Purdue's illustrious basketball history boasts 33 players that have won a total of 57 All-American honors, including 2023 and 2024 consensus National Player of the Year Zach Edey (pictured above). Five players have earned three All-American honors and 10 more have won a pair of accolades.
Only Kansas (32) has had more consensus All-Americans than Purdue's 29. North Carolina (28), Kentucky (27) and Duke (25) are next on the list.
| PURDUE'S ALL-AMERICANS | |||||
| Year | Name | Class | Pos. | Team | Organization |
| 1910 | Dave Charters | Jr. | C | Consensus | Helms |
| 1911 | Dave Charters | Sr. | C | Consensus | Helms |
| 1913 | Larry Teeple | Sr. | C | Consensus | Helms |
| 1914 | Elmer Oliphant | Jr. | G | Consensus | Helms |
| 1915 | Elmer Oliphant | Sr. | G | Consensus | Helms |
| 1921 | Don White | Sr. | G | Consensus | Helms |
| 1922 | Ray Miller | Sr. | G | Consensus | Helms |
| 1926 | George Spradling | Sr. | F | Consensus | Helms |
| 1928 | Charles Murphy | So. | C | Consensus | Helms |
| 1929 | Charles Murphy | Jr. | C | Consensus | Helms |
| 1930 | Charles Murphy | Sr. | C | Consensus | Helms |
| John Wooden | So. | G | Consensus | Helms | |
| 1931 | John Wooden | Jr. | G | Consensus | Helms |
| 1932 | John Wooden | Sr. | G | Consensus | Helms, POY |
| 1934 | Norm Cottom | Jr. | F | Consensus | Helms |
| Emmett Lowery | Sr. | G | Helms | ||
| 1936 | Bob Kessler | Sr. | F | Consensus | Helms |
| 1937 | Jewell Young | Jr. | F | Consensus | Helms |
| 1938 | Jewell Young | Sr. | F | Consensus | Helms |
| 1940 | Fred Beretta | Sr. | G | Helms | |
| 1944 | Paul Hoffman | Fr. | F | Chicago Herald | |
| 1945 | Paul Hoffman | So. | F | Helms | |
| 1946 | Paul Hoffman | Jr. | F | Helms | |
| 1947 | Paul Hoffman | Sr. | F | Helms | |
| 1951 | Carl McNulty | Jr. | F / C | 3rd Team | Helms |
| 1959 | Willie Merriweather | Sr. | F / C | Helms | |
| 1960 | Terry Dischinger | So. | C | 2nd Team | AP, UPI |
| 1961 | Terry Dischinger | Jr. | C | 1st Team Consensus | |
| 1962 | Terry Dischinger | Sr. | C | 1st Team Consensus | |
| 1965 | Dave Schellhase | Jr. | F | 2nd Team | AP, UPI |
| 1966 | Dave Schellhase | Sr. | F | 1st Team Consensus | |
| 1968 | Rick Mount | So. | G | 2nd Team, 3rd Team | UPI, AP |
| 1969 | Rick Mount | Jr. | G | 1st Team Consensus | |
| 1970 | Rick Mount | Sr. | G | 1st Team Consensus | |
| 1974 | John Garrett | Jr. | F / C | CSAF | |
| Frank Kendrick | Sr. | F | CSAF | ||
| 1975 | John Garrett | Sr. | F / C | CSAF | |
| 1979 | Joe Barry Carroll | Jr. | C | 3rd Team | AP |
| 1980 | Joe Barry Carroll | Sr. | C | 1st Team Consensus | |
| 1982 | Keith Edmonson | Sr. | F | Hon. Mention | AP |
| 1990 | Steve Scheffler | Sr. | C | Hon. Mention | AP |
| 1993 | Glenn Robinson | So. | F | 2nd Team | AP |
| 1994 | Glenn Robinson | Jr. | F | 1st Team Consensus | National Player of the Year |
| 2010 | Robbie Hummel | Jr. | F | 2nd, HM | NABC, AP |
| E'Twaun Moore | Jr. | G | Hon. Mention | AP | |
| 2011 | JaJuan Johnson | Sr. | F / C | 1st Team Consensus | |
| E'Twaun Moore | Sr. | G | 3rd, HM | NABC, AP | |
| 2012 | Robbie Hummel | Sr. | F | Hon. Mention | AP |
| 2016 | A.J. Hammons | Sr. | C | Hon. Mention | AP |
| 2017 | Caleb Swanigan | So. | F | 1st Team Consensus | |
| 2018 | Carsen Edwards | So. | G | 2nd Team | AP,NABC |
| Isaac Haas | Sr. | C | Hon. Mention | AP | |
| 2019 | Carsen Edwards | Jr. | G | 2nd Team Consensus | |
| 2021 | Trevion Williams | Jr. | C | Hon. Mention | AP |
| 2022 | Jaden Ivey | So. | G | 2nd Team Consensus | |
| Zach Edey | So. | C | Hon. Mention | AP | |
| 2023 | Zach Edey | Jr. | C | 1st Team Consensus | National Player of the Year |
| 2024 | Zach Edey | Sr. | C | 1st Team Consensus | National Player of the Year |
| 2025 | Braden Smith | Jr. | G | 1st Team Consensus | |