24: The Number of Wildcats on NBA Rosters

by:Nick Roush10/24/16

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[caption id="attachment_191453" align="alignnone" width="1024"]@KentuckyMBB @KentuckyMBB[/caption] When the NBA season tips off tomorrow night, 24 former Wildcats will be on active rosters.  That number will grow to 25 once Archie Godowin is picked up off waivers.

Cats in the NBA

Eric Bledsoe — Phoenix Suns Devin Booker — Phoenix Suns Willie Cauley-Stein — Sacramento Kings DeMarcus Cousins — Sacramento Kings Anthony Davis — New Orleans Pelicans Aaron Harrison — Charlotte Hornets Andrew Harrison — Memphis Grizzlies Terrence Jones — New Orleans Pelicans Enes Kanter — Oklahoma City Thunder Brandon Knight — Phoenix Suns Michael Kidd-Gilchrist — Charlotte Hornets Skal Labissiere — Sacramento Kings DeAndre Liggins — Cleveland Cavaliers Trey Lyles — Utah Jazz Jodie Meeks — Orlando Magic Jamal Murray — Denver Nuggets Nerlens Noel — Philadelphia 76ers Patrick Patterson — Toronto Raptors Julius Randle — Los Angeles Lakers Rajon Rondo — Chicago Bulls Karl-Anthony Towns — Minnesota Timberwolves Tyler Ulis — Phoenix Suns John Wall — Washington Wizards James Young — Boston Celtics

If you really want to crunch the numbers for Calipari players in the NBA:

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Liggins and the Cavaliers will be on TNT tomorrow night at 7:30, followed by a matchup between the Trail Blazers and Trey Lyles' Utah Jazz.

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