Kansas coach Bill Self has become well-versed in Kentucky coach John Calipari’s recruiting prowess. Since Calipari left Memphis for Kentucky in 2009, he and Self have gone head-to-head for nine high-level recruits who were seriously considering both Kansas and Kentucky, according to Rivals.com. Calipari has won six of those battles.

Class of 2009

CALIPARI	Stars	Ht.	Wt.	Position	Hometown
Daniel Orton	Five	6-10	260	Center	Oklahoma City
Big-bodied center spent his freshman year at Kentucky as a reserve. Departed for the NBA Draft after a year and was a late first-round pick.
John Wall	Five	6-4	184	Point guard	Raleigh, N.C.
Star guard spent a productive season at Kentucky and became the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft.
SELF	Stars	Ht.	Wt.	Position	Hometown
Xavier Henry	Five	6-6	225	Shooting guard	Oklahoma City
Spent an up-and-down year at Kansas before he became a NBA lottery pick. Originally committed to Calipari at Memphis, then decommitted when Calipari left for Kentucky.

Class of 2010

CALIPARI	Stars	Ht.	Wt.	Position	Hometown
Terrence Jones	Five	6-8	220	Power forward	Portland, Ore.
Do-it-all forward is currently a starter at Kentucky and figures to be an NBA lottery pick.
Brandon Knight	Five	6-3	185	Point guard	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Speedy combo guard had an excellent freshman season and became a lottery pick in last year’s NBA Draft.
Doron Lamb	Five	6-4	175	Shooting guard	Mouth of Wilson, Va.
Dangerous shooter is a starter on this year’s Final Four team.
SELF	Stars	Ht.	Wt.	Position	Hometown
Josh Selby	Five	6-2	183	Point guard	Baltimore
Spent a largely disappointing year at Kansas before declaring for the NBA Draft.

Class of 2011

None

Class of 2012

CALIPARI	Stars	Ht.	Wt.	Position	Hometown
Archie Goodwin	Five	6-4	181	Shooting guard	Little Rock, Ark.
The Gatorade Arkansas boys basketball player of the year.
SELF	Stars	Ht.	Wt.	Position	Hometown
Perry Ellis	Five	6-8	220	Power forward	Wichita
Super-athletic prospect is a McDonald’s All-American. Also considered Duke, Kansas State and Memphis.