- Bryan Colangelo
Bryan Colangelo ["kuh-LAN-jah-lo"] (born June 1, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois), also known as BC, is the President and General Manager of the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. He is the son of Phoenix sports mogul, Jerry Colangelo. He attended Cornell University and earned a bachelor of science degree in business management and applied economics. He was the 2005 and 2007 recipient of the NBA Executive of the Year Award. - Michael Jordan
Mike's wife Jill is a mathematician, recently achieving her Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College. They are expecting their first child in late April or early May 2006. Mike is a graduate of Houghton College in New York and Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Liturgical Studies at Drew University in Madison, NJ. - David Stern
David Joel Stern (born on September 22, 1942) is an American lawyer, who has been commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) since 1984, when, via a successful coup d'etat he wrested control from the previous commissioner, Larry O'Brien. David Stern grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and is a graduate of Teaneck High School. Stern attended Rutgers University on a full scholarship. - Larry Bird
Larry Joe Bird (born) is a retired American NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, and one of the best clutch performers in the history of sports. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird played small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons. Due to back problems, he retired as a player from the NBA in 1992. - Isiah Thomas
Isiah Lord Thomas III (born April 30 1961, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, and is currently the head coach and president of basketball operations for the NBA's New York Knicks. He was also referred to by the nicknames "Zeke", "Cuts" (for the numerous cuts over his eyelids), "The Baby-faced Assassin", "The Smiling Assassin", and "Tuss". - Larry H. Miller
Lawrence Horne "Larry H." Miller (born April 26, 1944) is a Utah businessman and philanthropist. He is well known as the owner of the NBA's Utah Jazz. Miller is also the owner of an automotive dealership, and a variety of other business ventures including Prestige Financial, Jordan Commons, Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theatres, KJZZ-TV, Miller Motorsports Park, the FANZZ chain of sports apparel stores, and the EnergySolutions Arena (previously called "Delta Center"). - Gary Bettman
Gary Bruce Bettman (born on June 2, 1952 in Queens, New York City) is an American lawyer who has served as commissioner of the National Hockey League since February 1, 1993. - Pat Riley
Patrick James "Pat" Riley (born March 20, 1945) is an American National Basketball Association head coach and team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams and an assistant coach to another. He most recently won the 2006 NBA Championship with the Miami Heat. Prior to his tenure in Miami, he served as head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks. - Jerry Colangelo
Jerry Colangelo (born November 20, 1939 in Chicago Heights, Illinois) is a respected American businessman and former sports mogul. He is the former majority owner of the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League and the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He was also instrumental in the relocation of the Winnipeg Jets of the NHL to Phoenix to become the Phoenix Coyotes. - Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953 in Seattle, Washington) is an American entrepreneur. With Bill Gates, he formed Microsoft. Allen regularly appears on lists of the richest people in the world; as of 2007 "Forbes" ranks him the fifth richest American, worth an estimated $18.0 billion. He is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc. (his private asset management company)and chairman of Charter Communications. - Red Auerbach
Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20 1917 - October 28 2006) was a highly successful and influential basketball coach of the BAA Washington Nationals, the NBA Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the NBA Boston Celtics. In the closing stages of his career, he worked as a front office executive and president of the Celtics until his death. As a coach, the son of an Russian Jewish immigrant won 938 games, a record at his retirement, and won nine titles with the Celtics, … - Kevin McHale
Kevin Edward McHale (born December 19, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who starred for thirteen seasons in the NBA for the Boston Celtics. He is currently an executive with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. - 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, … - John Nash
John Nash is an NBA executive and former broadcaster. He was most recently General Manager of the Portland Trail Blazers, a role he held from 2003 until 2006. Prior to his stint with the Trail Blazers, Nash served as GM for the Washington Bullets (now the Washington Wizards), the New Jersey Nets, and the Philadelphia 76ers. He also has worked as a broadcaster for Comcast, and in several other NBA front office jobs. - Carroll Dawson
