90 Seconds: Wednesday, April 20, 2011

By JOHN P. WISE One Great Season + Just a day after we riffed on North Carolina and Ohio State possibly giving college basketball a sorely needed elite team or two next year, Kentucky was dealt a serious blow to its candidacy for greatness in 2011-12. Brandon Knight, Terrence Jones and DeAndre Liggins all declared for the NBA draft on Wednesday morning. None has hired an agent, so perhaps UK's fortunes could improve on May 8. Michael Gilchrist and another huge recruiting class report to Lexington in the fall, so it's not as if the cupboard is bare for John Calipari. But if Knight, Jones and Liggins do stick with their decisions, that's a significant setback.