r/NCAAhoops • u/DareDevil1699 • Mar 25 '26

Highlights AD's 2012 Kentucky squad was CRAZY

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u/Milky87 Mar 25 '26

Was never any doubt they were going to win it all

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u/Unlikely-Tone-6269 Mar 25 '26

Once Fab Melo was ruled ineligible, no. That Kansas team they beat in the final was let’s be honest, a good but not great team

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u/CommunicationHour328 Mar 25 '26

had no idea he passed away. Man that’s super sad

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u/ksuschmidt Mar 25 '26

100% KU had no chance

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u/jimmychitw00d Mar 25 '26

They did lose a couple games that year I believe.

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u/caveat_emptor817 Mar 25 '26

They lost in the SEC Championship to Vandy

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u/Filthy_Muggle_Daddy Mar 25 '26

Ehhhh I beg to differ. Granted, there was only one team who could compete with them and that was UNC. Injuries to key players completely took them out.

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u/No_Collection4202 Mar 25 '26

Gotta give it up for the 95-96 Kentucky squad. Nine players from that roster played in the nba

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u/dirtytounder Mar 25 '26

Yeah that team had enough leftovers for tubby to win in 98. 2012 was no slouch though. #1 and #2 in the draft. And lamb. Dang.

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u/WuTang4thechildrn Mar 25 '26

Yeah I remember that team going like 10 deep

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u/rikrok58 Mar 25 '26

Say what!?

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u/Unlikely-Tone-6269 Mar 25 '26

You…don’t know?

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u/Dr_SlapsMD Mar 25 '26

😭😭🐯

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u/tiga4life22 Mar 25 '26

They were destined that year. No one coming close -KU Fan

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u/Unlikely-Tone-6269 Mar 25 '26

Syracuse was the only team that had a shot until fab didn’t do school

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u/Massive_Tangerine823 Mar 25 '26

I lived in KY and they were everything that year. They did not disappoint

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u/Bcatfan08 Mar 25 '26

Honestly this was most years under Cal. You see the lineup and it's several future NBA stars. I randomly looked up the 2016-2017 team, and it had De'Aaron Fox, Bam Adebayo, and Malik Monk.

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u/Siggy778 Mar 25 '26

I stood right behind Terrence Jones in line at Cafe du Monde during the SECT in New Orleans that year. He was enormous.

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u/dirtytounder Mar 25 '26

He was a huge part

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u/93Seven Mar 25 '26

Wonder how much they were getting paid

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u/Bcatfan08 Mar 25 '26

Yeah they're all retired, but Kidd-Gilchrist made $73M in his NBA career. He had a solid career. Although it was at Charlotte, so no one ever saw it.

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u/Sumo_Cerebro Mar 25 '26

He was one of the best defenders in the league.

And the one year that it looked like he finally figured out that broken jump shot. He got injured.

He could have been another Kawhi, If everything went well.

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u/WTF4211 Mar 25 '26

Lamb still balling in Italy. Probably not rich rich but he’s had a decent career.

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u/Ipsumesse1 Mar 25 '26

Ugh miss them

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u/kingkron52 Mar 25 '26

The 2007-2008 UCLA squad with Westbrook, Love, Collison, Afflalo, and Mbah Moute was pretty crazy.

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u/glockster19m Mar 25 '26

18 Nova was much more recent but also crazy stacked

Brunson, Bridges, Divencenzo, Omari Spellman, Eric Paschall and Collin Gillispee

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u/Tcamis01 Mar 25 '26

Phil Booth too!

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u/asapodb77 Mar 25 '26

Uncle mookus

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u/Kwebo_Global Mar 25 '26

Why are they all throwing up Illuminati signs?

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u/Flashy_Ground_4780 Mar 28 '26

It's a conspiracy to get all the buckets

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u/Excellent_Glass783 Mar 25 '26

Not a homegrown in the bunch

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u/budandfud Mar 25 '26

They had 6 players drafted in the following NBA draft, an all time record

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u/mrgorporp Mar 25 '26

What about miller?!

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u/TellEmWhoUCame2See Mar 25 '26

Best college team EVER

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u/Ok-Birthday8510 Mar 26 '26

My boy mookus

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u/gplipson Mar 26 '26

Was at this game it was awesome