With 12 former Wildcats on NBA rosters for the 2010-11 season, it has been a busy year for Kentucky fans following UK alumni at the next level. The regular season ended on Wednesday, so let’s take a look at how the Cats did.Season averages are in parenthesesRajon Rondo, Boston Celtics (10.6 points, 11.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 2.3 steals)With the Big Three aging, this was the season that Rondo took over the mantle as Boston’s best player. He responded by finishing second in the NBA in both assists and steals per game … and third in jersey popularity. The Louisville native got off to a blistering start, posting mind-boggling assist totals and leading the Celtics to a 23-4 opening to the season.It wasn’t all smooth sailing though as Rondo dealt with a number of injuries throughout the year. Additionally, the Celtics made a midseason trade that sent Kendrick Perkins, Rondo’s best friend on the team, to Oklahoma City. After the trade, Rondo and his team had their share of struggles and Boston stumbled to the third seed in the Eastern Conference.Rondo bounced back at the end of the season, scoring 20 or more points in three of his final eight games and dishing 13 or more assists four times. Rondo rested for the Celtics’ final two regular season games to prepare for a first round series against the rival Knicks that begins on Sunday.John Wall, Washington Wizards (16.4 points, 8.3 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 1.8 steals)If not for some guy named Blake Griffin, Wall would be the third consecutive John Calipari-coached point guard to earn Rookie of the Year honors. Nevertheless, Wall injected energy into a franchise that desperately needed it. No rookie was asked to do more for his team than the former UK point guard, and Wall consistently delivered.Like Rondo, Wall dealt with injury, specifically a balky knee that forced him to miss 12 games in November and December. He recovered nicely, though, playing in all but one of the Wizards’ games after that. Wall earned Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honors for the final four months of the season. Wall’s confidence in his shot grew as the season wore on (he shot a season-high 45.4 percent from the field in April) as he occupied a vital leadership role for the still lottery-bound Wizards. Who knows, maybe help will come this offseason in the form of another Kentucky Wildcat in the draft.Chuck Hayes, Houston Rockets (7.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals)With Yao Ming again, who was sidelined due to injury, Chuck Hayes was the Rockets’ starting center. Entering this year, Hayes was known as a defensive stopper and rebounder, but he turned in a career year in 2010-11, setting career highs in basically every major statistical category. Hayes also had his first triple-double in a March win over the Golden State Warriors.You don’t see too many 6-foot-6 starting centers in the NBA, so Hayes’ success is a testament to his hard work, strength and smarts.DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings (14.1 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists)At times this season, Cousins looked like the most dominant rookie in the NBA. At other times, he disappeared. Even so, the Kings are excited to have the big man as a part of their future, wherever the team ends up playing.Cousins’ season of highs and lows was encapsulated by his final two games. Against Oklahoma City and Kendrick Perkins, one of the best post defenders in the NBA, Cousins was unstoppable. He scored 30 points in 35 minutes and got to the foul line an astounding 21 times, hitting 18. In his final game, Cousins scored just six points in 14 minutes because of an ejection.Tayshaun Prince, Detroit Pistons (14.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists)In spite of trade rumors, team turmoil and a putrid Piston season, Prince turned in another solid year. He was second on the team in scoring and continued his play as one of the more respected perimeter defenders in the NBA. Even though the Pistons had little to play for, Prince showed up every night, playing 78 of 82 games.Prince has had a great career with the Pistons, but they are in major rebuilding mode. Here’s hoping that Tayshaun gets another chance to play for a contender.Jodie Meeks, Philadelphia 76ers (10.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 39.7 3-point percent)After a rookie season during which he was traded and never found a regular rotation spot, Meeks broke out in his second year for the playoff-bound Sixers.Early in the year, it looked like Meeks was in for another year of praying for playing time. He didn’t make it off the bench the team’s first six games, but Doug Collins finally realized that a sharpshooter like Meeks needed to be playing. Meeks started all of the Sixers’ final 64 games and became a deadly 3-point threat.Meeks ran into a bit of shooting slump in April, but he’ll look to get back on track as the Sixers open a first round matchup with the Miami Heat on Saturday.Patrick Patterson, Houston Rockets (6.3 points, 3.9 rebounds)The Houston Rockets are well known for bringing rookies along slowly and methodically, so the fact that they sent Patrick Patterson down to the D-League early this season should not have come as a shock. However, Patterson was patient and eventually got his his chance. He saw his first extended action on New Year’s Eve and responded with a double-double.Patterson continued to work his way into Rick Adelman’s rotation and was a consistent performer by the end of the season, starting the team’s final three games alongside fellow former Cat Chuck Hayes.In league circles, Patterson is known as one of the top rookies in the league even though other newcomers may have put up bigger numbers. His emergence has put the Rockets in a position of needing to figure out a way to get him on the floor, potentially by trading other members of a crowded front court.To read Patterson’s thoughts on his rookie year, check out his interesting reflections.Eric Bledsoe, Los Angeles Clippers (6.7 points, 3.6 assists, 2.8 rebounds)Bledsoe was thrust into significant playing time much earlier than anticipated due to injuries and he played well when he got his chance. The rookie point guard later returned to a reserve role, but continued to show the promise that prompted the Clippers to trade for him during last year’s draft. Bledsoe had some big statistical games and a number of highlight reel plays and has a bright future ahead of him.Keith Bogans, Chicago Bulls (4.4 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists)Bogans did not have the biggest statistical season, but he has the distinction of playing and starting all 82 games for the team with the best record in the NBA. The Bulls ask him to play between 15-20 minutes a night and they rely on him for solid defense and his ability to knock down open shots. Bogans’ Bulls open their playoff run against the eighth-seeded Indiana Pacers on Saturday.Nazr Mohammed, Oklahoma City Thunder (7.1 points, 4.9 rebounds)In one of the busiest trade seasons in NBA history, Mohammed was the only former Cat to change teams. He had the good fortune of moving to the Thunder, a team with a legitimate chance to advance in the playoffs. The 13-year veteran continues to serve as a reliable big man, playing 17 quality minutes a game for the Thunder and Charlotte Bobcats. Oklahoma City play the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs beginning on Sunday night.Jamaal Magloire, Miami Heat (1.9 points, 3.4 rebounds)Magloire did not occupy a major role for the Heat this season, playing in just 18 of 82 games. However, in the team’s final regular season game with many starters resting, Magloire played 29 minutes and grabbed an astounding 19 rebounds. With how desperately the Heat need a rebounding post presence, maybe Magloire will get his chance in the playoffs.Daniel Orton, Orlando Magic (did not play)Orton did not play a game all of this NBA season due to a knee injury. He played in two NBDL games, but it was determined that surgery would be performed on his knee that would end his year.