Unlike many coaches, Kentucky‘s John Calipari is honest about college basketball being a developmental league for the NBA. And players flock to the program because of that. Three of the top six recruits ranked by Rivals.com have signed with Kentucky for the 2011-12 season. Forwards Michael Gilchrist and Anthony Davis were named first-team members of USA TODAY’s All-USA boys basketball team and guard Marquis Teague was a third-team choice.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.