| Name |
Years attended |
Notable for
|
| Derek Anderson
|
1994–97[b 1] |
Former NBA player (2005–06 NBA champion)
|
| 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
|
| Keith Bogans |
1999–2003 |
Former NBA player
|
| Devin Booker |
2014–2015 |
NBA player for the Phoenix Suns, 2018 3 point champion
|
| Sam Bowie |
1979–1984[b 2] |
2nd pick in 1984 NBA draft (ahead of Michael Jordan)
|
| Isaiah Briscoe |
2015–2017 |
NBA player
|
| Ramel Bradley |
2004–2008 |
Playing for Hapoel Holon in the Israeli Super League[210] |
| Dwane Casey |
|
Former Minnesota Timberwolves; current head coach for the Detroit Pistons
|
| Rex Chapman |
1986–1988 |
Former NBA player and first-ever draft choice in Charlotte Hornets franchise history
|
| Bill Cofield |
MS 1967 |
Basketball coach for the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team[211] |
| DeMarcus Cousins |
2009–2010 |
One of five first-round picks from UK in the 2010 NBA draft and current player for the Denver Nuggets[212] |
| Joe Crawford |
2004–2008 |
Former NBA New York Knicks player; 2nd round draft; 58th pick overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers
|
| Louis Dampier |
1965–1967 |
Played for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA and the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA; scored the most points in ABA history
|
| Erik Daniels |
2000–2004 |
NBDL Fayetteville Patriots player
|
| Anthony Davis |
2011–2012 |
Consensus men’s college player of the year in 2011–12; now in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers[213] |
| Tony Delk |
1992–1996 |
Former NBA player
|
| Victoria Dunlap |
2007–2011 |
WNBA player with the Washington Mystics
|
| Fabulous Five |
N/A |
1948 Olympic basketball gold medalists
|
| Richie Farmer |
1988–1992 |
Never played professional basketball; former Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture, 2003–2011; spent two years in federal prison for crimes committed while Commissioner of Agriculture
|
| Gerald Fitch |
2000–2004 |
TBL Galatasaray Cafe Crown player
|
| Travis Ford |
1990–1994[b 3] |
Oklahoma State University men’s basketball head coach
|
| De’Aaron Fox |
2016–2017 |
5th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft, NBA player for the Sacramento Kings
|
| Jack Givens |
1974–1978 |
1978 NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player
|
| Kevin Grevey |
1972–1975 |
Former NBA player
|
| Josh Harrellson |
2008–2011 |
Former NBA player
|
| Chuck Hayes |
2001–2005 |
Former NBA player
|
| Tyler Herro |
2018–2019 |
13th pick in the 2019 NBA draft, NBA player for the Miami Heat
|
| Dan Issel |
1966–1970 |
All-time leading men’s scorer and former Denver Nuggets head coach
|
| Terrence Jones |
2010–12 |
Former NBA player
|
| Enes Kanter Freedom |
2010–2011[b 4] |
3rd pick in the 2011 NBA draft and current player for the Boston Celtics
|
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist |
2011–2012 |
2nd pick in the 2012 NBA draft
|
| Brandon Knight |
2010–2011 |
8th pick in the 2011 NBA draft and current player for the Dallas Mavericks
|
| Doron Lamb |
2010–2012 |
Former NBA player
|
| James Lee |
1975-1978 |
Second round draft pick and former CBA player
|
| Trey Lyles |
2014–2015 |
NBA player for the Sacramento Kings
|
| Skal Labissiere |
2015–2016 |
NBA player
|
| Kyle Macy |
1976–1979[b 5] |
Former Morehead State University men’s basketball head coach
|
| Jamaal Magloire |
1996–2000 |
Former NBA player
|
| Jamal Mashburn |
1990–1993 |
Former NBA All-Star; current ESPN basketball analyst
|
| Steve Masiello |
1996–2000 |
Current head coach at Manhattan College
|
| Walter McCarty |
1992–1996[b 6] |
Former NBA player; current assistant coach at the University of Louisville
|
| Ron Mercer |
1995–1997 |
Current NBA free agent who has played with seven different teams
|
| Malik Monk |
2016–1917 |
