John Wall, former Kentucky star, announces retirement from basketball

A University of Kentucky basketball legend is retiring from the NBA.John Wall, who played under Coach John Calipari during Calipari’s first season at UK, announced Tuesday that he’s leaving the league after 11 seasons.He was a star guard for the Washington Wizards and last played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2022-23 season.At UK, he was a one and done, but he left a lasting impact with the Wildcats fanbase.The No. 1 recruit in the country, and eventual 2010 NBA No. 1 overall pick, brought a level of excitement to Big Blue Nation that it was missing.The program had just come off of tumultuous two seasons under Billy Gillespie, and Wall led UK to an Elite Eight appearance as a No. 1 seed in Coach Cal’s first season. In 2009, Wall set the Kentucky single-game assist record with 16, 11 in the first half alone, with only one turnover.In addition to the stats, Wall brought the Cats a certain level of “coolness” that the program hadn’t experienced in a while.In 2017, Wall was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame.Wall also played 2020 to 2022 with the Houston Rockets and 2022 to 2023 with the Los Angeles Clippers.

LEXINGTON, Ky. —

A University of Kentucky basketball legend is retiring from the NBA.

John Wall, who played under Coach John Calipari during Calipari’s first season at UK, announced Tuesday that he’s leaving the league after 11 seasons.

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He was a star guard for the Washington Wizards and last played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2022-23 season.

At UK, he was a one and done, but he left a lasting impact with the Wildcats fanbase.

The No. 1 recruit in the country, and eventual 2010 NBA No. 1 overall pick, brought a level of excitement to Big Blue Nation that it was missing.

The program had just come off of tumultuous two seasons under Billy Gillespie, and Wall led UK to an Elite Eight appearance as a No. 1 seed in Coach Cal’s first season.

In 2009, Wall set the Kentucky single-game assist record with 16, 11 in the first half alone, with only one turnover.

In addition to the stats, Wall brought the Cats a certain level of “coolness” that the program hadn’t experienced in a while.

In 2017, Wall was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame.

Wall also played 2020 to 2022 with the Houston Rockets and 2022 to 2023 with the Los Angeles Clippers.