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Kentucky Basketball: Players Under Most Pressure In 2016-17

By Maxwell Ogden

Sep 15, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard De Aaron Fox (0) and guard Malik Monk (5) during Kentucky media day at Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 15, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard De Aaron Fox (0) and guard Malik Monk (5) during Kentucky media day at Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Kentucky basketball program is approaching another season with championship expectations. Which players are facing the most pressure to do so?

Sep 15, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard De Aaron Fox (0) and guard Malik Monk (5) during Kentucky media day at Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 15, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard De Aaron Fox (0) and guard Malik Monk (5) during Kentucky media day at Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /

The Kentucky basketball program has been the source of pride in Lexington since John Calipari took over in 2009. In seven seasons at the helm, Calipari has led the Kentucky Wildcats to tremendous success.

The 2016-17 college basketball season will be one with overwhelmingly high expectations.

Calipari led Kentucky to the national championship in 2012 and the National Championship Game in 2014. He led the Wildcats to another two Final Four appearances in 2011 and 2015, and took Kentucky to the Elite Eight in 2010.

Calipari has reloaded with a top-ranked recruiting class in 2016-17, which breeds inevitably high standards for success.

In some instances, the players on the roster are facing the pressure of needing to establish themselves as go-to stars. In others, not even attending Kentucky has solidified their NBA Draft status.

The question is: which Kentucky basketball players are facing the most pressure entering the 2016-17 college basketball season?

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