What state has been best to us in recruiting?

[FurdTerguson]

Feel free to add as these are off the top of my head...

Would it be Illinois with Anthony Davis, Dan Issel Antoine Walker and others?

Indiana with Kyle Macy, Walter McCarty and others?

Tennessee with Tony Delk, Ron Mercer and Alex Poythress?

Texas with the Harrisons, Julius Randle and others?

Some other state?

 

[SosaUK1987]

Illinois I would say.

 

[bthaunert]

This will help with this conversation thanks to @JPScott

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/playershometown.html#

 

[RunninRichie]

I'd argue KENTUCKY. Rupp's 4 championship teams and especially the first 3 were pretty much all Kentucky players. Not to mention we've had a Kentucky boy playing meaningful minutes on our other 4 championship teams. Sure other states might have had more NBA stars or better college players. But you can't deny our state got the empire kicked off.

 

[kywildcatsfannumber1]

Georgia, Ohio & New Jersey in the Cal Era has been pretty good to us as well.

 

[bthaunert]

Outside of Kentucky, a lineup from Georgia would be pretty good:

Starters
Gerald Fitch
Jeff Sheppard
Jody Meeks
Kenny Walker
Bill Spivey

Bench
Randolph Morris
Rodney Dent
Eric Manual
Derek Miller
Brandon Boston

 

[HagginHall1999]

Texas has been pretty good too....especially under Cal.

Fox
Twins
Randle
PJ
Maxey
Wallace

 

[DraftCat]

Slightly surprised we have so few players from the state of Ohio

 

[HagginHall1999]

Texas has been pretty good too....especially under Cal.

Fox
Twins
Randle
PJ
Maxey
Wallace

Actually, who the hell is beating this team in modern basketball?

Fox, Maxey, Wallace
PJ, Randle

Sub the Twins

You could toss in Vanderbilt as a big

 

[kywildcatsfannumber1]

Still shocked that TyTy Washington is the only player from the state of Arizona to play at Kentucky.

 

[kywildcatsfannumber1]

Outside of Kentucky obviously, Illinois, Texas & Georgia have been kind to the Cats over the years. Some others,

Ohio
Mike Pratt
Kevin Grevey
Erik Daniels
Alex Groza
Mike Phillips
Jim Andrews
Dwight Anderson
Last year's team Livingston & Fredrick from Cincinnati.

New Jersey with a couple of guys on this year's team DJ Wagner & Aaron Bradshaw.
MKG
Karl-Anthony Towns
Isaiah Briscoe
Rodrick Rhodes

New York
Jamal Mashburn
Doron Lamb
Heshimu Evans
Jacob Toppin
Pat Riley
Dakari Johnson
Ed Davender
Hamidou Diallo
Ramel Bradley

 

[FurdTerguson]

It would be a fun tournament to watch....Illinois, Texas, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Tennessee, North Carolina and of course the home state boys.

 

[TopCatCal]

Illinois gave us probably our 2 greatest players ever in Dan Issel & Anthony Davis.

Dan Issel
Anthony Davis
Antoine Walker
Nazr Mohammed
Tyler Ulis
Chuck Verderber
Jay Shidler
Bob Guyette

 

[FurdTerguson]

If Shaedon Sharpe had played, look at Ontario...

SGA
Mulder
Murray
Magloire