Carroll Dawson is a former assistant coach and general manager in the National Basketball Association, working for the Houston Rockets franchise for twenty-seven years until announcing his retirement in 2007. A native of Alba, Texas, Dawson played collegiate basketball at Paris Junior College and Baylor University during the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1960, he earned All-Southwest Conference honors after averaging 16.4 points per game for the Baylor Bears. - Lamar Hunt
Lamar Hunt was a promoter of American football, soccer, tennis, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee of the first three sports' halls of fame. He was one of the founders of the American Football League (AFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS), as well as MLS predecessor the North American Soccer League (NASL). He was also the founder and owner of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs, and at his death owned two MLS teams, … - Dick Versace
Dick Versace (born April 16 1940 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina) is a former basketball coach and National Basketball Association executive. He is also the first person of Puerto Rican descent to have coached an NBA team. His parents were Colonel Humbert Joseph Versace and Marie Teresa Rios, a famed Puerto Rican author. The 1960s television sitcom, "The Flying Nun" was based on one of her books. He has coached both at the collegiate level and in the NBA. - Elgin Baylor
Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American basketball player who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, a strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer. Reknowned for his acrobatic maneuvers on the court, Baylor regularly dazzled Lakers fans with his trademark hanging jump shots. He is regarded as one of the game's all-time greats. - Red McCombs
The oldest of four children, his family moved in 1943 to Corpus Christi, Texas. He briefly attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas where he played football (lineman and receiver) before serving in the Army in 1946 and 1947. After completing his Army stint, McCombs enrolled at The University of Texas, attending the business school and law school. While visiting a friend in Corpus Christi, he was convinced to try selling cars. - Richard Devos
Richard DeVos, Sr., (born March 4, 1926, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) is a billionaire co-founder of Amway (restructured as Alticor in 2000). In 2006, "Forbes" magazine listed him as the 73rd wealthiest person in the United States with an estimate net worth of USD$ 3.5 billion. In 2007, Forbes ranked him as the 249th richest person in the world. DeVos is a heart transplant recipient and is the owner of pro basketball's Orlando Magic. - Don Nelson
Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940 in Muskegon, Michigan) is a National Basketball Association head coach. He was named the head coach of the Golden State Warriors on August 30, 2006, his second stint with the franchise. He has also coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks and the Dallas Mavericks. As of March 4, 2007, Don Nelson's overall NBA coaching record is 1,216-914. An innovator, Nelson is credited with, among other things, … - Joe Dumars
Joe Dumars (born May 24, 1963 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a former basketball player in the NBA, and currently the Detroit Pistons' President of Basketball Operations. At 6'3" (190 cm) he could play either shooting guard or point guard on offense and was a highly effective defender. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dumars and Isiah Thomas combined to form one of the best backcourts in NBA history. - Terdema Ussery
Terdema L. Ussery II is president and CEO of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team. Ussery is in his eighth year as president and CEO of the Dallas Mavericks. He serves as an alternate governor for the Mavericks on the NBA Board of Governors and is a member of the WNBA board of directors. Under Ussery’s direction, the Dallas Mavericks has experienced increased corporate sponsorship, ticket sales, television revenues and community awareness. - Bruce Ratner
Bruce Ratner (born January 23, 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio) is president and CEO of Forest City Ratner, the New York division of Forest City Enterprises, which is based in Cleveland. Ratner was New York City's most active real estate developer during the 1990s. Ratner graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1967 and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1970. - Glen Taylor
Glen A. Taylor is a billionaire American businessman and the head of Taylor Corporation, a privately held multinational company in the printing and electronics businesses with more than 15,000 employees. Taylor grew up on a farm in Comfrey, Minnesota, and attended Minnesota State University, Mankato In which he now is one of the main benefactors, donating the funds to build the Taylor Center, the school's basketball arena. He worked at a local print shop in his early life. - Dave Checketts
Dave Checketts is an American sports manager. At 28, he became president and general manager of the Utah Jazz, making him the youngest chief executive in NBA history. He then spent a year as the general manager of NBA International. Chacketts became president of the New York Knicks in March 1991. The team set records for attendance, television ratings and revenue under his watch. Checketts became president and CEO of Madison Square Garden. - 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. - Donald Sterling
