Jasper is a city in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,084 in 2020. The city is the county seat of Pickens County.
Greg Magado Minor is an American basketball coach and a former National Basketball Association player who spent five seasons with the Boston Celtics. Born in Sandersville, Georgia he played basketball for Washington County High School before enrolling at the University of Louisville to play for the Cardinals. He has been an assistant coach with the NBA Development League's Tulsa 66ers, Bakersfield Jam, and Idaho Stampede.
Colleen McEdwards is a Canadian-American journalist and educator. She reported for CBC News for 10 years and CNN International for 16 years. After suffering from debilitating vertigo, she left broadcasting and earned a PhD in Education in 2012, and has taught at the University of Florida, Georgia State University, and as an adjunct professor for two semesters at the University of North Alabama.
Leuzinger High School is a public high school in Lawndale, California, United States. It opened on January 27, 1931, with an enrollment of 268. It was named after Adolph Leuzinger in recognition of his 25 years of service on the board of trustees of the Inglewood Union High School District. The school is in the Centinela Valley Union High School District.
Priest Lauderdale is an American-Bulgarian former professional basketball player.
Donnell Eugene Harvey is an American retired professional basketball player. He previously played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, Orlando Magic, and Phoenix Suns.
Wheeler High School is located in northeast Cobb County, Georgia, U.S. It is near the city of Marietta, about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Atlanta. The school has been in operation since 1965. It is a public high school, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It is named for Joseph Wheeler who was a Confederate military leader, and later, an American military leader and politician.
Brock Andrew Gillespie is an American professional basketball player, who last played for CB Ciudad de Valladolid, of the LEB, in Spain. He previously played in the NBA Development League and in various countries abroad. He was a high school All-American at Clarksville High School (Tennessee), and had a standout college career at Rice University, finishing his career with 1,007 points, while playing in the Western Athletic Conference. He also appeared in the Walt Disney movie Glory Road.
Marcus Monk is a former professional American football wide receiver and a former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft. He played college football at Arkansas. Monk was also a member of the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers. Between 2010 and 2012, he played professional basketball in Germany. He is the older brother of basketball player Malik Monk.
Philip I. Kent is an American media executive. He was the chief executive officer of Turner Broadcasting System Inc., from March 2003 to December 2013.
Darnell Lamont Robinson is an American former professional basketball player and a member of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks 1994 NCAA national champion men's basketball team, playing center. He holds the national high school career record for most blocked shots with 1,187
Miklós (Nick) Martin was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest. He died in Pasadena, CA.
William Benson Thomas is a retired American-Georgian professional basketball player. Throughout his career, he won the EuroCup and the Champions League as well as the Spanish championship. He is former college basketball player for George Mason University. He also holds a Georgian passport.
Brice Vounang is a Cameroonian professional basketball player. Vounang signed with Étendard de Brest of the French League for the 2009-10 season.
Jasper Kim is an attorney, author, media contributor, professor, and expert in international business law, negotiation strategy, and contemporary East–West issues and trends from a socio-economic and legal (interdisciplinary) perspective.
Edward McCants is an American basketball player. He is best known for his All-American college career at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he led the Panthers to the school's first Sweet 16 appearance in the 2005 NCAA basketball tournament.
Mark Brisker is an American-Israeli 1.96 m tall former basketball guard.
Robyn Curnow is a South African journalist, broadcaster, and author. She was an anchor and foreign correspondent for CNN International and CNN USA.
Marcos Shyderrick Knight is an American professional basketball player for BC UNICS of the VTB United League.
Aziz Abdelmassih is a Lebanese professional basketball player for the Sagesse Sports Club in the Lebanese Basketball League, and the Lebanon men's national basketball team.
