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A basketball player is a person who plays the game of basketball. This type is typically reserved for players at the profession and collegiate level, not recreational players.
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x Rasheed Wallace Rasheed Wallace 2 Power forward 36 Boston Celtics
Rasheed Abdul Wallace (born September 17, 1974) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a member of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At 6 ft 11 in (212 cm) and 230 lb (104 kg), Wallace is a...
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x Tayshaun Prince Drawing of Tayshaun Prince Small forward 22 Detroit Pistons
Tayshaun Durell Prince (born February 28, 1980, in Compton, California) is an American basketball player for the Detroit Pistons in the National Basketball Association. Prince is a small forward, listed at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) and 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4...
Power forward
x Richard Hamilton RipHamilton Shooting guard 32 Detroit Pistons
Richard "Rip" Hamilton (born February 14, 1978 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania) is an American National Basketball Association player for the Detroit Pistons. He is 6 ft 7 in, 193 pounds (2.01 m, 87.5 kg) and plays shooting guard and small forward. He...
Small forward
Point guard
x Nazr Mohammed   Power forward 6 Charlotte Bobcats
Nazr Tahiru Mohammed [NAW-zee] (born September 5, 1977, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player with the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. He plays both center and power forward positions. He is 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) and 250 lb (113...
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x Chauncey Billups act chauncey billups.jpg Point guard 7 Denver Nuggets
Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976, in Denver, Colorado) is an American professional basketball player. He is a point guard for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. Billups won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004, helping the...
x Ben Wallace 2004 Detroit Pistons congratulated by George Bush Power forward 6 Detroit Pistons
Ben Camey Wallace (born September 10, 1974) is an American basketball player. He currently plays in the National Basketball Association with the Detroit Pistons. Nicknamed "Big Ben", he plays the center and power forward positions, and is listed at...
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x Chris Webber Chris Webber (left) and fan Power forward 4  
Mayce Edward Christopher Webber, III (born March 1, 1973, in Detroit, Michigan), better known as Chris Webber and nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer,...
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x Mark Madsen Power forward    
Mark Ellsworth "Mad Dog" Madsen (born January 28, 1976 in Walnut Creek, California) is an American professional basketball player. He is currently a free agent. Madsen played NCAA basketball at Stanford, where he finished his career ranked in the...
x James Augustine   Power forward    
James Augustine (born February 27, 1984) is an American professional basketball player. He was born in Midlothian, Illinois, but eventually moved to Mokena, Illinois where he attended Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox, Illinois where he...
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x Jason Kapono   Shooting guard 24 Philadelphia 76ers
Jason Alan Kapono (born February 4, 1981) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. Kapono was born in Long Beach, California to Joe and Joni Kapono. Jason prepped at...
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x Pete Maravich        
Peter Press Maravich (June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988), nicknamed "Pistol Pete", was an American basketball player. A native Pennsylvanian, Maravich starred in college at Louisiana State University (LSU) and for three NBA teams. He is still the all...
x Todd Lowrie        
Todd Lowrie (born 14 July 1983 in Scone, NSW ) is an Australian rugby league player who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He had played his early NRL career with the Newcastle Knights, before being signed to the...
x Carmelo Anthony Carmelo Small forward 15 Denver Nuggets
Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets, of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also played with the United States national basketball team. He went to Towson...
x Sebastian Telfair Telfair 08 Point guard 3 Los Angeles Clippers
Sebastian Telfair (born June 9, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. Telfair was the 13th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers out of Abraham...
x Amare Stoudemire Power forward 32 Phoenix Suns
Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire (born November 16, 1982 in Lake Wales, Florida) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Phoenix Suns. He is a 6-foot-10-inch (210 cm) and 249-pound (113 kg) power forward/center. Stoudemire won the NBA...
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x Dino Rađa DinoRadjaPanathinaikos Power forward    
Dino Rađa, transcribed in English as Dino Radja (born April 24, 1967, in Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia), is a retired Croatian basketball player. He was a member of the Jugoplastika team of the late 1980s and early 1990s, which he helped to two...
x Mamadou N'diaye   Center    
Mamadou N'Diaye (born June 16, 1975 in Dakar) is a Senegalese professional basketball player. After a college career at Auburn University, N'Diaye was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft. He played for the Toronto...
x Marquis Daniels   Shooting guard 6 Boston Celtics
Marquis Antwane Daniels (born January 7, 1981 in Orlando, Florida) is a 6'6" (198 cm), 200 lb (91 kg) shooting guard–small forward. Daniels was an undrafted guard in the 2003 NBA Draft yet has become a regular rotation player averaging at least 17.8...
