Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball - Wildcats in The NBA

Wildcats in The NBA

Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Hometown Draft Year Pick All-Stars NBA Championships NBA Team
G Eric Bledsoe 6'1" 190 Birmingham, AL 2010 18th 0 0 Los Angeles Clippers
G Keith Bogans 6'5" 215 Washington, D.C. 2003 43rd 0 0 Brooklyn Nets
C DeMarcus Cousins 6'11" 270 Mobile, AL 2010 5th 0 0 Sacramento Kings
C Anthony Davis 6'11" 225 Chicago, IL 2012 1st 0 0 New Orleans Hornets
C Josh Harrellson 6'11" 275 St. Charles, MO 2011 45th 0 0 Miami Heat
F-C Chuck Hayes 6'6" 238 Modesto, CA 2005 UD 0 0 Sacramento Kings
F Terrence Jones 6'9" 252 Portland, OR 2012 18th 0 0 Houston Rockets
C Enes Kanter* 6'11" 255 Istanbul, Turkey 2011 3rd 0 0 Utah Jazz
F Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 6'7" 230 Somerdale, NJ 2012 2nd 0 0 Charlotte Bobcats
G Brandon Knight 6'3" 189 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2011 8th 0 0 Detroit Pistons
G Doron Lamb 6'4" 210 Queens, NY 2012 42nd 0 0 Milwaukee Bucks
G-F DeAndre Liggins 6'6" 195 Chicago, IL 2011 53rd 0 0 Oklahoma City Thunder
G Jodie Meeks 6'4" 208 Norcross, GA 2009 41st 0 0 Los Angeles Lakers
F Darius Miller 6'8" 235 Maysville, KY 2012 46th 0 0 New Orleans Hornets
C Nazr Mohammed 6'10" 238 Chicago, IL 1998 29th 0 1 (2005 San Antonio) Chicago Bulls
C Daniel Orton 6'10" 255 Oklahoma City, OK 2010 29th 0 0 Oklahoma City Thunder
F Patrick Patterson 6'9" 235 Huntington, WV 2010 14th 0 0 Houston Rockets
F Tayshaun Prince 6'9" 215 Compton, CA 2002 23rd 0 1 (2004 Detroit) Detroit Pistons
G Rajon Rondo 6'1" 176 Louisville, KY 2006 21st 3 (2010, 2011, 2012) 1 (2008 Boston) Boston Celtics
G Marquis Teague 6'2" 190 Indianapolis, IN 2012 29th 0 0 Chicago Bulls
G John Wall 6'4" 195 Raleigh, NC 2010 1st 0 0 Washington Wizards
  • Though he never played a game at Kentucky, Enes Kanter did attend the University for one-full academic year. He also was a part of the men's basketball team as a student assistant after it was announced he was ineligible by the NCAA.
Wildcats in the NBA
NBA Draft Selections
Total selected: 106
Lottery Picks in Draft: 15
1st round: 34
No. 1 Picks: 2
Notable Achievements
Olympic Gold Medal Winners: 12
NBA Champions: 13 players a total of 18 times
Naismith Basketball-Hall-of-Famers: 8

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