LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky men’s basketball program led college basketball in the 2010s in NCAA Tournament wins, Final Four appearances and NBA Draft picks. According to the Associated Press, the Wildcats also featured the best team of the decade.
As the 2010s came to an end Tuesday, the Associated Top 25 panel voted the 2011-12 UK men’s basketball team the best college basketball team of the decade. The 26-member panel released its results on Wednesday with Kentucky edging the 2017-18 Villanova championship team.
The Wildcats appeared on 21 of the ballots.
The 2012 national championship team was dominant in every sense of the word.