The Associated Press | April 14, 2014 Cauley-Stein to return to Kentucky for junior season Share LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky has announced that 7-foot center Willie Cauley-Stein will return for his junior season. Cauley-Stein missed the final three games of the Wildcats' run to the NCAA championship game after sustaining a left ankle injury in the Midwest Region semifinal against Louisville. He had been projected as a possible top-15 NBA draft pick but said in a statement Monday he wanted to return and move closer to earning his degree. He also wants to help Kentucky make another run at a title after watching from the bench. Said Cauley-Stein: "being at the Final Four was special, but not being able to help my teammates on the floor was tough." His 106 blocks tied for second-most in a season for Kentucky and he earned all-Southeastern Conference defensive team honors. The 50 states, ranked by the total number of men's basketball championships Here's every state, ranked by how many men's basketball national championships each school has won. READ MORE The last undefeated men's basketball team from every season this century, ranked Here are the final undefeated DI men's college basketball teams from every season since 2000, and a ranking of which of those 21 teams is the best. READ MORE These college basketball teams and conferences have the most NBA first-round draft picks Kentucky, North Carolina and Duke are the college basketball teams with the most first-round picks in NBA draft history. READ MORE