John Calipari is recruiting so well at UK, it's hard to see players staying long enough to form that capable, veteran nucleus.

Since coming to Lexington, Cal has either signed or gotten commitments from eight players ranked in the top 25 of their respective classes by the recruiting service Rivals (and he inherited another such recruit, Orton, from Billy Gillispie).

In 2009, John Wall was No. 1 and DeMarcus Cousins No. 2 by Rivals; some think they may go that way in the 2010 NBA Draft.

For 2010, Kentucky has pledges from Rivals No. 3 (Enes Kanter), No. 6 (Brandon Knight), and No. 21 (Doron Lamb).

Already, one basketball Web site projects Kanter going No. 2 and Knight No. 6 in the 2011 NBA Draft.

Meanwhile, in the 2011 recruiting class, UK already has commitments from the No. 1 (Michael Gilchrist) and No. 2 (Marquis Teague) players. Most analysts expect both to be one-and-done.