44037771.html UK makes history with five NBA draft picks in the first round 2015-06-25 2010-06-24 Lexington Herald-Leader Wall became the first player in Kentucky history taken first in the draft.http://www.ukathletics.com/news/sports_m-baskbl_spec-rel_062410aag_html Five Wildcats Selected in First Round of NBA Draft 2015-11-18 2010-06-24 CBS Interactive UKAthletics https://web.archive.org/web/20151119065518/http://www.ukathletics.com/news/sports_m-baskbl_spec-rel_062410aag_html 2015-11-19 dead The five players taken in the first round tied the record for most players taken from one school in the first round.https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2010/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&page=katzoncats-100624 Five Wildcats taken in first round 2015-06-25 2010-06-24 ESPN Katz, Andy 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 References 2 Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats