Former NBA basketball player Frederick Terrell Jones is American. He competed in college basketball for the Oregon Ducks, and at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game, he won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Born in Malvern, Arkansas, Fred Jones relocated to Portland, Oregon when he was in middle school. While attending Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, a suburb of Portland,... 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
NBA small forward Harrison Barnes plays for the Sacramento Kings. In high school, Scout.com and the ESPNU 100 both selected Barnes as the best student in his class. He was ranked as the second-best player in his class by Rivals.com. He guided his team to two consecutive 4A state championships in Iowa with the aid of a teammate. He was... read full bio
Jason Heyward, sometimes referred to as "The J-Hey Kid" and "J-Hey," plays right field for the MLB team Chicago Clubs. When he was barely seventeen years old, the Atlanta Braves selected him in the first round of the MLB Draft and he made his MLB debut. He rapidly became one of the top batting, speed and defensive prospects in all of baseball,... read full bio
For the Major League Baseball team Los Angeles Dodgers, Joc Pederson plays center field. Pederson won the Dodgers' "Minor League Player of the Year" award and was selected as a Pioneer League and Rookie League All Star during his minor league career. Later, Baseball America rated him as the top prospect for the Dodgers. In addition to being voted Baseball America's... read full bio
Former NBA point guard/shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors, Leandro Barbosa was barely seventeen years old when he started his professional basketball career in Brazil. At the end of his first season, he was ranked fourth in three-point shooting percentage, sixth in assists, and eleventh in field goals, earning him the title of Rookie of the Year. Barbosa was selected by... read full bio
Mario Chalmers won the 4A State Player of the Year award three times in high school, helped his squad win two state titles and was selected a McDonald's All-American and third team Parade All-American. Rivals.com ranked him as a five-star prospect. Chalmers was a star performer for the University of Kansas, earning accolades like Conference Player of the Week and National... read full bio
Baseball pitcher David "Homer" Bailey, plays for the Minnesota Twins. Bailey played baseball in high school and won 41 games while losing just four. He was selected the High School National Player of the Year and a member of USA Today's All-USA high school baseball team. After the end of his whole minor league career, Bailey was regarded as one of baseball's top... read full bio
Jarrett Jack is a former point guard for the Brooklyn Nets. By the end of high school, Scout.com rated Jack as a four-star prospect, the No. 9 point guard in the country and the No. 40 player overall. With an average of 12.5 points and 5.1 assists per game while playing at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, he helped lead the club... read full bio
The Chicago Cubs selected left fielder and catcher Kyle Schwarber in the first round, fourth overall, of the MLB Draft. He was recognized as a freshman All-American after his first season of collegiate baseball by Louisville Slugger and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. He was selected to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's first team All-American squad as a sophomore. After the... 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
Kyle Korver is a former NBA player who spent time with the Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls and Philadephia 76ers. He received honors for being selected to the MVC All-Bench, All-Freshman, and All-Newcomer teams during his first year at Creighton University. He led the conference tournament champion Bluejays and was selected to the... read full bio
Herbert L. Williams is a former professional basketball player from the United States who played for eighteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between the years 1981 and 1999. Williams was born on February 16, 1958. Williams served the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as both the interim head coach and the assistant coach. His... read full bio
Khris Middleton is a shooting guard/small forward for the Milwaukee Bucks. Middleton won the title of state's top athlete during his junior and senior years of high school. In his senior year, he was chosen as the MVP of the Porter-Gaud Holiday Classic. He is the best shooter at his position, according to ESPN and the 64th best prospect in his... read full bio
Professional basketball player Patrick Patterson played for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. The high school basketball team Patterson coached won three straight state championships. He was rated as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com and was a McDonald's All-American in addition to being ranked as the third power forward and the No. 17 player in the country during his senior year.... read full bio
Jerryd Bayless plays for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. Bayless led the Wildcats in scoring and assists as a freshman while playing college basketball at Arizona. He led Arizona in scoring for the first time in school history and was also the first freshman to win MVP in more than 20 years. He received several honors, including second team All-Pac-10 and... read full bio
The current president of the Basketball Federation of Montenegro is Nikola Peković, a Serbian businessman, basketball executive and former professional player. Prior to spending seven years with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA, he began his playing career in Europe. He played at the center position and is at a height of 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m). He played for the... read full bio
Former Bosnian professional basketball player Mirza Teletović played power forward for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA. He once served as the national basketball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina's captain. With the club Sloboda Tuzia of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Teletović made his professional basketball debut in Europe. After that, he spent two seasons with Telindus Oostende... read full bio
Canadian point guard Tyler Ennis plays for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. At Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey, he participated in high school basketball. He steered the group to a school-record 35 victories and the No. 2 position in New Jersey during his junior season. The Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year award was given to him.... read full bio
Shooting guard/small forward Marco Belinelli hails from Italy and now plays for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Golden State Warriors made the selection of Belinelli in the first round of the NBA Draft. They chose him with the 18th overall pick. After playing in his debut NBA Summer League game, he led the Warriors to... read full bio
