Can Kentucky basketball keep its streak of first-round NBA draft picks alive? What to know
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Can Kentucky basketball keep its streak of first-round NBA draft picks alive? What to knowMarch Madness breakout stars rise in NBA draft
Walter Clayton Jr. and others rose up draft boards after standout March Madness showings.
Kentuckybasketball’s15-yearstreakoffirst-roundNBAdraftpickscouldbeinjeopardyin2025.SixformerWildcatsareoutofcollegeeligibilityandhopingtobedrafted.OtegaOwehistestingthedraftwatersbutmayreturntoKentucky.LEXINGTON— AstheyearswentonwithKentuckybasketball,NCAATournamentglorywasharderandhardertocomebyforJohnCalipari.Inhisfirst10seasons,hereachedtheSweet16eighttimes,theEliteEightonsevenoccasions,talliedfourFinalFourappearancesandearnedtwobidstothenationalchampionshipgame— highlightedbyanationaltitlein2012.
Butafterthe2018-19campaignwrappedup,CaliparineveradvancedoutofthefirstweekendwiththeWildcatsinhisfinalfiveseasonsonthejob.
Onethingthatneverwanedunderhiswatch,however,wasNBAdraftprosperity.
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