Shane Battier is a truly outstanding person, and his successes on and off the court are evidence of both his extraordinary talent and persistent commitment. Battier showed off his exceptional talent at a young age, when at the age of 12, he was ranked first among 106 trumpeters at Birmingham, Michigan's acclaimed annual youth orchestra event. At Detroit Country Day, where... read full bio
Patrick Ewing, Sr. is a retired NBA Hall of Fame basketball player. After Patrick announced his retirement from the NBA, he worked as an assistant coach for several franchises and is currently the associate head coach for the Charlotte Hornets. During Patricks celebrated NBA career, he earned numerous achievements including being named an NBA All-Star eleven times, named to the... read full bio
Dominique Wilkins was named to seven All-NBA teams and nine consecutive All-Star squads and is a two-time winner of the NBA Slam-Dunk Championship. He won the NBA scoring title with an average of 30.3 points per game. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Wilkins is the Atlanta Hawks' all-time franchise leader in both scoring and steals. He... read full bio
Paul George is a professional forward for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. In his leading role during senior year of high school, George led his team to the Golden League championship, was named the Golden League MVP, the Antelope Valley Press Player of the Year, and a member of the Daily News All-Area Boys’ basketball team. George played college... read full bio
David West is a former professional basketball player for the NBA. West studied at Xavier University where he played basketball and was drafted 18th by the New Orleans Hornets. West went on to play for the Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, and retired with the Golden State Warriors. West is a two-time NBA champion, a two-time NBA All-Star, in college... read full bio
Andre Iguodala is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Miami Heat of the NBA. Iguodala is a shooting guard and small forward from Springfield, Illinois. He started his career playing basketball in high school at Lanphier High School. From there, Iguodala went on to play college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats at the University of Arizona. While... read full bio
Kemba Walker was drafted ninth overall by the Charlotte Hornets (known then as Charlotte Bobcats) in the NBA Draft. He was very successful in his time as a college basketball player with the University of Connecticut, as he gained national attention. He played every game during his first year and was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team. With... read full bio
Dirk Nowitzki is a German retired professional basketball player who has played in the German basketball sports club as well as the NBA. He is considered to be the greatest European basketball player of all time and began his career playing for DJK Wurzburg basketball club. From there, Nowitzki went on to be selected 9th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks... read full bio
Joel Embiid is a Cameroonian professional basketball player who plays center for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. Embiid was born in Yaounde, Cameroon, and moved to the United States when he was 16 to pursue a basketball career. He began playing at The Rock School and went on to play college basketball at the University of Kansas. While there,... read full bio
Rudy Gobert is a French professional basketball player who plays center for the Utah Jazz of the NBA. He was born in Saint-Quentin, France, and began his career playing for the Cholet Basket, a French junior team. After playing with Cholet for three years, Gobert went on to be selected 27th overall by the Denver Nuggets in the NBA draft... read full bio
Karl-Anthony Towns is a Dominican-American professional basketball player who plays center for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. Towns was born in Edison, New Jersey, and he began his career playing high school basketball at St. Joseph High School where he led the team to a state championship, which earned him a spot in the ESPN 25 national ranking of... read full bio
Jimmy Butler is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard / small forward for the Miami Heat of the NBA. Butler was born in Houston, Texas, and he began his career playing high school basketball. He went on to play college basketball for a year at Tyler JC and then went on to play at Marquette University where... read full bio
Mike Conley Jr. is an American professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Utah Jazz of the NBA. Conley is the son of Mike Conley Sr. who was an Olympic medalist who performed in track and field. Conley was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas and began his career playing basketball at Lawrence North High School. While playing in high... read full bio
Jrue Holiday is an American professional basketball player who plays point guard / shooting guard for the New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA. Holiday was born in Chatsworth, California, and he began his career playing high school basketball at Campbell Hall where he was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year and a Parade Magazine First Team All-American. He... read full bio
Nikola Vucevic is a Montenegrin professional basketball player who plays center for the Orlando Magic of the NBA. Vucevic was born in Morges, Switzerland, and he began his career playing in Europe before moving to Simi Valley, California, where he played a year of high school basketball at Stoneridge Preparatory before going on to play college basketball at the University... read full bio
Steven Adams is a New Zealand professional basketball player who plays center for Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. Adams was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, and he began playing basketball for the Wellington Saints of the National Basketball League where he was named NBL Rookie of the Year and became an NBL champion. Adams then moved to the United... read full bio
LaMarcus Aldridge is a power forward / center for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA. In high school, he became a second-team Parade All-American and Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 4A Player of the Year. He was ranked as the No. 4 center and the No. 16 player in the nation, along with being considered a five-star recruit... read full bio
Draymond Green is an American professional basketball player who plays power forward for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. Green was born in Saginaw, Michigan, and began his career playing high school basketball at Saginaw High School. From there, Green went on to play college basketball at Michigan State where he became very successful being a Big Ten Tournament... read full bio
Damian Lillard is an American professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. He was born in Oakland, California, and went on to play high school basketball at St. Joseph Notre Dame where he First-Team All-League his junior and senior year. Lillard went on to play college basketball at Weber State where he... read full bio
Reggie Miller spent the entirety of his 18-year NBA career with the Indiana Pacers. Miller was known for his precision three-point field goal shooting, especially in clutch situations. He holds the NBA record for career three-pointers made. Currently, he works as an NBA commentator for TNT. He is the younger brother of fellow TNT sportscaster Cheryl Miller and former Major... read full bio
