- Vince Carter
Vincent Lamar "Vince" Carter (born January 26, 1977) is an American All-Star basketball player in the NBA. He currently is a player for the New Jersey Nets. He is considered one of the best shooting-guards, dunkers, and finishers in the game today. - Chris Webber
Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III, better known as Chris Webber or C-Webb (born March 1, 1973, in Detroit, Michigan), is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. He is a 5-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA rebounding champion, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee. - Tony Parker
William Anthony "Tony" Parker (born) is a French professional basketball player with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs and captain of France's national basketball team. After playing for two years in the French basketball league, Parker entered the 2001 NBA Draft and was selected by the San Antonio Spurs. He quickly became their starting point guard, helping the Spurs win three NBA Championships. Parker has been selected as an NBA All-Star twice and was the 2007 NBA Finals MVP. - Byron Scott
Byron Anton Scott (born March 28 1961 in Ogden, Utah) is a former National Basketball Association All-Star and current head coach of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He attended Arizona State University. He was well-known as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers. Scott grew up in Inglewood and played at Morningside High School, in the shadow of what was then the Lakers' home arena, The Forum. - Brad Miller
Bradley Alan Miller (born April 12 1976) is an American professional basketball player, currently starting at center for the Sacramento Kings. He is also a member of the USA national basketball team. Miller was selected two times for the NBA All-Star Game: he is notable for being one of the only three players ever to be in an NBA All-Star Game without having been drafted (John Starks and Ben Wallace are the others). Miller was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. - Gus Johnson
Gus Johnson (December 13 1938-April 29 1987) was a professional basketball player who spent nine seasons with the NBA's Baltimore Bullets and part of one season with the Phoenix Suns and the ABA's Indiana Pacers. One of the first prototype power forwards to play consistently above the rim, the 6'6", 235-pounder possessed an extraordinary blend of strength and athleticism. The man known as "Honeycomb" also was one of the first personalities and dunk artists in the game, … - Antoine Walker
Antoine Devon Walker (born August 12 1976, in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American professional basketball player with the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. He has played for four different teams during his NBA career. Walker attended Mount Carmel High School, where he attained all-state status as a senior and earned a full scholarship to play for Rick Pitino at the University of Kentucky. - Juwan Howard
Juwan Antonio Howard (born February 7, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is a former All-Star and All-NBA power forward and was a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines' "Fab Five" (along with Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson) that reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as both freshmen and sophomores. - Bobby Jones
Robert Clyde "Bobby" Jones (born December 18 1951, in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jones was known for his outstanding defensive play, earning him eleven All-Defensive team selections, including eight 8 on the First Team. A defensive guru and thinking man's basketball player. - Bob McAdoo
Robert Allen 'Bob' McAdoo (born September 25, 1951, in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player who spent a fourteen-year career playing the center and power forward positions in the National Basketball Association. Drafted in the first round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers) following two seasons at Vincennes University, and one season at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, … - Glen Rice
Glen Anthony Rice (born May 28 1967, in Flint, Michigan) is a retired American NBA basketball player. Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star small forward well known for his pinpoint shooting accuracy, ranking 4th in NBA history with 1,559 three-point field goals made during his 15-year career. Rice has been a player on both a team that won an NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and a team that won an NBA Championship. - Norm van Lier
Norman Allen Van Lier III (born April 1 1947, in East Liverpool, Ohio) is a former NBA basketball player who spent the majority of his career with the Chicago Bulls. Although born in the Pittsburgh Tri-State area of Ohio, he was raised in the Pittsburgh suburb of Midland, Pennsylvania where during High School he was teammates with future NBA Star Simmie Hill. A star player at Saint Francis University of Pennsylvania, … - Hal Greer
Harold Everett Greer (born June 26 1936, in Huntington, West Virginia) is a former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Marshall University and was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals of the NBA in 1958. Greer played for Syracuse for five seasons, raising his scoring average to 22.8 points a game in 1961. He was selected for the NBA All-Star team that year. In 1963, the Syracuse Nationals moved to Philadelphia to become the Philadelphia 76ers. - Dave Bing
