List of Famous Basketball Players

Shawn Dwayne Marion is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Marion finished his career as a four-time NBA All-Star and a one-time NBA champion, helping the Dallas Mavericks win their maiden title in 2011. Nicknamed "The Matrix" by former NBA player Kenny Smith during the preseason of his rookie year, he was widely regarded as one of the most versatile players in the league because of his athleticism and ability to play and defend many positions. He was also known for his unorthodox shooting form.

Seimone Delicia Augustus is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), Dynamo Kursk, and the U.S. national team. She was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx first overall in the 2006 WNBA Draft, and was traded to the Sparks 14 years later. An eight-time all-star, Augustus has become one of the most recognizable faces in the WNBA, earning MVP honors while leading the Lynx to the 2011 WNBA championship, the first of four that she won with the team.

Sancho Lyttle is a Vincentian-Spanish former professional basketball player for the WNBA. Combining the WNBA and the European season, she has won six domestic leagues and four Euroleague titles with four teams in three countries. She was born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and was granted Spanish nationality in June 2010. With the Spanish basketball team she has won four medals between 2010 and 2017.

Valériane Vukosavljević is a French professional basketball player for USK Praha. She previously played for the San Antonio Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Nicolás "Nico" Brussino is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player for Basket Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB. He also represents the senior Argentine national basketball team. Standing at 2.01 m, he mainly plays as a small forward.

Santiago Aldama is a Spanish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Courdon "Cory" Higgins is an American professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

Anna Cruz Lebrato is a Spanish professional basketball player with the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA. She plays for Fenerbahçe, Minnesota Lynx and Spain's national basketball team. She won the 2015 WNBA, the 2017 EuroLeague and the 2017 EuroBasket.

Gaëlle Skrela is a retired French basketball player for Basket Lattes and the French national team, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship. In 2016 she represented France at the 2016 Summer Olympics where her team lost 67-86 to the United States. She retired from basketball soon after the end of the Olympic games.

Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro Jr., is a Spanish former professional basketball player and the current president of the Spanish Basketball Federation. Standing at 2.07 m, he played both power forward and small forward. He was an All-EuroLeague first team selection in 2003, and an All-EuroLeague second team selection in 2006, while playing for Unicaja. During his stint in the NBA, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2007. A serious injury the following season cut his NBA career short, and he never truly recovered until his retirement.