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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from Kentucky
Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players that were born in this state.
Where players grew up or went to school does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Birthplace | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Dave Cowens | C | 1971 | Newport | 51 |
| 2 | Arnie Risen | C | 1949 | Williamstown | 65 |
| 3 | Cliff Hagan | SF | 1957 | Owensboro | 70 |
| 4 | Joe Fulks | PF | 1947 | Birmingham | 71 |
| 5 | Wes Unseld | C | 1969 | Louisville | 154 |
| 6 | Jack Coleman | PF | 1950 | Burgin | 183 |
| 7 | Rajon Rondo | PG | 2007 | Louisville | 191 |
| 8 | Frank Ramsey | SF | 1955 | Corydon | 292 |
| 9 | Frank Selvy | SG | 1955 | Corbin | 312 |
| 10 | Allan Houston | SG | 1994 | Louisville | 330 |
| 11 | D'Angelo Russell | PG | 2016 | Louisville | 367 |
| 12 | Adrian Smith | SG | 1962 | Farmington | 408 |
| 13 | Odie Spears | SF | 1949 | Scottsville | 464 |
| 14 | Paul Walther | SG | 1950 | Covington | 484 |
| 15 | Clem Haskins | SG | 1968 | Campbellsville | 526 |
| 16 | Darrell Griffith | SG | 1981 | Louisville | 527 |
| 17 | Butch Beard | PG | 1970 | Hardinsburg | 604 |
| 18 | Larry Staverman | PF | 1959 | Newport | 623 |
| 19 | John Barnhill | PG | 1963 | Sturgis | 642 |
| 20 | Charlie Tyra | C | 1958 | Louisville | 658 |
| 21 | Blackie Towery | PF | 1949 | Shady Grove | 677 |
| 22 | Jim Price | PG | 1973 | Russellville | 764 |
| 23 | Donnie Butcher | SG | 1962 | Williamsport | 850 |
| 24 | Greg Smith | SF | 1969 | Princeton | 881 |
| 25 | Derek Anderson | SG | 1998 | Louisville | 894 |
| 26 | Glen Combs | SG | 1969 | Hazard | 983 |
| 27 | Phil Rollins | PG | 1959 | Wickliffe | 1006 |
| 28 | Darel Carrier | SG | 1968 | Warren County | 1185 |
| 29 | Rex Chapman | SG | 1989 | Bowling Green | 1189 |
| 30 | Vern Hatton | SG | 1959 | Owingsville | 1233 |
| 31 | Wah Wah Jones | PF | 1950 | Harlan | 1260 |
| 32 | P.J. Washington | PF | 2020 | Louisville | 1273 |
| 33 | Ralph O'Brien | PG | 1952 | Henshaw | 1370 |
| 34 | Paul Noel | SF | 1948 | Midway | 1374 |
| 35 | Ralph Beard | PG | 1950 | Hardinsburg | 1390 |
| 36 | Bob Warren | SG | 1969 | Murray | 1408 |
| 37 | Tom Thacker | SG | 1964 | Covington | 1410 |
| 38 | Whitey Bell | PG | 1959 | Monticello | 1412 |
| 39 | Joe Holland | SF | 1950 | Benton | 1528 |
| 40 | Ralph Davis | SG | 1961 | Vanceburg | 1549 |
| 41 | Johnny Cox | SG | 1963 | Neon | 1551 |
| 42 | Joe Hamilton | PG | 1971 | Lexington | 1556 |
| 43 | Bird Averitt | PG | 1974 | Hopkinsville | 1613 |
| 44 | Felton Spencer | C | 1991 | Louisville | 1793 |
| 45 | Dan Swartz | SF | 1963 | Owingsville | 1810 |
| 46 | Jim McDaniels | C | 1972 | Scottsville | 1842 |
| 47 | John Givens | SG | 1951 | McHenry | 1853 |
| 48 | Jack F. Turner | SG | 1962 | Newport | 1862 |
| 49 | Steve Hamilton | PF | 1959 | Columbia | 1905 |
| 50 | John Oldham | SG | 1950 | Beaver Dam | 1930 |
| 51 | Tommy Kron | SG | 1967 | Owensboro | 1952 |
| 52 | Jack Parr | C | 1959 | Louisville | 2063 |
| 53 | Tex Ritter | SG | 1949 | Richmond | 2066 |
| 54 | Bobby Watson | PG | 1955 | Owensboro | 2084 |
| 55 | George Stone | SF | 1969 | Murray | 2122 |
| 56 | Gene Rhodes | SG | 1953 | Louisville | 2183 |
| 57 | Chris Whitney | PG | 1994 | Hopkinsville | 2204 |
