Kentucky Basketball History
Kentucky Wildcats All-Americans
From Basil Hayden to Antonio Reeves, Kentucky basketball has produced generations of players recognized among the best in college basketball. Every All-American selection below is listed from the most recent to the oldest.
63
Players Honored
94
Total Selections
1920-21
First Selection
2023-24
Most Recent Listed
Kentucky's All-American history stretches back more than a century. Players who earned the honor in multiple seasons appear once for each season in which they were selected.
About this list:
Only All-American selections recognized by the NCAA are included.
The team designation shown in parentheses — such as (1st), (2nd) or
(3rd) — indicates the team on which that particular organization placed
the player.
2020s
Season
Wildcat
All-American Honors
2023-24
Antonio Reeves
USBWA (3rd), Sporting News (3rd)
2022-23
Oscar Tshiebwe
Consensus (2nd)
Associated Press (2nd); NABC (2nd); Sporting News (3rd)
2021-22
Oscar Tshiebwe
Consensus (1st)
Associated Press (1st); NABC (1st); USBWA (1st); Sporting News (1st)
2010s
Season
Wildcat
All-American Honors
2018-19
P.J. Washington
AP (3rd); NABC (3rd); USBWA (3rd); Sporting News (3rd)
2016-17
Malik Monk
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd); NABC (2nd); USBWA (2nd); Sporting News (2nd);
USA Today (2nd); Wooden
2015-16
Tyler Ulis
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st); Sporting News (1st); Wooden (1st); USA Today (1st);
NABC (2nd); USBWA (2nd)
2015-16
Jamal Murray
AP (3rd); USA Today (2nd)
2014-15
Willie Cauley-Stein
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st); NABC (1st); Sporting News (1st); USBWA (1st); Wooden (1st)
2014-15
Karl-Anthony Towns
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd); NABC (2nd); Sporting News (3rd)
2013-14
Julius Randle
AP (3rd), NABC (3rd)
2011-12
Anthony Davis
Consensus (1st)
Sporting News (1st); USBWA (1st); NABC (1st); AP (1st); Wooden (1st)
2011-12
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Consensus (2nd)
Sporting News (2nd); USBWA (2nd); NABC (3rd)
2000s
Season
Wildcat
All-American Honors
2009-10
DeMarcus Cousins
Consensus (2nd)
AP (1st), NABC (2nd), Sporting News (2nd), USBWA (2nd), Wooden (1st)
2009-10
John Wall
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), NABC (1st), Sporting News (1st), USBWA (1st), Wooden (1st)
2008-09
Jodie Meeks
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd), USBWA (2nd), NABC (2nd), Sporting News (2nd)
2002-03
Keith Bogans
AP (3rd), NABC (2nd), Sporting News (3rd), Basketball Times (3rd)
2001-02
Tayshaun Prince
AP (3rd), NABC (2nd)
2000-01
Tayshaun Prince
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd), Wooden, NABC (3rd), USBWA (2nd), Sporting News (2nd),
Basketball Times (2nd)
1990s
Season
Wildcat
All-American Honors
1997-98
Scott Padgett
Wooden (1st)
1996-97
Ron Mercer
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), Sporting News (2nd), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st),
Basketball Times (2nd), Wooden (1st)
1995-96
Tony Delk
Consensus (1st)
AP (2nd), UPI (1st), NABC (2nd), USBWA (1st), Sporting News (2nd),
Basketball Times (2nd), Wooden (1st)
1992-93
Jamal Mashburn
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Sporting News (1st),
Basketball Times (1st), Wooden (1st)
1991-92
Jamal Mashburn
Basketball Times (2nd)
1980s
Season
Wildcat
All-American Honors
1987-88
Rex Chapman
NABC (3rd), Basketball Times (3rd)
1985-86
Kenny Walker
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Sporting News (2nd),
Basketball Times (1st), Wooden (1st)
1984-85
Kenny Walker
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (2nd),
Basketball Times (2nd), Wooden (1st)
1983-84
Sam Bowie
AP (2nd), Sporting News (2nd)
1983-84
Melvin Turpin
Consensus (2nd)
AP (3rd), UPI (3rd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (2nd), Basketball Times (3rd)
1982-83
Melvin Turpin
Helms
1980-81
Sam Bowie
Consensus (2nd)
AP (3rd), UPI (3rd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (2nd), Converse (1st),
Sporting News (2nd), Basketball Times, Helms
1970s
Season
Wildcat
All-American Honors
1979-80
Kyle Macy
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st),
Sporting News (1st), Wooden (1st), Helms
1978-79
Kyle Macy
Converse (2nd), NABC (3rd)
1977-78
Jack Givens
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (2nd), Converse (1st),
Helms, Wooden (1st)
1977-78
Rick Robey
Consensus (2nd)
AP (3rd), UPI (2nd), NABC (1st), Converse (1st),
Sporting News (2nd), Wooden (1st), Helms
1977-78
Kyle Macy
UPI (3rd)
1976-77
Jack Givens
NABC (4th), Helms
1976-77
Rick Robey
NABC (4th), Converse (1st)
1975-76
Jack Givens
Helms
1974-75
Kevin Grevey
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (1st), Converse (2nd),
Sporting News (2nd), Helms
1973-74
Kevin Grevey
NABC (5th), Helms
1960s
Season
Wildcat
All-American Honors
1969-70
Dan Issel
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st),
Sporting News (1st), Helms
1969-70
Mike Pratt
Converse (2nd)
1968-69
Dan Issel
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd), UPI (3rd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st),
