- Brandon Roy
Brandon Roy (born July 23, 1984 in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional basketball player with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association.
- Zach Randolph
Zach Randolph (born July 16, 1981 in Marion, Indiana) is an American professional basketball player currently with the New York Knicks of the NBA.
- Lamarcus Aldridge
LaMarcus Nurae Aldridge (born July 19, 1985, in Dallas, Texas) is an American professional basketball player with the Portland Trail Blazers. He is a power forward.
- Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Jay Arenas Jr. (born January 6, 1982 in Florida) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Washington Wizards. Arenas overcame his modest NBA debut, including being a second-round draft pick, to establish himself as one of the most dominant and clutch players in the NBA. From the time of his entry into the league, Arenas's popularity soared.
- Jermaine O'Neal
Jermaine L. O'Neal (born October 13 1978, in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American National Basketball Association player who currently plays for the Indiana Pacers. O'Neal, a 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 260 lb (113 kg) forward-center, declared his eligibility for the 1996 NBA Draft straight out of high school and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 17th pick of the first round.
- Rasheed Wallace
Rasheed Abdul Wallace (born September 17 1974, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He currently plays power forward for the Detroit Pistons. At 6 ft 11 in (213 cm) and 230 lb (104.3 kg), Wallace plays power forward or center depending on the opposition. Originally selected out of the University of North Carolina by the Washington Bullets (now the Wizards) in the 1995 NBA Draft, …
- Nate McMillan
Nathaniel "Nate" McMillan (born August 3, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Prior to his coaching stint with the Blazers, McMillan was head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics for five years, after succeeding Paul Westphal in 2000. Between 1998 and 2000 he served as an assistant coach for the team. McMillan spent twelve years playing for the Sonics, …
- Jarrett Jack
Jarrett Matthew Jack (born October 28, 1983 in Fort Washington, Maryland) is a basketball player for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Before being selected in the 2005 NBA Draft, he attended and played for Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia. In his sophomore year (2003-04) he helped guide Georgia Tech to the NCAA Finals with 12.5 points and 5.1 assists a game. In his junior and final year at Georgia Tech he averaged 15.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists.
- Martell Webster
Martell Webster (born December 4, 1986 in Edmonds, Washington) is an American professional basketball player currently a member of the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. The 6'7" (2.01 m), 229 lbs (95 kg) shooting guard was selected by the Blazers with the sixth pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. He is nicknamed "The Definition" as a play on his surname (popularized by Webster's Dictionary), given to him by a personal friend.
- Travis Outlaw
Travis Marquez Outlaw (born September 18 1984 in Starkville, Mississippi) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. Entering the 2003 NBA Draft directly out of Starkville High School, Mississippi, the 6'9" forward was a first-round selection (23rd overall) by the Trail Blazers. He has averaged 6.8 points on 45.0% field goal shooting and 2.6 rebounds per game during his four-year career.
- Corey Maggette
Corey Antoine Maggette (born November 12, 1979 in Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S.) is an American professional basketball player, positioned at small forward for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. He excelled at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois, where he was an All-American in basketball and also an Illinois high school state track finalist in long jump and triple jump.
- Steve Blake
Steven Hanson Blake (born February 26, 1980 in Hollywood, Florida) is an American professional basketball player at the point guard position. Currently, he plays for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers; previously he played for the Washington Wizards, Portland Trail Blazers, Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets.
- Darius Miles
Darius LaVar Miles (born October 9, 1981 in Belleville, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Miles attended East St. Louis High School, and, after failing to receive a qualifying SAT score to attend St. John's University, entered the 2000 NBA Draft and was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the 3rd overall pick; at the time the highest that a player entering the NBA directly from high school had been drafted.
- Joel Przybilla
Joel Anthony Przybilla (October 10 1979 in Monticello, Minnesota) is a professional basketball player in the NBA. A 7'1" (2.16 m) center, he currently plays for the Portland Trail Blazers.
- James Jones
James Andrew Jones (born October 4 1980 in Miami, Florida) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. The 6'8" (203cm), 215 lb (98 kg) small forward who attended American Senior High was picked 49th by the Indiana Pacers in the 2003 NBA Draft out of the University of Miami. After playing in only six games during his rookie campaign, he played almost a full season during 2004-05, …
- 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.
- Channing Frye
Channing Thomas Frye (born May 17, 1983 in White Plains, New York) is an American professional basketball player with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. His positions are center and power forward. He attended the University of Arizona. Standing at 6 ft 11 in and 248 lb, Frye was expected to be a high pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. He was selected 8th overall by the New York Knicks, and was the first college senior to be selected in that draft.
- Bonzi Wells
Gawen DeAngelo "Bonzi" Wells (born September 20, 1976 in Muncie, Indiana, U.S.) is an American pro basketball player. A 6' 5" shooting guard, he currently plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association.
- Sebastian Telfair
Sebastian Telfair (born June 9, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics. Telfair was the 13th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers out of Abraham Lincoln High School. At 6', he is the shortest high school player ever to be drafted. He had committed to the University of Louisville and coach Rick Pitino during his senior year, but decided to turn professional instead.
- 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.
- 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.
