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Kentucky is Sporting News’ College Basketball Team of the Decade

How good has Kentucky Basketball been since John Calipari took over ten years ago? According to the Sporting News, the best. Bill Bender recently ranked the top college basketball programs since 2010 and Kentucky came in at No. 1, edging out Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, and Villanova.

Bender used a scoring system to award points for national championships, national runner-up, Final Fours, Player of the Year and All-American awards, winning percentages, NCAA Tournament wins, and NBA Draft picks. Kentucky had the top score with 67 points, followed by Duke with 60.

“The Wildcats have a national championship, four Final Four appearances and a NBA Draft factory that includes 35 picks this decade.