- Tony Gonzalez
Anthony Gonzalez (born February 27, 1976 in Torrance, California) is an American football tight end who has played his entire NFL career for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Kevin Johnson
Kevin Maurice Johnson (born March 4, 1966 in Sacramento, California) is a retired American basketball point guard who played for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns. Johnson attended Sacramento High School where he starred in both basketball and baseball all four years. Originally drafted in 1986 to play professional baseball with the Oakland Athletics as a shortstop, Johnson chose to play basketball instead, attending the University of California, Berkeley, …
- Francisco Elson
Francisco Marinho Robby Elson (born February 28 1976 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch professional basketball player of Surinamese descent. At 7' 0" (2.13 m) and weighing 235 lbs (107 kg), he currently plays center for the San Antonio Spurs in the United States' NBA. The Spurs consider Elson their most athletic "big man" of their centers and power forwards. He has earned praise for his ability to distribute the ball and speed.
- Phil Chenier
Philip Chenier (born October 30 1950 in Berkeley, California) was a professsional basketball player. After playing for Berkeley High School and the University of California in Berkeley, Chenier played professionally for the Washington Bullets in the National Basketball Association from 1971 to 1979. He won a championship with the Bullets in 1978. He also briefly played for the Indiana Pacers and Golden State Warriors. Chenier averaged 17.2 points per game for his career, …
- Tremaine Fowlkes
Tremaine Fowlkes (born April 11 1976 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player at the small forward position. Fowlkes was drafted out of California State University, Fresno by the Denver Nuggets with the 54th pick of the 1998 NBA Draft, though he didn't make an NBA on-court appearance until the 2001-02 season. He has played for the Los Angeles Clippers (two seasons), Detroit Pistons (one) and Indiana Pacers (one season) of the NBA, …
- Lamond Murray
Lamond Maurice Murray (April 20 1973 in Pasadena, California, U.S.) is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets. Murray was selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1994 NBA Draft after a college career at the University of California. He has played for the Clippers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Toronto Raptors, …
- Jamal Sampson
Jamal Wesley Sampson (born May 15, 1983 in Inglewood, California) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets. He is positioned as a power forward and a center. He attended the University of California, Berkeley and was selected by the Utah Jazz in the 2nd round (47th overall) in the 2002 NBA Draft and then was traded along with Ryan Humphrey to the Orlando Magic for Curtis Borchardt.
- Brian Wethers
Brian Wethers (born December 17, 1980 in Carson, California, USA) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian National Basketball League. Wethers attended college at the University of California in Berkeley after graduating from Murrieta Valley High School in 1999. Wethers primarily plays the small forward or shooting guard position.
- Sean Marks
Sean Andrew Marks (born August 23 1975, in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional basketball player with the NBA's Phoenix Suns. After attending Rangitoto College in Auckland, he moved to the United States in 1995 to play for the University of California, where he majored in political science, graduating with a BA degree in 1998. He is the first New Zealander to play in the NBA, and he represented New Zealand in international basketball tournaments, …
- Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Julius Shareef Abdur-Rahim (born December 11, 1976 in Marietta, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player. He is a member of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and can either play as forward or center. Abdur-Rahim was a standout player during his high school days and he left college after one year to enter the 1996 NBA Draft. In his early NBA career, Abdur-Rahim was the star of the Vancouver Grizzlies franchise for five seasons.
- Leon Powe
Leon Powe (born January 22, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who currently is a member of the NBA's Boston Celtics.
- Darrall Imhoff
Darrall Tucker Imhoff (born October 11, 1938 in San Gabriel, California) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent twelve seasons in the NBA (1960-72), playing for half a dozen teams. Imhoff was the starting center for the New York Knicks, and played for 20 minutes in the game when Wilt Chamberlain scored an NBA personal scoring record of 100 points on them.
- Ed Gray
Edward (Ed) Gray (born September 27, 1975 in Riverside, California) is a professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (22nd pick) of the 1997 NBA Draft. Gray attended John W. North High School in Riverside, and played collegiately at the University of California, Berkeley. Gray also had a brief stint with the Harlem Globetrotters. He is a cousin of retired NFL wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson.
- Geno Carlisle
Geno Marcellus Carlisle (born August 13 1976 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player. The 6' 3", 200-lb. point guard has played in Venezuela, Italy, Spain, Greece, Kuwait, the American Basketball Association and Continental Basketball Association the past few seasons.
- Sean Lampley
Sean Lampley (born September 3 1979, in Harvey, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player.
- Amit Tamir
Amit Yosef Tamir (born February 2, 1979) is a professional 6' 10" basketball player from Israel.
- Michael Stewart
Michael Curtis "Yogi" Stewart is an American former NBA basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks. Stewart earned his nickname "Yogi" from his brother Michael for his childhood love of Yogi Bear cartoons. Stewart starred at Kennedy High in Sacramento, California, leading the Cougars to back-to-back city section titles in 1990 and 1991. Stewart played four seasons at California. He averaged 4.3 ppg and 4.7 rpg in 117 games, …
- Jason Frederick Kidd
Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23 1973, in San Francisco, California) is an American All-Star professional basketball player in the NBA. After earlier tours with the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns, he is currently the New Jersey Nets starting point guard and captain. He led the Nets to two consecutive NBA Finals appearances (2002 and 2003) and is considered to be one of the best players of his generation, …
- Mark McNamara
Mark McNamara (born June 8, 1959 in San Jose, California), is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft. A 6'11" forward-center from the University of California, McNamara played in 8 NBA seasons from 1982-85 and from 1986-1991. He played for the 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, Kansas City Kings, Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic.
- Charlie Johnson
Charlie Johnson (March 31, 1949 - June 1, 2007) was an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. He was an alumnus of Sequoia High School and then scored 1000 points in three years at Cal Berkeley. He was born March 31, 1949 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was drafted by the San Francisco Warriors in the 6th round (8th pick of the 1971 NBA Draft.
- Dominic McGuire
Dominic McGuire (born October 20, 1985 in San Diego) is an American basketball player. He is currently a power forward for the Washington Wizards in the National Basketball Association.