Are Monk and Fox the best freshmen backcourt of Calipari-era?

Dec 7, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari talks with guard De'Aaron Fox (0) and guard Malik Monk (5) during the game against the Valparaiso Crusaders in the second half at Rupp Arena. Kentucky defeated Valparaiso 87-63. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 7, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari talks with guard De'Aaron Fox (0) and guard Malik Monk (5) during the game against the Valparaiso Crusaders in the second half at Rupp Arena. Kentucky defeated Valparaiso 87-63. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
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Jan 6, 2015; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Aaron Harrison (2) and guard Andrew Harrison (5) talk during the game against the Mississippi Rebels at Rupp Arena. The Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Mississippi Rebels in overtime 89-86. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 6, 2015; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Aaron Harrison (2) and guard Andrew Harrison (5) talk during the game against the Mississippi Rebels at Rupp Arena. The Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Mississippi Rebels in overtime 89-86. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports

2013-14 – Aaron Harrison and Andrew Harrison

The Wildcats 2013 recruiting class came in with ridiculous hype, and the Harrison twins were right at the center of it. That class signed five of the top nine players in the country, including Julius Randle, James Young, Dakar Johnson, along with the Harrison brothers.

The no. 1 PG, no. 1 SG, no. 3 SF, no. 1 PF, and no. 2 C. You can’t design a recruiting class much better than that.

Like the 2011 team, the 2014 team also took a while to gel. They lost four of the final seven games in the regular season and entered the NCAA tournament as a no. 8 seed.

But once again, the Wildcats got hot and made a run all the way to the national title game, thanks in large part to the late-game heroics of Aaron Harrison.

While the two brothers did stick around for two years, as freshmen Aaron was third on the team with 13.7 points, while Andrew was fourth, averaging 10.9, but led the Wildcats with 4.0 assists per game.