- Billy Packer
Billy Packer (born February 25, 1940 in Wellsville, New York) is an American sportscaster for CBS Sports and a published author.
- Greg Oden
Greg Oden (born January 22 1988 in Buffalo, New York) is an American college basketball player who began playing for Ohio State University in the 2006-07 NCAA season. He attended Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, where he led them to three straight state titles and 45 consecutive wins under coach Jack Keefer.
- Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988 in Washington, D.C.) is a 6'9" basketball player for the Seattle SuperSonics, taken second in the 2007 NBA Draft from the University of Texas. He was selected as the 2006-2007 Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Year and received numerous other awards. After his freshman season, Durant opted to enter the NBA Draft and was selected #2 overall, behind fellow freshman Greg Oden.
- Andy Katz
Andy Katz is a senior college basketball journalist for ESPN.com. He is a regular sports analyst on "College GameNight" on ESPN. Katz attended the University of Wisconsin, and has worked for ESPN since January 5, 2000. Before Katz joined ESPN he was a sports reporter for the Fresno Bee.
- Tim Duncan
Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan (born April 25 1976 in Christiansted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. Duncan, current captain of the Spurs, is one of the most successful players of his generation. The 6'11", 260-pound power forward is a four-time NBA champion and a three-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
- Bob Knight
Robert Montgomery (Bob or Bobby) Knight (born October 25, 1940, in Massillon, Ohio, USA), also known as The General, is the head men's basketball coach at Texas Tech. He was previously head coach at Indiana and at Army. Knight has won more NCAA Division I men's basketball games than any other head coach. As of the 2007 NCAA tournament (3/27/07), that number stood at 890. Knight has won three NCAA championships (1976, 1981, 1987), …
- Joakim Noah
Joakim Noah (pronunciation: "JO-a-kim"; born February 25 1985 in New York, New York) is a basketball player for the Chicago Bulls. He played collegiate basketball for the University of Florida in the SEC of the NCAA from 2004-2007. Noah was a member of the Gators' teams that won the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments. On June 28, 2007, Noah was taken 9th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.
- Bill Self
Bill Self (born December 27, 1962 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma) is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Kansas. He is a four-time finalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year Award (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), was named National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News in 2000, and the Big 12 Coach Year in 2006. Self played collegiate basketball at Oklahoma State University, …
- Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976 in Denver, Colorado) is an American professional basketball player. Billups is the starting point guard and team captain for the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons. He played college basketball at the University of Colorado. He was honored by the university in 2004 as the fifth player to have his jersey (number 4) retired. His nickname is "Mr. Big Shot." He was the 2004 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
- Magic Johnson
Earvin "Magic" Johnson is chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson Development Corporation and Magic Johnson Enterprises. Johnson Development Corporation is dedicated to urban revitalization by providing entertainment complexes, restaurants and retail centers in underserved communities nationwide. The company operates 103 Starbucks nationwide, and has also opened six AMC Magic Johnson Theater complexes across the United States.
- John Calipari
John Vincent Calipari (born February 10 1959, in Moon Township (A suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States) is a former professional and current college basketball coach. Since 2000, he has been the head coach of the University of Memphis men's basketball team. Calipari lettered two years at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington before transferring to Clarion State, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing.
- Bruce Pearl
Bruce Pearl is an American college basketball coach who currently serves as the head coach of the University of Tennessee men's basketball team. A native of Boston, Pearl attended Sharon High School in Sharon, Massachusetts and is a 1982 graduate of Boston College. He and his wife, Kim, have two daughters, Jacqui and Leah, and two sons, Steven and Michael.
- Brandon Rush
Brandon Rush (born July 7, 1985) is a college basketball player from Kansas City, Missouri. He is currently a sophomore at the University of Kansas. A 2007 Wooden Award All-American who has led KU in scoring each of the last two seasons... A two time All-Big 12 First Team selection who can take over a game... Was one of the most decorated freshmen in KU history following 2005-06...
- Rudy Gay
Rudy Carlton Gay, Jr. (born August 17, 1986) in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. Gay played collegiately at the University of Connecticut.
- Chris Kaman
Christopher Zane Kaman (born April 28 1982, in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. Kaman stands seven feet tall (213 cm) and weighs 265 pounds (120 kg). Kaman played college basketball for Central Michigan University. The Los Angeles Clippers selected him with the sixth pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. Kaman played in 145 games in his first two NBA seasons, averaging 7.4 points per game, …
- Erin Andrews
Erin Andrews (born on May 4, 1978 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a television sports reporter. Andrews joined ESPN in May 2004 as a reporter for the network's National Hockey League coverage. Since the 2004 season, Andrews has served as a reporter for the ESPN College Football Saturday telecast, the Saturday Primetime college basketball game and Big Ten college basketball coverage. In 2005, she added Major League Baseball sideling reporting to her duties.
- Gary Williams
Gary B. Williams (born March 4, 1945 in Collingswood, New Jersey, United States) is the current head coach of the University of Maryland's Men's basketball team.
- Brook Lopez
Brook Lopez is a 7'0" American basketball player who currently plays for Stanford in the Pacific-Ten Conference of the NCAA.
- 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.
