Editor's note: The 2016-2017 college basketball season will be the "Year of the Freshmen," featuring what could be the best class we've ever seen. Over the next two weeks, we will get familiar with the best of the best, examining who they are and where each of the top 10 prospects in the 2016 ESPN 100 came from.
Read more: No. 10 Duke's Frank Jackson
| No. 9 Kentucky's Malik Monk
No. 8 Michigan State's Miles Bridges | No. 7 Washington's Markelle Fultz
No. 6 Kentucky's De'Aaron Fox | No. 5 Kentucky's Bam Adebayo
No. 4 UCLA's Lonzo Ball | No. 3 Duke's Jayson Tatum
No. 2 Kansas' Josh Jackson | No. 1 Duke's Harry Giles
Kentucky coach John Calipari has had success with an elite point guard seemingly every season dating back to his days at Memphis. And De'Aaron Fox is next up. A Texas native, Fox was considered one of the best players at his position for most of his high school career, and when Calipari prioritized him in the summer before his senior season, everyone knew he was Kentucky-bound. He's likely to start immediately in the backcourt for the Wildcats.