- Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol Sáez (born July 6 1980, in Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain) is a 7'0" (2.13 m) Spanish basketball player. Gasol played in the Spanish ACB League for FC Barcelona, where he had an average of 11.3 points per game. He now plays in the National Basketball Association for the Memphis Grizzlies, with whom he won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2002. Selected third overall in the 2001 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, …
- Mike Miller
Michael (Mike) Lloyd Miller (born February 19 1980 in Mitchell, South Dakota, United States) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He attended the University of Florida from 1998 until 2000. As a sophomore, he led the Gators to the 2000 NCAA Championship game, losing to Michigan State. He hit perhaps the most dramatic shot of the tournament that year in the opening round versus Butler.
- Rudy Gay
Rudy Carlton Gay, Jr. (born August 17, 1986) in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. Gay played collegiately at the University of Connecticut.
- James Posey
James Mikely Mantell Posey, Jr. (born January 13 1977 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing small forward for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.
- Jerry West
Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938, in Chelyan, West Virginia) is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. West has also had a successful career as a coach and as an executive. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980, and his dribbling silhouette has long been used in the National Basketball Association's official logo. West was a standout in high school and at college, …
- Juan Carlos Navarro
Juan Carlos Navarro (born June 13, 1980 in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Barcelona), nicknamed "La Bomba" (The Bomb), is a Spanish basketball player. The 1.92 m (6 ft 3 in) and 79 kg (169 lb) shooting guard/point guard currently plays for FC Barcelona of the Spanish ACB. He is widely considered one of the best guards in Europe. Navarro has played for FC Barcelona since he was a teen, making his ACB debut in November 23, 1997 at age 17. While on the Spanish roster, …
- Hakim Warrick
Hakim Warrick (born July 8 1982, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies.
- Damon Stoudamire
Damon Lamon Stoudamire (born September 3 1973 in Portland, Oregon) is an American NBA basketball player, currently playing for the Memphis Grizzlies. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the first round (seventh pick overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft. In college he played for the Arizona Wildcats. Damon is the cousin of former University of Arizona standout and current Atlanta Hawks guard Salim Stoudamire.
- Drew Gooden
Andrew Melvin "Drew" Gooden (born September 24 1981 in Oakland, California) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. A 6'10", 250 lbs. power forward from the University of Kansas, Gooden was selected as the 4th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2002 NBA Draft.
- Mike Bibby
Michael (Mike) Bibby (born May 13, 1978 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball point guard for the NBA's Sacramento Kings, and the son of former NBA and UCLA player and former USC basketball coach and current Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Henry Bibby. He is also the nephew of former Major League Baseball player Jim Bibby. Bibby is a native of Phoenix, Arizona (or Cherry Hill, New Jersey) and attended Shadow Mountain High School.
- Shane Battier
Shane Battier , now 23 years of age, is already an accomplished individual. Battier graduated from Duke University in May 2001 with a degree in Comparative Religion, and with an NCAA championship.
- Eddie Jones
Eddie Charles Jones (born October 20 1971 in Pompano Beach, Florida) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Miami Heat. Jones played college basketball at Temple University alongside guard and future NBA player Aaron McKie. He was selected 10th overall in the 1994 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. In his rookie season he averaged 14.0 points per game and 2.05 steals per game, and played in 64 games, 58 of which he started.
- Stromile Swift
Stromile Swift (born November 21 1979 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a 6'9" 230 pound professional basketball player currently with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. Swift's NBA career averages include (approximately) nine points, five rebounds, and over one blocked shot per game, in twenty one minutes per game. After a college career at Louisiana State University, …
- Kyle Lowry
Kyle Lowry (born March 25, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He was selected by General Manager Jerry West with the 24th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. He declared for the draft after two seasons with Villanova University under coach Jay Wright.
- Mike Fratello
Mike Fratello (born February 24, 1947 in Hackensack, New Jersey) is a professional basketball coach and is also known as The Czar of the Telestrator because of his mastery of the telestrator. He previously coached the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. Fratello has the most wins of any Memphis coach and under Fratello Memphis made the playoffs two years in a row. He has also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks.