David Bing (born November 24, 1943 in Washington, D.C.) is a former All-Star player in the National Basketball Association, primarily for the Detroit Pistons from 1966 to 1975. He went on to spend two years with the Washington Bullets and one with the Boston Celtics before retiring at the conclusion of the 1977-78 season. - Jack Sikma
Jack Wayne Sikma (born November 14 1955 in Kankakee, Illinois) is an American former NBA basketball center. Drafted eighth overall in 1977 by the Seattle SuperSonics out of Illinois Wesleyan University, Sikma was named to the NBA's 1977-1978 All-Rookie team and went on to prove himself as a durable and versatile player. - Bob Delaney
Bob Delaney (born November 1, 1951 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since 1987-88 NBA season. Beginning with the 2006-07 NBA season, Delaney has officiated in 1,182 regular season games, 120 playoff games, and seven NBA Finals games. In addition, Delaney was assigned to the 1998 NBA All-Star Game. He wears the uniform number 26. - Tom Chambers
Thomas Doane Chambers (born June 21, 1959 in Ogden, Utah) is an American former star NBA professional basketball player at the power forward position. He attended the University of Utah. The 6'10" Chambers was a key member of the strong Phoenix Suns teams of the late 1980s and early 90s. He combined with All-Star point guard Kevin Johnson to run a pick-and-roll play that would often account for a good third of the team's points. - Bob Lanier
Robert Jerry Lanier, Jr. (born September 10, 1948, in Buffalo, New York) is an American former professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. He played competitively at Buffalo's Bennett High School where he graduated in 1966, and collegiately at St. Bonaventure University, in Olean, New York. Lanier was a three-time Converse All-America selection (1968-1970), and in 1970, he led St. Bonaventure to the NCAA Final Four, however, … - Ralph Sampson
Ralph Lee Sampson (born July 7 1960 in Harrisonburg, Virginia) is a retired American college and professional basketball player. He was arguably the most heavily recruited (for both college and the NBA) basketball prospect of his generation. Playing for the University of Virginia, he was one of only two male players in the history of college basketball to receive the Naismith Award as the National Player of the Year three times (Bill Walton of UCLA was the other male, … - Rolando Blackman
Rolando "Ro" Antonio Blackman (born February 26, 1959 in Panama City, Panama) is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. He was an All-Star who spent most of his career with the Dallas Mavericks. He is now the Director of Player Development for the Mavericks. - Dale Ellis
Dale Ellis (born August 6, 1960 in Marietta, Georgia) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. After his time at the University of Tennessee, Ellis was selected ninth overall in the 1983 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. His time as a shooting guard with the Mavericks was rather unremarkable as he played scant minutes and was often relegated to sitting on the bench. - Ed MacAuley
Charles Edward "Ed" Macauley (born March 22 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former professional basketball player. Macauley spent his prep school days at St. Louis University High School, then went on to Saint Louis University, where his team won the NIT championship in 1948. He was named the AP Player of the Year in 1949. Macauley played in the NBA with the St. Louis Bombers, Boston Celtics, and St. Louis Hawks. - Walter Davis
Walter Paul Davis (born September 9, 1954 in Pineville, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player. A 6'6" forward/guard, Davis spent 15 years in the National Basketball Association, spending the bulk of those years with the Phoenix Suns. As a standout college player at the University of North Carolina, he was selected to play on the USA men's basketball team coached by UNC's Dean Smith that won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. - Chet Walker
Chester "Chet" Walker (b. February 22 1940, Benton Harbor, Michigan) is a former pro basketball player. Walker graduated from Bradley University in 1960 as the school's all-time leading scorer. The Bradley Braves won the NIT Championship in 1957 and 1960. Walker's speed and agility on the court earned him the nickname "Chet the Jet." He probably is best remembered as a starting forward on the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers team, … - Terrell Brandon
Thomas Terrell Brandon (born May 20, 1970, in Portland, Oregon) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He attended the University of Oregon and was selected 11th overall in the 1991 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brandon spent the first six years of his career in Cleveland, and was selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game in 1996 and 1997. - Xavier McDaniel
Xavier Maurice McDaniel (born June 4 1963, in Columbia, South Carolina) is a retired American National Basketball Association (NBA) player who, at 6' 7", played both small forward and power forward for the Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, and New Jersey Nets. - Tony Potts
Tony Potts, born on January 23, 1963, is a correspondent and weekend host of "Access Hollywood". He graduated from California State University at Humboldt. He received additional notoriety in 2007, when sports columnist Bill Simmons criticized Potts's behavior at a celebrity go-kart race which was part of the festivities surrounding Super Bowl XLI. On February 16, 2007, Potts won the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Most Valuable Player award, … - Wayne Embry
