2013 - 2014 KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL International Play Olympic Medal Winners (UK leads the nation with 10 collegiate gold medal winners) Players 1948: Wallace Jones (Gold) Cliff Barker (Gold) Ralph Beard (Gold) Alex Groza (Gold) Kenny Rollins (Gold) 1956: Billy Evans (Gold) 1960: Adrian Smith (Gold) 1980: Sam Bowie* (Gold) 2008: Tayshaun Prince (Gold) 2012: Anthony Davis (Gold) *United States boycotted the Moscow Games. Bowie awarded a medal by President Carter. Coaches 1948: Adolph Rupp (Gold) 2000: Tubby Smith (Gold) Pan America Medal Winners 1958: Billy Evans (Gold) 1959: Adrian Smith (Gold) 1975: Rick Robey (Gold) 1979: Kyle Macy (Gold)
1996: Tony Delk (AP, Coaches) 1997: Ron Mercer (AP, Coaches) 2001: Tayshaun Prince (AP, Coaches) 2003: Keith Bogans (Coaches) 2010: John Wall (AP, Coaches) 2011: Anthony Davis (AP, Coaches) * shared AP’s honor with Alabama’s Wendell Hudson. # shared AP’s honor with Vanderbilt’s Billy McCaffrey.
Vernon Hatton (2nd AP/Coaches) 1959: Johnny Cox (1st AP/Coaches) Bill Lickert (3rd AP/Coaches) 1960: Bill Lickert (2nd AP/Coaches) Don Mills (2nd AP/Coaches) 1961: Bill Lickert (1st AP/Coaches) 1962: Cotton Nash (1st AP/Coaches) Larry Pursiful (1st AP/Coaches) Caroll Burchett (3rd AP) 1963: Cotton Nash (1st AP/Coaches) 1964: Cotton Nash (1st AP/Coaches) Ted Deeken (2nd AP/Coaches) Larry Conley (3rd AP) 1965: Louie Dampier (2nd AP & UPI/ . Coaches) Tommy Kron (3rd AP) Larry Conley (3rd UPI/Coaches) 1966: Louie Dampier (1st AP & UPI/ . Coaches) Pat Riley (1st AP & UPI/Coaches) Thad Jaracz (2nd AP/3rd UPI) Larry Conley (HM AP/3rd UPI/ . Coaches) Tommy Kron (HM AP/3rd UPI) 1967: Louie Dampier (1st AP & UPI/ Coaches) Pat Riley (2nd AP & UPI/Coaches) 1968: Mike Casey (1st AP & UPI/ Coaches) Dan Issel (2nd AP & UPI/Coaches)
SEC Defensive Player of the Year 2005: Chuck Hayes Coaches 2011: DeAndre Liggins Yahoo! 2012: Anthony Davis Coaches 2013: Nerlens Noel Coaches SEC Freshman of the Year 2008: Patrick Patterson* Coaches 2010: DeMarcus Cousins Coaches John Wall AP 2011: Terrence Jones Coaches/AP 2012: Anthony Davis Coaches/AP 2013: Nerlens Noel Coaches/AP *shared honor with Florida’s Nick Calathes SEC Sixth Man of the Year 2012: Darius Miller 2013: Kyle Wiltjer
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Coaches) Jimmy Dan Conner (3rd AP & . UPI) Rick Robey (3rd AP) 1976: Jack Givens (2nd AP & UPI/ . Coaches) Mike Phillips (2nd AP & UPI) 1977: Jack Givens (1st AP & UPI/ . Coaches) Rick Robey (1st AP & UPI/ . Coaches) Larry Johnson (3rd AP) Mike Phillips (3rd UPI) 1978: Jack Givens (1st AP & UPI/ . Coaches) Rick Robey (1st AP & UPI/ . Coaches) Kyle Macy (1st AP/2nd UPI/ . Coaches) James Lee (3rd AP) Mike Phillips (3rd UPI) 1979: Kyle Macy (1st AP & UPI/ . Coaches) Dwight Anderson (3rd AP) 1980: Kyle Macy (1st AP & UPI/ Coaches) Sam Bowie (2nd AP/3rd UPI/ Coaches) 1981: Sam Bowie (1st AP & UPI/ Coaches)
