Notable Players
| Name | Position | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaMarcus Aldridge | PF | 2005-06 | 2007 NBA All-Rookie Team 2006 NBA Draft 1st Round, 2nd pick — Portland Trail Blazers 2006 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year 2006 First-team All-Big 12 forward |
| D. J. Augustin | PG | 2007-08 | 2008 NBA Draft 1st Round, 9th pick—Charlotte Bobcats 2008 Bob Cousy Award winner 2008 Consensus First-team All-American guard 2008 Academic All-American 2008 Unanimous First-team All-Big 12 guard |
| Ron Baxter | F | 1977-80 | 1980 NBA Draft 4th Round, 22nd pick—Los Angeles Lakers 1980 Southwest Conference Player of the Year Three-time First-team All-SWC (1978–80) 1978 NIT Co-MVP |
| Abb Curtis | G | 1922-24 | 1924 Consensus First-team All-American guard 1924 First-team All-SWC |
| Kevin Durant | F | 2007 | 3x NBA Scoring Champion (2010–12) 2008 NBA Rookie of the Year 2007 NBA Draft 1st Round, 2nd pick—Seattle SuperSonics Unanimous 2007 National Player of the Year (seven awards) 2007 Unanimous First-team All-American forward 2007 Big 12 Player of the Year |
| T. J. Ford | PG | 2002-03 | 2003 NBA Draft 1st Round, 8th pick—Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, San Antonio Spurs 2003 National Player of the Year (Naismith and Wooden Awards) 2003 Consensus First-team All-American guard Retired from the NBA on March 12, 2012 |
| Daniel Gibson | SG | 2005-06 | 2006 NBA Draft 2nd Round, 12th pick (42nd overall)—Cleveland Cavaliers 2005 Big 12 Freshman of the Year |
| Jack Gray | G | 1933-35 | 1935 Consensus First-team All-American guard Three-time First-team All-SWC (1933–35) Longhorn basketball head coach (1937–42, 1946–51) |
| Royal Ivey | G | 2001-04 | 2004 NBA Draft 2nd Round, 8th pick (37th overall)—Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks |
| Jim Krivacs | G | 1976-79 | 1978 NBA Draft 6th Round, 4th pick—Kansas City Kings 1978 All-American guard Two-time All-SWC (1978–79) 1978 NIT Co-MVP 1979 Academic All-American |
| Clyde Littlefield | C | 1913-16 | 1915 Consensus First-team All-American center Two-time First-team All-SWC (1915–16) Acclaimed Longhorn head coach in football (1927–33) and track (1920–60) |
| Slater Martin | G | 1946-49 | Seven-time NBA All-Star during 11-year career (1950–1960) 1949 First-team All-American guard Two-time First-team All-SWC (1948–49) UT's sole Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member (1982) |
| Travis Mays | G | 1987-90 | 1990 NBA Draft 1st Round, 14th pick—Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks 1990 Second-team All-American guard 1989 & 1990 Southwest Conference Player of the Year Three-time First-team All-SWC (1988–90) |
| Tristan Thompson | PF | 2010-11 | 1st Round, 4th pick—Cleveland Cavaliers, 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans: Associated Press Honorable Mention, 2011 United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District VII Team, 2011 Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA National Freshman of the Year), 2011 USBWA Freshman All-America Team, 2011 All-Big 12 Second Team,2011 Big 12 All-Defensive Team, 2011 Big 12 Freshman of the Year, 2011 Big 12 All-Rookie Team |
| Chris Mihm | C | 1998–2000 | 2000 NBA Draft 1st Round, 7th pick—Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers 2000 Consensus First-team All-American center Two-time First-team All-Big 12 (1999, 2000) |
| Johnny Moore | G | 1977 | 1979 NBA Draft 2nd Round, 21st pick (43rd overall)—Seattle SuperSonics, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs 1979 First-team All-SWC |
| Cory Joseph | G | 2010-11 | 2011 NBA Draft 1st Round, 29th pick-San Antonio Spurs Big 10 All-Rookie team, All Big-10 |
| LaSalle Thompson | C | 1980-82 | 1982 NBA Draft 1st Round pick, 5th pick—Kansas City Kings, Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets 1982 First-team All-American center Two-time First-team All-SWC (1981–82) |
| P.J. Tucker | F | 2004-06 | 2006 NBA Draft 2nd Round, 5th pick (35th overall)—Toronto Raptors 2006 Second-team All-American forward 2006 Big 12 Player of the Year |
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