UK's Class of 2009

Click on a player's photo or name to go to his page and check out stats for last year.

Joe Songer|Birmingham News
Eric Bledsoe
Sr., 6-1, 185
Parker High
Signed

Associated Press
DeMarcus Cousins
Sr., 6-10, 270
LeFlore High (Ala.)
Signed

Mark Cornelison|Staff
Jon Hood
Sr., 6-6, 185
Madisonville (Ky.)
Signed

Angela Baldridge|Staff
Daniel Orton
Sr., 6-10, 260
McGuinnness (Okla)
Signed

Ethan Hyman|Raleigh News & Observer
John Wall
Sr., 6-4, 175
Raleigh (N.C.)
Signed

UK women get commitment from Connecticut guard

By Jennifer Smith

Yet another top-100 prospect has committed to Kentucky.

Report: Recruit Payne picks Michigan St.

Herald-Leader Staff Report

Ohio recruit Payne picks Michigan State

Recruit Irving commits to Duke

Herald-Leader Staff Report

Kyrie Irving, one of several top recruits who attended Kentucky's Big Blue Madness last weekend, committed to Duke on Thursday.

Dominique Ferguson says he'll play at FIU

ESPN reports that Dominique Ferguson, who had verbally committed to play for the University of Kentucky when Billy Gillispie was its basketball coach, has chosen to play for Isaiah Thomas at Florida International, Isiah Thomas.

John Calipari spoke at a news conference held in the Joe Craft Center, where he was introduced as the new UK basketball coach in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, April, 1, 2009.

N.Y. Daily News: Calipari wants July out of recruiting mix

New York Daily News' Dick Weiss writes about UK Coach John Cailpari's desire to clean up recruiting by eliminating the July observation period, but allowing college coaches to evaluate prospects during select weekends in the spring and fall, when school is in session.