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College Basketball: Top 10 programs at producing NBA lottery picks

By Daniel Benjamin

MEMPHIS, TN - MARCH 26: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats gestures in the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional at FedExForum on March 26, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
MEMPHIS, TN - MARCH 26: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats gestures in the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional at FedExForum on March 26, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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1. Kentucky Wildcats (22)

Overall No. 1 picks: Karl Anthony-Towns,  Anthony Davis, and John Wall

Other lottery picks: Jamal Murray, Devin Booker, Trey Lyles, Willie Cauley-Stein, Julius Randle, De’Aaron Fox, Malik Monk, Edrice Adebayo, Nerlens Noel, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Brandon Knight, Enes Kantner, Patrick Patterson, DeMarcus Cousins, Derek Anderson, Ron Mercer, Antoine Walker, Jamal Mashburn, and Kenny Walker.

Kentucky gets the number one overall spot because sports is a “what have you done for me lately genre.” The Wildcats have produced a ton of NBA talent since John Calipari got to Lexington. 32 Wildcat players have been drafted in the nine years that Calipari has been at Kentucky. Of those 32 players, 28 have been first round picks including 15 lottery selections.

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In addition, Kentucky has the most No. 1 overall of the programs in this list.  While there are no current Hall of Famers on the list, there are also no busts.

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