Honored Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players

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]

1989 – Sean Elliott

National player of the year^[1]

1989 – Sean Elliott
1997 – Mike Bibby
1999 – Jason Terry
2000 – Jason Gardner

Frank Hessler Award^[1]

2000 – Loren Woods

NCAA Regionals most outstanding player^[2]

1997 – Miles Simon

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

1951 – Roger Johnson
1976 – Bob Elliott
1977 – Bob Elliott (2)
1988 – Sean Elliott (Consensus)
1988 – Steve Kerr
1989 – Sean Elliott (2, Consensus)
1992 – Sean Rooks
1993 – Chris Mills
1994 – Khalid Reeves (Consensus)
1995 – Damon Stoudamire (Consensus)
1997 – Michael Dickerson
1998 – Mike Bibby (Consensus)
1998 – Michael Dickerson (2)
1998 – Miles Simon (Consensus)
1999 – Jason Terry (Consensus)
2000 – Loren Woods
2000 – Michael Wright
2001 – Loren Woods (2)
2001 – Michael Wright (2)
2002 – Jason Gardner
2002 – Luke Walton
2003 – Jason Gardner (Consensus)
2003 – Andre Iguodala
2005 – Salim Stoudamire (Consensus)
2009 – Jordan Hill
2011 – Derrick Williams (Consensus)
2014 – Nick Johnson (Consensus)
2014 – Aaron Gordon

First team All-Americans

1988 – Sean Elliott
1989 – Sean Elliott (2)
1995 – Damon Stoudamire
1998 – Mike Bibby
1998 – Miles Simon
1999 – Jason Terry
2014 - Nick Johnson

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

1979 - Larry Demic
1981 - Ron Davis
1985 - Pete Williams
1985 - Eddie Smith
1987 - Sean Elliott
1988 - Sean Elliott (2)
1988 - Steve Kerr
1988 - Anthony Cook
1989 - Sean Elliott (3)
1989 - Anthony Cook (2)
1990 - Jud Buechler
1991 - Brian Williams
1992 - Chris Mills
1993 - Chris Mills (2)
1996 - Ben Davis
1997 - Michael Dickerson
1998 - Mike Bibby
1998 - Michael Dickerson (2)
1999 - A.J. Bramlett
2000 - Jason Gardner
2001 - Gilbert Arenas
2002 - Jason Gardner (2)
2003 - Jason Gardner (3)
2004 - Channing Frye
2005 - Channing Frye (2)
2006 - Hassan Adams
2010 - Derrick Williams
2011 - Derrick Williams (2)
2012 - Kyle Fogg
2012 - Solomon Hill
2013 - Solomon Hill
2014 - Aaron Gordon
2014 - Nick Johnson
2015 - Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
2015 - Stanley Johnson
2015 - T.J. McConnell
2016 - Ryan Anderson

Second team All-Pac-12

1979 - Joe Dehls
1980 - Joe Dehls (2)
1984 - Pete Williams
1986 - Steve Kerr
1992 - Sean Rooks
1993 - Damon Stoudamire
1994 - Khalid Reeves
1994 - Damon Stoudamire (2)
1995 - Ray Owes
1998 - Miles Simon
1999 - Jason Terry
2000 - Loren Woods
2000 - Michael Wright
2001 - Michael Wright (2)
2002 - Luke Walton
2003 - Luke Walton (2)
2004 - Andre Iguodala
2005 - Salim Stoudamire
2007 - Marcus Williams
2008 - Jerryd Bayless
2009 - Jordan Hill
2014 - T.J. McConnell
2016 - Kaleb Tarczewski
2016 - Gabe York

Third team All-Pac-12

2008 - Chase Budinger
2009 - Nic Wise

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]

1988 – Sean Elliott
1989 – Sean Elliott
1993 – Chris Mills
1995 – Damon Stoudamire
1998 – Mike Bibby
1999 – Jason Terry
2011 – Derrick Williams
2014 – Nick Johnson

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]

1986 – Sean Elliott
1997 – Mike Bibby
1999 – Michael Wright
2002 – Salim Stoudamire
2007 – Chase Budinger
2010 – Derrick Williams
2014 – Aaron Gordon
2015 – Stanley Johnson

Pac-12 Tournament MVPs

1988: Sean Elliott
1989: Sean Elliott (2)
1990: Jud Buechler
2002: Luke Walton
2005: Salim Stoudamire
2015: Brandon Ashley

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

1984 – Craig McMillan
1985 – Sean Elliott
1987 – Brian Williams
1988 – Chris Mills
1990 – Khalid Reeves
1991 – Ben Davis
1996 – Mike Bibby
1996 – Loren Woods
1998 – Richard Jefferson
1999 – Jason Gardner
2002 – Hassan Adams
2003 – Mustafa Shakur
2004 – Jawann McClellan
2006 – Chase Budinger
2007 – Jerryd Bayless
2012 – Brandon Ashley
Grant Jerrett
2013 – Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
Aaron Gordon
2014 – Stanley Johnson
2015 – Allonzo Trier
2016 – Kobi Simmons
Terrance Ferguson

McDonald's All-American Game MVPs

2006 – Chase Budinger
2013 – Aaron Gordon

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)	1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2015*	Chicago Bulls (3), San Antonio Spurs (2), Golden State Warriors*
Jud Buechler (1986–90)	1996, 1997, 1998	Chicago Bulls (3)
Bison Dele (1988–91)	1997	Chicago Bulls
Sean Elliott (1984–89)	1999	San Antonio Spurs
Luke Walton (1999-03)	2009, 2010, 2015*	Los Angeles Lakers (2), Golden State Warriors*
Jason Terry (1995–99)	2011	Dallas Mavericks
Andre Iguodala (2002–04)	2015	Golden State Warriors

Note:*Coach or Assistant coach

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Honors Section 2". pac-10.org. 2007-10-26. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
↑ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
1 2 "Arizona 2008–09 Media Guide History and Records pp. 147". arizonaathletics.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-17.

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Venues	Bear Down Gym (1926–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)

Rivalries	Arizona State UCLA

Culture & lore	History Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"

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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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