- Desagana Diop
DeSagana N'gagne Diop (pronounced Suh-GAH-nah JOP) (born January 30 1982 in Dakar) is a Senegalese professional basketball player currently playing for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. Standing seven-feet tall (213 cm) and weighing 280 lbs. (127 kg), Diop's natural position is center.
- Steve Smith
Steve Smith is vice president of Government and Community Affairs for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc). Smith serves as the company's liaison to elected officials and community leaders, helping to guide the development and implementation of all Turner community relations and employee volunteer projects. He also consults on the review, selection and funding of community non-profit organizations through TBS, Inc.'s corporate philanthropy program.
- Juan Dixon
Juan Dixon (born October 9 1978 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Toronto Raptors. Dixon rebounded from a traumatic childhood to make the NBA. Both his mother, Juanita, and father, Phil, were heroin addicts, and both died of AIDS-related illnesses before Dixon was 17 years old. Dixon was raised by his grandparents Roberta and Warnick Graves in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Derek Anderson
Derek Lamont Anderson (born July 18, 1974 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Bobcats. Anderson is a graduate of Doss High School and was a Kentucky All-Star. Anderson played college basketball at the Ohio State University and the University of Kentucky. In 1996, Anderson helped the University of Kentucky win the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship as part of a team that featured seven future NBA players.
- 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.
- Wally Szczerbiak
Walter Robert "Wally" Szczerbiak (born March 5 1977, in Madrid, Spain) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics. He was born in Spain while his father Walter (a former ABA player) was playing for Real Madrid, and spent much of his childhood in Europe during his father's playing career. When Walter retired, he moved his family back to his native Long Island, New York, where Wally attended high school in Cold Spring Harbor.
- Jamaal Magloire
Jamaal Dane Magloire (born May 21 1978 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently with the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. He attended Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute.
- Tyronn Lue
Tyronn Jamar Lue (born on May 3, 1977 in Mexico, Missouri) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays point guard for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. Tyronn Lue attended Raytown High School in Missouri. He later went to University of Nebraska, where he attended through his Junior year. He played basketball and studied Sociology. He finished his Nebraska career ranked third on the all-time list in assists (432), …
- Theo Ratliff
Theophilus Curtis Ratliff (born April 17, 1973 in Demopolis, Alabama) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He primarily plays the center position, and is known as an excellent shot-blocker. He has twice led the league in blocks per game and is fourth among active players in blocks, trailing only Dikembe Mutombo, Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning.
- Josh McRoberts
Joshua Scott McRoberts (born February 28, 1987 in Carmel, Indiana) was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 37th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. McRoberts, a 6-10 power forward/center, played his college ball for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team during the 2006 and 2007 seasons.
- Dan Dickau
Daniel (Dan) David Dickau (born September 16, 1978 in Portland, Oregon) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA with the New York Knicks. Dickau graduated from Prairie High School in Vancouver, WA. He played for the University of Washington Huskies prior to transferring to, and becoming a standout point guard for, the Gonzaga University Bulldogs. He was named a first team All-American his senior year along with future NBA players and teammate Juan Dixon, …
- 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.
- Raef Lafrentz
Raef Andrew LaFrentz (born May 29 1976, in Hampton, Iowa) is an NBA basketball player currently with the Portland Trail Blazers. LaFrentz is a power forward and occasionally plays at center. He is mostly known for his perimeter skills and his shot blocking ability. He wears number 45. LaFrentz played basketball at the University of Kansas, finishing in 1998. He played with current Celtic Paul Pierce while at Kansas.
- Ime Udoka
Ime Udoka (pronounced EE-may you-DOE-kuh) (born August 9, 1977 in Portland, Oregon) is an American professional basketball player of partial Nigerian descent. He is currently a free agent. Udoka, a small forward, attended Portland's Jefferson High School and Portland State University where he starred for the Vikings. He started his professional basketball career by playing in the NBDL with the Charleston Lowgators.
- 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.
- Danny Ainge
Daniel Ray Ainge (born March 17, 1959 in Eugene, Oregon, USA) is a former professional basketball and baseball player who played in the NBA for the Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, and Phoenix Suns, and also in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays. He is currently the Executive Director of Basketball Operations for the Celtics.
- Randy Foye
Randy Foye (born September 24, 1983 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. He previously played for Villanova University. He was selected seventh overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, immediately traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, and later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Foye attended East Side High School in Newark, where he was selected as New Jersey Player of the Year, …
- Keyon Dooling
Keyon Latwae Dooling is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Orlando Magic of the NBA. A 6'3", 195 lbs point guard from the University of Missouri, Dooling was selected by the Orlando Magic with the 10th overall pick of the 2000 NBA Draft and traded on draft day to the Los Angeles Clippers along with Corey Maggette, Derek Strong, and cash for a future 1st round selection. He proved disappointing to many in Los Angeles, …
- Antonio McDyess
Antonio Keithflen McDyess (born September 7 1974, in Quitman, Mississippi) is an American 6'9" (2.06 m), 245 lb. (111 kg) professional basketball player in the NBA, currently a reserve power forward for the Detroit Pistons. McDyess played college basketball at the University of Alabama.