'Kentucky 2015 Basketball Commitments'.In these cases, the average was taken.Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2 Rivals: 2 ESPN: 1 Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes He scored 30 points against the United States prior to a 29-point, 10-assist, eight-rebound effort in the BioSteel All-Canadian Basketball Game. Murray's stock began to soar following a breakout performance at the Nike Hoop Summit against the USA Basketball Team. Murray was rated a top-15 prospect by nearly every recruiting service and tabbed a consensus five-star recruit. Murray was originally a member of the 2016 recruiting class but reclassified to the 2015 class. Jamal Murray, originally from Kitchener, Ontario, was the last signee for the 2016 season. He chose Kentucky over Creighton, Indiana, and Wichita State at a press conference on April 28.

Mulder helped lead Vincennes University to a 33-2 record, earned JUCO All-America honors and was rated the 13th-best junior-college prospect in the country by 's composite ranking. Mychal Mulder, originally from Windsor, Ontario, was the first signee after the conclusion of the 2015 season. Once considered a top-15 player in class, Matthews finished in the top-60 recruits on the four recruiting services. Ĭharles Matthews, originally from Chicago, Illinois, was the first commitment in the 2015 signing class on February 26, 2014. Calipari has likened Labissière to former Wildcats Anthony Davis and Nerlens Noel. Labissière and Briscoe committed on the same night, minutes apart, on ESPNU. He moved to Memphis, Tennessee from his home country after an earthquake disaster in January 2010. Skal Labissière, originally from Haiti, was a consensus top five player in the 2015 class. He was a McDonald's All-America and Jordan Brand Classic game selection. He helped lead Team USA at the 2014 FIBA Americans U18 Championships to a gold medal. 13 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports. He was the nation's consensus top point guard, was ranked the consensus No. He committed to Kentucky on November 13, live on ESPNU. Isaiah Briscoe, originally from Newark, New Jersey, was the third highest rated point guard that Calipari had signed at Kentucky. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Stony Brook in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Indiana.Ģ015–16 newcomers Recruit Isaiah Briscoe at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game They defeated Alabama, Georgia, and Texas A&M to be champions of the SEC tournament. They finished the season 27–9, 13–5 in SEC play to win a share of the SEC regular season championship. They were a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team was led by John Calipari, in his seventh season.

The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 40th consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The 2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. *Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.

Kentucky basketball roster