The group of players who were fortunate to win championships on the college and NBA level.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
UCLA center Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) won three titles at UCLA — 1967, 1968 and 1969 — before leading the Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks to NBA championships.
Lucius Allen
Lucius Allen won the 1967 and 1968 NCAA championships at UCLA, then played on the Milwaukee Bucks’ NBA title team in 1971.
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson won the 1996 NCAA championship, then helped the Miami Heat win the 2006 NBA championship.
Shane Battier
Shane Battier won the 2001 NCAA title with Duke, then helped the Miami Heat win the 2013 NBA championship.
Henry Bibby
UCLA’s Henry Bibby won three titles at UCLA (1970, 1971 and 1972), then took an NBA crown with the New York Knicks in 1973.
Ron Bonham
Ron Bonham helped the Cincinnati Bearcats win an NCAA title in 1962 and then picked up two NBA titles with the Boston Celtics.
Corey Brewer
Corey Brewer helped Florida to the 2006 and 2007 NCAA championships, then helped the Mavericks win the NBA title.
Quinn Buckner
Quinn Buckner (right) and Indiana won the 1976 NCAA championship. Buckner then won an NBA crown with the Boston Celtics in 1984.
Mario Chalmers
Mario Chalmers hit the key 3-point shot to force overtime in Kansas’ 2008 NCAA championship victory over Memphis, then won two NBA titles with the Miami Heat.
Bob Cousy
Bob Cousy led Holy Cross to the NCAA title in 1947, then starred on six championship teams with the Boston Celtics.
Keith Erickson
Keith Erickson won the 1964 and 1965 NCAA championships at UCLA, then helped the Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA title in 1972.
Arnie Ferrin
Arnie Ferrin was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament when he helped Utah win an NCAA championship in 1944. He went on to win two NBA titles with the Minneapolis Lakers.
Tom Gola
La Salle’s Tom Gola helped win the 1954 NCAA championship, then played a key role for the Philadelphia Warriors’ 1956 title-winning team.
Danny Green
Danny Green helped North Carolina to the 2009 NCAA championship, beating Michigan State in the title game. In the NBA, he and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals, and he was on the Toronto Raptors when they downed the Golden State Warriors in 2019.
Gail Goodrich
Gail Goodrich won two titles at UCLA (1964 and 1965) before playing on the Los Angeles Lakers’ 1972 championship team.
Cliff Hagan
Cliff Hagan won the 1951 NCAA championship with Kentucky, then the 1958 NBA title with the St. Louis Hawks.
Richard Hamilton
Richard Hamilton won the 1999 NCAA championship at Connecticut before helping the Detroit Pistons win the 2004 NBA title.
John Havlicek
Ohio State’s John Havlicek starred on the 1960 NCAA championship team before earning eight titles with the Celtics.
Magic Johnson
Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson won the 1979 NCAA championship with Michigan State, then took five NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Dahntay Jones
Dahntay Jones won an NCAA championship in 2001 as a junior at Duke after transferring from Rutgers. In 2016, he averaged 13 points and five rebounds to help the Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA title.
K.C. Jones
K.C. Jones won championships at San Francisco, with Bill Russell, and with the Boston Celtics.
Michael Jordan
As a freshman, Michael Jordan scored the game-winning basket as North Carolina won the 1982 NCAA championship. He went on to win six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls.
Sasha Kaun
Sasha Kaun was a backup center for the Kansas Jayhawks and helped them win the NCAA championship in 2008. In 2016, Kaun didn’t see many minutes with the Cleveland Cavaliers, playing in just 24 regular-season games and zero playoff games. But it was good enough to earn himself an NBA championship ring.
Butch Lee
Alfred ‘Butch’ Lee was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four when he helped Marquette win their first national championship in 1977. He picked up an NBA title with the 1980 Los Angeles Lakers.
Clyde Lovellette
Clyde Lovellette won the 1952 NCAA championship with Kansas before earning NBA titles with the Minneapolis Lakers (1954) and Boston Celtics (1963-64).
Jerry Lucas
At Ohio State, Jerry Lucas won the 1960 NCAA title before leading the New York Knicks to the 1973 NBA championship.
Nazr Mohammed
Nazr Mohammed and Kentucky won NCAA titles in 1996 (playing sparingly) and 1998, then the center won the NBA Finals in 2005 with the San Antonio Spurs.
Rodney McCray
Guard Rodney McCray led Louisville to the 1980 NCAA championship, then won an NBA title with the Chicago Bulls in 1993.
Frank Ramsey
Frank Ramsey won the 1951 NCAA championship under Adolph Rupp in Kentucky. Ramsey then won seven NBA titles with the Boston Celtics.
Glen Rice
Glen Rice led Michigan to the 1989 NCAA championship, then played on the Los Angeles Lakers NBA championship team in 2000.
Rick Robey
Rick Robey was an NCAA champion with Kentucky in 1978 and an NBA champ in 1981 with the Boston Celtics.
Brandon Rush
Brandon Rush played a major role in helping the Kansas Jayhawks win an NCAA championship in 2008 and came off the bench to help the Golden State Warriors win an NBA championship in 2015.
Bill Russell
Bill Russell led San Francisco to back-to-back NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956, then won 11 titles with the Boston Celtics.
Larry Siegfried
Larry Siegfried earned five titles with the Boston Celtics after playing on Ohio State’s 1960 NCAA championship team.
Marreese Speights
Marreese Speights helped the Florida Gators win a national championship in 2007 and played a reserve role to help the Golden State Warriors win an NBA ring in 2015.
Jason Terry
Jason Terry led Arizona to its first NCAA championship in 1997, then helped the Dallas Mavericks to the 2011 NBA title.
Tom Thacker
Tom Thacker (No. 25) won the 1961 and 1962 NCAA championships with Cincinnati and then helped the Boston Celtics to the 1968 NBA title.
Isiah Thomas
Indiana Hoosiers guard Isiah Thomas led Indiana to the 1981 NCAA championship, then took the Detroit Pistons to two NBA crowns.
Billy Thompson
Forward Billy Thompson and Louisville won the 1986 NCAA championship, and he helped the Los Angeles Lakers to two NBA titles.
Lou Tsioropoulos
Lou Tsioropoulos won the 1954 NCAA championship with Kentucky. Tsioropoulos then earned two NBA championships with the Celtics.
Milt Wagner
Milt Wagner won an NCAA championship at Louisville and NBA title with the Lakers.
Antoine Walker
Forward Antoine Walker and Kentucky beat Syracuse to win the 1996 NCAA championship, then Walker and the Miami Heat won the 2006 NBA Finals.
Bill Walton
Bill Walton matched his two NCAA titles at UCLA in 1972 and 1973 with NBA championships with the Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics.
Jamaal Wilkes
Forward Jamaal Wilkes and UCLA won the 1972 and 1973 NCAA championships. Wilkes won three NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Golden State Warriors.
James Worthy
James Worthy won the 1982 NCAA title at North Carolina, then played a key part on three NBA title teams with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Corliss Williamson
Arkansas’ Corliss Williamson won the NCAA tournament title in 1994, then starred as the Detroit Pistons took the 2004 NBA Finals.
