Dion Waiters is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and started his career playing high school basketball at the Life Center Academy where he was featured in outlets such as ESPNU, ESPN 100 and Rivals.com. Waiters went on to play college basketball at... read full bio
Derrick Williams is an American professional basketball player who plays power forward for Fenerbahce of the Turkish Basketball Super League as well as the EuroLeague. Williams was born in Bellflower, California, and he began his career playing high school basketball at La Mirada. From there, he went on to play college basketball at the University of Arizona where he was... read full bio
Derrick Favors is an American professional basketball player who plays power forward / center for the New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA. Favors was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and he began his career playing high school basketball at South Atlanta High School, where he was rated one of the best players in the country by Scout.com, ESPNU100, and Rivals.com. In... read full bio
Andre Ingram is an American professional basketball player who has most recently played as shooting guard for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. Ingram was born in Richmond, Virginia, and began playing basketball at a young age. Ingram played basketball in high school where he led his team to the Group AAA championship and was named the... read full bio
Ricky Davis is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA for several years. Davis was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and he began his career playing basketball in high school before going on to play a season of college basketball at the University of Iowa before being selected in the first round, 21st overall pick by... read full bio
K.C. Jones is an American retired professional basketball player and coach who previously played as point guard in the NBA and has coached for various teams in the NBA. Jones was born in Taylor, Texas, and he began his career playing college basketball at the University of San Francisco where he helped lead the school to two NCAA championships and... read full bio
Jiri Welsch is a Czech former professional basketball player who has most previously played for the BK Pardubice of the Czech Republic National Basketball League and who has also played in the NBA and has played nationally for the Czech Republic basketball team. Welsch was born in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, and he began his career playing with BK JIP Pardubice of... read full bio
Raef LaFrentz is an American retired professional basketball player who played both power forward and center in the NBA. LaFrentz was born in Hampton, Iowa, and he began his career playing high school basketball where he was named to the USA Today All-USA 1st team and was also a McDonald’s All-American. After high school, LaFrentz playing in the U.S. Olympic... read full bio
Marcus Banks is an American former professional basketball player who played as point guard in the NBA for several years. Banks was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and he began his career playing college basketball at Dixie College before transferring to UNLV where he was named co-defensive player of the year of the Mountain West Conference. Banks went on to... read full bio
Tom Gugliotta is a former American professional basketball player who played power forward in the NBA for 13 years. Gugliotta was born in Huntington Station, New York, and he began his career playing high school basketball before going on to play basketball at North Carolina State University where he was a second-team All-ACC, a first-team All-ACC, and a third-team All-American... read full bio
Tony Allen is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA for several years as shooting guard and small forward. Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois, and he began his career playing basketball in high school before going on to play college basketball at Butler County Community College where he was named second team All-Jayhawk West Conference... read full bio
Dewan Hernandez is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. Hernandez was born in Miami, Florida, and he began his career playing football in high school where he was the Miami Herald 8A-6A Player of the Year, was a McDonald’s All-American where he played in the McDonald’s All-American Game, and went on... read full bio
Jamal Murray is a Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Denver Nuggets as a point guard in the NBA. Murray was born in Kitchener, Ontario, and he began his career playing basketball at only 3 years old and went on to play pick-up games as a young teenager. During his high school basketball career, Murray was the... read full bio
Willis Reed is a retired American basketball player who was voted as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. His basketball abilities were clear at a very young age in Louisiana. Reed attended Grambling State University for basketball and accumulated 2,280 career points. Reed was then drafted in the National Basketball League in 1964 as the eight overall... read full bio
Former NBA Star, Walter Clyde Frazier began his basketball career when he attended Southern Illinois University. Although better known for his football skills, Frazier accepted the basketball scholarship. He became the Division II All-American for two consecutive years. After his basketball career at Southern Illinois, he became the 5th pick overall in the NBA Draft for the New York... read full bio
Five-time All-NBA selection, six-time NBA All-Star, and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame with the St. John's men's basketball team, Mitch Richmond is about to start his fourth season. After serving as a special assistant during his first year on the team, Richmond was promoted to assistant coach. Recruiting and scouting, player development, practice and game planning—all of... read full bio
Elvin Hayes, who had a powerful turnaround jump shot, played both well in college and professionally, making the most of his abilities. Hayes's most famous moment as a University of Houston center was when he outmatched UCLA and Lew Alcindor in front of a 52,693-strong crowd at the Houston Astrodome. In what was dubbed "The Game of the Century," Hayes... read full bio
Following his graduation from Guilford College, where he was selected an All American and helped his team win the NAIA Championship, M.L. Carr began his illustrious career as a professional basketball player. Following graduation, he was selected in the first round by the National Basketball Association's Kansas City Kings and the American Basketball Association's Kentucky Colonels. He joined the Israel... read full bio
Rodney Pryor has forged a tremendous journey in the world of athletics. His name is synonymous with basketball skill and tenacity. He is an Evanston, Illinois native, and his basketball career to date has been nothing short of inspirational. Early on, Pryor fell in love with the game. At Evanston Township High School, where he developed his abilities, he made an... read full bio
Formerly known as Akeem Olajuwon, Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon is a revered Nigerian-American basketball legend who made an enduring impact on the game. Olajuwon, who played for both the Toronto Raptors and the Houston Rockets, dominated the center position in the NBA from 1984 to 2002. He enjoyed great success during his time with the Rockets, helping them win back-to-back NBA... read full bio
