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A number of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players have been honored with various Pac-12 Conference and national awards before, during, and after their college basketball years.

National awards

John R. Wooden Award[1]

National player of the year[1]

Frank Hessler Award[1]

NCAA Regionals most outstanding player[2]

All-Americans

The following is a list of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players that were named first, second or third team All-Americans:

Consensus All-Americans

First team All-Americans

Source: Arizona 2008–09 Media Guide[3]

All-Pac-12

The following is a list of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players that were named first, second or third team All-Pac-12:

First team All-Pac-12

Second team All-Pac-12

Third team All-Pac-12

Pac-12 All Freshman Team

Source: Arizona 2008–09 Media Guide [3]

Pac-12 player of the year (AP, UPI, Coaches)

Main article: Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

The following is a list of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players who have been named Pac-12 Player of the Year:[1]

Pac-12 freshman of the year (AP, Coaches)

Main article: Pac-12 Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year

The following is a list of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players who have been named either Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (awarded by the league's head coaches, and open only to freshmen) or Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year (awarded by the AP and open to any player in his first year at an Pac-12 school, including transfers).[1]

Pac-12 Tournament MVPs

NBA draft picks

Main article: List of Arizona Wildcats in the NBA Draft

McDonald's All-Americans

The following is a list of Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players who have been named McDonald's All-Americans during their prep careers: McDonald's All-Americans

McDonald's All-American Game MVPs

Olympians

The following Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players have represented their country in basketball in the Summer Olympics:

Year Player Country Location Medal'
1984 Leon Wood  United States (USA) Los Angeles Gold
2012 Andre Iguodala  United States (USA) London Gold
UA Olympians

NBA champions

The following Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players have gone on to win an NBA championship. A Total of 16 NBA championships have been won by 7 former Wildcats players.

Player (College Years) Finals Year Team
Steve Kerr (1983–88) Chicago Bulls (3), San Antonio Spurs (2), Golden State Warriors*
Jud Buechler (1986–90)
Bison Dele (1988–91)
Sean Elliott (1984–89)
Luke Walton (1999-03)
Jason Terry (1995–99)
Andre Iguodala (2002–04)

Note:*Coach or Assistant coach

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Honors Section 2". pac-10.org. 2007-10-26. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-03-15. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  3. ^ a b "Arizona 2008–09 Media Guide History and Records pp. 147". arizonaathletics.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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