NBA small forward Harrison Barnes plays for the Sacramento Kings. In high school, Scout.com and the ESPNU 100 both selected Barnes as the best student in his class. He was ranked as the second-best player in his class by Rivals.com. He guided his team to two consecutive 4A state championships in Iowa with the aid of a teammate. He was... read full bio
Former NBA point guard/shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors, Leandro Barbosa was barely seventeen years old when he started his professional basketball career in Brazil. At the end of his first season, he was ranked fourth in three-point shooting percentage, sixth in assists, and eleventh in field goals, earning him the title of Rookie of the Year. Barbosa was selected by... read full bio
Mario Chalmers won the 4A State Player of the Year award three times in high school, helped his squad win two state titles and was selected a McDonald's All-American and third team Parade All-American. Rivals.com ranked him as a five-star prospect. Chalmers was a star performer for the University of Kansas, earning accolades like Conference Player of the Week and National... read full bio
Jarrett Jack is a former point guard for the Brooklyn Nets. By the end of high school, Scout.com rated Jack as a four-star prospect, the No. 9 point guard in the country and the No. 40 player overall. With an average of 12.5 points and 5.1 assists per game while playing at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, he helped lead the club... read full bio
For the Jeonju KCC Egis of the Korean Basketball League, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson plays small forward. He made history when he was a player for Chester High School and was voted Delaware County Player of the Year for more than one season. He also had a significant role in the team's first perfect season in their 91-5 record and two state... read full bio
Kyle Korver is a former NBA player who spent time with the Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls and Philadephia 76ers. He received honors for being selected to the MVC All-Bench, All-Freshman, and All-Newcomer teams during his first year at Creighton University. He led the conference tournament champion Bluejays and was selected to the... read full bio
Herbert L. Williams is a former professional basketball player from the United States who played for eighteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between the years 1981 and 1999. Williams was born on February 16, 1958. Williams served the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as both the interim head coach and the assistant coach. His... read full bio
Khris Middleton is a shooting guard/small forward for the Milwaukee Bucks. Middleton won the title of state's top athlete during his junior and senior years of high school. In his senior year, he was chosen as the MVP of the Porter-Gaud Holiday Classic. He is the best shooter at his position, according to ESPN and the 64th best prospect in his... read full bio
Professional basketball player Patrick Patterson played for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. The high school basketball team Patterson coached won three straight state championships. He was rated as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com and was a McDonald's All-American in addition to being ranked as the third power forward and the No. 17 player in the country during his senior year.... read full bio
Jerryd Bayless plays for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. Bayless led the Wildcats in scoring and assists as a freshman while playing college basketball at Arizona. He led Arizona in scoring for the first time in school history and was also the first freshman to win MVP in more than 20 years. He received several honors, including second team All-Pac-10 and... read full bio
The current president of the Basketball Federation of Montenegro is Nikola Peković, a Serbian businessman, basketball executive and former professional player. Prior to spending seven years with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA, he began his playing career in Europe. He played at the center position and is at a height of 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m). He played for the... read full bio
Former Bosnian professional basketball player Mirza Teletović played power forward for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA. He once served as the national basketball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina's captain. With the club Sloboda Tuzia of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Teletović made his professional basketball debut in Europe. After that, he spent two seasons with Telindus Oostende... read full bio
Canadian point guard Tyler Ennis plays for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. At Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey, he participated in high school basketball. He steered the group to a school-record 35 victories and the No. 2 position in New Jersey during his junior season. The Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year award was given to him.... read full bio
Shooting guard/small forward Marco Belinelli hails from Italy and now plays for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Golden State Warriors made the selection of Belinelli in the first round of the NBA Draft. They chose him with the 18th overall pick. After playing in his debut NBA Summer League game, he led the Warriors to... read full bio
NBA power forward Noah Vonleh plays for the Boston Celtics. Vonleh was named a McDonald's All-American as a high school senior. He was recruited by a lot of college teams due to his recognition as a five-star recruit by Scout, Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN. After enrolling at Indiana University, Vonleh was selected for the All-Big Ten third team, the All-Freshman team and... read full bio
For the NBA team San Antonio Spurs, Tyler Zeller is a center. He guided his squad to four sectional victories and two state championships throughout high school. He received numerous awards, including first team Parade All-American, McDonald's All-American and Indiana Mr. Basketball. In addition to being a well-known high school basketball player, Zeller finished third in his class and had a... read full bio
NBA point guard/shooting guard Devin Harris plays for the Dallas Mavericks. He was voted Wisconsin's "Mr. Basketball" as a high school senior after setting scoring records at his school and being undefeated in the process. He guided the University of Wisconsin to two straight Big Ten Championships while still a college player. He received the second tournament's Most Outstanding Player... read full bio
Guard Shaun Livingston plays for the NBA's Golden State Warriors. He was crowned Illinois Mr. Basketball during his final year of high school. He also participated in the McDonald's High School All-American game and was named co-MVP. He would go on to be named one of the "100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament" later in his professional career... read full bio
Walter Bond is an American former NBA player. Walter Bond, like many other young men in Chicago, aspired to play basketball for the NBA. He rose from being a reserve player coming off the bench to become the first rookie free agent to start for the Dallas Mavericks by overcoming injuries and other difficulties with uncommon tenacity. The strong values... read full bio
Bo Kimble is a retired NBA basketball player from Philadelphia. Prior to joining the NBA, he played basketball for Loyola Marymount University. He played for the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers during his professional career. In the draft, Bo Kimble was chosen with the eighth overall pick. Bo Kimble also starred as a fictional high school student named... read full bio
