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The following is a list of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players that were named First or Second Team All-Americans: Tony Delk was a Consensus First Team All-America selection in 1995–96. Tayshaun Prince was a Consensus First Team All-America selection in 2001 and 2002. John Wall was a Consensus First Team All-America selection in 2009–10.
Kentucky was the first college program to reach both the 1000-win and 2000-win victory plateaus. [17] [104] Kentucky is the first team to be live-broadcast on the SEC Network. [17] Kentucky is one of only three schools to have 9 McDonald's All-Americans on a single roster. [17] Kentucky is the first school to hold an on-campus NBA Combine. [17]
Member of Rupp's Runts who played nine seasons in the NBA, winning an NBA title with the 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers. Went on to greater fame as a coach, winning four NBA titles with the Lakers and one with the Miami Heat ; named one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996 and inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach in 2008.
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com. Melvin Harrison Turpin (December 28, 1960 – July 8, 2010) was an American professional basketball player. He played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was an All-American college player at the University of Kentucky, where as a senior he led the Wildcats to the 1984 Final Four.
The following is a timeline of the expansion and evolution of franchises in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949. The histories of NBA franchises that were also members of the American Basketball League (ABL), National Basketball ...
The 1965–66 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in NCAA competition in the 1965–66 season. Coached by Adolph Rupp, the team had no player taller than 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)—unusually small even for that era—and became known as "Rupp's Runts". The Wildcats were members of the Southeastern Conference ...
The 1989–90 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino [2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 14–14. [3] Coming off the controversy of the Eddie Sutton scandal, [4] the NCAA banned the Kentucky ...
Kelenna Azubuike. 2002–2005. Former NBA Golden State Warriors player. Edrice Adebayo. 2016–2017. 14th pick in the 2017 NBA draft, NBA player for the Miami Heat. Eric Bledsoe. 2009–2010. One of five first-round picks from UK in the 2010 NBA draft and current player for the Portland Trail Blazers.