Rolando Blackmon is a retired NBA player. He was drafter number nine overall by the Dallas Mavericks. He was the first Panamanian-born player in the NBA. In his eleven season with the Mavericks, Blackmon went to the playoffs six times and was named a four-time all-star player. Blackmon spent the last two years of his NBA career with the New... read full bio
"Ohio native Ron Harper is a retired NBA player who played for four NBA teams in his career. In college at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, he did well on the basketball team. He scored 12.8 points per game as a freshman, 16.3 points per game as a sophomore, 24.9 points per game as a junior, and again 24.9 points... read full bio
For the Jeonju KCC Egis of the Korean Basketball League, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson plays small forward. He made history when he was a player for Chester High School and was voted Delaware County Player of the Year for more than one season. He also had a significant role in the team's first perfect season in their 91-5 record and two state... read full bio
Rudy Gobert is a French professional basketball player who plays center for the Utah Jazz of the NBA. He was born in Saint-Quentin, France, and began his career playing for the Cholet Basket, a French junior team. After playing with Cholet for three years, Gobert went on to be selected 27th overall by the Denver Nuggets in the NBA draft... read full bio
After the San Diego Rockets moved to Houston, Tomjanovich was taken by them with the second overall choice in the NBA Draft. He would play his whole NBA career for the Houston Rockets. Despite being a superb player, Tomjanovich is most remembered for a regrettable occurrence that was not his fault. Tomjanovich was sidelined for five months after Los Angeles Lakers... read full bio
Russell Westbrook is an American basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He has spent eight seasons with the Thunder making to the playoffs six seasons. Westbrook is a five time NBA All-Star player winning the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award for two consecutive years. He played basketball in college for the UCLA Bruins and earned third-team... read full bio
Sam Cassell is a retired NBA player and current assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers. He was a first round draft pick for the Houston Rockets. Cassell started his career with a bang, helping Houston take back-to-back NBA championships. After bouncing around to half a dozen teams, he landed with the Boston Celtics for his last season, leading the... read full bio
New York City Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Sam Perkins was a professional basketball player with the NBA for seventeen years, during which time he also won a gold medal with the US national team and the Los Angeles Olympics. While attending the University of North Carolina, he was a member of the NCAA Tournament championship winning Tar Heel squad.... read full bio
Former professional basketball player Sam Vincent now coaches the Jamaican national team. Vincent won the inaugural State of Michigan Mr. Basketball award, and attended Lansings Eastern High School, where he scored 61 points in one game as a senior, breaking the previous city scoring record of 54 set by Magic Johnson at Everett High School. He graduated from Michigan State... read full bio
Orlando Magic coach Scott Skiles played professional basketball with the NBA as a point guard for eleven successful years, and has been coaching for the NBA for over twenty years. He played for the Bucks, the Pacers, the Magic, the Bullets, and the 76ers. To this day, Skiles still holds the NBA record for most assists in one game with... read full bio
"NBA all-star now retired, Scottie Pippen was a professional basketball player who is most known for is time playing with the Chicago Bulls, and while he was with them, he won six NBA titles. He was also considered to be one of the most talented small forwards in the history of the sport. Though his position was small forward, he... read full bio
Sean Elliott is a retired American professional basketball player who starred at small forward in both the college and professional ranks. He attended the University of Arizona, where he had a standout career as a two-time All-American, winner of the 1989 John R. Wooden Award, the 1989 Adolph Rupp Trophy, the 1989 NABC Player of the Year, 1989 AP Player... read full bio
American Seimone Delicia Augustus, a former professional basketball player, is now an assistant coach for the U.S. national team, Dynamo Kursk, and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). First overall in the WNBA Draft in 2006, she signed with the Sparks after leaving the Minnesota Lynx. Augustus is one of the most well-known players in... read full bio
Seth Greenberg is an American college basketball coach. After his initial season coaching the team in the Big East Conference, he guided the Hokies through their first two full seasons in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Greenberg's success earned him the ACC Coach of the Year award, given by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Greenberg was the head coach at... read full bio
Shandon Anderson is a former NBA player. Anderson grew up in Atlanta and attended University of Georgia. He was drafter by the Utah Jazz. Over his decade long career in the NBA, Anderson played for the Utah Jazz, the Houston Rockets, the New York Knicks, and the Miami Heat. He was known for playing the shooting guard and small forward... read full bio
Shane Battier is a truly outstanding person, and his successes on and off the court are evidence of both his extraordinary talent and persistent commitment. Battier showed off his exceptional talent at a young age, when at the age of 12, he was ranked first among 106 trumpeters at Birmingham, Michigan's acclaimed annual youth orchestra event. At Detroit Country Day, where... read full bio
"Shaquille O'Neal, often referred to as Shaq, is an American retired basketball player and sports analyst on the television program, Inside the NBA. Standing over seven-feet, Shaq was one of the most dominant players in the history of the NBA. He played for several teams during his career and garnered four NBA Championships while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers... read full bio
NBA All-Star Shareef Adbur-Rahim was the star of the Vancouver Grizzlies franchise for five seasons, before joining the Atlanta Hawks. He also played for the Portland Trail Blazers, the Sacramento Kings., and the United States men’s national basketball team that own the gold medal at the Sydney Olympics. At the end of his NBA career, “Reef” became the assistant coach... read full bio
Guard Shaun Livingston plays for the NBA's Golden State Warriors. He was crowned Illinois Mr. Basketball during his final year of high school. He also participated in the McDonald's High School All-American game and was named co-MVP. He would go on to be named one of the "100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament" later in his professional career... read full bio
A three-time WNBA MVP, Sheryl Swoopes is one of the greatest women basketball players ever. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA when it was created. Also a three-time Olympic gold medalist, Swoopes competed on her second USA World Championship Team in 2002, helping the U.S. bring back the gold medal from China. Frequently referred to... read full bio