11th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft, NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers
|
| Darius Miller |
2008–2012 |
Former NBA player; currently playing in Germany with Brose Baskets
|
| Dirk Minniefield |
1979–1983 |
Former NBA player
|
| Nazr Mohammed |
1995–1998 |
Former NBA player; member of the 2004–05 NBA champion San Antonio Spurs
|
| Randolph Morris |
2004–2007 |
Former NBA player
|
| Jamal Murray |
2015–2016 |
7th pick in the 2016 NBA draft for the Denver Nuggets, holds the record for most consecutive games with a three pointer
|
| Cotton Nash |
1961–1964 |
Former NBA player and MLB outfielder
|
| Nerlens Noel |
2012–2013 |
6th pick in the 2013 NBA draft and current player for the New York Knicks
|
| Bernard Opper |
1936–1939 |
All-American basketball player for the Wildcats and professional player
|
| Daniel Orton |
2009–2010 |
One of five first-round picks from UK in the 2010 NBA draft
|
| Scott Padgett |
1994–1999[b 7] |
Former NBA and ACB player; current head coach at Samford University
|
| Patrick Patterson |
2007–2010 |
One of five first-round picks from UK in the 2010 NBA draft
|
| John Pelphrey |
1988–1992 |
Current assistant at the University of Florida; former head coach at the University of Arkansas
|
| Mike Phillips |
1975–1978 |
Third Round draft pick and former Liga ACB player
|
| Mark Pope |
1993–1996[b 8] |
Former NBA player; current head coach at Utah Valley University
|
| Alex Poythress |
2012–2016 |
American-Ivorian basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier Basketball League, former NBA player
|
| Tayshaun Prince |
1998–2002 |
Former NBA player; member of the 2003–04 NBA champion Detroit Pistons
|
| Frank Ramsey |
1950–1954 |
Seven-time NBA champion
|
| Julius Randle |
2013–2014 |
NBA player for the New York Knicks
|
| Pat Riley |
1963–1967 |
NBA Miami Heat former coach, and current team president; coached the 2005–06 NBA champion Miami Heat
|
| Rick Robey |
1975-1978 |
Third overall draft pick in 1978; played with the Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, and Phoenix Suns; member of the Celtics’ 1981 NBA Championship team
|
| Rajon Rondo |
2004–2006 |
NBA Cleveland Cavaliers player; member of the 2007–08 NBA champion Boston Celtics and 2019-20 NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers
|
| Nate Sestina |
|
Israeli Basketball Premier League player
|
| Jeff Sheppard |
1993–1998[b 9] |
1998 NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player
|
| Valerie Still |
1979–1983 |
Leading scorer in UK basketball history, male or female; played professionally in Europe and the ABL before briefly playing for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA; younger sister of UK football great Art Still
|
| Marquis Teague |
2011–2012 |
Former NBA player
|
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
2014–2015 |
1st pick of the 2015 NBA draft; current player for the Minnesota Timberwolves
|
| Wayne Turner |
1995–1999 |
ANBL New Zealand Breakers player; ended his UK career as the all-time NCAA leader in games played (record since surpassed)
|
| Tyler Ulis |
2014–2016 |
NBA player
|
| Frank Vogel |
BS 1998 |
Former head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers[214] |
| Antoine Walker |
1994–1996 |
Former NBA player; member of the 2005–06 NBA champion Miami Heat
|
| Kenny Walker |
1982–1986 |
1985–1986 All-American and 5th pick in the 1986 NBA draft
|
| John Wall |
2009–2010 |
1st pick of the 2010 NBA draft; current player for the Houston Rockets[215] |
| Bobby Watson |
|
Former NBA player
|
| Derek Willis |
2013–2017 |
Former NBA player
|
| Sean Woods |
1988–1992 |
Former head coach at Morehead State University
|
| James Young |
|
NBA player; 2019–2020 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
|
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