- Allen Iverson
Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7 1975, in Hampton, Virginia), nicknamed A.I. and The Answer, is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. An 11-year veteran at the age of 32, …
- 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.
- Andre Iguodala
Andre Tyler Iguodala (born January 28, 1984, in Springfield, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. He was sometimes nicknamed "Iggy", and "The Other A.I." because his initials are identical to former 76ers teammate Allen Iverson's.
- Wilt Chamberlain
Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21, 1936-October 12, 1999), nicknamed Wilt the Stilt and The Big Dipper, was an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player for the Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; and also played for the Harlem Globetrotters.
- Samuel Dalembert
Samuel Davis Dalembert (born May 10, 1981 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a professional basketball player who plays center with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. Dalembert began playing in Montreal, Canada and played college basketball at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, US. He is an occasional double-double achiever for the Sixers and averages around 3 blocks per game - placing him among the league's elite in this category.
- Charles Barkley
Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. Commonly nicknamed "Sir Charles" and "The Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley established himself as one of the most dominating power forwards in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected to both the All-NBA First Team and All-NBA Second Team five times, and All-NBA Third Team once.
- Kyle Korver
Kyle Elliot Korver (born March 17, 1981 in Lakewood, California) is an American basketball player with the Philadelphia 76ers. He plays small forward and was drafted out of Creighton University by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (51st overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft. Kyle competed in both the 2004 and 2005 Foot Locker Three-Point Shootouts, coming in third and second in those contests respectively.
- Andre Miller
Andre Lloyd Miller (born March 19, 1976 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. Miller played collegiately at the University of Utah for four years. His performance in 1998, including a very rare NCAA Tournament triple double, lead the Utes to the NCAA championship game where they lost to Kentucky. At Utah, Miller played with Keith Van Horn and Michael Doleac who also play in the NBA.
- Louis Williams
Louis Williams (born October 27, 1986 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American professional basketball player with the Philadelphia 76ers, who selected him with the 45th pick of the 2005 NBA Draft. Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but grew up in Snellville, Georgia, where he was a teammate of Mike Mercer at South Gwinnett High School. At South Gwinnett he was a four-time All-State selection and was named Georgia's "Mr. Basketball" in both his junior and senior year.
- Willie Green
Willie J. Green (born July 28 1981, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA currently with the Philadelphia 76ers. After a college career at the University of Detroit Mercy, Green was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round (41st overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft. He was later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for the draft rights to Paccelis Morlende and cash considerations.
- Julius Erving
Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950 in Roosevelt, New York), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a former American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim. Erving helped legitimize the now-defunct American Basketball Association (ABA). Much as some players are considered "the team," Dr.
- Aaron McKie
Aaron Fitzgerald McKie (born October 2 1972, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. McKie is a combo guard, playing at either point guard or shooting guard.
- Rodney Carney
Rodney Carney (born April 15, 1984 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Memphis and was selected in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls and shortly afterwards traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
- Jason Smith
Jason Smith (born in Kersey, Colorado) is a National Basketball Association power forward for the Philadelphia 76ers.
- Corliss Williamson
Corliss Mondari Williamson (born on December 4, 1973 in Russellville, Arkansas) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. His nickname is "Big Nasty", a moniker he received from his cousin when he was 13. In college, Williamson was a dominating power forward but became an undersized power forward in the NBA and has mostly played at the small forward position. Williamson starred at the University of Arkansas.
- John Salmons
John Rashall Salmons (born December 12, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA.
- Kenny Thomas
Kenneth (Kenny) Cornelius Thomas (born July 25 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays power forward for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association. He attended high school in El Paso, Texas, before moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico to play for Albuquerque High School during his senior season. Thomas attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, …
- Jerry Stackhouse
Jerry Darnell Stackhouse (born November 5 1974 in Kinston, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays both shooting guard and small forward for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.
- Bobby Jones
Bobby Ray Jones, Jr. (born January 9, 1984 in Compton, California, U.S.) is an American professional basketball player. After playing collegiately at the University of Washington, he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft and shortly thereafter traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Philadelphia's 2007 second round draft pick and cash considerations. As a senior at UW, he averaged 10.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, …
- 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.
- Derrick Coleman
Derrick D. Coleman (born June 21, 1967 in Mobile, Alabama) is a former basketball player in the NBA. Coleman grew up and attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and attended college at Syracuse University. He was selected first overall in the 1990 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Throughout his career, the left-handed Coleman has been an effective low post scorer with a reliable perimeter shooting touch. He enjoyed his best years as a member of the New Jersey Nets.
- Joe Smith
Joseph Leynard Smith (born July 26 1975, in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA. His height is listed as 6'10". Smith attended Maury High School and played at the University of Maryland. He was selected by the Golden State Warriors as the first overall pick of the 1995 NBA Draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1995-96 season. Smith is a power forward.
- Larry Hughes
Larry Hughes (born January 23 1979 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American professional basketball player who plays point guard for the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers. He is known by several nicknames including "STL" which references his being one of the few professional basketball players to come out of the Saint Louis area.
