Kentucky Players Chosen All-American
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63 Players Chosen 94 Times
(Note: Only selections recognized by NCAA are included. These include the following sources: Helms 1905-48; Converse 1932-48; College Humor 1929-33, 1936; Christy Walsh 1929-30; Literary Digest 1934; Madison Square Garden 1937-42; Omaha World Newspaper 1937; Newspaper Enterprises Association 1938, 1953-63; Colliers 1939, 1949-56; Pic Magazine 1942-44; Argosy 1945; True Magazine 1946-47; International News Service 1950-58; Look Magazine 1949-63; United Press International 1949-96; Sporting News 1943-46; 1997-present; Associated Press 1948-present; National Association Basketball Coaches 1957-present; U.S. Basketball Writers Association 1960-present.)

NameSeasonHonor
Basil Hayden1920-21Helms
Burgess Carey1924-25Helms
Carey Spicer1928-29Helms
Paul McBrayer1929-30Helms
Louis McGinnis1929-30College Humor (3rd)
Carey Spicer1930-31Helms
Forest Sale1931-32Consensus (1st), Converse (1st), Helms, College Humor (1st)
Ellis Johnson1932-33Helms
Forest Sale1932-33Consensus (1st), Converse (1st), College Humor (1st), Helms
John DeMoisey1933-34Helms
Bill Davis1933-34Converse (3rd)
Leroy Edwards1934-35Consensus (1st), Helms, Converse (2nd)
Bernard Opper1938-39Consensus (2nd), Converse (1st), Newspaper Enterprise Associates (2nd)
Lee Huber1940-41Helms
Milt Ticco1942-43Pic Magazine (3rd)
Bob Brannum1943-44Consensus (1st), Sporting News (1st), Converse (2nd), Pic Magazine (2nd), Helms
Wilbur Schu1944-45Don Dunphy (2nd)
Jack Parkinson1945-46Consensus (2nd), Converse (1st), True (3rd), Helms
Jack Tingle1945-46Sporting News (3rd), Converse (3rd)
Jack Tingle1946-47NABC (2nd), True Magazine (2nd)
Ralph Beard1946-47Consensus (1st), NABC (1st), Converse (1st), True Magazine (1st), Helms (1st)
Alex Groza1946-47Consensus (1st), NABC (1st), Converse (2nd), True Magazine (1st), Helms (2nd)
Wallace Jones1946-47Converse (2nd), Helms (2nd)
Ralph Beard1947-48Consensus (1st), AP (1st), NABC (1st), Converse (1st), True Magazine (1st), Helms (1st)
Alex Groza1947-48Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), NABC (2nd), Converse (1st), True Magazine (2nd), Helms (2nd)
Wallace Jones1947-48Converse (3rd), True Magazine (3rd)
Ralph Beard1948-49Consensus (1st), AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), Converse (2nd), Helms, Look (2nd), Sporting News (3rd), Colliers (1st)
Alex Groza1948-49Consensus (1st), AP (1st), UPI (1st), Converse (1st), Helms (1st), Look Magazine (1st), Sporting News (1st)
Wallace Jones1948-49Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), UPI (1st), Converse (1st), Look (3rd), Sporting News (2nd)
Jim Line1949-50UPI (3rd)
Bill Spivey1949-50AP (3rd), UPI (3rd), Helms (3rd)
Bill Spivey1950-51Consensus (1st), AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), Converse (1st), Helms (1st), Look Magazine (1st), Sporting News (1st), Colliers (1st), International News Service
Frank Ramsey1950-51AP (3rd), UPI (3rd), Converse (3rd), Sporting News (2nd)
Bobby Watson1951-52Athletic Publications (3rd)
Cliff Hagan1951-52Consensus (1st), AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), Converse (2nd), Helms (1st), International News Service (1st), Colliers (1st), Athletic Publications (1st)
Frank Ramsey1951-52AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), Converse (1st), Helms (2nd), Athletic Publications (1st)
Cliff Hagan1953-54Consensus (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)
Frank Ramsey1953-54Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), Converse (1st), Look (1st), International News Service (2nd), Helms (2nd), Tempo (2nd)
Bob Burrow1954-55AP (3rd), Helms (2nd)
Bob Burrow1955-56Consensus (2nd), AP (3rd), UPI (3rd), NABC (1st), Converse (2nd), Look (1st), Colliers (2nd), Newspaper Enterprise Assn. (2nd), Helms (2nd)
Johnny Cox1956-57UPI (3rd), Helms (3rd)
Vernon Hatton1957-58Converse (1st), Helms (1st)
Johnny Cox1958-59Consensus (1st), AP (1st), UPI (2nd), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st), Helms (1st), Sporting News (2nd), Look Magazine (1st), Newspaper Enterprises Assn. (2nd)
Bill Lickert1960-61Helms (2nd)
Cotton Nash1961-62Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (3rd), USBWA (1st), Converse (2nd), Helms (1st), Sporting News (2nd), Look Magazine (1st), Coach and Athlete (1st)
Cotton Nash1962-63Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (1st), Converse (2nd), Helms, Look Magazine (2nd)
