Violet Palmer is a basketball referee in the NBA and WNBA and the first female official to reach the highest competitive tier in a major U.S. professional sport. She also earned recognition as a member of two NCAA Division II women's championship basketball teams. Palmer was the first woman to officiate an NBA playoff game. She attended college at Cal... read full bio
Vin Baker is a former basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. He spent most of his time playing for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Seattle SuperSonics. He appeared in four consecutive All-Star Games. Baker spent the first four seasons of his career with the Milwaukee Bucks where he led the league in minutes per game. He... read full bio
Drafted in the first round, Wes Unseld helped lead the Baltimore Bullets to a 57-25 record and a division title, becoming only the second person to ever win both Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season. Unseld was impressively named a 5-time NBA all-star. He led the NBA in rebounding, and was known for averaging double-doubles. The... read full bio
Wayne Morgan was the Iowa State University men's basketball coach. He was Iowa State Universitys first African American head basketball coach. Morgan coached at Long Beach State for six seasons before accepting the head coaching position at Iowa State. His up-tempo style of basketball generated doubt across the state but produced a memorable first season that featured a team which... read full bio
Wayne Embry is a retired American basketball player. He played in the NBA All-Star game for five consecutive seasons and won the NBA Championship with the Celtics. Retiring to be a regional sales leader for Pepsi-Cola. Embry played crucial minutes for the team's surprising NBA title run. After retiring as a player he became the first African American NBA general... read full bio
Xavier McDaniel is a retired National Basketball Association player. McDaniel was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round of the NBA Draft. After retiring McDaniel appeared on Spike TV's televised slamball games where he coached the Riders squad. Afterwards he made a few appearances on the reality TV game show Pros vs Joes. Xavier McDaniel played on the... read full bio
Bill Cartwright is a former NBA player and former head coach of the Chicago Bulls. This 7/1' giant was a center for the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics. He was the 3rd overall pick in the 1979 draft. He joined the Knicks and remained their until 1988 where he switched to the Bulls. He helped the Bulls... read full bio
Stacey King is a former professional NBA basketball player who won three consecutive championships with the Chicago Bulls. He was the sixth overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft after having a stand-out career at the University of Oklahoma. He was voted Sporting News College Player of the Year. King has played for many NBA teams including the Chicago Bulls,... read full bio
Dicky Simpkins is a former professional NBA basketball player most well known for his time with the Chicago Bulls in the 90's as a forward/center. He played ball in high school and college until being selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 1994 NBA Draft. He earned two championship rings in 1996 and 1997 but wasn't in the active roster... read full bio
Orlando Magic coach Scott Skiles played professional basketball with the NBA as a point guard for eleven successful years, and has been coaching for the NBA for over twenty years. He played for the Bucks, the Pacers, the Magic, the Bullets, and the 76ers. To this day, Skiles still holds the NBA record for most assists in one game with... read full bio
Stephen Brdo is a retired professional basketball player. He had a very impressive career with the University of Illinois, scoring 909 points and 495 assists. He was even part of the Flyin Illini team that was eligible to compete in the 1989 NCAA men's basketball tournament Final Four. He was selected for the NBA by the Atlanta Hawks but never... read full bio
Kendall Gills was a professional basketball player who is now retired. He started his career leading his high school in scoring with 54 points in only 4 games of the tournament finals. In college, he played for the University of Illinois. He was chosen fifth overall in the first round of the 1990 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. In... read full bio
Kiwane Garris is a former professional NBA and college basketball player. He played as a point guard at the University of Illinois and finished second on the Fighting Illini in scoring only behind Deon Thomas. He signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets and was also signed for a short period with the Los Angeles Clippers and the... read full bio
Kevin Edwards is a retired professional basketball player who currently is DePaul University men's basketball team's director of community, corporate, and professional relations. In 1988 he was the 20th overall draft pick for the NBA and was selected by the Miami Heat. He played 11 total season in the NBA and played for the Heat, the New Jersey Jets, the... read full bio
Former American professional basketball player Quentin Richardson is currently the director of player development for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Detroit Pistons. with 13 seasons, Richardson was a professional player with the Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, and New York Knicks. The NBA Three-Point Shootout was won by him in 2005. Richardson was appointed the Detroit Pistons'... read full bio
Fox Sports analyst Corey Maggette was a professional basketball player with the NBA for fourteen years. He was selected thirteenth overall in the first round of the NBA Draft, after which he played for Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats, and Detroit Pistons. Maggette has made great contributions to the community, as he worked... read full bio
La Rue Martin, Jr. oversees public affairs and community relations for UPS, a publicly traded Fortune 500 company, which is a subsidiary of United Parcel Service. He began working for UPS in Portland, Oregon, in 1987 as a delivery driver. He advanced fast through the ranks, landing positions in HR, Employee Relations, and Customer Service. Mr. Martin's current... read full bio
Charles Smith is a retired professional basketball player for the NBA. In college, he was named Big East Player of the Year. He went on to play for the US national team in the 1986 FIBA World Championship that won the gold medal as well as the 1988 Olympics which won the bronze medal. In 1988 he was chosen by... read full bio
Rick Smits is a retired professional basketball player from the Netherlands. With the Pacers, Smits originally backed up Steve Stipanovich, but when Stipanovich suffered a terrible injury that ended his career, Smits ended up starting 71 games in his rookie year, averaging 11.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game and earning All-Rookie First Team honors. Smits continued to average double-digit... read full bio
Tiny Archibald is a retired professional basketball player for the NBA who played for the Cincinnati Royals, the Omaha Kings, the Milwuakee Bucks, and the Boston Celtics. He was an NBA champion, The NBA scoring champion and the NBA assists leader, an AllStar Player six different years, and even an NBA All-Star Game MVP. He led the NBA in free... read full bio
