List of Famous Basketball Players

Maurice Daly N'dour is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Zhejiang Golden Bulls. He played college basketball for the Ohio Bobcats and has represented the Senegalese national team, where he participated in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Tainá Mayara da Paixão is a Brazilian basketball player for América Basquete Recife and the Brazilian national team, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship, the 2015 Pan American Games. and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Takuya Kawamura is a Japanese professional basketball guard currently signed to the SeaHorses Mikawa. In 2005, he skipped college and started playing professional basketball, following Kazuo Nakamura's advice. In 2009, he decided to leave the Japan Basketball League and try to earn a contract in the NBA. In the 2009 NBA Summer League, the Phoenix Suns added Kawamura to their roster. He has been dubbed "Offence Machine" and very talkative as he had a radio show on Tochigi's Radio Berry FM.

Chinemelu D. Elonu Jr. is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player who last played for Zamalek of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played college basketball for Texas A&M.

Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball player for BC Dnipro of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. A 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) tall point guard, he is a naturalized player for the Ukraine national basketball team with his naturalized name being Yudzhin Dzheter.

Ha Seung-Jin is a YouTuber and a South Korean former professional basketball player who has played in the NBA and the NBA D-League. He was a second round draft pick of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2004 NBA Draft. At 7 ft 3 in, 305 lb, he was among the largest players in the NBA. He is also the first South Korean to play in the NBA.

Dimitris Diamantidis is a retired Greek professional basketball player, who spent all twelve seasons of his EuroLeague career with Panathinaikos Athens, where he currently serves as the team's general manager, alongside Fragiskos Alvertis. Widely regarded as one of the greatest European players ever to grace the game, he marked his era by being the most versatile player in the EuroLeague, serving as an inspiration to a whole generation of young European stars.

Austin Tyler Reaves is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers and the Oklahoma Sooners.

Carl Christopher Landry is an American former professional basketball player. The 6-foot-9-inch (2.06 m), all-conference power forward played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers from 2004 to 2007. He is the older brother of Shenita Landry and Marcus Landry.

Shoji Kamata is a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.