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VIDEOS: Kentucky celebrates its 6 NBA draftees with custom reels

Mark Zerof / USA TODAY Sports

Kentucky may not have wrangled a national title, but the Wildcats certainly won on NBA Draft night.

Six of seven Wildcats who declared for the draft were chosen to play at the professional level Thursday night.

Although Karl-Anthony Towns, Willie Cauley-Stein, Trey Lyles, Devin Booker, Andrew Harrison, and Dakari Johnson are all off to their new teams, their time in a Kentucky jersey will remain unforgettable.

To celebrate, the athletics department put together some season highlights.

Towns, first pick of the 2015 NBA Draft, selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves:

Congrats to @karltowns on being the 1st pick in the 2015 #NBADraft #SucceedandProceed

"Trill" Will, selected No. 6 by the Sacramento Kings:

Congrats to @trillat00much15 on being the 6th pick in the #NBADraft by the Sacramento Kings. #SucceedandProceed

Lyles, chosen 12th by the Utah Jazz.

Congrats to @treymamba41 on being the 12th pick in the #NBADraft by the Utah Jazz #SucceedandProceed

Followed by Booker, the 13th pick by the Phoenix Suns:

Congrats to @dbook on being the 13th pick in the #NBADraft by the Phoenix Suns #SucceedandProceed

Harrison joins his teammate on the Suns as the 44th pick:

Congrats to @drewroc5 on being the 44th pick in the #NBADraft by the Phoenix Suns #SucceedandProceed

Johnson rounds out the chosen Kentucky players as the No. 48 selection by the Oklahoma City Thunder:

Congrats to @dakarijohnson on being the 48th pick in the #NBADraft by the Oklahoma City Thunder #SucceedandProceed

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