Wayne Embry embodies and lives by "P" words: preparation, perception, perseverance, persistence, pride and passion. Others will use another "P" word - pioneer - to describe a man who has made his mark during a long and storied basketball career. Embry joined the Raptors on June 7, 2004 as senior basketball advisor. He took charge of the basketball operations area as Interim GM from January 26, 2006 - February 28, 2006. - Gus Williams
Gus Williams (born October 10 1953 in Mount Vernon, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player most noted for his play with the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics, although he also played for the Golden State Warriors, Washington Bullets and Atlanta Hawks. Williams was selected in the 2nd round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. While with Seattle, he was twice selected to the NBA All-Star Game, … - Tyrone Hill
Tyrone Hill (born March 19, 1968 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American former National Basketball Association player who usually played power forward. Hill spent four years at Xavier University, averaging on his last season 20.2 points and 12.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 58.1 % from the field. The Golden State Warriors, in desperate need of some size and athleticism, selected him with the eleventh pick of the 1990 NBA Draft. - Jo Jo White
Joseph Henry "Jo Jo" White (born November 16, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player. White is a native of St. Louis, Missouri, and played college basketball at the University of Kansas, entering the NCAA Tournament and losing a 2OT thriller to UTEP, then known as Texas Western, in the Midwest regional final (UTEP went on to win the championship, which was depicted in the 2006 Disney film "Glory Road"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glory_Road_%28film%29). - World B. Free
World B. Free (born Lloyd B. Free on December 9 1953 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 1975-1988. Free was known as the "Prince of Midair" as well as "All-World". Free attended Canarsie High School in Brooklyn, New York before attending Guilford College in North Carolina. - Adrian Smith
Adrian Howard Smith (born October 5, 1936, in Farmington, Kentucky) is an American former National Basketball Association player. Smith was a member of the undefeated U.S. men's basketball team that won the gold medal in the 1960 Olympics. A 6"1" guard, he was drafted out of the University of Kentucky by the Cincinnati Royals in 1961. - Fred Brown
Fred "Downtown Freddie" Brown (born August 7, 1948 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a former professional basketball player. A 6'3" guard from the University of Iowa, he played 13 seasons (1971-1984) in the NBA, all with the Seattle SuperSonics. Known for his accurate outside shooting, Brown was selected to the NBA All-Star Game in 1976 and scored 14,018 points in his career. Brown was captain of the SuperSonics' 1978-79 world championship team. - Hersey Hawkins
Hersey R. Hawkins, Jr. (born September 29, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player. After starring at Westinghouse High School in Chicago, the 6' 3" shooting guard attended Bradley University, where he averaged an NCAA Division I-high 36.3 points per game in 1988. He was then drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the 1988 NBA Draft, … - Kermit Washington
Kermit Alan Washington (born September 17 1951 in Washington, D.C.) is an American former professional basketball player. A skilled defensive forward, Washington was known for his ability to gather rebounds. He averaged 9.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in ten NBA seasons and played in the All-Star Game once. Washington played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, San Diego Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors. - Charlie Scott
Charles Thomas Scott (born December 15, 1948 in New York City, New York) is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the now-defunct American Basketball Association (ABA) and eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6'5" (1.96 m) guard/forward from the Laurinburg Institute (following three years at New York's Stuyvesant High School) and the University of North Carolina, where he was the first black scholarship athlete, … - Alvan Adams
Alvan Leigh Adams (b. July 19 , 1954 in Lawrence, Kansas) is a former professional basketball player. After starring at the University of Oklahoma , the 6'9" (2.06 m) forward/center was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 4th pick of the 1975 NBA Draft . Adams, who won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1976 and led the Suns to an improbable season that landed them in the NBA Finals, was named to the NBA All-Star Game that season, and was also a member of the All-NBA Rookie Team. - Harry Gallatin
Harry J. Gallatin (born April 26, 1927 in Roxana, Illinois) is a former professional basketball player and coach. After playing high school basketball at Roxana High School and college basketball at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University), Gallatin played nine seasons for the New York Knicks in the NBA from 1948 to 1957, as well as one final season with the Detroit Pistons in 1958. In 1954 Gallatin led the NBA in rebounding, … - Michael Adams
Michael Adams (born January 19 1963 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a former NBA basketball player and current assistant coach for the University of Maryland, College Park's men's basketball team. After starring at Boston College, the 5'10" point guard was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 3rd round with the 66th pick of the 1985 NBA Draft. He only averaged 2.2 points during his rookie season, …
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