- 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.
- Antawn Jamison
Antawn Cortez Jamison [pronounced an-TWAHN] (born June 12 1976, in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He currently plays power forward for the Washington Wizards and the USA National Team. Jamison played college basketball at University of North Carolina for three seasons, averaging 19.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.
- Caron Butler
James Caron Butler, known as Caron Butler (pronounced "Kuh-RONN") (born March 13 1980, in Racine, Wisconsin), is an American professional basketball player, currently starting at small forward for the NBA's Washington Wizards.
- Eddie Jordan
Edward Montgomery "Eddie" Jordan (born January 29, 1955 in Washington, D.C.) is the current head coach of the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
- Brendan Haywood
Brendan Todd Haywood (born November 27 1979, in New York City, United States) is an American professional basketball player. The 7' 0", 263-lb. center currently plays for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association.
- Deshawn Stevenson
DeShawn Stevenson (born April 3 1981 in Fresno, California) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Washington Wizards of the NBA. He entered the NBA directly from Washington Union High School in his hometown of Fresno and was picked by the Utah Jazz with the 23rd overall selection of the 2000 NBA Draft. A shooting guard, he has played for the Jazz and the Orlando Magic, averaging 8.2 points per game in his career.
- Kwame Brown
Kwame James Brown (born March 10 1982 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American NBA player who plays power forward and center for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was the first overall pick of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards, and was the first #1 draft pick to be drafted straight out of high school.
- Etan Thomas
Dedreck Etan Thomas, commonly referred to as Etan Thomas (born April 1 1978 in Harlem, New York), is an American professional basketball player in the NBA with the Washington Wizards. After playing for Syracuse University, Thomas was drafted 12th overall in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Without ever playing a game for the Mavs, was traded to the Washington Wizards in 2001 and has averaged 6.7 points and 5.3 rebounds throughout his career.
- 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.
- 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, …
- 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), …
- Andray Blatche
Andray Blatche (born August 22, 1986 in Syracuse, New York) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. Andray attended the South Kent Preparatory School in South Kent, Connecticut. He declared for the 2005 NBA Draft out of high school, and while originally thought of as a first round prospect, he slipped to the second round and was taken by the Washington Wizards with their only selection, the 49th pick. Blatche was shot in a carjacking on September 25, 2005, …
- Jarvis Hayes
Jarvis James Hayes (born August 9, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Washington Wizards of the NBA. A 6'7", 220 lbs. small forward from University of Georgia, Hayes was selected by the Wizards in the first round (10th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft. Throughout his NBA career, Hayes has averaged 8.8 points per game.
- Ernie Grunfeld
Ernest (Ernie) Grunfeld (born April 24 1955, in Satu Mare, Romania) is an American former professional basketball player. He served as general manager of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association from 1989 to 1999, and as the Bucks' general manager from 1999-2003, at which time he became the President of Basketball Operations for the Washington Wizards.
- Karl Malone
Karl "The Mailman" Anthony Malone (born July 24 1963, in Bernice, Louisiana) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was nicknamed in college as the "Mailman" for his consistency ("the mailman always delivers") and his work in the post. Malone twice won the NBA Most Valuable Player award. He is generally considered one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history, and has scored the second most points in NBA history, …
- David Lee
David Lee (born April 29, 1983 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's New York Knicks. A 6'9", 249 lb. power forward, Lee played collegiately for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida.
- Darius Songaila
Darius Songaila(pronounced:Son-Guy-La) (born on February 14, 1978 in Kapsukas, Lithuanian SSR, USSR, today known as Marijampolė, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, currently with the NBA's Washington Wizards. He stands 6' 8" (2.03 m) tall and weighs 240 pounds (109 kg). Songaila came to the United States to attend high school, and went on to a four-year career at college at Wake Forest University.
- 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), …
- 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, …
- Mike Brown
Michael “Mike” Brown is an American basketball coach. He is the head coach of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers since June 2, 2005. After learning the game under Gregg Popovich, Brown is widely regarded as a defensive specialist. He turned the Cavaliers into one of the top defensive teams in the NBA and guided them into the 2007 NBA Finals.
