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    There are very few players in basketball history who have won championships at both NCAA and NBA level. Here is a list of all those players who have been able to accomplish such a unique feat.

    Frank Ramsey

     NCAA Champion: 1951 (Kentucky)

     NBA Champion: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 (Boston Celtics)

    Bill Russell

     NCAA Champion: 1955, 1956 (San Francisco)

     NBA Champion: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 (Boston Celtics)

    Lou Tsioropoulos

    NCAA Champion: 1951 (Kentucky)

    NBA Champion: 1957, 1959 (Boston Celtics)

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    NCAA Champion: 1967, 1968, 1969 (UCLA)

    NBA Champion: 1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 ( Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers)

    James Worthy

    NCAA Champion: 1982 (North Carolina)

    NBA Champion: 1985, 1987, 1988 (Los Angeles Lakers)

    Cliff Hagan

    NCAA Champion: 1951 (Kentucky)

    NBA Champion: 1958 (St. Louis Hawks)

    Corliss Williamson

    NCAA Champion: 1994 (Arkansas)

    NBA Champion: 2004 (Detroit Pistons)

    Michael Jordan

    NCAA Champion: 1982 (North Carolina)

    NBA Champion: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 (Chicago Bulls)

    Magic Johnson

    NCAA Champion: 1979 (Michigan)

    NBA Champion: 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 (Los Angeles Lakers)

    Antoine Walker

    NCAA Champion: 1996 (Kentucky)

    NBA Champion: 2006 (Miami Heat)

    Isiah Thomas

    NCAA Champion: 1981 (Indiana)

    NBA Champion: 1989, 1990 (Detroit Pistons)

    Derek Anderson

    NCAA Champion: 1996 (Ohio State)

    NBA Champion: 2006 (Miami Heat)

    Nazr Mohammed

    NCAA Champion: 1996, 1998 (Kentucky)

    NBA Champion: 2005 (San Antonio Spurs)

    Bill Walton

    NCAA Champion: 1972, 1973 (UCLA)

    NBA Champion: 1977, 1986 (Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics)

    Jamaal Wilkes

    NCAA Champion: 1972, 1973 (UCLA)

    NBA Champion: 1975, 1980, 1982, 1985 (Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers)

    Gail Goodrich

    NCAA Champion: 1964, 1965 (UCLA)

    NBA Champion: 1972 (Los Angeles Lakers)

    Rodney McCray

    NCAA Champion: 1980 (Louisville)

    NBA Champion: 1993 (Chicago Bulls)

    K. C. Jones

    NCAA Champion: 1955, 1956 (San Francisco)

    NBA Champion: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 (Boston Celtics)

    Henry Bibby

    NCAA Champion: 1970, 1971, 1972 (UCLA)

    NBA Champion: 1973 (New York Knicks)

    Keith Erickson

    NCAA Champion: 1964, 1965 (UCLA)

    NBA Champion: 1972 (Los Angeles Lakers)

    Richard Hamilton

    NCAA Champion: 1999 (Connecticut)

    NBA Champion:  2004 (Detroit Pistons)

    John Havlicek

    NCAA Champion: 1960 (Ohio State)

    NBA Champion: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976 (Boston Celtics)

    Larry Seigfried

    NCAA Champion: 1960 (Ohio State)

    NBA Champion: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 (Boston Celtics)

    Jerry Lucas

    NCAA Champion: 1960 (Ohio State)

    NBA Champion: 1973 (New York Knicks)

    Glen Rice

    NCAA Champion: 1989 (Michigan)

    NBA Champion: 2000 (Los Angeles Lakers)

    Corey Brewer

    NCAA Champion: 2006, 2007 (Florida)

    NBA Champion: 2011 (Dallas Mavericks)

    Quinn Buckner

    NCAA Champion: 1976 (Indiana)

    NBA Champion: 1984 (Boston Celtics)

    Tom Gola

    NCAA Champion: 1954 (La Salle)

    NBA Champion: 1956 (Philadelphia Warriors)

    Lucius Allen

    NCAA Champion: 1967, 1968 (UCLA)

    NBA Champion: 1971 (Milwaukee Bucks)

    Tom Thacker

    NCAA Champion: 1961, 1962 (Cincinnati)

    NBA Champion: 1968 (Boston Celtics)

    Rick Robey

    NCAA Champion: 1978 (Kentucky)

    NBA Champion: 1981 (Boston Celtics)

    Jason Terry

    NCAA Champion: 1997 (Arizona)

    NBA Champion: 2011 (Dallas Mavericks)

    Ron Bonham

    NCAA Champion: 1962 (Cincinnati)

    NBA Champion: 1965, 1966 (Boston Celtics)

    Billy Thompson

    NCAA Champion: 1986 (Louisville)

    NBA Champion: 1987, 1988 (Los Angeles Lakers)

    Arnie Ferrin

    NCAA Champion: 1948 (Utah)

    NBA Champion: 1949, 1950 (Minneapolis Lakers)

    Butch Lee

    NCAA Champion: 1977 (Marquette)

    NBA Champion: 1980 (Los Angeles Lakers)

    Milton Wagner

    NCAA Champion: 1986 (Louisville)

    NBA Champion: 1988 (Los Angeles Lakers)

    Mario Chalmers

    NCAA Champion: 2008 (Kansas)

    NBA Champion: 2012 (Miami Heat)

    Shane Battier

    NCAA Champion: 2001 (Duke)

    NBA Champion: 2012 (Miami Heat)

    (These facts are put together after an intensive search. Still, there is a possibility that some names might have been gone unlisted. Please, let us know if we have missed any player)




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