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adolph rupp and bill lickert 1983: Jim Master (Gold) 1987: Rex Chapman (Silver) Tournament of Americas Medal Winner 2000: Tubby Smith (Gold) 2011: John Calipari (Bronze) w/Dominican Republic National Player of the Year 2010: John Wall (Adolph Rupp Trophy) 2012: Anthony Davis (Adolph Rupp Trophy, Associated Press, Basketball Times, Naismith, USBWA, Wooden) National Freshman of the Year 2010: John Wall (USBWA) 2012: Anthony Davis (USBWA) SEC Player of the Year (Since 1965 for the AP and UPI polls, 1987 for the Coaches poll) 1966: Pat Riley (AP) 1972: Tom Parker (AP) 1973: Kevin Grevey* (AP) 1975: Kevin Grevey (AP) 1980: Kyle Macy (AP, UPI) 1985: Kenny Walker (AP, UPI) 1986: Kenny Walker (AP, UPI) 1993: Jamal Mashburn# (AP, Coaches)
Thad Jaracz (3rd UPI) Mike Pratt (HM AP) 1969: Dan Issel (1st AP & UPI/Coaches) Mike Casey (2nd AP & UPI/ Coaches) Mike Pratt (2nd AP & UPI/ Coaches) 1970: Dan Issel (1st AP & UPI/Coaches) Mike Pratt (1st AP & UPI/Coaches) Larry Steele (3rd UPI) 1971: Tom Payne (1st AP/2nd UPI/ Coaches) Mike Casey (2nd AP/1st UPI) Larry Steele (2nd AP/3rd UPI/ Coaches) Tom Parker (2nd AP & UPI/ Coaches) Kent Hollenbeck (3rd UPI) 1972: Tom Parker (1st AP & UPI/ Coaches) Jim Andrews (2nd AP/1st UPI/ Coaches) Ronnie Lyons (3rd AP/2nd UPI) 1973: Jim Andrews (1st AP & UPI/ Coaches) Kevin Grevey (1st AP & UPI/ . Coaches) Jimmy Dan Conner (3rd AP) 1974: Kevin Grevey (1st AP & UPI/ . Coaches) 1975: Kevin Grevey (1st AP & UPI/ .
All-SEC (from 1933-48, the SEC All-Tournament Team served as the All-SEC team) 1949: Ralph Beard (1st AP) Alex Groza (1st AP) Wah Wah Jones (1st AP) Cliff Barker (2nd AP) Dale Barnstable (3rd AP) 1950: Jim Line (1st AP) Bill Spivey (1st AP) Bill Spivey (1st AP) Walt Hirsch (2nd AP) 1951: Frank Ramsey (1st AP) Bill Spivey (1st AP) Bobby Watson (1st AP) Shelby Linville (2nd AP) 1952: Cliff Hagan (1st AP) Frank Ramsey (1st AP) Bobby Watson (1st AP) 1954: Cliff Hagan (1st AP) Frank Ramsey (1st AP) Lou Tsioropoulos (2nd AP) 1955: Bob Burrow (1st AP) Bill Evans (3rd AP) 1956: Bob Burrow (1st AP & Coaches) Jerry Bird (2nd AP & Coaches) 1957: Johnny Cox (1st AP & Coaches) Ed Beck (2nd AP) 1958: Johnny Cox (2nd AP/Coaches)
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Dirk Minniefield (3rd AP & UPI) 1982: Derrick Hord (1st AP/2nd UPI/ Coaches) Dirk Minniefield (2nd AP & UPI) Jim Master (3rd UPI) Melvin Turpin (3rd UPI) 1983: Melvin Turpin (1st AP & UPI/ Coaches) Jim Master (3rd UPI) Melvin Turpin (3rd UPI) Kenny Walker (3rd AP) 1984: Melvin Turpin (1st AP & UPI/ Coaches) Kenny Walker (2nd AP/3rd UPI/ Coaches) Sam Bowie (3rd AP/2nd UPI/ Coaches) 1985: Kenny Walker (1st AP & UPI/ Coaches) 1986: Kenny Walker (1st AP & UPI/ Coaches) Winston Bennett (2nd AP & UPI/ Coaches) Roger Harden (3rd AP & UPI) 1987: Rex Chapman (2nd AP & UPI/ Coaches) Ed Davender (3rd AP/2nd UPI) 1988: Rex Chapman (1st AP & UPI/ Coaches) Winston Bennett (2nd AP & UPI/ Coaches)