Perfection. With so many moving pieces and so much parity, perfection in college basketball is nearly impossible. Not like the old dominating days of UCLA and the Wizard of Westwood, John Wooden.
Tyler Ulis as a McDonald's All-American.
File photo by John Rowland
But through 30 games, the Kentucky Wildcats are perfect. With a win Saturday at home against Florida, they will become the first team since 1976 to go through a regular season without a defeat.
Here are four good reasons why: junior
Willie Cauley-Stein, true freshman
Tyler Ulis and the Harrison twins,
Aaron and
Andrew, both sophomores.
Above are their highlights from high school. The twins starred at
Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas), Cauley-Stein at
Northwest (Olathe, Kan.) and Ulis at
Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, Ill.).
Aaron Harrison averaged 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists his senior year, leading Travis to a state title. Andrew wasn't the scorer on that team at 15.8 per game, but he averaged 7.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds per game.
Ulis was a two-time Illinois all-state selection and averaged 23 points, 6.8 assists and 3.7 rebounds, leading Marian to 28 wins his senior season.
Cauley-Stein averaged 15.8 points and 8.5 rebounds as a junior and was ranked the 10th best center in the country from his recruiting class.
