List of Famous Basketball Players

David Lee is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators before he was drafted 30th overall by the New York Knicks in the 2005 NBA draft. He was a 2-time NBA All-Star and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team in 2013.

Kimberly Duane Mulkey is the head women's basketball coach at Baylor University. She is the first person in NCAA women's basketball history to win a national championship as a player, assistant coach, and head coach. She is also only the third NCAA women's basketball coach ever to win three national championships. Mulkey was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

Anthony Allen, nicknamed "The Grindfather," is an American former professional basketball player who played for 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a six-time member on the NBA All-Defensive Team, including three times on the All-Defensive First Team. Allen won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008.

Kenneth "The Jet" Smith is an American sports commentator and former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA from 1987 to 1997 as a member of the Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, and Denver Nuggets. He won two NBA championships with Houston.

Christian Donald Laettner is an American former basketball player. His career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the best in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history. He was the star player on the back-to-back National Championship teams of 1991 and 1992, and the NCAA player of the year in his senior year. He is particularly famous for his game-winning shot against Kentucky in the 1992 tournament and for the hatred he received from opposing fans.

Thon Marial Maker is a South Sudanese Australian professional basketball player. He attended high school at Orangeville District Secondary School and played basketball for Canada's Athlete Institute. Coming out of high school, Maker was considered a five-star recruit by most basketball recruiting services.

Jaylen Marselles Brown is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the California Golden Bears, being named first-team all-conference and Freshman of the Year in the Pac-12 Conference. Declaring for the 2016 NBA draft after that season, he was selected by the Celtics with the third overall pick. As a professional, he has split his time between shooting guard and small forward.

John Houston Stockton is an American retired professional basketball player. He spent his entire NBA career (1984–2003) as a point guard for the Utah Jazz, and the team made the playoffs in each of his 19 seasons. In 1997 and 1998, together with his longtime teammate Karl Malone, Stockton led the Jazz to the franchise's only two NBA Finals appearances.

Anderson França Varejão is a Brazilian professional basketball player who last played for Flamengo of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). A 13-year veteran of the National Basketball Association (NBA), he spent 12 seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers before being acquired by the Golden State Warriors in 2016. Varejão is also a regular member of the Brazilian national team, winning a gold medal in 2003 at the Pan American Games.

Dante Exum is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He chose to bypass college and was ultimately selected by the Utah Jazz with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.