| 58 | Mel Turpin | C | 1985 | Lexington | 2234 |
| 59 | Jack Fitzpatrick | PF | 1962 | Somerset | 2271 |
| 60 | Bob Cluggish | C | 1947 | Marion | 2299 |
| 61 | Milt Ticco | PF | 1947 | Jenkins | 2421 |
| 62 | Sam Smith | SF | 1968 | Hazard | 2524 |
| 63 | Jerry Bird | PF | 1959 | Corbin | 2554 |
| 64 | Kelly Coleman | SG | 1961 | Wayland | 2675 |
| 65 | Jim Tucker | PF | 1955 | Paris | 2676 |
| 66 | Greg Buckner | PG | 2000 | Hopkinsville | 2699 |
| 67 | Jack Tingle | PF | 1948 | Bedford | 2776 |
| 68 | Ronald Thomas | PF | 1973 | Louisville | 2968 |
| 69 | Dan Tieman | PG | 1963 | Covington | 3159 |
| 70 | Shelvin Mack | PG | 2012 | Lexington | 3214 |
| 71 | Scott Padgett | PF | 2000 | Louisville | 3280 |
| 72 | Darius Miller | SF | 2013 | Maysville | 3304 |
| 73 | Virgil Vaughn | PF | 1946 | Webster County | 3382 |
| 74 | Wilbur Schu | PG | 1947 | Louisville | 3456 |
| 75 | A.J. Slaughter | SG | 2011 | Louisville | 3561 |
| 76 | Paul Long | SG | 1968 | Louisville | 3722 |
| 77 | Kenny Higgs | PG | 1979 | Owensboro | 4053 |
| 78 | Lee Huber | PG | 1942 | Louisville | 4130 |
| 79 | Garfield Smith | C | 1971 | Campbellsville | 4181 |
| 80 | Bill Miller | SF | 1953 | Berea | 4192 |
| 81 | David Denton | PG | 1962 | Bowling Green | 4227 |
| 82 | Jeff Brooks | PF | 2012 | Louisville | 4302 |
| 83 | Wayne Chapman | SG | 1969 | Owensboro | 4313 |
| 84 | Dirk Minniefield | PG | 1986 | Lexington | 4350 |
| 85 | Jack Givens | SF | 1979 | Lexington | 4626 |
| 86 | Mike Price | SG | 1971 | Russellville | 4694 |
| 87 | Casey Jones | SG | 1943 | Princeton | 4752 |
| 88 | Bobby Washington | PG | 1970 | Lexington | 4767 |
| 89 | Bobby Rascoe | SG | 1968 | Trigg County | 4952 |
| 90 | Donta Smith | SG | 2005 | Louisville | 4964 |
| 91 | Scotty Hopson | SG | 2012 | Hopkinsville | 4998 |
| 92 | Stephen Bardo | SG | 1991 | Henderson | 5080 |
| 93 | Jerry Eaves | PG | 1983 | Louisville | 5113 |
| 94 | Bob Arnzen | SF | 1970 | Covington | 5266 |
| 95 | George Tinsley | SF | 1970 | Louisville | 5512 |
| 96 | Bill C. Bradley | SG | 1968 | Louisville | 5707 |
| 97 | Rudy Macklin | SF | 1982 | Louisville | 5725 |
| 98 | Jimmy Conner | SG | 1976 | Lawrenceburg | 5772 |
| 99 | Mike Silliman | SF | 1967 | Louisville | 5894 |
| 100 | Rick Wilson | SG | 1979 | Louisville | 5967 |
| 101 | Stanley Arnzen | SF | 1938 | Newport | 6062 |
| 102 | Wesley Cox | SF | 1978 | Louisville | 6376 |
| 103 | David Harrison (G) | SG | 1999 | Louisville | 6417 |
| 104 | Winston Bennett | SF | 1989 | Louisville | 6841 |
| 105 | Tom Hagan | SG | 1970 | Louisville | 6854 |
| 106 | Terry Taylor | SF | 2022 | Bowling Green | 6957 |
| 107 | Cypheus Bunton | SF | 1996 | Louisville | 6964 |
| 108 | Henry Bacon | SG | 1973 | Louisville | 7102 |
| 109 | Anthony Grundy | SG | 2006 | Louisville | 7133 |
| 110 | Derek Willis | PF | 2018 | Mount Washington | 7245 |
| 111 | Kelan Martin | SF | 2019 | Louisville | 7317 |
| 112 | Ray Spalding | PF | 2019 | Louisville | 7347 |
| 113 | Dallas Thornton | SF | 1969 | Louisville | 7465 |
| 114 | Jay Scrubb | SG | 2021 | Louisville | 7553 |
| 115 | Alvin Sims | SG | 1999 | Paris | 7886 |
| 116 | Kit Carson | SF | 1939 | Danville | 8150 |
| 117 | Ron King | SG | 1974 | Louisville | 8293 |
| 118 | Larry Johnson (1954) | SG | 1978 | Morganfield | 8432 |
| 119 | Phil Bond | SG | 1978 | Louisville | 8553 |