- Marc Iavaroni
Marcus John Iavaroni (born September 15, 1956 in Plainview, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player, and current head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies. Iavaroni, who joined the NBA at age 26, was an important role player on the successful Philadelphia 76ers teams in the early and middle 80s. He also played for the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz. Iavaroni was an assistant coach to Mike D'Antoni on the Phoenix Suns.
- Chucky Atkins
Kenneth Lavon "Chucky" Atkins (born August 14 1974 in Orlando, Florida) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Denver Nuggets in the NBA. Atkins was undrafted following a college career at the University of South Florida, taking his game to Europe where he played for Cibona Zagreb in Croatia from 1997-1999. Prior to that, in 1996-97, he played in the now defunct Lacrosse Bobcats in the CBA. He began his NBA career in 1999 with the Orlando Magic.
- Javaris Crittenton
Javaris Crittenton (born December 31 1987) is an American professional basketball player and point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was previously the starting point guard for the Georgia Tech men's basketball team.
- Brian Cardinal
Brian Lee Cardinal (born May 2 1977 in Tolono, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA.
- Bobby Jackson
Bobby Jackson (born March 13 1973 in East Spencer, North Carolina) is an American basketball player with the NBA's New Orleans Hornets.
- Jamaal Tinsley
Jamaal Lee Tinsley (born February 28 1978 in Brooklyn, New York) is an NBA basketball player, currently playing point guard for the Indiana Pacers. Tinsley was drafted out of Iowa State University by the Vancouver Grizzlies with the 27th pick of the 2001 NBA Draft, and was immediately dealt to the Pacers on draft night.
- Dahntay Jones
Dahntay Lavall Jones (born December 27 1980 in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. Originally a student at Rutgers University, Jones transferred to Duke University to play with his boyhood Jersey friend Jay Williams who encouraged him to join him in Durham, North Carolina. He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (20th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft, …
- Kendrick Perkins
Kendrick Perkins (born November 10 1984 in Nederland, Texas) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He graduated from Clifton J. Ozen High School in Beaumont, Texas in 2003. During his high school career, Perkins led Ozen High to four consecutive district championships and one state championship. Because of his large frame, he was often referred to as "Baby Shaq" by fans and the press.
- Earl Watson
Earl Joseph Watson Jr. (born June 12, 1979 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. A 6'1", 195 lbs. point guard, Watson was selected in the 2nd round (39th overall) by the SuperSonics in the 2001 NBA Draft. He was a starter in college at UCLA, at one point playing alongside future NBA player Baron Davis.
- Brevin Knight
Brevin Knight (born November 8 1975 in Livingston, New Jersey) is a 5'10" American professional basketball player at the point guard position. He is a free agent, playing most recently with the Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA. Knight attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey, leading its basketball team to New Jersey state championships along with Jason Heart, Matthew Mcalinden, and Shawn White his sophomore, junior, and senior years.
- Kevin Pritchard
Kevin Lee Pritchard (born July 17, 1967 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American former professional basketball player and current general manager with the Portland Trail Blazers. In this role, he has been credited with assembling a talented core of players, including Greg Oden, Jarrett Jack, Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Sergio Rodriguez, and is known to use a system of statistical analysis in evaluating talent, a project supported by team owner Paul Allen.
- Marcus Banks
Arthur Lemarcus Banks III, commonly known as Marcus Banks (born November 19 1981 in Las Vegas, Nevada), is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. Banks is 6'2" (188 cm) tall and 200 lb (90 kg). He played in college for UNLV, where he was Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. He was selected with the thirteenth pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, …
- Antonio Daniels
Antonio Ray Daniels (born March 19 1975 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Washington Wizards of the NBA. After playing college basketball at Bowling Green State University, he was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies (now Memphis Grizzlies) with the fourth overall pick of the 1997 NBA Draft. Over his career he has played for the Grizzlies, the San Antonio Spurs (Daniels was on the 1999 team that won the NBA Championship), …
- Mitch Kupchak
Mitchell "Mitch" Kupchak (born May 24 1954 in Hicksville, New York) is a retired American basketball player and current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers since the 2000-01 NBA season after predecessor Jerry West moved to the Memphis Grizzlies organization. Kupchak played on the gold medal winning team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He was drafted by the Washington Bullets in 1976, and was named to the NBA's All-Rookie team.
