List of Famous Basketball Players

Jaka Blažič is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League, the ABA League and the EuroCup. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team. Standing at 1.96 m, he plays the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Makoto Hasegawa is a Japanese basketball coach and a former player. Hasegawa was the head coach of Akita Northern Happinets. He is the first Japanese player ever to play in the American Basketball Association. Because of his trademark bushy goatee, his nickname is "hige" in Akita. He played for Kosei Club and Akita Northern Bisons as an amateur in his home prefecture. Currently he serves as an unaffiliated director of the Akita Happinets and the Japan national 3x3 team coach.

Matthew John Carroll is an American former professional basketball player.

Dalenta Jameral Stephens is an American professional basketball player for BC Prometey of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis, where he played four years for the Tigers basketball team.

Hasheem Thabeet is a Tanzanian professional basketball player for Hsinchu Lioneers of the P.League. He played college basketball for UConn before being drafted second overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.

Charles Edward "Chuck" Davis, Jr. is an American-born naturalized Azerbaijani professional basketball player who last played for Galatasaray S.K. of the Turkish Basketball Super League. He is 204 cm tall and plays both forward positions.

Yuka Harada is a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Rafael Martínez Aguilera, known as Rafa Martínez, is a Spanish professional basketball player for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. He also represented the Spain national team internationally. He plays the shooting guard position.

Sarah Michel is a French basketball player for CJM Bourges Basket and the French national team, where she participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

María Pina Tolosa, born in Valencia, on 8 August 1987, is a Spanish women's basketball 1.87 m small forward, who currently plays at Valencia Basket.