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2007 PBA Fiesta Conference

With a 1-3 deficit looming, newly crowned MVP Willie Miller stepped up his performance as he tied his conference-high 29 points to lead the Aces into victory on Game 3.

2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

Robert Labagala and John Wilson scored on hustle plays in the quarter to give Ginebra the lead 47–46.

Ademola Okulaja

During the 1997-1998 NCAA season, he was a member of new coach Bill Guthridge's successful "six starters" rotation with Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Ed Cota, Shammond Williams and Makhtar N'Diaye.

Bibras Natkho

Natkho's cousin, Circassian Israeli basketball player Nili Natkho, died in 2004 in a car accident in northern Israel.

Evric Gray

Evric Gray (born December 13, 1969 in Bloomington, California) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Gordan Giriček

During the 2002-03 season, he was traded by Memphis, with Drew Gooden, to the Orlando Magic for Mike Miller, Ryan Humphrey, a future first-round draft pick and a future second-round draft pick.

Marco Glorious

Marco then attended and graduated from the Newburgh Free Academy where he was president of the student body, an outstanding honor student, basketball player, track athlete, and was involved in numerous music and drama organizations.

Miss Basketball

Miss Basketball is an award given to the best high school girls basketball player in a specific U.S. state.

Muhammed Baygül

Muhammed Mustafa Baygül (born June 3, 1992, Çankaya) is a professional Turkish basketball player.

O'Bannon v. NCAA

In July 2009, Ed O'Bannon, a former basketball player who was a starter on the UCLA's 1995 Championship team, and the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player of that year, filed a lawsuit against the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company, alleging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act and of actions that deprived him of his right of publicity.

Rolands Freimanis

Rolands Freimanis (born January 21, 1988 in Gulbene, Latvia) is a professional basketball player, who plays the power forward and center position.

Uolevi Manninen

Uolevi Manninen (April 7, 1937, Äänekoski - November 10, 2009) was a Finnish Olympic basketball player and businessman.


see also

Andriuškevičius

Martynas Andriuškevičius (born 1986), Lithuanian basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association

Billy Joe Cuthbert

Billy Joe Cuthbert (born in Terre Haute, Indiana), nicknamed "Mongoose", is a fictional American basketball player, played by John Mead, who promotes Sony's NBA The Life video game.

Brandon Goldman

Goldman played at Arizona State University from '99-'04, standing at 5'9" and 160 pounds; along with Nate Robinson, he was the shortest basketball player in the Pac-10.

Carl Henry

C. J. Henry (born 1986), or Carl Henry, Jr., athlete, son of the basketball player

Carle Place, New York

Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Player Steve Serio graduated from Carle Place High School in 2005.

Carver Military Academy

Tim Hardaway, retired basketball player who became an NBA All-Star five times during his career (1991-1993, 1997, 1998)

Charmian Mellars

She is the older sister of fellow New Zealand female professional basketball player and Latter-day Saint Natalie Taylor.

Chip Hilton

Since 1997, the NCAA has presented The Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award to a Division I men's basketball player who has demonstrated outstanding character, leadership, integrity, humility, sportsmanship and talent both on and off the court, similar to the fictional Chip Hilton character.

Dale Barnstable

Dale Barnstable (born 1925) is an American retired basketball player from Antioch, Illinois who was banned from the NBA for life in 1951 for point shaving.

Dan Guerrero

Additionally, the recent hiring of Men's Basketball Coach Steve Alford raised many questions regarding how much vetting was done into Alford's past when it became known to UCLA alumni and fans that Alford had publicly supported former Iowa basketball player Pierre Pierce who was accused of sexual assault and later pled to a lesser charge.

Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute

Myck Kabongo, basketball player currently attending the University of Texas on Basketball scholar

Ed McCaffrey

He has two brothers and two sisters: Monica of Georgetown University Women's Basketball, Billy McCaffrey, a former Duke and Vanderbilt college basketball player, Michael and Meghan.

Élisabeth Riffiod

Her son Boris Diaw also is a professional basketball player, having competed for several European and NBA teams.

Elmer Espiritu

Elmer Torres Espiritu (born November 23, 1985) is a Filipino professional basketball player who plays for Barako Bull Energy Cola in the Philippine Basketball Association.

