Former Kentucky center Nazr Mohammed (1996-98) added another championship to his collection Thursday night as the San Antonio Spurs edged the Detroit Pistons, 81-74, for the NBA title. Mohammed, a two-time NCAA Champion at Kentucky, had seven rebounds in the decisive seventh game of the series.

Mohammed was a member of the 1996 title team at Kentucky, but played in just 16 games as a freshman. He started 12 of 39 games as a sophomore, helping the Wildcats back to the NCAA title game, where they lost in overtime to Arizona. During his junior season, Mohammed averaged 12.0 ppg and 7.2 rpg in leading UK to its third-consecutive Final Four and its second NCAA title in three seasons.

The Chicago native was taken as the 29th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. He played for Philadelphia, Atlanta and New York before being traded earlier this season to San Antonio, where he?s started every game.

Mohammed?s Spurs claimed their third NBA title in the last seven seasons, while Detroit and former Wildcat Tayshaun Prince were stopped short of claiming their second consecutive NBA title after defeating the L.A. Lakers last season for the crown. He becomes the 11th former Kentucky player to win an NBA Championship.

Former Kentucky Wildcats with NBA Titles

Paul Noel – 1950-51 – Rochester Royals
Jack Tingle – 1948-49 – Minneapolis Lakers
Frank Ramsey – 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64 – Boston Celtics
Cliff Hagan – 1957-58 – St. Louis Hawks
Lou Tsioropoulos – 1956-57, 1958-59 – Boston Celtics
Pat Riley – 1971-72 – Los Angeles Lakers
Larry Steele – 1976-77 – Portland Trailblazers
Kevin Grevey – 1977-78 – Washington Bullets
Rick Robey – 1980-81 – Boston Celtics
Tayshaun Prince – 2003-04 – Detroit Pistons
Nazr Mohammed – 2004-05 – San Antonio Spurs