McDonald's All-Americans Among Through the Rafters

Duke’s Brotherhood players who earned McDonald's All-American honors before arriving at Kentucky.

76 Through the Rafters players earned McDonald's All-American honors.

PlayerPosYearsDraftedEra
Gene BanksForward1977–812nd Rd, 28th — SpursI. Foundation
Vince TaylorGuard1978–822nd Rd, 34th — New York KnicksI. Foundation
Johnny DawkinsGuard1982–861st Rd, 10th — SpursI. Foundation
Tommy AmakerPoint Guard1983–873rd Rd, 55th — SuperSonicsI. Foundation
Marty NessleyCenter1983–876th Rd, 116th — ClippersI. Foundation
John SmithForward1985–89Not draftedI. Foundation
Danny FerryForward1985–891st Rd, 2nd — ClippersII. First Dynasty
Quin SnyderPoint Guard1985–89UndraftedII. First Dynasty
Alaa AbdelnabyCenter1986–901st Rd, 25th — Trail BlazersII. First Dynasty
Phil HendersonGuard1986–902nd Rd, 49th — Dallas MavericksII. First Dynasty
Robert BrickeyForward1987–90UndraftedII. First Dynasty
Christian LaettnerCenter/Fwd1988–921st Rd, 3rd — TimberwolvesII. First Dynasty
Bobby HurleyPoint Guard1989–931st Rd, 7th — KingsII. First Dynasty
Billy McCaffreyGuard1989–91UndraftedII. First Dynasty
Grant HillForward1990–941st Rd, 3rd — PistonsII. First Dynasty
Kenny BlakeneyGuard1990–95UndraftedII. First Dynasty
Chris CollinsGuard1992–96UndraftedII. First Dynasty
Joey BeardForward/Center1993–95UndraftedII. First Dynasty
Jeff CapelGuard1993–97UndraftedIII. Transition
Steve WojciechowskiGuard1994–98UndraftedIII. Transition
Trajan LangdonGuard1994–991st Rd, 11th — CavaliersIII. Transition
Ricky PriceGuard/Fwd1994–98UndraftedIII. Transition
Nate JamesForward1996–00Undrafted — played professionally overseas in 12 countriesIII. Transition
Elton BrandFwd/Center1997–991st Rd, 1st Overall — BullsIV. Second Dynasty
Corey MaggetteForward1998–991st Rd, 13th — Seattle (traded to Orlando/LA Clippers)IV. Second Dynasty
Jay WilliamsGuard1999–021st Rd, 2nd Overall — Chicago BullsIV. Second Dynasty
Carlos BoozerForward1999–022nd Rd, 35th — CavaliersIV. Second Dynasty
Chris DuhonGuard2000–042nd Rd, 38th — Chicago BullsIV. Second Dynasty
Dahntay JonesGuard/Fwd2000–031st Rd, 20th — Boston Celtics (traded to Memphis Grizzlies)IV. Second Dynasty
Shavlik RandolphForward2002–05Undrafted, 2005 — signed as free agent by Philadelphia 76ersIV. Second Dynasty
JJ RedickShooting Guard2002–061st Rd, 11th — MagicV. In Between
DeMarcus NelsonGuard2004–08Undrafted — signed by Golden State WarriorsV. In Between
Josh McRobertsForward2005–072nd Rd, 37th — Trail BlazersV. In Between
Greg PaulusGuard2005–09Did not play professional basketball or football — went directly into coachingV. In Between
Gerald HendersonGuard2006–091st Rd, 12th — BobcatsV. In Between
Jon ScheyerGuard2006–10Undrafted — played professionally in G-League, Israel (Maccabi Tel Aviv), and Spain (Gran Canaria)V. In Between
Lance ThomasForward2006–10Undrafted — D-League (Austin Toros), then signed by New Orleans HornetsV. In Between
Nolan SmithGuard2007–111st Rd, 21st — Portland Trail BlazersV. In Between
Kyle SinglerForward2007–112nd Rd, 33rd — Detroit PistonsVI. Resurgence
Mason PlumleeCenter2009–131st Rd, 22nd — Brooklyn NetsVI. Resurgence
Ryan KellyForward2009–132nd Rd, 48th — Los Angeles LakersVI. Resurgence
Kyrie IrvingGuard2010–111st Rd, 1st — Cleveland CavaliersV. In Between
Austin RiversGuard2011–121st Rd, 10th — New Orleans HornetsVI. Resurgence
Quinn CookGuard2011–15UndraftedVI. Resurgence
Marshall PlumleeCenter2012–16UndraftedVI. Resurgence
Jabari ParkerForward2013–141st Rd, 2nd — Milwaukee BucksVI. Resurgence
Semi OjeleyeForward2013–152nd Rd, 37th — Boston CelticsVI. Resurgence
Grayson AllenGuard2014–181st Rd, 21st — Utah JazzVI. Resurgence
Jahlil OkaforCenter2014–151st Rd, 3rd — 76ersVI. Resurgence
Tyus JonesGuard2014–151st Rd, 24th — Cleveland (traded to Minnesota)VI. Resurgence
Justise WinslowForward2014–151st Rd, 10th — Miami HeatVI. Resurgence
Brandon IngramForward2015–161st Rd, 2nd — LakersVII. Superteam Era
Chase JeterForward/Center2015–17UndraftedVII. Superteam Era
Jayson TatumForward2016–171st Rd, 3rd — CelticsVII. Superteam Era
Frank JacksonGuard2016–172nd Rd, 31st — Charlotte Hornets (traded to New Orleans Pelicans)VII. Superteam Era
Trevon DuvalPoint Guard2017–18UndraftedVII. Superteam Era
Zion WilliamsonForward2018–191st Rd, 1st Overall — PelicansVII. Superteam Era
RJ BarrettGuard/Fwd2018–191st Rd, 3rd Overall — New York KnicksVII. Superteam Era
Tre JonesGuard2018–202nd Rd, 41st — San Antonio SpursVII. Superteam Era
Cam ReddishForward2018–191st Rd, 10th — Atlanta HawksVII. Superteam Era
Vernon Carey Jr.Center2019–20UndraftedVII. Superteam Era
Matthew HurtForward2019–21UndraftedVII. Superteam Era
Wendell Moore Jr.Guard/Forward2019–22UndraftedVII. Superteam Era
DJ StewardGuard2020–21UndraftedVII. Superteam Era
Mark WilliamsCenter2020–221st Rd, 15th — Charlotte HornetsVII. Superteam Era
Dereck Lively IICenter2022–231st Rd, 12th — Dallas MavericksVIII. The Scheyer Era
Mark MitchellForward2022–24UndraftedVIII. The Scheyer Era
Ryan YoungCenter2022–24UndraftedVIII. The Scheyer Era
Dariq WhiteheadForward2022–232023 NBA Draft, Round 1, Pick 22 — Brooklyn NetsVIII. The Scheyer Era
Jaden SchuttGuard2022–24UndraftedVIII. The Scheyer Era
Jared McCainGuard2023–241st Rd, 16th — Philadelphia 76ers (2024)VIII. The Scheyer Era
Sean StewartForward2023–24UndraftedVIII. The Scheyer Era
Cooper FlaggForward2024–251st Rd, 1st — Dallas Mavericks (2025)VIII. The Scheyer Era
Isaiah EvansGuard/Forward2024–26Projected 1st Round, 2026 NBA DraftVIII. The Scheyer Era
Maliq BrownForward2024–26UndraftedVIII. The Scheyer Era
Nikolas KhameniaG/F2025–26UndraftedVIII. The Scheyer Era
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