Small forward
x Damir Markota Markota Power forward    
Damir Markota Omerhodžić, known as Šveđo (born December 26, 1985, in Sarajevo), is a Croatian/Swedish professional basketball player at the forward position. He is 2.09 m (6 ft 10 ¼) tall and 118 kg (260 lbs.) in weight. His style of play has been...
x Chris Wilcox   Power forward 9 Detroit Pistons
Chris Ray Wilcox (born September 3, 1982 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association who is currently a member of the Detroit Pistons. He previously played for the Los Angeles...
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x Mikki Moore During a game versus the Raptors on February 14, 2007 Power forward 33 Golden State Warriors
Clinton Renard "Mikki" (pronounced "MY-key") Moore (born November 4, 1975 in Orangeburg, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the NBA's Golden State Warriors. Moore went undrafted following a...
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x Josh Smith Smith with the Hawks in 2008 Small forward 5 Atlanta Hawks
Joshua Smith (born December 5, 1985 in College Park, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. Josh was one of five kids born to Paulette and Pete Smith. His siblings are Walter, Phebe, Kasola and...
Power forward
x Raúl López RaulLopez Point guard    
Raúl López Molist (born April 15, 1980 in Vic, Barcelona) is a Spanish professional basketball player. He has previously played for the NBA's Utah Jazz. López is a native of Vic, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. At 6 ft 1...
x Ray Allen Ray Allen February 14th, 2006 Shooting guard 20 Boston Celtics
Walter Ray Allen (born July 20, 1975), referred to as Ray Allen, is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics at the position of shooting guard. He has also played professionally for two other organizations, the...
x Anthony Johnson Anthony Johnson Point guard 5 Orlando Magic
Anthony Johnson (born October 2, 1974 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player, currently with the Orlando Magic of the NBA. Johnson is a 6'3" (1.91 m) point guard. He found success in pro basketball, becoming the...
Shooting guard
x Boštjan Nachbar   Small forward    
Boštjan "Boki" Nachbar (pronounced BOSHT-yahn NAHK-bahr) (born July 3, 1980) is a Slovenian professional basketball player. Nachbar started his professional career by joining the Olimpija Ljubljana basketball club in the 1997–98 season. He played...
Power forward
x Devean George Shooting guard 19 Golden State Warriors
Devean Jamar George (born August 29, 1977 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Golden State Warriors. He typically plays small forward but because of his athleticism and defensive activity, can...
Small forward
x Drew Gooden DrewGoodenMavs Power forward 90 Dallas Mavericks
Andrew Melvin "Drew" Gooden (born September 24, 1981 in Oakland, California) is an American professional basketball player with the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA. Gooden is a 6'10", 250 lbs. power forward from the University of Kansas. Before Gooden...
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x Radoslav Nesterović   Center 12 Toronto Raptors
Radoslav "Rašo" Nesterović (Serbian Cyrillic: Радослав Нестеровић - Рашо, Slovene: Radoslav Nesterovič), usually referred to in English as Rasho Nesterovic (born May 30, 1976), is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Serbian ethnicity. He...
x Andreas Glyniadakis Center    
Andreas Glyniadakis, also spelled Andreas Gliniadakis (in Greek: Ανδρέας Γλυνιαδάκης; born 26 August 1981 in Chania, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 7'1" (2.16 m), 280 lbs. (127 kg) center. He currently plays for the Greek...
x Alan Anderson   Shooting guard    
Alan Jeffery Anderson (born on October 16, 1982, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional basketball player. He plays the shooting guard and small forward positions in Maccabi Tel Aviv BC. Anderson attended Michigan State University ...
Small forward
x Fred Jones   Shooting guard    
Frederick (Freddy/Fred) Terrell Jones (born March 11, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who plays at the shooting guard position. He is currently playing for the Pallacanestro Biella. Born in Malvern, Arkansas, he moved to Portland...
x Sofoklis Schortsanitis Schortsanitis in the middle. Power forward    
Sofoklis Schortsanitis or Sophocles Schortsianitis (in Greek: Σοφοκλής Σχορτσανίτης) (born June 22, 1985) is a Greek professional basketball player. He was born in Tiko, Cameroon, to a Greek father and a Cameroonian mother. A 2.08 m (6'10") 142.5 kg...
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x Keyon Dooling   Point guard 5 New Jersey Nets
Keyon Latwae Dooling (born May 8, 1980 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. A 6'3" (1.90 m), 195 lbs (89 kg) point guard from...
x Bobby Joe Hatton   Point guard    
Roberto ("Bobby") José Hatton (born October 11, 1976) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Hatton has most notably played for Marist College in the NCAA and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico with the Arecibo...
x Asi Taulava   Center    
Pauliasi M. Taulava (born March 2, 1973) is a Filipino-Tongan professional basketball player for the Coca-Cola Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is also a many-time member of the Philippines national basketball team in...
x Julius Erving JuliusErvingSlamDunk1981      
Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a retired American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim. Erving helped legitimize the...
x John Stockton Bronze statue of Stockton      
John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player (NBA) who spent his entire career (1984–2003) as a point guard for the Utah Jazz of the NBA. Stockton is regarded as one of the best point guards of all...
