As player:
NBA champion (1972)
First-team All-American – USBWA (1966)
Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1966)
SEC Player of the Year – AP (1966)
No. 42 retired by Kentucky Wildcats
As assistant coach:
NBA champion (1980)
As head coach:
5× NBA champion (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2006)
3× NBA Coach of the Year (1990, 1993, 1997)
9× NBA All-Star Game head coach (1982, 1983, 1985–1990, 1993)
Top 10 Coaches in NBA History
Top 15 Coaches in NBA History
As executive:
2× NBA champion (2012, 2013)
NBA Executive of the Year (2011)