- 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.
- Tony Barone
Tony Barone, Sr., a native of Chicago, is the current head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. Grizzlies GM Jerry West appointed Barone as the interim coach after firing Mike Fratello on December 28, 2006. Prior to landing his first head coaching job after Fratello's dismissal, Barone had served as an assistant coach for five seasons. Barone is also the Grizzlies director of player personnel.
- Michael Heisley
Michael E. Heisley is an American businessman who is the majority owner of the Memphis Grizzlies. Heisley regularly appears on the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list. Heisley is also involved in multiple business ventures, such as: *Heico Holding, Inc. *The Heico Companies, LLC *Heico Acquisitions These companies own about forty businesses worldwide. Heisley was born in Washington, D.C., grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, and currently resides in St. Charles, Illinois.
- Mike Conley Jr.
Michael Alex Conley, Jr. (born October 11, 1987 in Fayetteville, Arkansas) is a basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. Conley is the son of Olympic gold and silver medalist triple jumper Mike Conley, Sr. and the nephew of former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Steve Conley. Conley attended Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he played with friend and former Ohio State teammate Greg Oden.
- Alexander Johnson
Alexander Johnson (born February 8, 1983 in Albany, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player selected by the Indiana Pacers 45th overall in the 2006 NBA Draft after declaring for the draft in his junior season. His draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers and subsequently the Memphis Grizzlies on draft day. He played in 59 games during the 2006-07 season for the Grizzlies. He played collegiately at Florida State.
- Tarence Kinsey
Tarence Kinsey (born March 21 1984, in Tampa, Florida) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies. Kinsey attended and played collegiately at the University of South Carolina where he helped lead the Gamecocks to two straight NIT championships; averaging 19.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.6 steals, and shooting 53% from the field in the NIT Tournament.
- Jake Tsakalidis
Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis ; born June 10, 1979 in Rustavi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (present Georgia)) is a Georgian-Greek professional basketball player who currently plays for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. A 7'2", 290 lbs. center, Tsakalidis was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (25th overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft. On September 30, 2003, Tsakalidis was traded by the Suns with teammate Bo Outlaw to the Memphis Grizzlies for Brevin Knight, Robert Archibald, …
- Lawrence Roberts
Lawrence Edward Roberts III (born October 20, 1982 in Houston, Texas) is an American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA. He was a second round draft pick (55th overall) of the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2005 NBA Draft and was then traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. Roberts attended Baylor University for two seasons, where he was Big 12 freshman of the year, …
- Lawrence Frank
Lawrence Frank (born August 23, 1970 in New York City) is an American basketball coach. He currently is the head coach of the NBA's New Jersey Nets, and is the youngest head coach in the league, being slightly younger than Mike Brown of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Frank became the interim head coach of the New Jersey Nets on January 26, 2004, succeeding Byron Scott, after serving as an assistant coach with the team since the 2000-01 season.
- Sidney Lowe
Sidney Lowe (born January 21 1960 in Washington, D.C.) is a current college basketball head coach at North Carolina State University, former NBA basketball player and coach.
- Salim Stoudamire
Charles Salim Stoudamire (born October 11, 1982 in Portland, Oregon) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently with the Atlanta Hawks. Stoudamire was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round (31st overall pick) of the 2005 NBA Draft. At the University of Arizona, Stoudamire led the Wildcats to an Elite Eight appearance in 2005 (He and Channing Frye were the first four-year players at UA not to make a Final Four appearance since the 1980s).