Marion Anthony (Tony) Trabert (born August 16, 1930 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a retired American tennis champion and longtime tennis author, TV commentator, instructor, and motivation speaker. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Trabert in his list of the 21 greatest players of all time.

Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee), nicknamed "The Big O", is a former American NBA player with the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Robertson played the guard position, and was a twelve-time All-Star, eleven-time member of the All-NBA Team, and one-time winner of the MVP award in fourteen professional seasons.

Kenyon Lee Martin, is an American professional basketball player. Nicknamed 'K-Mart', he currently plays at power forward for the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets. After participating in two games, Martin missed the entire 2006-07 NBA season because of a damaged right knee which required microfracture surgery, his second such surgery in 1½ years. He is expected to come back in the 2007-2008 season.

Corie Kasoun Blount (born January 4, 1969 in Monrovia, California) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9" power forward/center, Blount starred at the University of Cincinnati during the early 1990s, where he helped his team reach the Final Four in 1992 and the Elite Eight in 1993. He was then selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 25th pick of the 1993 NBA Draft, …

Koufax attended Brooklyn's Lafayette High School. While there, he was better known for basketball and than for baseball. When he started high school, school sports were not available because the New York school teachers were refusing to supervise extracurricular activities without monetary compensation. As an alternative to school sports, Koufax started playing basketball for a local Jewish Community Center team.

Ruben Nathaniel Patterson (born July 31 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. He is currently a free agent after playing the final year of a six-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. He plays small forward, but has also shown the ability to defend any opposing player from the point guard to the power forward. During his college career at the University of Cincinnati, …

Nickey (Nick) Maxwell Van Exel (born November 27 1971 in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. Van Exel, a 6'1" left-handed point guard, was most well known for his flashy style of play and his ability to hit critical shots during games.

Thomas Porter (Tom) Thacker (born November 2 1939, in Covington, Kentucky) is a retired American basketball player. He played in the NBA for the Cincinnati Royals and the Boston Celtics from 1963 to 1968, and from 1968 to 1971, for the ABA's Indiana Pacers.

Rick Roberson (born July 7, 1947 in Memphis, Tennessee) was a Center/Forward for the Los Angeles Lakers (1969-71), Cleveland Cavaliers (1971-73), Portland Trail Blazers (1973-74), New Orleans Jazz (1974-75) and Kansas City Kings (1975-76). He helped the Lakers win the 1969-70 NBA Western Division and 1970-71 NBA Pacific Division. In 7 seasons he played in 423 Games and had 10,356 Minutes Played, .440 Field Goal Percentage (1,483 for 3,369), …

Ronald D. Bonham (born May 31, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5" forward, Bonham starred at Muncie Central High School in Muncie, Indiana during the 1950s, where he earned the nickname "The Muncie Mortar." He played collegiately at the University of Cincinnati and professionally for the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers.

Jason Dior Maxiell (born February 18, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player. A 6'7", 260 lb forward, Maxiell was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 26th pick in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft. He attended Newman Smith High School in Carrollton, Texas. During his career at the University of Cincinnati, where he was coached by Bob Huggins, Jason earned All-Conference USA Second Team honors.

DerMarr Miles Johnson (born May 5 1980, in Washington, D.C.) is an American basketball player currently with the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. After attending the University of Cincinnati with future NBA players Kenyon Martin, Ruben Patterson, Kenny Satterfield, and draftee Steve Logan, he was selected sixth overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2000 NBA Draft. In two seasons with the team he averaged 6.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.

Daniel Anthony Fortson (born on March 27 1976 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a professional basketball player at power forward/center formerly of the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA.

Robert Whaley (born April 16, 1982, Benton Harbor, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player at the center position, formerly in the NBA who currently plays for Petrochimi in the "Iranian Super League (ISL)" as of 2007. He graduated from high school in 2001 with great athletic honors. He was a leading contender for Mr. Basketball of Michigan but Benton Harbor came up just short of winning the championship.

