KSR's Player Draft from the Tubby Smith and Billy Gillispie eras at Kentucky

KSR stirred up a debate among its listeners when the show drafted the best players of the John Calipari era at Kentucky. Based solely on their college careers, seven former Wildcats were selected by each KSR radio personality in a live seven-round snake draft, making four All-Calipari Era teams:

• Team Matt: De’Aaron Fox, Jamal Murray, Malik Monk, Terrence Jones, Anthony Davis, Reed Sheppard, Oscar Tshiebwe
• Team Ryan: John Wall, Doron Lamb, Eric Bledsoe, Patrick Patterson, Willie Cauley-Stein, Antonio Reeves, Aaron Harrison
• Team Drew: Tyler Ulis, Immanuel Quickley, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Julius Randle, DeMarcus Cousins, Brandon Knight, Tyrese Maxey
• Team Shannon: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyler Herro, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns, Bam Adebayo, Marquis Teague, PJ Washington

Today, KSR drafted four teams from the Tubby Smith and Billy Gillispie eras at Kentucky, including one extra player this time to make eight-man teams. Shannon The Dude, Matt Jones, Ryan Lemond, and I, Drew Franklin, drafted eight former Wildcats each in that order on the show.

Round 1

1. Tayshaun Prince (Shannon The Dude)
2. Keith Bogans (Matt Jones)
3. Jodie Meeks (Ryan Lemond)
4. Wayne Turner (Drew Franklin)

Round 2

5. Chuck Hayes (Drew Franklin)
6. Jamaal Magloire (Ryan Lemond)
7. Jeff Sheppard (Matt Jones)
8. Nazr Mohammed (Shannon The Dude)

Round 3

9. Rajon Rondo (Shannon The Dude)
10. Patrick Patterson (Matt Jones)
11. Scott Padgett (Ryan Lemond)
12. Gerald Fitch (Drew Franklin)

Round 4

13. Randolph Morris (Drew Franklin)
14. Cliff Hawkins (Ryan Lemond)
15. Marquis Estill (Matt Jones)
16. Joe Crawford (Shannon The Dude)

Round 5

17. Heshimu Evans (Shannon The Dude)
18. Ramel Bradley (Matt Jones)
19. Erik Daniels (Ryan Lemond)
20. Kelenna Azubuike (Drew Franklin)

Round 6

21. Patrick Sparks (Drew Franklin)
22. Allen Edwards (Ryan Lemond)
23. Antwain Barbour (Matt Jones)
24. Perry Stevenson (Shannon The Dude)

Round 7

25. Jules Camara (Shannon The Dude)
26. Derrick Jasper (Matt Jones)
27. Marvin Stone (Ryan Lemond)
28. Bobby Perry (Drew Franklin)

Round 8

29. DeAndre Liggins (Drew Franklin)
30. Ravis Moss (Ryan Lemond)
31. Lukasz Obrzut (Matt Jones)
32. Saul Smith (Shannon The Dude)

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Team Shannon

Guard: Rajon Rondo
Guard: Joe Crawford
Forward: Heshimu Evans
Forward: Tayshaun Prince
Center: Nazr Mohammed

Bench: Saul Smith, Jules Camara, Perry Stevenson

Team Matt

Guard: Ramel Bradley
Guard: Keith Bogans
Forward: Jeff Sheppard
Forward: Patrick Patterson
Center: Marquis Estill

Bench: Lukasz Obrzut, Derrick Jasper, Antwain Barbour

Team Ryan

Guard: Cliff Hawkins
Guard: Jodie Meeks
Forward: Erik Daniels
Forward: Scott Padgett
Center: Jamaal Magloire

Bench: Allen Edwards, Marvin Stone, Ravi Moss

Team Drew

Guard: Wayne Turner
Guard: Gerald Fitch
Forward: Kelenna Azubuike
Forward: Chuck Hayes
Center: Randolph Morris

Bench: Patrick Sparks, Bobby Perry, DeAndre Liggins

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Listen/Watch

To hear the Tubby/Gillispie draft unfold, listen to a replay in the beginning of the second hour on Thursday’s show.