List of Players who have won both the NCAA and NBA Championships
There are very few players in basketball history who have won championships at both NCAA and NBA level. Here is a list of all those players who have been able to accomplish such a unique feat.
Frank Ramsey
NCAA Champion: 1951 (Kentucky)
NBA Champion: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 (Boston Celtics)
Bill Russell
NCAA Champion: 1955, 1956 (San Francisco)
NBA Champion: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 (Boston Celtics)
Lou Tsioropoulos
NCAA Champion: 1951 (Kentucky)
NBA Champion: 1957, 1959 (Boston Celtics)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
NCAA Champion: 1967, 1968, 1969 (UCLA)
NBA Champion: 1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 ( Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers)
James Worthy
NCAA Champion: 1982 (North Carolina)
NBA Champion: 1985, 1987, 1988 (Los Angeles Lakers)
Cliff Hagan
NCAA Champion: 1951 (Kentucky)
NBA Champion: 1958 (St. Louis Hawks)
Corliss Williamson
NCAA Champion: 1994 (Arkansas)
NBA Champion: 2004 (Detroit Pistons)
Michael Jordan
NCAA Champion: 1982 (North Carolina)
NBA Champion: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 (Chicago Bulls)
Magic Johnson
NCAA Champion: 1979 (Michigan)
NBA Champion: 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 (Los Angeles Lakers)
Antoine Walker
NCAA Champion: 1996 (Kentucky)
NBA Champion: 2006 (Miami Heat)
Isiah Thomas
NCAA Champion: 1981 (Indiana)
NBA Champion: 1989, 1990 (Detroit Pistons)
Derek Anderson
NCAA Champion: 1996 (Ohio State)
NBA Champion: 2006 (Miami Heat)
Nazr Mohammed
NCAA Champion: 1996, 1998 (Kentucky)
NBA Champion: 2005 (San Antonio Spurs)
Bill Walton
NCAA Champion: 1972, 1973 (UCLA)
NBA Champion: 1977, 1986 (Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics)
Jamaal Wilkes
NCAA Champion: 1972, 1973 (UCLA)
NBA Champion: 1975, 1980, 1982, 1985 (Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers)
Gail Goodrich
NCAA Champion: 1964, 1965 (UCLA)
NBA Champion: 1972 (Los Angeles Lakers)
Rodney McCray
NCAA Champion: 1980 (Louisville)
NBA Champion: 1993 (Chicago Bulls)
K. C. Jones
NCAA Champion: 1955, 1956 (San Francisco)
NBA Champion: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 (Boston Celtics)
Henry Bibby
NCAA Champion: 1970, 1971, 1972 (UCLA)
NBA Champion: 1973 (New York Knicks)
Keith Erickson
NCAA Champion: 1964, 1965 (UCLA)
NBA Champion: 1972 (Los Angeles Lakers)
Richard Hamilton
NCAA Champion: 1999 (Connecticut)
NBA Champion: 2004 (Detroit Pistons)
John Havlicek
NCAA Champion: 1960 (Ohio State)
NBA Champion: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976 (Boston Celtics)
Larry Seigfried
NCAA Champion: 1960 (Ohio State)
NBA Champion: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 (Boston Celtics)
Jerry Lucas
NCAA Champion: 1960 (Ohio State)
NBA Champion: 1973 (New York Knicks)
Glen Rice
NCAA Champion: 1989 (Michigan)
NBA Champion: 2000 (Los Angeles Lakers)
Corey Brewer
NCAA Champion: 2006, 2007 (Florida)
NBA Champion: 2011 (Dallas Mavericks)
Quinn Buckner
NCAA Champion: 1976 (Indiana)
NBA Champion: 1984 (Boston Celtics)
Tom Gola
NCAA Champion: 1954 (La Salle)
NBA Champion: 1956 (Philadelphia Warriors)
Lucius Allen
NCAA Champion: 1967, 1968 (UCLA)
NBA Champion: 1971 (Milwaukee Bucks)
Tom Thacker
NCAA Champion: 1961, 1962 (Cincinnati)
NBA Champion: 1968 (Boston Celtics)
Rick Robey
NCAA Champion: 1978 (Kentucky)
NBA Champion: 1981 (Boston Celtics)
Jason Terry
NCAA Champion: 1997 (Arizona)
NBA Champion: 2011 (Dallas Mavericks)
Ron Bonham
NCAA Champion: 1962 (Cincinnati)
NBA Champion: 1965, 1966 (Boston Celtics)
Billy Thompson
NCAA Champion: 1986 (Louisville)
NBA Champion: 1987, 1988 (Los Angeles Lakers)
Arnie Ferrin
NCAA Champion: 1948 (Utah)
NBA Champion: 1949, 1950 (Minneapolis Lakers)
Butch Lee
NCAA Champion: 1977 (Marquette)
NBA Champion: 1980 (Los Angeles Lakers)
Milton Wagner
NCAA Champion: 1986 (Louisville)
NBA Champion: 1988 (Los Angeles Lakers)
Mario Chalmers
NCAA Champion: 2008 (Kansas)
NBA Champion: 2012 (Miami Heat)
Shane Battier
NCAA Champion: 2001 (Duke)
NBA Champion: 2012 (Miami Heat)
(These facts are put together after an intensive search. Still, there is a possibility that some names might have been gone unlisted. Please, let us know if we have missed any player)
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