John Kennedy “Jack” Twyman is a former professional basketball player. A 6' 6" forward guard from the University of Cincinnati, he spent eleven seasons (1955-1966) in the NBA as a member of the Rochester/Cincinnati Royals franchise (now the Sacramento Kings). Along with Wilt Chamberlain, Twyman became the first NBA player to average more than 30 points per game in a single season when he averaged 31.2 points per game during the 1959-60 season.

Tony Bobbitt (born on October 22, 1979 in Daytona, Florida) is an American professional basketball player. Tony Bobbitt played alongside current NBA star Vince Carter at Daytona Beach Mainland High School, where he graduated in 1999. Bobbitt also graduated from University of Cincinnati, having previously played for the College of Southern Idaho (NJCAA) from 2000 to 2002. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Lakers, …

Steve Deontay Logan (born March 20 1980 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player. He played with the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. He became a standout point guard in his collegiate career. He was named a first team All-American his senior year. He attended St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio where he won a state championship. In his senior year of high school he won Gatorade player of the year.

George "Jiff" Wilson (born May 9, 1942 in Meridian, Mississippi) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'8" center, Wilson starred at Marshall High School in Chicago, where he won state championships in 1958 and 1960. After playing collegiately at the University of Cincinnati, he won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Wilson was then drafted by the Cincinnati Royals with the 8th pick of the 1964 NBA Draft.

Jimmie Lee Ard (born September 19, 1948 in Harvey, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'8" forward/center from the University of Cincinnati, Ard began his professional career in 1970 with the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association (ABA). He is best known for his three years (1974-77) with the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics, for whom he provided rebounding and hustle-play as a backup for Dave Cowens.

Paul "Duke" Hogue (born April 28, 1940 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a retired American basketball player. A 6'9" center, Hogue starred on the University of Cincinnati basketball team which won the 1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Hogue was named Most Outstanding Player. He had a brief career (1962-64) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and Baltimore Bullets, averaging 6.3 points per game.

Kenneth "Kenny" Satterfield a.k.a. "Serious Satellite" (born April 12 1981 in New York, New York) is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. At point guard, he previously played for the Denver Nuggets (2001-2002) and the Philadelphia 76ers (2002-2003). He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 54th pick of the 2001 NBA Draft. He posted career averages of 4.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists.

Arthur (Art) Donnell Long (born October 1 1972, in Rochester, New York) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. A 6'9", 250 pound power forward out of the East High School and University of Cincinnati who also attended Independence Community Junior College, Dodge City Community College in Kansas and Southeastern Community College in Iowa, Long was not drafted but both the Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings signed him as a free agent in 1999, …

Dontonio Wingfield (born June 23 1974, in Albany, Georgia) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft. A 6'8" forward from the University of Cincinnati, Wingfield played in four NBA seasons from 1994 to 1998. He played for the Supersonics and the Portland Trail Blazers. In his NBA career, Wingfield played in 114 games and scored a total of 423 points.

Derrek Dickey (March 20, 1951-June 25, 2002) was an American professional basketball player and sportscaster. A 6'7" forward, Dickey starred at the University of Cincinnati during the early 1970s before being selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the 1973 NBA Draft. Dickey played five seasons in the NBA with the Warriors and the Chicago Bulls, averaging 6.1 points per game and 4.9 rebounds per game.

Michael (Mike) George Williams (born August 14 1963, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'9" 255 lb power forward and attended the University of Cincinnati and Bradley University. In 2 seasons at Bradley from 1984-86, Williams averaged 13.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Williams played for the NBA's Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks during the 1989-90 season, averaging 0.7 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.

James H. Holstein (born September 24, 1930) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'3" forward/guard from the University of Cincinnati, Holstein played four seasons (1952-1956) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers and Fort Wayne Pistons. He averaged 3.8 points per game and won two league championships with the Lakers.