Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić is a Serbian former professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugoslavian history. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. Dalipagić was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2004, and into the FIBA Hall of Fame, also as a player, in 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.
The Nigeria men's national basketball team represents Nigeria in international basketball, and it is governed by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF).
Chamberlain "Champ" Nnaemeka Oguchi is a former Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. His name "Emeka" is an abbreviation of the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka".
Ekenechukwu Brian "Ekene" Ibekwe is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for Urunday Universitario of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol. He played college basketball for the University of Maryland at College Park and represents the Nigerian national basketball team in international competitions.
Akinlolu Akinayi Akingbala is a Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for Sáenz Horeca Araberri of the LEB Oro. He played college basketball for Clemson University. He is 2.09m tall and he can play both power forward and center positions.
Derrick Jonathon Dial is an American-born former professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dial also played professionally in the Greek Basket League, the Italian A League, and the Spanish ACB League.
Aloysius Anagonye is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player.
Antonio Ray Dawson is a retired American professional basketball player. At a height of 6'7" tall, and a weight of 220 lb. (100 kg), he played at the small forward position.
Derrick Osamuyi Obasohan is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Texas at Arlington.
Walter Szczerbiak Sr. is an American former professional basketball player. At 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), Szczerbiak played at the small forward position.
Robert Duncan Morse is an American former professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 2008, Morse was chosen as one of the 50 most influential personalities in European club basketball, over the previous half-century.
Roger A. Hughes is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head coach at Princeton University from 2000 to 2009, and amassed a 47–52 record. He was the head coach at Stetson University, which revived their program after a hiatus of more than 50 years beginning with the 2013 season. On May 7, 2021, Hughes resigned to become the president of Doane University.
Segado Cortez "Cookie" Belcher is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1996 to 2001 and set several school records. Since 2012 he is a coach in IMG Academy.
Ramel Antwone Curry is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m), he played both guard positions.
Craig Anthony Shelton is a retired American basketball player. He played in parts of two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Shang Ping, also known as Eric Shang, is a Chinese professional basketball player who most recently played for the Tianjin Gold Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. He is a 2.06 m (6'9") tall power forward-center, and his nickname is "The Beast". He became the first Chinese player to ever sign with a Euroleague club, when he joined the Greek League team Panathinaikos for the 2013-14 season.
Andre Woolridge is an American former basketball player. He was an All-American college player at the University of Iowa and played professionally for 12 years in nine different countries. In 2005, he was the Israeli Premier League Assists Leader.
Charles Jura is an American former professional basketball player.
Jamelle Hagins is an American professional basketball player for Liège Basket of the BNXT League.
Danny Akintunde Agbelese is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player. After two years at Collin College, and two years at Hampton, Agbelese entered the 2012 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds. He was named MVP of the Greek Super Cup in 2020.
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