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NCAA Basketball: Ranking the most thrilling teams to watch in the country

By Carmine Carcieri

Dec 14, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) looks on in the second half against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA won 102-62. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 14, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) looks on in the second half against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA won 102-62. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 11, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Malik Monk (5) shoots over Hofstra Pride defense during the first half at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Malik Monk (5) shoots over Hofstra Pride defense during the first half at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Kentucky Wildcats

College hoops has been sensational through the first two months of the season. Buzzer beaters, upsets and remarkable play.

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And the Kentucky Wildcats are one of the main reasons for the entertainment.

John Calipari’s squad has played in three of the top games in non-conference play. They had a high scoring affair with UCLA at Rupp Arena, Malik Monk dropped 47 in a win over North Carolina in Vegas and Monk missed a three pointer at the buzzer in a loss to Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center.

The Wildcats have all the athleticism in the world, have multiple lottery picks in De’Aaron Fox and Monk and have a powerful force in the paint in Edrice ‘Bam’ Adebayo.

Kentucky is unstoppable in transition and they are the quickest team in the country in terms of grabbing the ball out of the hoop and racing up the court.

And who doesn’t want to watch Fox, Monk and Adebayo in action.

Fox has John Wall-like quickness in the open floor and finishes at the rim in absurd fashion. He makes incredible passes and has superb leaping abilities. He put up the lone triple-double in Kentucky basketball history in a crushing of Arizona State in the Bahamas.

Monk is a born scorer; a “bucket getter” as they call them. His 47-point performance will be a legendary day in Kentucky history, and will be a game that college basketball fans remember for a long, long time. But Monk doesn’t just score, he can jump out of the gym.

Meanwhile, Adebayo hasn’t reached his true potential yet, but he is already posterizing opposing players, including Louisville’s Anas Mahmoud.

If you haven’t watched Kentucky yet, get to a television as soon as possible, or a local arena near you. They’re appointment television.

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