- Lorenzo Romar
Lorenzo Romar (born November 13, 1958 in South Gate, California, United States) is the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Washington. Romar also played basketball for the University of Washington from 1978 to 1980. After college, Romar was drafted by the Golden State Warriors and spent five years in the NBA. After the NBA, Romar played and coached for Athletes in Action.
- Craig Smith
Craig Smith (born November 10, 1983 in Inglewood, California) is an American professional basketball player. After playing for Boston College from 2002-2006, he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2006 NBA Draft. He is, and weighs. Smith scored 2,349 points in his collegiate career, placing him second on Boston College's career scoring list (behind Troy Bell). In his senior season, he had per-game averages of 17.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.2 steals, …
- Adam Morrison
Adam John Morrison is an American professional basketball player with the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association. Morrison played for three years at Gonzaga University and was considered to be one of the top college basketball players in 2005–06. He was a finalist for the Naismith and the Wooden Award.
- Tom Crean
Thomas Aaron "Tom" Crean (born March 25 1966, Mount Pleasant, Michigan) is the head coach of the Marquette University men's college basketball team, a position he has held since the 1999-2000 season. During Crean's tenure, the program has averaged 20 wins a year, won a conference championship, and made six postseason appearances, including the 2003 NCAA Final Four, the program's third appearance all-time and first since 1977.
- 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.
- Tom Izzo
Tom Izzo (born January 30, 1955 in Iron Mountain, Michigan) is the men's basketball coach for Michigan State University. Under Izzo, the program has been one of the most successful in the country, having won a national championship in 2000 and sent many players to the NBA. The Spartans have reached the Final Four in four of the past eight seasons, more than any other team during that time. Izzo has won four national coach of the year awards.
- Bill Russell
William Felton "Bill" Russell (born February 12, 1934) is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. A five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star, the 6 ft 9 in Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during Russell's thirteen-year career. Along with Henri Richard of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens, …
- Marcus Williams
Marcus Williams (born November 18, 1986) is an American NBA basketball player who plays small forward and shooting guard. He was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 33rd overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft.
- Tim Floyd
Tim Floyd (born February 25, 1954) is the current head coach of the University of Southern California men's college basketball team. Floyd is also a former head coach of several teams in both the NCAA and the NBA. Floyd is best known as the coach of the Bulls after Phil Jackson, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman left the team.
- Tyrus Thomas
Tyrus Wayne Thomas (born August 17, 1986 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player who played one season of college basketball at LSU and is now an NBA player for the Chicago Bulls.
- Rick Barnes
Rick Barnes (born July 17, 1954 in Hickory, North Carolina) is the current head coach of the University of Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. He has coached Texas for the last eight seasons, taking the team to the NCAA Tournament each year, including a Final Four appearance led by T. J. Ford in 2003. Barnes previously coached at George Mason University, Clemson University and Providence College. He is a 1977 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College.
- Brian Davis
Brian Keith Davis (born June 21 1970, in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is an American former college and professional basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft. A 6'7" guard-forward, Davis played football and basketball at Bladensburg High School, and was a member of the Duke Blue Devils' 1991 and 1992 back-to-back national championship basketball teams.
- Jameer Nelson
Jameer Nelson (born February 9, 1982 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the NBA. He is most famous for being one of the most popular stars of men's college basketball in the early 2000s, representing Saint Joseph's University of Philadelphia.
- Aaron Brooks
Aaron Jamal Brooks (born January 14, 1985) is an American basketball point guard who was selected 26th overall in the 2007 National Basketball Association Draft by the Houston Rockets. He had a college basketball career at the University of Oregon.
- Mike Brey
Mike Brey (born March 22, 1959 in Bethesda, Maryland) is an American college basketball coach. The Bethesda, Maryland native is the men's basketball head coach at University of Notre Dame since July 14, 2000. Brey graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland in 1977. As a two-year letter winner under coach Morgan Wootten, Brey helped the team to a 55-9 mark.
- Mike Davis
Mike Davis (born September 15, 1960 in Fayette, Alabama) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He formerly held the same position at Indiana University.
- Sidney Lowe
Sidney Lowe (born January 21 1960 in Washington, D.C.) is a current college basketball head coach at North Carolina State University, former NBA basketball player and coach.
- Geno Auriemma
Geno Auriemma (born March 23, 1954 in Montella, Italy) is an Italian-American basketball coach, best known as the head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, in which capacity Auriemma has led the Huskies to five National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I national championships (in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004) and has garnered five national Naismith College Coach of the Year awards.
- Stewart Mandel
Stewart Mandel is a sports writer for SI.com, focusing on college football. He currently writes the "College Football Mailbag" (The Mailbag) column, numerous individual features, and a College Football Blog. He also writes about men's college basketball. He is an AP voter in the NCAA Football AP poll. Stewart was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, attending Sycamore High School, and is a graduate of Northwestern University (1998) with a degree in Journalism.
- Marvin Williams
Marvin Gaye Williams, Jr. (born June 19, 1986 in Bremerton, Washington) is an American professional basketball player. He gained notoriety while playing college basketball under coach Roy Williams at the University of North Carolina. Williams currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association and is listed at 6' 9" and 230 pounds.
- Julian Wright
Julian Wright (born May 20, 1987) is an American basketball player from Chicago Heights, Illinois. He has recently finished his sophomore year at the University of Kansas and has declared for the NBA Draft. On June 28, 2007, Wright was taken 13th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Hornets.