Sergei Alexandrovich Belov was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be one of the best European basketball players of all time, and was given the honour of lighting the Olympic Cauldron with the Olympic flame during the 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, in Moscow.
The Lebanon men's national basketball team, controlled by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB), has represented Lebanon in basketball since its inception in 1947. The squad is governed by FIBA, and is part of the FIBA Asia zone.
Pierluigi "Pierlo" Marzorati is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is considered to have been one of the best point guards of all time in Europe, and was named the Mister Europa, in 1976. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 2007, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame and enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame. In 2008, he was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.
Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis is a Greek basketball executive and former professional basketball player. During his pro club playing career, at a height of 1.97 m tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022. He is currently the general manager of the senior Greek men's national basketball team.
Petar "Pece" Naumoski is a former Macedonian professional basketball player. At a height of 1.95 m tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.). He played mainly at the point guard position during his career, but he could also play as a shooting guard and a small forward. He was a very skillful play maker. In his pro playing career, he had some quite successful years, while playing in Turkey and Italy.
Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight.
Alex Ribeiro Garcia, commonly known as either Alex Garcia, or simply as Alex is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He also represented the senior Brazilian national team. He is a 6'3" 225 lb. (102 kg) shooting guard-small forward.
Nikola Plećaš is a former Yugoslavian professional basketball player. At a height of 1.88 m (6'2") tall, and a weight of 86 kg, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Kenneth Barlow is an American former professional basketball player. Barlow graduated from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Agamemnon "Memos" Ioannou is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At 6'2¾", he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Vasily Nikolayevich Karasev is a Russian former professional basketball player and coach. He was most recently the head coach of Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Giorgos Gasparis is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 1.93 metres, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Roberto Premier is an Italian former professional basketball player and basketball coach. At a height of 1.97 m tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer, in 1984.
Paolo Alfredo Quinteros is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player. He plays mainly at the shooting guard position, but he can also play at the point guard position.
Dragan Kićanović is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player.
Jarrod Daniel Kenny is a New Zealand basketball player for the Hawke's Bay Hawks of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He won two championships in the Australian NBL with the Perth Wildcats in 2016 and 2017 and has represented the New Zealand Tall Blacks multiple times.
Welington Reginaldo "Nezinho" dos Santos, also commonly known simply as Nezinho is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. He also represented the senior Brazilian national team. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard position.
Josip "Pino" Gjergja, also credited as Giuseppe Giergia, is a retired Croatian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He was nominated for the EuroLeague's 50 Greatest Contributors list in 2008. He was born in Zadar, to an Arbanasi family, hence the variously transcribed name. At a height of 1.76 m (5'9") tall, he played at the point guard position.
Vítor Alves Benite, commonly known as Vítor Benite, or simply as Benite, is a Brazilian-Italian professional basketball player for Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroCup. At a height of 1.94 m tall, he plays at the shooting guard position. He also represents the senior Brazilian national basketball team.
Antonis Koniaris is a Greek professional basketball player for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He is a 1.93 m (6'4") tall point guard.
