Athletics
- Derrick Williams (basketball) – NBA player Minnesota Timberwolves
- Hassan Adams – NBA player (Toronto Raptors)
- Brian N. Anderson – MLB center fielder for the Kansas City Royals.
- Gilbert Arenas – NBA All-Star with the Memphis Grizzlies
- Marisa Baena – LPGA golfer
- Bob Baffert – 3-time Eclipse Award winner as outstanding Thoroughbred trainer
- Adia Barnes – Former WNBA player
- Ricky Barnes – PGA Tour Golfer and 2002 US Amateur Champion
- Jason Bates – former Major League Baseball infielder
- Michael Bates – 5-time Pro Bowl kick returner and Bronze medal winner in the 200 meters during the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Mike Bell – NFL running back for the New Orleans Saints.
- Lance Briggs – NFL Pro Bowl linebacker for the Chicago Bears.
- Tedy Bruschi – Former NFL player, 3-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots; now an NFL analyst for ESPN
- Mike Bibby – NBA point guard for the New York Knicks.
- Monica Bisordi – The University of Arizona's all-time leading scorer (Women's Gymnastics).
- Chase Budinger – NBA small forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves
- Kurt Busch – NASCAR driver for Penske Racing (attended but did not graduate).
- Antoine Cason – CB for the San Diego Chargers. 2007 Jim Thorpe Award winner.
- George DiCarlo – Arizona's first Olympic Gold Medal winner, 400 Meter Freestyle and Silver Medal 1500 Meter Freestyle.
- Sean Elliott – World Champion NBA player with the San Antonio Spurs. Graduated from Cholla High School in Tucson, AZ.
- Scott Erickson – former Major League Baseball pitcher for Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles. Arizona Wildcat Hall of Fame.
- Jennie Finch – Olympic Gold Medal winning professional women's softball pitcher
- Abdihakem Abdirahman – American long-distance runner and US 2008 Olympic Trials 10,000 meter champion
- Nick Folk – former kicker for the Dallas Cowboys, currently kicker for the New York Jets
- Terry Francona – manager of the 2004 World Series Champions Boston Red Sox
- Brenda Frese – Head women's basketball coach at Maryland (2006 national champs)
- Channing Frye – NBA player (Phoenix Suns)
- Jim Furyk – PGA Tour golfer and 2003 US Open Winner
- Robert Gamez – PGA Tour golfer
- Rob Gronkowski – NFL tight end for the New England Patriots.
- Natalie Gulbis – LPGA golfer
- Chip Hale – former Major League Baseball player & present coach with the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Keith Hartwig – Former NFL player
- Ron Hassey – former Major League Baseball player of 14 years and present coach for the Seattle Mariners
- Chris Henry – running back for the Tennessee Titans
- Alicia Hollowell – former University of Arizona national champion softball pitcher
- Trevor Hoffman – 7-time All-Star MLB pitcher. All-time Major League save record holder
- Jack Howell – retired Major League Baseball player of 11 years
- Nick Hundley – catcher for the San Diego Padres
- Andre Iguodala – NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers)
- Richard Jefferson – NBA player (Golden State Warriors) Member of the 2001 Final Four Team
- Jay John – Former Arizona men's basketball assistant coach; former Oregon State men's basketball head coach
- Keshon Johnson – Former NFL player
- Vance Johnson – NFL player (Denver Broncos)
- Steve Kerr – 5-time NBA champion (Chicago Bulls – 3, San Antonio Spurs – 2)
- Spencer Larsen – NFL Linebacker for the Denver Broncos
- Warren Livingston - former professional American football cornerback, played six seasons for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League
- Kenny Lofton – former Major League Baseball player. He also played for the Wildcats basketball team.
- Stan Mataele – Former NFL player
- Chris McAlister – NFL Super Bowl Champion cornerback with the Baltimore Ravens
- Jonathan Meloan – Major League Baseball player Cleveland Indians
- Josh Miller – NFL punter for the New England Patriots.
- Ryk Neethling – 9-time NCAA National Champion in men's swimming, PAC-10 Athlete of the Year for four consecutive years, University of Arizona Athlete of the Century, 2004 Summer Olympics Gold Medalist in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay with a world record performance
- Dennis Northcutt – NFL wide receiver for the Detroit Lions
- Lorena Ochoa – LPGA golfer Ranked # 1 actually
- Josh Pastner – Head Coach University of Memphis basketball program, 1997 National Championship team member
- Antonio Pierce – NFL Linebacker for the New York Giants
- Todd Pletcher (1989) – Leading Thoroughbred trainer; 3-time Eclipse Award winner
- DaShon Polk – NFL linebacker for the Houston Texans
- Dan Pohl – Former PGA golfer
- Don Pooley – Former PGA golfer
- Sean Rooks – former NBA player
- Rory Sabbatini – PGA Tour golfer
- J.T. Snow – Former MLB player and 6-time Rawlings Golden Glove Award winner
- Annika Sörenstam – LPGA golfer
- Mike Springer – PGA golfer
- Damon Stoudamire – NBA player (Memphis Grizzlies)
- Salim Stoudamire (2005) – NBA player (Atlanta Hawks)
- Jason Terry – NBA player (Dallas Mavericks)
- Ron Theobald – former Major League Baseball player
- Tom Tolbert – former NBA player and current NBA broadcast analyst
- Amy Van Dyken – Gold Medalist swimmer in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games
- Bobby Wade – NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Luke Walton – NBA player (Cleveland Cavaliers), son of former NBA great Bill Walton, Member of the 2001 Final Four team
- Joe Young, former professional football player
- Chase Budinger NBA small forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves
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