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
Nikola Jokic is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays center for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. He began his career playing youth basketball which led to him signing a contract with Mega Vizura in the Mega Basket club in Serbia. While there, Jokic was an ABA League Top Prospect and an Adriatic League MVP. Jokic then went on... 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
Derek Fisher is a former American professional basketball player who played for more than 14 years. He owns five NBA titles and is currently the president of the National Basketball Players Association. Fisher spent the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he was instrumental in the team's three-peat championship wins from 2000 to 2002. During this time,... read full bio
As a star basketball athlete, Fox attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was coached by the legendary Dean Smith. He graduated in 1991 with a B.A in Radio Television and Motion Pictures. He began his pro basketball career when he was drafted into the NBA by the Boston Celtics Red Auerbach as a first round pick.... read full bio
Gary Payton can attribute his successful seventeen-year basketball career in the NBA to his remarkable work ethic and his leadership on and off of the court. The only point guard ever to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, nine-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection, nine-time NBA All-Star and nine-time All-NBA Team member, he is widely considered one... read full bio
Kevin McHale is a retired American professional basketball player, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, and since has worked as the head coach of the Houston Rockets. McHale began working for the Minnesota Timberwolves immediately following his retirement at different times, as a TV analyst, general manager, and finally head coach. McHale then worked as an on-air analyst for NBA... read full bio
Mark Jackson is a retired NBA player and American basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach of the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. A point guard from St. John's University, he played for the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets in the NBA in a career... read full bio
Joe Dumars is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association. At 6'3 (190 cm) Dumars could play either shooting guard or point guard on offense and was a highly effective defender. He played for the Detroit Pistons from 1985 until 1999. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dumars and Isiah Thomas combined to form one of... read full bio
Chris Mullin is a former American basketball player and current head coach of the St. John's Red Storm. He previously served as special advisor for the Sacramento Kings and general manager of the Golden State Warriors. He is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (in 2010 as a member of the... read full bio
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
