What State has been the kindest to UK?

[bluinbville]

I was washing dishes and began wondering, it is the offseason, what state has produced the best UK players not counting the state of Kentucky.
My first guess was Illinois:

1. Dan Issel
2. Anthony Davis
3. Nazr Mohammed
4. Antoine Walker

I did not consult Jon Scott's incredible resource. Just going from memory

 

[Smashcat]

Hard not to vote Illinois since AD is the greatest player at UK imo, and Issel is in the top five.

 

[TexKat]

Texas
Rodney Dent
Jeff Brassow
Julius Randle
Harrison Twins
DeAron Fox
This coming year Vanderbilt and I believe another I'm too lazy to look up

 

[spotter34]

Hard not to vote Illinois since AD is the greatest player at UK imo, and Issel is in the top five.

Issel top 5? AD is undoubtedly the most talented player and certainly had one of the most decorated seasons at Kentucky but I still believe Issel is the greatest Kentucky player of all time.

 

[TheFolker]

No wonder Illinois fans hate us so much.

 

[nealau76]

I was washing dishes and began wondering, it is the offseason, what state has produced the best UK players not counting the state of Kentucky.
My first guess was Illinois:

1. Dan Issel
2. Anthony Davis
3. Nazr Mohammed
4. Antoine Walker

I did not consult Jon Scott's incredible resource. Just going from memory

Has to be Illinois. In addition to the ones mentioned don't forget Tom Parker, Jay Shidler, and Cliff Berger.

 

[spotter34]

Georgia

Kenny Walker
Jodie Meeks
Jeff Sheppard
Gerald Fitch
Cedric Jenkins
Randolph Morris
Ryan Harrow
Derrick Miller
Bill Spivey
Eric Manuel

 

[nyron]

Has to be Illinois. In addition to the ones mentioned don't forget Tom Parker, Jay Shidler, and Cliff Berger.

Uh, Tyler Ulis, Tom Parker.

 

[cawoodsct]

Indiana is up there if not the best.

 

[spotter34]

Uh, Tyler Ulis, Tom Parker.

Bob Guyette
Chuck Verderber
Deandre Liggins

They say hello too.

 

[BaronReborn84]

Wichita lol

 

[uky8unc5]

Issel top 5? AD is undoubtedly the most talented player and certainly had one of the most decorated seasons at Kentucky but I still believe Issel is the greatest Kentucky player of all time.

Issel would star on any Ky team. But AD (as a pro) is our GOAT. And I am a hardcore Issel fan.

 

[EMMCAT]

Issel would star on any Ky team. But AD (as a pro) is our GOAT. And I am a hardcore Issel fan.

Ilinois without question and don't forget Greg Starrick (LOL)

 

[ORCAT]

Hard not to vote Illinois since AD is the greatest player at UK imo, and Issel is in the top five.

Issel top 5 at UK? Is that some sort of joke?

 

[Orange Soda King]

Illinois for sure.

 

[Big Foot 275]

When you say greatest at UK that to me means how well they played while they were there. It's pretty difficult to say the all time leading scorer and rebounder is not the greatest to ever play there.
AD has become one of the top 5 players in the NBA but I don't know about the goat title.
Issel is in the top 10 scorers of all time in the ABA/ NBA combined so until he scores more points than Big Dan he is still the best pro player too IMO.
Not taking anything away from AD because he took to us to a title and he won a ton of individual awards but you still have to sustain great play for many years to be a legendary player.

 

[kybassfan]

Issel top 5? AD is undoubtedly the most talented player and certainly had one of the most decorated seasons at Kentucky but I still believe Issel is the greatest Kentucky player of all time.

Absolutely. There is no reasonable debate on this.

 

[420grover]

Uh, Tyler Ulis, Tom Parker.

If Ulis counts for Illinois then Rondo counts for Virginia and Liggins counts for Nevada.

 

[UK90]

Historically, it's Indiana. Guys like Rupp, Hall and Sutton loved recruiting the Hoosier state and I believe Indiana's provided us more players than any other state (outside Ky) in our entire history.

But that has changed in the Cal era. Although Cal's had a few Indiana recruits (Marquis Teague, Trey Lyles, Julius Mayes, etc,), It's not nearly the same rate it was back in the old days. Nowadays I think it's Illinois, and ESPECIALLY the Chicago area, which has been an absolute gold mine for us the last couple decades of so.

 

[Hjack]

2 years before Cal, it was the State of Confusion.

 

[UKUGA]

Texas
Rodney Dent
Jeff Brassow
Julius Randle
Harrison Twins
DeAron Fox

Gillispie.

 

[FredTX]

Gillispie.

Bob Burrow

 

[ThroughBlue]

Uh, Tyler Ulis, Tom Parker.

Ulis born in Ohio

 

[CatGotMyTongue]

Issel top 5 at UK? Is that some sort of joke?

BJW loves them some honkeys

 

[TexKat]

Gillispie.

LOL...well that one isn't one to be so proud of we can surely admit. Ugh

 

[Bluesnky]

Absolutely. There is no reasonable debate on this.

There's only one way to decide this. One on one.

 

[jf121264]

what about our home state of Kentucky.

 

[TexKat]

what about our home state of Kentucky.

Coach Rupp was the best at finding our gems back in them thar hills and hollers and polished em into diamonds!

 

[JPScott]

Ulis born in Ohio

Actually born in Southfield Michigan although he grew up in Lima Ohio before moving to Illinois to attend high school.

Since he played four years of high school in Illinois, I don't see a problem with listing him as coming to UK from Illinois. Seems to be most accurate in his case.