Kentucky Lands Top Recruit

11. April 2012  - Published by Dan Clasgens

At Kentucky head coach John Calipari doesn't rebuild he reloads. With many key players from this year's National Championship likely heading to the NBA the Wildcats will have to turn the next crop of freshman studs to field a Final Four team for the third time in four years.

Leading that class will be Nerlens Noel, the top ranked player in the country by Rivals.com. The nation's top player committed to Kentucky on Wednesday. His decision puts Kentucky having the top ranked recruiting class for the fourth straight year.

The 6-foot-11 shot blocker will look to take over for Anthony Davis, who was named at the National Player of the Year and is projected to be the No. 1 pick in this summer's NBA Draft.

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