The Greatest Kentucky Basketball Players of All Time
Check out the best Kentucky point guards ever!
Many colleges have storied traditions of tremendous Men's NCAA basketball programs. When thinking of some of the absolute best of all time, the Kentucky Wildcats have to be on the short list. Here is a list of the best Kentucky Wildcats of all time! The best Kentucky Wildcats in the history of their men's basketball program. Take a look at this list of Kentucky Wildcats basketball players and vote up your favorites!
From all time greats like Brandon Knight to Demarcus Cousins, to other players you might not remember so well, this is a great list of the top Kentucky Wildcats basketball players. So, take a look at these great Kentucky Wildcats and vote up the players that you think are truly some the greatest Kentucky basketball players of all time.
Who are the greatest Kentucky Wildcats? Who do you think are the best Kentucky Wildcats of al time?
- 26Power forward, Center
- Age: 66
- Teams: Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics
1974 - 1978
NCAA champion (1978) - 27Point guard
- Age: 32
- Teams: Portland Trailblazers
2009 - 2010
Eric Bledsoe (born December 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trailblazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the point guard position, but ...more - 28Small forward
- Age: 46
- Teams: Indiana Pacers, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
1995 - 1997
NCAA Champion (1996)
- 29Shooting guard, Small forward
- Age: 66
- Teams: Atlanta Hawks
1974 - 1978
NCAA Champion (1978)
NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1978)
- 30Forward
- Age: 29
- Number: 2
- Teams: Dallas Mavericks
2012 - 2015
Willie Trill Cauley-Stein (born Willie Durmond Cauley Jr. on August 18, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He ...more - 31Point guard, Shooting guard, Small forward
- Age: 48
- Teams: Charlotte Bobcats, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat
1995 - 1997
NCAA Champion (1996)
- 32Power forward
- Age: 33
- Teams: Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Clippers
2007 - 2010
Patrick Patterson (born March 14, 1989) is an American film producer and former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, ...more - 33Point guard
- Number: 15
- Teams: Sacramento Kings
2014 - 2016
Tyler Ulis (born January 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball ...more - 34Center
- Age: Dec. at 49 (1960-2010)
- Teams: Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers
1980 - 1984
Melvin Harrison "Mel" Turpin (December 28, 1960 – July 8, 2010) was an American professional basketball player. 1945 - 1949
NCAA Champion (1948, 1949)
- 36Power forward
- Teams: Detroit Pistons
2017 - 2018
Kevin Knox II (born August 11, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky ...more - 37
Tyrese Maxey
Guard- Number: 3
2019 - 2020
- 38Small forward
- Teams: San Antonio Spurs
2018 - present
Keldon Johnson (born October 11, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the ...more - 39Point guard, Shooting guard
- Age: 78
1964 - 1967
Louis Dampier (born November 20, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6-foot-tall guard, Dampier is one of only a handful of men to play all nine seasons in the American ...more - 40Center
- Age: Dec. at 68 (1926-1995)
- Teams: Indianapolis Olympians
1945 - 1949
NCAA Champion (1948, 1949)
NCAA Final Four MOP (1948, 1949)
- 41
Immanuel Quickley
Guard2018 - present
1993 - 1998
NCAA Champion (1996, 1998)
NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1998)
- 43Shooting guard, Small forward
- Age: 90
- Teams: St. Louis Hawks
1950 - 1954
NCAA Champion (1951)
1949 - 1951
NCAA Champion (1951)
NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1951)
- 45Shooting guard
- Age: 35
- Teams: Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic
2006 - 2009
Orestes Jodie Meeks II (born August 21, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky. On January 13, 2009, he gained ...more 1979 - 1983
Dirk DeWayne Minniefield (born January 17, 1961) is an American retired professional basketball player. While at Lafayette High School in Lexington, he was named the 1979 Kentucky "Mr. Basketball", ...more- 47Point guard
- Age: 31
- Number: 2
- Teams: Cleveland Cavaliers
2010 - 2011
Brandon Emmanuel Knight (born December 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A two-time Gatorade National ...more - 48Forward
- Age: 29
- Number: 14
- Teams: Charlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks
2011 - 2012
NCAA Champion (2012)
- 49Power forward
- Age: 48
- Teams: Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks
1993 - 1996
NCAA Champion (1996)
1961 - 1964
Charles Francis "Cotton" Nash (born July 24, 1942) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and National Basketball Association forward. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Nash played for the Los ...more
