This is the first time in seven years — and just the third time ever — that two former UK basketball players have been voted in as starters for the All-Star Game.

The Kentucky basketball program has made a lot of history, and some of that history has included putting some elite players in the NBA. Despite all of the talen

Two former Kentucky players earned starting nods for their respective conference in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky products Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Karl-Anthony Towns were each tabbed as starters for the 2025 NBA All-Star game, it was announced Thursday night on TNT. The duo was selected through a combined vote from fans, players and media, recognizing outstanding play during the first half of the 2024-25 NBA season.

Alexander, Donovan Mitchell and Karl-Anthony Towns were named starters Thursday night for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.

Alexander, the NBA’s leading scorer at 31.6 points per game, missed his first game of the season against the Dallas Mavericks with a sore right wrist.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats and was drafted 11th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in 2018 before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers and later to the Thunder in 2019.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will send another player to All-Star Weekend as second year guard Cason Wallace returns to the Rising Stars game.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-108 on Sunday night.

Sunday night the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118 to 108, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named an All-Star starter this week

The Herald-Leader will reveal the winner of the award recognizing the best in Kentucky sports in 2024 on Tuesday around 9 a.m.