Kentucky Basketball Recruiting: Top 5 Recruits John Calipari Is Still Courting

John Calipari has brought the Kentucky Wildcats the best recruiting class in the nation in all three years he has been the head coach. Calipari has brought in a good 2012 class, but he is still building on it, which would help them pass Sean Miller's Arizona class for first in the nation.

Recruiting is what Calipari does best. He has brought in 13 ESPNU Top 100 recruits in his three years of recruiting for Kentucky. These have included John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Brandon Knight, Terrence Jones, Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

Calipari has brought in five recruits in the top five, seven in the top 10, and 10 in the top 25. While the numbers are impressive, the success is even more so, going to two Elite Eights and one Final Four in his first two years.

Calipari is one of the most successful coaches in the country due in large part to his recruiting ability, and he continues to build on his success.

Calpari has already brought in three Top 100 recruits in 2012, but he is still building. The Wildcats already have SG Archie Goodwin, SF Alex Poythress and C Willie Cauley committed to them.

These next five recruits are the last that Calipari is pursuing in the 2012 class, and landing any one of them could push his class to the best in the country for a fourth straight year.

Tony Parker

Tony Parker is a talented big man, but in the 2012 class who isn't? There was a high supply of big men, but most have been scooped up. The Wildcats already landed center Willie Cauley, but Parker brings a different aspect to the game.

Parker is huge and he uses that size to carve out space on the blocks. When he has the ball down low he is next to unstoppable because he can beat his defender with a plethora of moves. He also knocks down shots out to 15 feet, and can score off the dribble.

Rebounding and tough defense define Parker on the other end of the floor. Now that he has chiseled his physique a bit and become better conditioned he is going to be one of the best big men in country, which is saying a lot considering how good the 2012 class is.

Stamina was a question for Parker last year, but he appears to have overcome that issue. While he isn't quite as athletic as the current Wildcats team, he will be able to change the tempo of the game when he comes in.

Amile Jefferson

Amile Jefferson is a good power forward, yet he plays like a combo-forward. Jefferson is going to play college ball for two or three years, so his value to Kentucky should be very high.

He would be the only power forward in Kentucky's 2012 recruiting class, and he is the type of player to keep up with the up-tempo style Kentucky plays.

Jefferson defines his game around his size, length and feel for the game. He has a sense of urgency on the court that makes you think it is his last game ever, but he can maintain that tempo for four quarters. An athletic power forward, Jefferson can do anything John Calipari could ask from him.

Jefferson is the second best power forward left in the 2012 class behind only Anthony Bennett, and he will probably be a consolation prize for whoever misses out on Bennett. Calipari should land one of these two forwards, the only question being which one.

Devonta Pollard

Devonta Pollard is an exciting small forward who can do it all for any team. He is extremely versatile and constantly improving, so opposing coaches never know which aspect of his game is his best.

Kentucky already landed Alex Poythress, who is a similar player to Pollard, but Coach Cal loves to have athletes on his team.

Every night Pollard seems to play a different style, yet they are all effective. He can drive or shoot from range, not to mention playing inside like a power forward. He has great hands on defense and the ability to record 10 blocks in a night because of his length and timing.

Pollard is grossly underrated by most recruiting experts, and he is certainly going to be an elite player in college. It is this fact that makes Pollard so coveted, despite the team already having a commitment from Poythress.

Anthony Bennett

Anthony Bennett is a talented big man, who dominates the game at the high school level, and will continue to do so in college. He is the third power forward John Calipari is still recruiting, which tells me that he is trying to complete this class.

A very versatile player, Bennett can play as a forward or a guard at times. That is not to say that Kentucky, or any other school, would start him at shooting guard, but merely to draw comparisons between shooting ability. Bennett is athletic and he can even knock down threes if given time.

A force in the paint but a guard up top, Bennett's versatility is the forte of his game. He is consistently the player that opposing teams have to adjust their game to stop. Bennett will be the final elite big man to sign from the 2012 class, making it very crucial for a school that missed out on another big man to complete their recruiting class. Kentucky could be that school.

Shabazz Muhammad

Shabazz Muhammad is the best player in the 2012 class, yet he has not committed yet. He has said that he is taking his time with this decision, and with good reason.

Muhammad is an absolute force on the offensive end, and it looks like he belongs with the Miami Heat, as I have compared him to both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

Within 15 feet of the basket Muhammad is unstoppable, but he isn't one-dimensional. He drives well, has good range and his ball-handling skills allow him to create his own shot.

This chiseled southpaw could be in the NBA right now if he were old enough, but he has to go to college for at least one year. I would not be surprised to see Coach Cal land another one-and-done recruit in Muhammad.

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