Sporting News (2nd), Helms
1966-67
Louie Dampier
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd), UPI (3rd), NABC (3rd), Converse (2nd), Helms
1965-66
Louie Dampier
Consensus (2nd)
AP (1st), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), Converse (1st), Helms
1965-66
Pat Riley
AP (3rd), UPI (3rd), USBWA (1st), Converse (2nd), Helms
1965-66
Thad Jaracz
AP (3rd)
1963-64
Cotton Nash
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st),
Helms, Sporting News (2nd)
1962-63
Cotton Nash
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (1st), Converse (2nd),
Helms, Look Magazine (2nd)
1961-62
Cotton Nash
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (3rd), USBWA (1st), Converse (2nd),
Helms (1st), Sporting News (2nd), Look Magazine (1st),
Coach and Athlete (1st)
1960-61
Bill Lickert
Helms (2nd)
1950s
Season
Wildcat
All-American Honors
1958-59
Johnny Cox
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), UPI (2nd), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st),
Helms (1st), Sporting News (2nd), Look Magazine (1st),
Newspaper Enterprises Assn. (2nd)
1957-58
Vernon Hatton
Converse (1st), Helms (1st)
1956-57
Johnny Cox
UPI (3rd), Helms (3rd)
1955-56
Bob Burrow
Consensus (2nd)
AP (3rd), UPI (3rd), NABC (1st), Converse (2nd), Look (1st),
Colliers (2nd), Newspaper Enterprise Assn. (2nd), Helms (2nd)
1954-55
Bob Burrow
AP (3rd), Helms (2nd)
1953-54
Cliff Hagan
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), Converse (2nd), Helms (1st),
Look (2nd), International News Service (1st), Tempo (2nd),
Colliers (1st), Newspaper Enterprise Assn. (1st)
1953-54
Frank Ramsey
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), Converse (1st), Look (1st),
International News Service (2nd), Helms (2nd), Tempo (2nd)
1951-52
Bobby Watson
Athletic Publications (3rd)
1951-52
Cliff Hagan
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), Converse (2nd), Helms (1st),
International News Service (1st), Colliers (1st),
Athletic Publications (1st)
1951-52
Frank Ramsey
AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), Converse (1st), Helms (2nd),
Athletic Publications (1st)
1950-51
Bill Spivey
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), Converse (1st), Helms (1st),
Look Magazine (1st), Sporting News (1st), Colliers (1st),
International News Service
1950-51
Frank Ramsey
AP (3rd), UPI (3rd), Converse (3rd), Sporting News (2nd)
1940s
Season
Wildcat
All-American Honors
1949-50
Jim Line
UPI (3rd)
1949-50
Bill Spivey
AP (3rd), UPI (3rd), Helms (3rd)
1948-49
Ralph Beard
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), Converse (2nd), Helms,
Look (2nd), Sporting News (3rd), Colliers (1st)
1948-49
Alex Groza
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), UPI (1st), Converse (1st), Helms (1st),
Look Magazine (1st), Sporting News (1st)
1948-49
Wallace Jones
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd), UPI (1st), Converse (1st), Look (3rd), Sporting News (2nd)
1947-48
Ralph Beard
Consensus (1st)
AP (1st), NABC (1st), Converse (1st), True Magazine (1st), Helms (1st)
1947-48
Alex Groza
Consensus (2nd)
AP (2nd), NABC (2nd), Converse (1st), True Magazine (2nd), Helms (2nd)
1947-48
Wallace Jones
Converse (3rd), True Magazine (3rd)
1946-47
Jack Tingle
NABC (2nd), True Magazine (2nd)
1946-47
Ralph Beard
Consensus (1st)
NABC (1st), Converse (1st), True Magazine (1st), Helms (1st)
1946-47
Alex Groza
Consensus (1st)
NABC (1st), Converse (2nd), True Magazine (1st), Helms (2nd)
1946-47
Wallace Jones
Converse (2nd), Helms (2nd)
1945-46
Jack Parkinson
Consensus (2nd)
Converse (1st), True (3rd), Helms
1945-46
Jack Tingle
Sporting News (3rd), Converse (3rd)
1944-45
Wilbur Schu
Don Dunphy (2nd)
1943-44
Bob Brannum
Consensus (1st)
Sporting News (1st), Converse (2nd), Pic Magazine (2nd), Helms
1942-43
Milt Ticco
Pic Magazine (3rd)
1940-41
Lee Huber
Helms
1930s
Season
Wildcat
All-American Honors
1938-39
Bernard Opper
Consensus (2nd)
Converse (1st), Newspaper Enterprise Associates (2nd)
1934-35
Leroy Edwards
Consensus (1st)
Helms, Converse (2nd)
1933-34
John DeMoisey
Helms
1933-34
Bill Davis
Converse (3rd)
1932-33
Ellis Johnson
Helms
1932-33
Forest Sale
Consensus (1st)
Converse (1st), College Humor (1st), Helms
1931-32
Forest Sale
Consensus (1st)
Converse (1st), Helms, College Humor (1st)
1930-31
Carey Spicer
Helms
1920s
Season
Wildcat
All-American Honors
1929-30
Paul McBrayer
Helms
1929-30
Louis McGinnis
College Humor (3rd)
1928-29
Carey Spicer
Helms
1924-25
Burgess Carey
Helms
1920-21
Basil Hayden
Helms
Which All-American selectors are included?
The historical list is based on All-American selections recognized
by the NCAA. Depending on the era, selectors have included organizations
such as Helms, Converse, College Humor, Christy Walsh, Literary Digest,
Madison Square Garden, Newspaper Enterprises Association, Colliers,
Pic Magazine, True Magazine, International News Service, Look Magazine,
United Press International, Sporting News, Associated Press, the
National Association of Basketball Coaches and the U.S. Basketball
Writers Association.