- Jared Jeffries
Jared Scott Carter Jeffries (born November 25 1981, in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the NBA. He was drafted in 2002 by the Washington Wizards as the 11th overall pick. At 6'11", he plays at the small forward position, although he was known to play the starting shooting guard position on many occasions with the Wizards. Jeffries is a versatile player, able to do many things on the court including rebounding, …
- Abe Pollin
Abe Pollin (born December 3, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is the current owner of the NBA's Washington Wizards, and former owner of the NHL's Washington Capitals and WNBA's Washington Mystics. Pollin graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1945, where he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau, a historically Jewish fraternity. A successful construction contractor in the Washington area, …
- 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 Simmons
Bobby Simmons (born June 2 1980 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. Simmons played three years of college basketball for DePaul University before being selected in the second round (42nd pick overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Simmons's draft rights were traded to the Washington Wizards for Predrag Drobnjak on June 27, 2001. Bobby was traded by the Wizards on September 11, …
- 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.
- Oleksiy Pecherov
Oleksiy Pecherov (born December 8, 1985 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian basketball player. He stands at 6'11". The NBA's Washington Wizards drafted him with the 18th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. Oleksiy has played with Paris Basket Racing internationally. He may play in the NBA next year or remain in the European leagues, depending on whether or not the Wizards buy out his current contract.
- Dominic McGuire
Dominic McGuire (born October 20, 1985 in San Diego) is an American basketball player. He is currently a power forward for the Washington Wizards in the National Basketball Association.
- 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.
- 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.
- Michael Ruffin
Michael David Ruffin (born 21 January 1977 in Denver, Colorado) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. After playing college basketball at the University of Tulsa, Ruffin was drafted in the second round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He has played for the Bulls, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards.
- 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.
- Calvin Booth
Calvin Lawerence Booth (born May 7, 1976 in Reynoldsburg, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA currently with Washington Wizards.
- Jannero Pargo
Jannero Pargo (born October 22, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is a professional basketball player with the New Orleans Hornets. He has also played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors and the Chicago Bulls. He played collegiately for the University of Arkansas after transferring from Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kansas. A rarely-seen player known for his timely 3-point shooting, …
- Charles Oakley
Charles Oakley (born December 18, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a retired American professional basketball player who played power forward in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards and Houston Rockets. He is 6'9" and 245 lb.
- Ted Leonsis
Theodore "Ted" J. Leonsis is a pioneer of the Internet and new media, a sports team owner, and an active philanthropist. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1957 to Greek immigrant parents, their goal was for their only son to become educated and go to a good college.. As one of the country's premiere business leaders, Leonsis is a Vice Chairman of AOL LLC. He is also the majority owner of Lincoln Holdings LLC, …
- Bernard King
Bernard King (born December 4, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player at the small forward position in the NBA and one of the NBA's all-time greatest scorers. He played all or part of 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets (1977-1979, 1992-93), Utah Jazz (1979-80), Golden State Warriors, (1981-1982), New York Knicks (1983-1987), and the Washington Bullets (1987-1991).
- 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.
- Donell Taylor
Quence Donell Taylor II (born July 26 1982 in Washington, D.C.) is a professional basketball player who currently competes for the NBA's Washington Wizards. A 6'5" point guard, Taylor attended Okaloosa-Walton Community College and University of Alabama at Birmingham. Undrafted, he signed with the Washington Wizards as a free agent in August 2005. His twin brother Ronell played alongside him at UAB.
- Rod Thorn
Rodney King "Rod" Thorn (born May 23, 1941, in Princeton, West Virginia) is the president and general manager of the NBA's New Jersey Nets. A highly-regarded high school athlete in both basketball and baseball, Thorn attended West Virginia University, where he was an All-American guard in basketball, as well as playing three seasons on the WVU baseball team. In the 1963 NBA Draft, Thorn was the second player selected overall, drafted by the Baltimore Bullets.
- 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.