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Kentucky Basketball: Ranking the top 25 Wildcats through 2010

By Frank Spencer

LEXINGTON, KY - NOVEMBER 09: A basketball with a Kentucky Wildcats logo sits on the floor during the game against the Georgetown College Tigers at Rupp Arena on November 9, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KY - NOVEMBER 09: A basketball with a Kentucky Wildcats logo sits on the floor during the game against the Georgetown College Tigers at Rupp Arena on November 9, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Melvin Turpin reigns from Bryan Station high school in Lexington Kentucky. He was a  6-foot-11 center who was key to the success of the early 80s Kentucky Wildcats. Turpin was an All-American on two occasions. He led the 1984 Kentucky team with 15.2 points per game. That team would go on to reach the Final Four. He averaged 12.3 points per game in his career and nearly six rebounds. Turpin was a part of one Final Four team in his career at Kentucky. He played for Coach Joe B. Hall.

  • 1,509 career points (16th All-Time)
  • 226 career blocks (3rd All-Time)
  • 730 career rebounds (21st All-Time)
  • 2x All-American
  • 2x All-SEC First Team
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