- Dikembe Mutombo
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo, more commonly known as Dikembe Mutombo (born June 25 1966), is a basketball player in the NBA, playing at the position of center for the Houston Rockets. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players of all time, winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times.
- Brian Skinner
Brian Skinner (born May 19 1976 in Temple, Texas) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. A 6'9", 265 lbs. forward-center from Baylor University, Skinner was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft. He has since played for the Clippers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Sacramento Kings, averaging 5.7 points per game.
- Shavlik Randolph
Ronald Shavelick Randolph (born November 24 1983 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American National Basketball Association player. On August 5, 2005, the 6'10" (2.08 m) Randolph was signed to a free-agent contract by the Philadelphia 76ers. Randolph played for Duke University from the 2003 season through 2005.
- Kevin Ollie
Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27 1972, in Dallas, Texas) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. Prior to his professional career, Ollie starred at the University of Connecticut. After his college playing days were over, he joined the Connecticut Pride of the Continental Basketball Association. After that, he has spent 7 years in the NBA with 10 different teams.
- Moses Malone
Moses Eugene Malone (born March 23, 1955 in Petersburg, Virginia) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player who also played in the American Basketball Association (ABA), as well as on the NBA's Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs and Washington Bullets. Malone played 21 seasons in the NBA. Before retiring from basketball, he was the last ABA participant to still be playing in the NBA.
- Tim Thomas
Timothy (Tim) Mark Thomas (born on February 26 1977, in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Los Angeles Clippers. After spending one year at Villanova he was drafted seventh overall by the New Jersey Nets in the 1997 NBA Draft and immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for the Sixers' draft pick Keith Van Horn. In 1999, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.
- Steven Hunter
Steven D. Hunter (born October 31 1981 in Chicago, Illinois) is a professional basketball player currently with the Philadelphia 76ers. He's listed as a center-forward and has played for the Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns and the Philadelphia 76ers. He's averaged 3.9 points per game through his career. In the 2005 offseason he signed with the 76ers as a free agent. They traded him to the Hornets on February 1, 2006 in exchange for two second-round draft picks.
- Maurice Cheeks
Maurice "Mo" Edward Cheeks (born September 8 1956, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is the 21st current head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, having been hired on May 23, 2005. He was head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers from the start of the 2001-02 season until March 2, 2005, when he was fired from the position.
- Speedy Claxton
Craig "Speedy" Claxton (born May 8 1978, in Hempstead, New York) is an American professional basketball player with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. Prior to the NBA, Claxton played at Hofstra University, where he played under current Villanova University coach Jay Wright. At Hofstra, Claxton led the Pride to the America East Championship defeating the University of Delaware in the championship game at Hofstra Arena.
- Marc Jackson
Marc Anthony Jackson (born January 16 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the New Orleans Hornets. After a career at Temple University, he was drafted in the second round (37th overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors; however he did not commence play with them until 2000. Fearing that they would lose out as there was no guarantee he would sign a second contract with them, …
- Raja Bell
Raja Bell (born September 19 1976 in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands) is a basketball shooting guard who currently plays for the Phoenix Suns. Bell grew up in the greater Miami area attending Miami Killian Senior High School. He began his college career at Boston University, but after two seasons he transfered to Florida International University. Bell went undrafted out of college. He signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on August 2 2000, …
- Matt Barnes
Matt Kelly Barnes (born March 9 1980 in Santa Clara, California) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Golden State Warriors.
- Bruce Bowen
Bruce Bowen Jr. is an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player. The 6'7", 200 lbs. Bowen plays small forward for the San Antonio Spurs. He is an alumnus of Edison High School and Cal State Fullerton and also a former member of the NBA Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers, the CBA Rockford Lightning and the French clubs Le Havre, Evreux and Besançon BCD. Regarded as one of the best defenders in the NBA, …
- Joe Bryant
Joseph Washington "Jellybean" Bryant (born October 19 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional basketball player and the father of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Bryant was also the coach of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks, but was fired on April 4, 2007. After starring at La Salle University, Bryant was drafted in the first round by the Golden State Warriors in 1975. Before the season started, though, he was dealt to his hometown team, …
- Eric Snow
Eric Snow (born April 24, 1973 in Canton, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. Snow began his basketball career at Canton McKinley High School, where he played with classmate and former NBA player Michael Hawkins. Snow graduated high school in 1991, and enrolled at Michigan State University.
- Efthimios Rentzias
Efthimios Rentzias ; born January 11 1976 in Trikala, Greece) is a professional basketball player most notably a former member of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. Rentzias began his professional career with PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece) in 1994-95 before transferring to FC Barcelona in 1997-98. He was a member of the Greek national team from 1994-2002 and competed in the 1996 Olympic Games, …
- Anthony Parker
Anthony Michael Parker (born June 19, 1975 in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American professional basketball player currently with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Toronto Raptors. After graduating from Bradley University with a major in liberal arts, he entered the 1997 NBA Draft and played briefly in the NBA before plying his trade in Europe.