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This is a list of European basketball players who have played in the United States at either professional or NCAA Division I level. It is intended to include players who are currently active, whether inside or outside the U.S., and former players (both living and deceased).
Contents
- Austria
- Active in the US
- Active outside the US
- Belarus
- Active in the US 2
- Active outside the US 2
- Former players
- Belgium
- Active in the US 3
- Active outside the US 3
- Former players 2
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Active in the US 4
- Active outside the US 4
- Former players 3
- Bulgaria
- Active in the US 5
- Active outside the US 5
- Former players 4
- Croatia
- Active in the US 6
- Active outside the US 6
- Former players 5
- Cyprus
- Active outside the US 7
- Czech Republic
- Active in the US 7
- Active outside the US 8
- Former players 6
- Denmark
- Active outside the US 9
- Former players 7
- Estonia
- Active in the US 8
- Active outside the US 10
- Former players 8
- Finland
- Active in the US 9
- Active outside the US 11
- Former players 9
- France
- Active in the US 10
- Active outside the US 12
- Former players 10
- Georgia
- Active in the US 11
- Active outside the US 13
- Former players 11
- Germany
- Active in the US 12
- Active outside the US 14
- Former players 12
- Greece
- Active in the US 13
- Active outside the US 15
- Former players 13
- Hungary
- Active in the US 14
- Former players 14
- Iceland
- Active in the US 15
- Active outside the US 16
- Former players 15
- Ireland
- Active in the US 16
- Former players 16
- Israel
- Active in the US 17
- Active outside the US 17
- Former players 17
- Italy
- Active in the US 18
- Active outside the US 18
- Former players 18
- Kosovo
- Active in the US 19
- Latvia
- Active in the US 20
- Active outside the US 19
- Former players 19
- Lithuania
- Active in the US 21
- Active outside the US 20
- Former players 20
- Montenegro
- Active in the US 22
- Active outside the US 21
- Former players 21
- Netherlands
- Active in the US 23
- Active outside the US 22
- Former players 22
- North Macedonia
- Active in the US 24
- Norway
- Active outside the US 23
- Former players 23
- Poland
- Active in the US 25
- Active outside the US 24
- Former players 24
- Portugal
- Active in the US 26
- Active outside the US 25
- Former players 25
- Romania
- Active in the US 27
- Active outside the US 26
- Former players 26
- Russia
- Active in the US 28
- Active outside the US 27
- Former players 27
- Serbia
- Active in the US 29
- Active outside the US 28
- Former players 28
- Slovakia
- Active in the US 30
- Active outside the US 29
- Former players 29
- Slovenia
- Active in the US 31
- Active outside the US 30
- Former players 30
- Spain
- Active in the US 32
- Active outside the US 31
- Former players 31
- Sweden
- Active in the US 33
- Active outside the US 32
- Former players 32
- Switzerland
- Active in the US 34
- Turkey
- Active in the US 35
- Active outside the US 33
- Former players 33
- Ukraine
- Active in the US 36
- Active outside the US 34
- Former players 34
- United Kingdom
- Active in the US 37
- Active outside the US 35
- Former players 35
- See also
- References
For the purpose of this article, a "European player in the United States" is defined as a citizen of a FIBA Europe member country who was playing in the U.S. while a citizen of said country. Examples of players who do not fall within this definition are:
- Howard Carter, who became a naturalized citizen of France after having played professionally in that country, and never played in the U.S. while a French citizen.
- Jeff Taylor, whose story is similar to that of Carter, except that his eventual country of citizenship was Sweden. However, his son Jeffery, born in Sweden as a dual citizen of both the U.S. and Sweden, is listed.
- Kelenna Azubuike, who despite being born and raised in the United Kingdom has never held British citizenship. He was born a Nigerian citizen.
- Admiral Schofield, born in the UK to a U.S. military family. Since 1983, children born under these circumstances will not have British nationality unless a parent had such nationality. He was born in 1997 to parents who hold only U.S. nationality.
In addition, NBA players are considered to be playing in the United States even if they have played only for a Canada-based team (currently the Toronto Raptors, and in the past the Vancouver Grizzlies and Toronto Huskies). Similarly, those who have played in what is now the NBA G League are considered to be playing in the United States even if they have only played for the Raptors' Canada-based affiliate, Raptors 905.
If a player is listed as being a dual citizen, his or her country of birth is indicated first.