Donald T. Sterling is an American real estate mogul and the current owner of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers. Sterling acquired the Clippers in 1981 for $12.5 million, and today the team is valued at more than $240 million by Forbes magazine. - Pat Croce
Pasquale "Pat" Croce (born November 2, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American entrepreneur, sports team executive and owner, author, and TV personality. Croce began his career as a physical therapist and was a trainer for the Philadelphia Flyers for more than 10 years. He founded Sports Physical Therapists in 1984 and grew the business into a chain of 40 centers spanning 11 states before selling it in 1993 for $40 million. - Chris Mullin
Christopher Paul Mullin (born July 30, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) is the General Manager of the National Basketball Association's Golden State Warriors and a former American basketball player. Mullin played small forward in the NBA from 1985 to 2001. After playing at St. John's University, during which he won Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year three times and was a member of the 1984 amateur U.S. team, … - M. L. Carr
Michael Leon Carr (born January 9 1951 in Wallace, North Carolina) is a former basketball player in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association, and former head coach and General Manager of the Boston Celtics. He coached the Celtics for two seasons, posting a career record of 48 wins and 116 losses. - Jim Fitzgerald
James F. Fitzgerald (born March 1926 in Janesville, Wisconsin) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is best known as a former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors, both NBA teams. Fitzgerald attended Notre Dame ('47). In the 1960s, Fitzgerald built the first Holiday Inn in Janesville with other investors including J.P. Cullen and the Ryan brothers, both regionally noted construction firms, and expanded to other cities. - Larry Miller
Larry G. Miller, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a American sports executive. He is currently president of the Portland Trail Blazers National Basketball Association fanchise, being hired for the position on June 20 2007.. Miller replaced interim president Tod Leiweke in the role. Miller held a variety of executive positions at Nike, Inc, most recently Vice President and General Manager, Basketball, and prior to that President of the Jordan Brand. - Frank Layden
In the wee hours of most mornings, sometime between 7 and 7:30 or so, Frank Layden would walk onto the floor of the Delta Center. The building would be silent, save for a few watchmen wandering the halls. He'd stand on the court  ... Layden has been off the Jazz bench and in the president's office for more than 10 years, having moved upstairs after resigning as coach and turning the team over to then-assistant Sloan on Dec. 9, 1988. - John Gabriel
John Gabriel is an executive in the National Basketball Association. Currently serving as a scout/administrator for the Portland Trailblazers, he is best known for his stint as general manager with the Orlando Magic. During that time (1999—2003), he won the NBA's Executive of the Year award, only to be dismissed in the beginning of the 2003 season. - Cotton Fitzsimmons
Lowell Fitzsimmons (October 7, 1931 - July 24, 2004), better known as "Cotton", was a college and NBA basketball coach. A native of Hannibal, Missouri, USA, he attended Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. He coached the Phoenix Suns three times, and is often credited as the architect of the Suns' success of the late 1980s and early to middle 1990s. He got his first coaching job at Moberly Junior College in 1956. - 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. - Danny Ferry
Daniel John Willard (Danny) Ferry (born October 17, 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American former professional basketball player. Ferry currently works as the General Manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also spent the majority of his playing career with the Cavaliers and is the all-time leader in games played with the team with 723. - Mike Bantom
Michael Allen Bantom (born December 3 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9" power forward/center from Saint Joseph's University, Bantom won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics as a member of the United States national basketball team, who lost a controversial final game to the Soviet Union. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the eighth pick of the 1973 NBA Draft, … - Donnie Walsh
Joseph Donald Walsh Jr., better known as Donnie Walsh (born March 1 1941 in New York City) is a former professional basketball coach, and a current NBA executive. Walsh attended Fordham Preparatory School, in the Bronx, NY. Walsh played college basketball at the University of North Carolina playing for legendary Coach Frank McGuire and was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the NBA draft, but never played in the NBA.
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