John Calipari said last week that he thinks Terrence Jones could be the best player in the country. Apparently he isn’t the only one.

The Associated Press named Jones a preseason first-team All-American on Monday. Joining Jones on the first team are Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Jordan Taylor (Wisconsin) and Jeremy Lamb (Connecticut). 

Jones received 33 of the 65 possible votes. Sullinger was the only unanimous pick.

After averaging 15.7 points and 8.8 rebounds while leading the Wildcats to the Final Four last year, Jones passed on the NBA to come back for his sophomore season at UK.  His hopes of parlaying last year’s success into the upcoming season look promising. He scored a game-high 52 points in the Blue-White Scrimmage last week.

A Kentucky player has been named an AP All-American after the season 42 times in the school’s storied history. Last year Jones was named a Yahoo! third-team All American and CollegeHoops.net fourth-team All-American.