| 120 | Isiah Victor | PF | 2002 | Hopkinsville | 8594 |
| 121 | Tom Payne | C | 1972 | Louisville | 8658 |
| 122 | Clarence Glover | PF | 1972 | Horse Cave | 8758 |
| 123 | Howie Wright | SG | 1971 | Louisville | 8909 |
| 124 | David Graves | SF | 2003 | Lexington | 8952 |
| 125 | DeJuan Wheat | PG | 1998 | Louisville | 9076 |
| 126 | James Lee | SF | 1979 | Lexington | 9135 |
| 127 | Chris Lofton | PG | 2009 | Maysville | 9204 |
| 128 | Oscar Baldwin | C | 1948 | London | 10159 |
| 129 | Bob Miller | PF | 1984 | Louisville | 10411 |
| 130 | Nolan Smith | PG | 2012 | Louisville | 10840 |
| 131 | Lamont Barnes | PF | 2001 | Lexington | 11160 |
| 132 | John Padgett | C | 1949 | Hardin | 11173 |
| 133 | Orbie Bowling | C | 1968 | Sandy Hook | 11199 |
| 134 | Reed Sheppard | PG | 2025 | London | 11726 |
| 135 | Vince Taylor | SG | 1983 | Lexington | 11775 |
| 136 | Tony E. Jackson | PG | 1981 | Lexington | 11776 |
| 137 | Bubba Wells | SG | 1998 | Russellville | 12193 |
| 138 | Dwayne Morton | SG | 1995 | Louisville | 12215 |
| 139 | Jeremy Kelly | SG | 2007 | Louisville | 12421 |
| 140 | Frank Kornet | PF | 1990 | Lexington | 13061 |
| 141 | Rodney Bartholomew | PF | 2013 | Bardstown | 13129 |
| 142 | Clarence Trotter | SG | 2012 | Hopkinsville | 13231 |
| 143 | Larry Conley | SG | 1968 | Ashland | 13404 |
| 144 | Antwain Barbour | SG | 2005 | Elizabethtown | 13540 |
| 145 | Aric Holman | C | 2020 | Owensboro | 13700 |
| 146 | Chris Shumate | SG | 2005 | Louisville | 13727 |
| 147 | Larry O'Bannon | PG | 2006 | Louisville | 13797 |
| 148 | Tyler Wilkerson | PF | 2011 | Lexington | 14018 |
| 149 | Jason Osborne | SF | 1997 | Louisville | 14162 |
| 150 | David Johnson | SG | 2022 | Louisville | 14173 |
| 151 | Lee Benson | PF | 2003 | Lexington | 14487 |
| 152 | Harold Swanagan | PF | 2003 | Hopkinsville | 15076 |
| 153 | Pedro Bradshaw | SF | 2022 | Russellville | 15574 |
| 154 | Wayne Golden | SG | 1978 | Louisville | 15693 |
| 155 | Kameron Woods | PF | 2016 | Louisville | 16045 |
| 156 | Anthony Epps | PG | 1998 | Lebanon | 16059 |
| 157 | Vee Sanford | SG | 2015 | Lexington | 16214 |
| 158 | Alonzo Evans | SG | 2006 | Louisville | 16489 |
| 159 | Brandon Bender | PF | 2005 | Louisville | 16492 |
| 160 | Chane Behanan | PF | 2015 | Bowling Green | 16842 |
| 161 | Carlos Hurt | PG | 2006 | Louisville | 16916 |
| 162 | Paris Bryant | PG | 1995 | Louisville | 17040 |
| 163 | Todd May | PF | 1988 | Virgie | 17190 |
| 164 | Preston Knowles | PG | 2012 | Winchester | 17315 |
| 165 | Tony Williams (1978) | PF | 2001 | Louisville | 17970 |
| 166 | Tyler Brown | SG | 2014 | Owensboro | 17989 |
| 167 | Jamarion Sharp | C | 2025 | Hopkinsville | 18022 |
| 168 | Kyle Rode | SF | 2025 | Lexington | 18160 |
| 169 | Antonio Campbell | PF | 2018 | Covington | 18227 |
| 170 | Dwayne Sutton | SG | 2021 | Louisville | 18483 |
| 171 | James Brewer | PG | 1994 | Bardstown | 18621 |
| 172 | Tim Brooks | PG | 1994 | Louisville | 19111 |
| 173 | J.J. Eubanks | SG | 1992 | Louisville | 19639 |
| 174 | Elijah Pittman | PF | 2015 | Covington | 19796 |
| 175 | Jared Carter | C | 2010 | Georgetown | 20022 |
| 176 | Justin Powell | SG | 2024 | Prospect | 20366 |
| 177 | Sean McNeil | SG | 2024 | Union | 20762 |
| 178 | Maze Stallworth | SF | 2011 | Elizabethtown | 20796 |
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