Julius Randle commits to Kentucky

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    What a difference a day makes.

    The Kentucky Wildcats, less than 15 hours after their elimination from the opening round of the NIT, received a commitment Wednesday from Julius Randle, the nation's No. 1 power forward and No. 3 overall recruit in the Class of 2013.

    Randle selected UK over Kansas, Florida and Texas.

    With a pledge from Randle, John Calipari has secured the nation's No. 1 recruiting class for the fourth time in his five-year tenure in Lexington.

    Randle joins No. 1 point guard Andrew Harrison, No. 1 shooting guard Aaron Harrison, No. 1 center Dakari Johnson, No. 3 small forward James Young, No. 9 power forward Marcus Lee and three-star power forward Derek Willis in the Wildcats' 2013 class. Randle, Young and the Harrison twins are top-10 overall recruits, while Johnson and Lee are in the top 20.

    The addition of Randle also steers Kentucky into unprecedented recruiting territory. The Wildcats have assembled, on paper, the No. 1 recruiting class of all time.

    This group of Wildcats has six top-20 recruits, four of whom are the No. 1 player at their respective position. Michigan's 1991 Fab Five class had been the standard-bearer for recruiting classes. UK's group is larger, deeper and more talented.

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