Kenneth Smith, nicknamed "the Jet", 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. Smith won back-to-back NBA championships with Houston.
Rex Everett Chapman is an American former professional basketball player and social media influencer. Chapman was a high school phenom in Kentucky, winning numerous awards for his play. In two seasons at the University of Kentucky, he won further awards and scored more than 1,000 points. Chapman was the first draft pick of the expansion Charlotte Hornets and played on four National Basketball Association (NBA) teams. Over his 12-year career, he averaged 14.6 points per game and appeared in two slam dunk competitions.
Spencer Haywood is an American former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist. Haywood is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2015.
Jason David Williams is an American former basketball player and television analyst. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team and professionally for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA.
Rex Andrew Walters Sr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Previously, he was the associate head coach at Wake Forest University under Danny Manning. Prior to Wake Forest, he spent time at Nevada under Eric Musselman. He has made head coaching stops with the Grand Rapid Drive, the University of San Francisco and Florida Atlantic University.
Zelmo "Big Z" Beaty was an American basketball player. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and four in the rival American Basketball Association (ABA). A three-time ABA All-Star and two-time NBA All-Star, Beaty was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2016.
Sean Curtis Green is an American former professional basketball player, a USA Triathlon-certified triathlon coach, and former head coach of the girls' basketball team at the Convent of the Sacred Heart Prep School. He presently resides in California, works in sports performance and hosts a podcast named The “Let Me Cook” podcast.
Roger Powell Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach of the Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team. Powell was previously an assistant at Gonzaga. He played collegiately at the University of Illinois from 2001 to 2005, after having attended Joliet West High School, with a 2001 graduation. Powell played the forward position for his high school and in college. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in speech communications. Powell's father was a former Joliet Central High School and Illinois State player.
Tyler Isaac Newton is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Rera Kamuy Hokkaido of the Japan Basketball League. Newton, commonly nicknamed "T-Newt," is 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) tall and plays the power forward position, but is also capable of playing other frontcourt positions like center or small forward.
Angelo Constantin Tsagarakis is a retired French-Greek professional basketball player who played both point guard and shooting guard. Tsagarakis played college basketball at Oregon State University, with the Oregon Beavers, and at Cal Poly Pomona, with the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos.
He is since April 2022 the head coach of all Greek 3x3 basketball national teams.
Recognized as one of the premier 3x3 players on the international scene, he was a member and leader of the French National Team that competed and brought back the bronze medal at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.
While representing France in international competitions between 2017 and 2018, Tsagarakis brought back two long distance shooting gold medals at the 2017 World Cup in Nantes and the 2018 Europe Cup in Bucharest.
He was also the top FIBA ranked French 3x3 player for the year 2015.
De'Mon Brooks is an American basketball player who plays for Levanga Hokkaido of the Japanese B.League. He completed his college career at Davidson College after the 2013–14 season. In the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, he was named Southern Conference player of the year and an All-American by the Associated Press.
Donald Erick Sims is an American professional basketball player for Aguada of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol. He was a standout college basketball player at Appalachian State University, and has played professionally in several countries. He plays at the point guard position.
Tyson Patterson is an American former professional basketball player. He is 5'9", weighs 165 pounds and played the point guard position. Patterson played college basketball at Appalachian State University (ASU) between 1996–97 and 1999–2000. Through the 2011–12 season he still holds school records for assists in a game (14), season (218), and career (638), steals in a season (87), and field goal percentage in a game.
Isaac Fotu is a New Zealand professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the Japanese B.League. He also represents the New Zealand national team in international competition.
Jonathan Judah Isaac is a Haitian-American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season for the Florida State Seminoles.
Isaac Nnamdi Okoro is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 225 pounds (102 kg), he plays the small forward position.
Alex Davis is an American professional basketball player for Aomori Wat's of the Japanese B.League. After two years of college basketball at Hutchinson Community College and two years at Fresno State Davis entered the 2015 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
Roosevelt Terrence Ocampo Adams is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for Passlab Yamagata Wyverns of the B2 League. Adams was selected 1st overall by the Columbian Dyip in the regular draft of the 2019 PBA draft. He played college basketball at College of Idaho.
Benjamin Quran Dupree is an American football player who played for the Panasonic Impulse in Japan's X-League. Dupree played college football for NCAA Division I FCS' Citadel Bulldogs after being awarded Pennsylvania Class AAA player of the year as a senior in high school at Susquehanna Township. Standing at only 5'8", Dupree was the shortest quarterback in all of NCAA Division I college football during his time at Citadel.
Nate Grimes is an American professional basketball player who last played for Iwate Big Bulls of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Fresno State Bulldogs.
