Kentucky NBA Players (2026-27)
All 30 former Kentucky players on an NBA roster this season.
Updated Sep 1, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 30
- Average height
- 6'6"
- Average age
- 26.1
- Teams represented
- 22 of 30
- Tallest
- Amari Williams (7'0")
- Shortest
- Immanuel Quickley (6'2")
- Oldest
- Anthony Davis (33)
- Youngest
- Jayden Quaintance (19)
Kentucky sends 30 players into the 2026-27 NBA season, spread across 22 teams. That's one of the deepest college pipelines in the league, covering every position from guard to center.
The group skews young — the youngest is 19-year-old Jayden Quaintance of the San Antonio Spurs, while Anthony Davis of the Washington Wizards is the oldest at 33. Heights range from 6'2" to 7'0", and the average age sits at 26.1.
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only Kentucky alumni →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amari Williams
|
Boston Celtics
|
F | 7'0" | 24 | #77 |
Anthony Davis
|
Washington Wizards
|
F | 6'10" | 33 | #23 |
Bam Adebayo
|
Miami Heat
|
C | 6'9" | 29 | #13 |
Cason Wallace
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
G | 6'3" | 22 | #22 |
De'Aaron Fox
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
G | 6'3" | 28 | #4 |
Devin Booker
|
Phoenix Suns
|
G | 6'5" | 29 | #15 |
Immanuel Quickley
|
Toronto Raptors
|
G | 6'2" | 27 | #5 |
Isaiah Jackson
|
LA Clippers
|
F | 6'8" | 24 | #23 |
Jamal Murray
|
Denver Nuggets
|
G | 6'4" | 29 | #27 |
Jarred Vanderbilt
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
F | 6'8" | 27 | #2 |
Jayden Quaintance
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
F | 6'10" | 19 | — |
Julius Randle
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
F | 6'9" | 31 | #30 |
Justin Edwards
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
F | 6'7" | 22 | #11 |
Karl-Anthony Towns
|
New York Knicks
|
C | 7'0" | 30 | #32 |
Keldon Johnson
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
F | 6'5" | 26 | #3 |
Koby Brea
|
Phoenix Suns
|
G | 6'6" | 23 | #14 |
Malik Monk
|
Sacramento Kings
|
G | 6'3" | 28 | #0 |
Nick Richards
|
Miami Heat
|
C | 6'11" | 28 | #8 |
Olivier Sarr
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
F | 6'10" | 27 | #33 |
Oscar Tshiebwe
|
Utah Jazz
|
C | 6'8" | 26 | #34 |
Otega Oweh
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
G | 6'4" | 23 | — |
P.J. Washington
|
Dallas Mavericks
|
F | 6'7" | 28 | #25 |
Reed Sheppard
|
Houston Rockets
|
G | 6'2" | 22 | #15 |
Rob Dillingham
|
Chicago Bulls
|
G | 6'2" | 21 | #7 |
Shaedon Sharpe
|
Portland Trail Blazers
|
G | 6'5" | 23 | #17 |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
G | 6'6" | 28 | #2 |
Trey Lyles
|
Minnesota Timberwolves
|
F | 6'9" | 30 | — |
Tyler Herro
|
Milwaukee Bucks
|
G | 6'5" | 26 | #14 |
Tyrese Maxey
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
G | 6'2" | 25 | #0 |
TyTy Washington Jr.
|
LA Clippers
|
G | 6'3" | 24 | #15 |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
How the Wildcats spread across the league
With 22 teams represented, Kentucky alumni are about as evenly distributed as any college group gets. OKC and San Antonio each carry 3 Kentucky alumni, and the LA Clippers have 2. The rest are spread one to a team across the league. Guards make up the largest share of the group at 15, followed by 11 forwards and 4 centers.
Heights and the range they cover
Amari Williams of the Boston Celtics and Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks both stand at 7'0", the tallest in the group. At the other end, Immanuel Quickley (#5, Toronto Raptors), Reed Sheppard (#15, Houston Rockets), Rob Dillingham (#7, Chicago Bulls), and Tyrese Maxey (#0, Philadelphia 76ers) all measure 6'2". The average height across the 30 players works out to 6'6".
Where these players were born
The majority of the 30 were born in the United States — 23 in all. Three were born in Canada, and the rest were born in England, France, Jamaica, and Congo respectively. Texas is the most common birth state, with 5 players born there. Olivier Sarr was born in Bordeaux, France, and Amari Williams was born in Nottingham, England.