High School

2005

• Second Team All-American by Parade Magazine as a Junior

2006

• First Team All-American by USA Today and Parade Magazine
• Co-MVP McDonald's All-American Game

College

2007

• AP Player of the Year
• AP First Team All-American (unanimous)
• NABC Division 1 Player of the Year
• Naismith Award Winner
• John R. Wooden Award Winner
• John R. Wooden All-American
• Oscar Robinson Trophy Winner
• Adolf Rupp Trophy Winner
• Big 12 Player of the Year
• Big 12 Freshman of the Year
• All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)
• Big 12 All-Defensive Team
• Big 12 All-Rookie Team (unanimous)
• Set school and Big 12 record for points in a year with 903
• Set school record with 390 rebounds

NBA

2008

• NBA Rookie of the Year Award Winner
• All-NBA Rookie First Team
• NBA Rookie of the Month five times (November, December, January, March, April)

2009

• MVP of Rookie vs. Sophmore Challenge
• All-Star H-O-R-S-E Competition Winner
• Record for most points in Rookie vs. Sophmore Challenge with 46
• Record for most points in All-Star Weekend with 46