Fran McCaffery

McCaffery’s wife, Margaret, was a standout women’s basketball player from Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Gasol

Pau Gasol, a Spanish professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers

Gege

Gege Kizubanata (born 1981), Democratic Republic of the Congo basketball player

Goran Vrbanc

Goran Vrbanc (born 8 October 1984) is a Croatian professional basketball player, currently playing for BC Lietkabelis of LKL.

Guokas

Matt Guokas (born 1944), American basketball player, coach and broadcaster

Hanzlík

Bill Hanzlik (born 1957), American basketball player and coach

Holger Geschwindner

Holger Geschwindner (born September 12, 1945 in Bad Nauheim, Hesse) is a former basketball player, and is the mentor, coach and friend of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki.

Ivan Ćurković

He was the president of the Serbian Olympic Committee until February 2009, when he withdrew from the re-election race in favor of former basketball player Vlade Divac.

J.J. Hones

JJ Hones (born December 10, 1987) is a former Stanford Cardinal women's basketball player.

Jeanne Ruark Hoff

Jeanne Ruark Hoff (born c. 1960 in Mississippi) is a former college basketball player for Stanford University and the mother of Olympic swimming medalist Katie Hoff.

John Edgar Wideman

John Edgar Wideman's daughter Jamila Wideman was formerly a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association and the Israeli League.

Kote Makharadze

He began his sports career as a basketball player and led the junior national team of Georgian SSR to the USSR Championship in 1945.

Kukoč

Toni Kukoč (born 1968), Croatian basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association

Lausanne Collegiate School

Marc Gasol (2003), professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies, 2007 Los Angeles Lakers 2nd round draft choice.

Lenovo IdeaPhone K900

Lenovo has hired professional basketball player Kobe Bryant to help promote the device in China and southeast Asia.

Loukas Mavrokefalidis

Loukas Mavrokefalidis (alternate spelling: Mavrokefalides) (Greek: Λουκάς Μαυροκεφαλίδης; born July 25, 1984 in Jeseník, Czechoslovakia) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League.

Lubao Institute

Ian Sangalang- Basketball Player currently playing in the PBA with the San Mig Coffee Mixers

Mark Jackson

Marc Jackson (born 1975), American former professional basketball player

Mashburn

Jamal Mashburn (born 1972), American professional basketball player

Michael Gorman

Mike Gorman (born 1947), American basketball player and sports commentator

Micheal Ray Richardson

Micheal "Sugar" Ray Richardson (born April 11, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and currently the head coach of the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada.

Nicole Ohlde

Nicole Katherine Ohlde (born March 13, 1982 in Clay Center, Kansas) is an American professional basketball player.

Noel Bloom

Noel C. Bloom, Jr. (b. 1977), American former basketball player and coach, son of Noel Bloom, Sr.

Norgren

Nelson Norgren (1891–1974) was an American football and basketball player and coach.

Nuno Marçal

Nuno Ricardo Oliveira Marçal (born Campanhã, 14 November 1975) is a Portuguese basketball player.

Patricia Blagojevich

She is friends with ex-professional basketball player John Salley.

Ryan Amoroso

Ryan Anthony Amoroso (born July 12, 1985) is an American basketball player currently playing for Snæfell in the Icelandic Premier League.

Sappleton

Wayne Sappleton (born 1960), Jamaican basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association

State College Area High School

Gabe Norwood - former NCAA basketball player, currently playing in the professional PBA league

Stepa

Stepas Butautas (1925–2001), Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics

Stojačić

Strahinja Stojačić (born 1992), Serbian professional basketball player

Tauna Vandeweghe

Her uncle Mel Hutchins was also a professional basketball player and NBA All-Star.

Vandewghe is the sister of professional basketball player Kiki Vandeweghe, and the daughter of professional basketball player Ernie Vandeweghe and Colleen Kay Hutchins, the 1952 Miss America.

Tom Hammonds

Tom Edward Hammonds (born March 27, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player and National Hot Rod Association drag racer.

Žydrūnas

Žydrūnas Urbonas (born 1976), professional basketball player currently playing in Ukrainian championship for BC Donetsk