Among the most accomplished female basketball players to ever don a uniform is Candace Parker. Being the youngest of three children born to Larry and Sara Parker, Candace was raised by her two older brothers, Marcus and former NBA star Anthony, and developed a deep love for basketball from a young age. More than just a brilliant player on the... read full bio
Calvin Booth is a former professional basketball player. Calvin Booth attended Penn State University. He was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. He was a second team All-Big Ten Conference pick. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at Penn State. Booth was drafted by the Wizards. He has played for the Wizards, the Dallas Mavericks, the Seattle... read full bio
C.J. McCollum is a shooting guard/ point guard for the Portland Trailblazers of the NBA. McCollum graduated from high school as the leading scorer in the school’s history with 1405 career points and was named Gatorade Ohio Boys Basketball Player of the Year. As a freshman at Lehigh University, he made Patriot League history, as he was the first freshman... read full bio
Byron Scott is a retired National Basketball Association player and former head coach of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. He was also formerly the head coach of the NBA's New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, and Cleveland Cavaliers. Once named NBA Coach of the Year, he led both the New Jersey Nets and New Orleans Hornets to All-Star Games. Byron... read full bio
Bruce Bowen is an American former professional basketball player who was a small forward in the NBA who also played internationally as well. Bowen was born in Merced, California, and started his basketball career playing at Edison High School and went on to play college basketball at Cal State Fullerton. Bowen went on to play professionally in French teams such... read full bio
Brook Lopez is an American professional basketball player who plays center for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. Lopez was born in North Hollywood, California, and began his professional career playing basketball at San Joaquin Memorial High School. From there, he went on to play college basketball for Stanford University where he played for two years before going on to... read full bio
Brock Huard is a retired NFL quarterback who played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Indianapolis Colts. Brock and his brother Damon became the NFL's first set of brothers to start at quarterback on the same weekend in league history. After an impressive senior year Brock was drafted into the NFL. He played for his hometown Seattle Seahawks before moving... read full bio
Brent Barry is a retired NBA player. Barry played as a shooting guard for six different NBA teams, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Miami Heat, the Chicago Bulls, the Seattle SuperSonics, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Houston Rockets. He won two NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs. Barry is an NBA All-Rookie Second Team and NBA Slam Dunk... read full bio
Breanna Stewart excels. "Stewie" won crowns in the WNBA, EuroLeague and an Olympic gold before claiming her biggest title to date: mom. She won three championships in the space of one year. Stewie is the first athlete of any gender to achieve that accomplishment. He is widely regarded as the best collegiate basketball player of all time. Stewie is a four-time NCAA... read full bio
Brandon Roy is an American basketball coach and a former professional basketball NBA player. Roy was born in Seattle, Washington, and began his basketball career playing at Garfield High School where he was considered a four-star recruit by Scout.com and was featured as the number 6 shooting guard and number 36 player in the nation. Roy went on to play... read full bio
Brandon Knight is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. Knight was born in Miami, Florida, and began his basketball career playing at Pine Crest High School. While playing in high school, Knight was named Gatorade National Player of the Year two years in a row, Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year, was a... read full bio
Brandon Jennings is a former professional point guard for the NBA. When he was a senior in high school, Jennings set the school record for points in a season, and his impressive performance throughout the year earned him some of high school basketball’s most prestigious honors: Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award, Gatorade Player of the Year, Parade Magazine... read full bio
Brandon Bass is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association. Bass was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and started his basketball career playing in high school at Capitol High School. While there he was part of the second-team Parade All-American. Bass went on to play college basketball at Louisiana... read full bio
Bradley Beal is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the NBA who plays as shooting guard. Beal began his basketball career in high school playing for Chaminade College Prep in Creve Coeur, Missouri. While playing in high school, Beal represented the United States at the FIBA World Under-17 World Championship as well as the FIBA Americas... read full bio
Boris Diaw is a French retired professional basketball player who played with the Pro A as well as the NBA. Diaw started playing basketball at his high school, INSEP. From there, he went on to play for Pau-Orthez of the LNB Pro A for two years before being drafted 21st overall in the NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Over... read full bio
Gawen DeAngelo Bonzi Wells is a retired American professional basketball player who played for five different teams while in the NBA. He played for The Memphis Grizzlies, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Sacramento Kings, the New Orleans Hornets, and the Houston Rockets. Wells also played basketball in college for Ball State University, and Ball State later retired his jersey to... read full bio
Bobby Simmons is a professional basketball player in the NBA. He was selected as the 41st pick overall in the second round of the NBA draft. He has played with the Seattle SuperSonics, Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, and San Antonio Spurs. Bobby was selected as the Most Valuable Player while... read full bio
Bob Dandridge is a retired NBA player. He attended Norfolk State and was drafted in the fourth round by the Milwaukee Bucks. He played with the Bucks for eight seasons wining his first NBA championship title in his sophomore season. He moved on the play with the Washington Bullets for four seasons, wining another NBA championship title with the team.... read full bio
Author, speaker, and retired basketball player Bob Love is all about overcoming adversity and persevering through struggles. Love began his basketball career playing in high school and college, playing for Morehouse High School and Southern University. Afterwards, he played for the Eastern Basketball League and averaged 25 points per game, earning him the EBL Rookie of the Year Award. He... read full bio
Bob Cousy is a former American professional basketball player. Cousy played point guard with the Boston Celtics and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals. Cousy first demonstrated his basketball abilities while playing for his high school varsity team in his junior year. He obtained a scholarship to the College of the Holy Cross, where he led the Crusaders to berths in... read full bio