Cotton Nash1963-64Consensus (1st), AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st), Helms, Sporting News (2nd)
Louie Dampier1965-66Consensus (2nd), AP (1st), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), Converse (1st), Helms
Pat Riley1965-66AP (3rd), UPI (3rd), USBWA (1st), Converse (2nd), Helms
Thad Jaracz1965-66AP (3rd)
Louie Dampier1966-67Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), UPI (3rd), NABC (3rd), Converse (2nd), Helms
Dan Issel1968-69Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), UPI (3rd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st), Sporting News (2nd), Helms
Dan Issel1969-70Consensus (1st), AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st), Sporting News (1st), Helms
Mike Pratt1969-70Converse (2nd)
Kevin Grevey1973-74NABC (5th), Helms
Kevin Grevey1974-75Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (1st), Converse (2nd), Sporting News (2nd), Helms
Jack Givens1975-76Helms
Jack Givens1976-77NABC (4th), Helms
Rick Robey1976-77NABC (4th), Converse (1st)
Jack Givens1977-78Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (2nd), Converse (1st), Helms, Wooden (1st)
Rick Robey1977-78Consensus (2nd), AP (3rd), UPI (2nd), NABC (1st), Converse (1st), Sporting News (2nd), Wooden (1st), Helms
Kyle Macy1977-78UPI (3rd)
Kyle Macy1978-79Converse (2nd), NABC (3rd)
Kyle Macy1979-80Consensus (1st), AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st), Sporting News (1st), Wooden (1st), Helms
Sam Bowie1980-81Consensus (2nd), AP (3rd), UPI (3rd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (2nd), Converse (1st), Sporting News (2nd), Basketball Times, Helms
Melvin Turpin1982-83Helms
Sam Bowie1983-84AP (2nd), Sporting News (2nd)
Melvin Turpin1983-84Consensus (2nd), AP (3rd), UPI (3rd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (2nd), Basketball Times (3rd)
Kenny Walker1984-85Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (2nd), Basketball Times (2nd), Wooden (1st)
Kenny Walker1985-86Consensus (1st), AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Sporting News (2nd), Basketball Times (1st), Wooden (1st)
Rex Chapman1987-88NABC (3rd), Basketball Times (3rd)
Jamal Mashburn1991-92Basketball Times (2nd)
Jamal Mashburn1992-93Consensus (1st), AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Sporting News (1st), Basketball Times (1st), Wooden (1st)
Tony Delk1995-96Consensus (1st), AP (2nd), UPI (1st), NABC (2nd), USBWA (1st), Sporting News (2nd), Basketball Times (2nd), Wooden (1st)
Ron Mercer1996-97Consensus (1st), AP (1st), Sporting News (2nd), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Basketball Times (2nd), Wooden (1st)
Scott Padgett1997-98Wooden (1st)
Tayshaun Prince2000-01Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), Wooden, NABC (3rd), USBWA (2nd), Sporting News (2nd), Basketball Times (2nd)
Tayshaun Prince2001-02AP (3rd), NABC (2nd)
Keith Bogans2002-03AP (3rd), NABC (2nd), Sporting News (3rd), Basketball Times (3rd)
Jodie Meeks2008-09Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), USBWA (2nd), NABC (2nd), Sporting News (2nd)
DeMarcus Cousins2009-10Consensus (2nd), AP (1st), NABC (2nd), Sporting News (2nd), USBWA (2nd), Wooden (1st)
John Wall2009-10Consensus (1st), AP (1st), NABC (1st), Sporting News (1st), USBWA (1st), Wooden (1st)
Anthony Davis2011-12Consensus (1st); Sporting News (1st); USBWA (1st); NABC (1st), AP (1st), Wooden (1st)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist2011-12Consensus (2nd); Sporting News (2nd); USBWA (2nd); NABC (3rd)
Julius Randle2013-14AP (3rd), NABC (3rd)
Willie Cauley-Stein2014-15Consensus (1st); AP (1st); NABC (1st); Sporting News (1st); USBWA (1st); Wooden (1st)
Karl-Anthony Towns2014-15Consensus (2nd); AP (2nd); NABC (2nd); Sporting News (3rd)
Tyler Ulis2015-16Consensus (1st); AP (1st); Sporting News (1st); Wooden (1st); USA Today (1st); NABC (2nd); USBWA (2nd)
Jamal Murray2015-16AP (3rd); USA Today (2nd)
Malik Monk2016-17Consensus (2nd); AP (2nd); NABC (2nd); USBWA (2nd); Sporting News (2nd); USA Today (2nd); Wooden
P.J. Washington2018-19AP (3rd); NABC (3rd); USBWA (3rd); Sporting News (3rd)
Oscar Tshiebwe2021-22Consensus (1st); Associated Press (1st); NABC (1st); USBWA (1st); Sporting News (1st)
Oscar Tshiebwe2022-23Consensus (2nd); Associated Press (2nd); NABC (2nd); Sporting News (3rd)
Antonio Reeves2023-24USBWA (3rd), Sporting News (3rd)


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