Kentucky basketball: Top 5 point guards in John Calipari era

Mar 19, 2011; Tampa, FL, USA;Kentucky Wildcats guard Brandon Knight (12) in the second half against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the third round of the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the St. Pete Times Forum. Kentucky Wildcats defeated West Virginia Mountaineers 71-63. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

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1. John Wall (2009-10)

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Coach Cal’s first point guard was also his best.

John Wall was the hot ticket at Kentucky. His dance moves would have made for a social media craze nowadays and his high-flying plays would have been all over Instagram. Wall dazzled like no other PG in the Calipari era.

If you want to talk stats, no other Kentucky point guard since 2009 compares, especially in terms of a one-and-done season. At 16.6 PPG, 6.5 APG, 4.3 RPG, and 1.8 SPG, Wall pretty much checked off each major area any great point guard usually does.

His speed and athleticism led to many highlight plays, usually ended in ridiculous passes and alley-oops, or Wall himself finishing with a Sportscenter Top 10-worthy dunk. His crossover was the most lethal in college basketball.

Injuries led to a rapid decline in John Wall’s NBA career, but in that single year in college, John Wall was the MAN for Kentucky.

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