All 5 Kentucky Starters Say Adios; Hello NBA Draft

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Kentucky coach John Calipari, center, listens as Doron Lamb makes comments about entering the NBA draft during a news conference on Tuesday. Players pictured from left to right: Anthony Davis, Lamb, Terrence Jones, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague.

*We knew it was too good to last. Oh well.

Kentucky’s starting lineup of three freshmen and two sophomores did most everything together en route to the school’s eighth national title. Now, they will each go their separate ways in the NBA.

Freshmen Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague, and sophomores Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb declared for the draft in a nationally televised news conference Tuesday night.

“Let me just say that Anthony and Doron and Terrence have decided to put their names in the NBA draft, so they will do that,” coach John Calipari said, pausing for a dramatic effect. “And Michael and Marquis Teague have also decided to put their names in the draft.

“I was trying to scare some coaches out there, that’s all I was doing.”

The group, all clad in similar blue UK golf shirts, came into the season largely untested before ascending to No. 1, winning the Southeastern Conference in dominating fashion and capping an NCAA tournament run with a 67-59 victory over Kansas in the title game.

The five join seniors Darius Miller and Eloy Vargas leaving the program.