List of Famous Basketball Players

Terry Gilbert Dischinger is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dischinger was a 3-time NBA All-Star and the 1963 NBA Rookie of the Year, after averaging 28 points per game in his three seasons at Purdue University.

Kaya Peker is a Turkish professional basketball player who plays as a center.

Alana Monique Beard is an American former professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, she was drafted second overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2004 WNBA Draft. She signed on with the Los Angeles Sparks as a free agent in 2012. Beard was the 2017 and 2018 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. However, she was injured next season, only contributing a few points for the Sparks. Beard announced her retirement from the WNBA on January 23, 2020.

Ayşe Cora is a Turkish professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe.

Andrew Darius Goudelock is an American professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the Basketball Champions League. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), he plays the shooting guard position. He played college basketball for the Charleston Cougars and was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year in 2011.

John Michael Joseph Holland is an American professional basketball player of Puerto Rican descent for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. A small forward, he played college basketball for the Boston Terriers and represents the Puerto Rican national team.

Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova is a Russian basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues. She most recently played for the Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is usually called by her nickname, "Svet" or "Sveta".