![]() He was a consensus top fifty player, ranked No. He committed to Kentucky on November 14 through a message on Twitter. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, originally from Hamilton, Ontario and attending school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was the third commitment in the Kentucky class. 15 overall player by the four main recruiting services. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. He chose Kentucky over North Carolina and UNLV. He committed to Kentucky on November 10 live on ESPNU. Washington, a Dallas native attending school in Las Vegas, Nevada, was the second commitment in the Kentucky class. 14 overall player by the four main recruiting services. He chose Kentucky over Arizona and Syracuse. He committed to Kentucky on November 10 at a press conference at his high school. Nick Richards, a native of Kingston, Jamaica who moved to Queens, New York in 2013, was the first commitment in the Kentucky class. On May 24, 2017, the final day on which players who wished to return to college basketball could withdraw from the NBA draft, Hamidou Diallo, who entered the draft without hiring an agent, announced that he would return to Kentucky to play in 2017–18. ![]() On April 24, 2017, Bam Adebayo stated that he intended to sign with an agent, thus ending his remaining eligibility with the program. On April 12, 2017, Isaac Humphries announced that he was leaving Kentucky to pursue a professional career in basketball and will sign with an agent, and would forgo remaining eligibility. On April 6, 2017, Isaiah Briscoe announced that he was leaving Kentucky to enter the 2017 NBA Draft, and would sign with an agent, forgoing his remaining eligibility. On April 4, 2017, Malik Monk, in a release to the fanbase, stated that he intended to enter the NBA draft and sign with an agent, thus ending his remaining eligibility with the program. On April 3, 2017, De'Aaron Fox announced that he was leaving the program to enter the 2017 NBA draft, and would forgo his remaining eligibility. 3 UCLA to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to eventual National Champion, No. 10 Wichita State to advance to the Sweet 16. 2 seed in the South region, they defeated No. As a result, the Wildcats received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the SEC tournament the Wildcats beat Georgia, Alabama, and Arkansas to win the tournament championship. ![]() The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 32–6, 16–2 in SEC play to win the regular season SEC championship. They earned the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Davidson and Buffalo to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Kansas State. They defeated Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to become champions of the SEC tournament. They finished the season 26–11, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in three-way tie for fourth place. ![]() On January 22, 2018, following losses to South Carolina on the road, and to Florida at home, the Wildcats fell out of the AP rankings for the first time since March 2014. The team, led by John Calipari in his ninth season as head coach, was a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 42nd consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The 2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
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