x Jarron Collins   Center 20 Phoenix Suns
Jarron Collins (born December 2, 1978 in Northridge, California) is an American professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. Collins and his twin brother Jason Collins graduated from Harvard-Westlake...
x Gordan Giriček Giricek Shooting guard    
Gordan Giriček (also often spelled Gordon Giricek) (born June 20, 1977, in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for Fenerbahçe Ülker, the title holders of the Turkish Basketball...
x Austin Croshere   Power forward    
Austin Nathan Croshere (born May 1, 1975, in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player. He went to Palms Middle School and Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, and graduated from Providence College, a Roman...
x Shavlik Randolph   Power forward 42 Miami Heat
Ronald Shavlik Randolph (born November 24, 1983 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a member of the Miami Heat. Randolph played for Duke University from the 2003 season through 2005. Randolph...
x Raymond Felton   Point guard 20 Charlotte Bobcats
Raymond Bernard Felton Jr. (born June 26, 1984 in Marion, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player who currently is a member of the Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA. Felton began his basketball career at Latta High School in Latta,...
x Ronnie Price   Point guard 17 Utah Jazz
Ronald D'Wayne Price (born June 21, 1983 in Friendswood, Texas) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. Ronnie Price married his college sweetheart on July 25th, 2008....
x Alonzo Mourning Alonzo Mourning Center    
Alonzo Harding Mourning, Jr. (born February 8, 1970, in Chesapeake, Virginia) is a retired American professional basketball player, who played most of his 16-year NBA career for the Miami Heat. Nicknamed "Zo", Mourning played at center. His tenacity...
x LaMarcus Aldridge LaMarcus Aldridge Power forward 12 Portland Trail Blazers
LaMarcus Nurae Aldridge (born July 19, 1985, in Dallas, Texas) is an American professional basketball player with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. He is a 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) power forward–center. Aldridge attended Seagoville High School, where he...
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x Jeff McInnis   Point guard    
Jeff Lemans McInnis (born October 22, 1974 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a basketball player formerly a member of the NBA, CBA (1998-99) and who also played in Greece (1996-97). He previously played for the New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers,...
x Esteban Batista Esteban Batista Power forward    
Esteban Damián Batista Hernández (born September 2, 1983, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan professional basketball player who is currently playing for Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada from the Spanish Liga ACB. He is the first ever Uruguayan NBA player....
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x Paul Davis pauldavis.jpg Power forward    
Paul Davis (born July 21, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Washington Wizards. Davis started his career at Reuther Middle School where his number has been retired. Davis played for Rochester High School, earning Mr....
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x Robert Horry Power forward    
Robert Keith Horry (pronounced /ˈɔr.iː/; born August 25, 1970) is a retired American basketball player. He played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning seven championships. He is one of only two players to have won NBA...
Small forward
x Allan Caidic        
Allan Vito Flores Caidic (born June 15, 1963, Pasig City, Philippines) is a former professional basketball player from the Philippines. He is considered by many to be the greatest outside shooter the country has ever produced, thus, earning the...
x David Robinson David Robinson Center    
David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965(1965-08-06)) is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson...
x Yao Ming Yao-ming-picture-1.jpg Center 11 Houston Rockets
Yao Ming (Chinese: 姚明; pinyin: Yáo Míng; born September 12, 1980 in Shanghai, China) is a professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the tallest player in the NBA,...
x Steve Novak Steve novak Power forward 20 Los Angeles Clippers
Steve Novak (born June 13, 1983) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. He is listed as 6'10", 220 lbs. He played college basketball in the NCAA at Marquette University. Novak splits time at both...
Small forward
x Fabricio Oberto Power forward 7 Washington Wizards
Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto (born March 21, 1975 in Córdoba) is an Argentine professional basketball player. He is a 6'10", 245 lb. center-power forward. He has dual Argentine and Italian citizenship. At age 17, Oberto went to a trial at AD Atenas de...
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x Brian Scalabrine Scal Media Day Power forward 44 Boston Celtics
Brian Scalabrine (born March 18, 1978) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Boston Celtics of the NBA. A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), 235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st) forward from University of Southern California, Scalabrine was selected...
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x Scot Pollard Power forward    
Scot L. Pollard (born February 12, 1975 in Murray, Utah) is a retired American professional basketball player. In a ten-year NBA career, he played for five teams, spending the bulk of his career with the Sacramento Kings and the Indiana Pacers....
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x Ricky Sanchez   Power forward    
Ricardo "Ricky" Sanchez (born July 6, 1987) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Sanchez has played with the Idaho Stampede in the NBA Development League and the Continental Basketball Association, and with the Caguas Creoles and...
x Elton Brand Duke University basketball fans cheer on Elton Brand during a 1999 game against the University of Maryland Power forward 42 Philadelphia 76ers
Elton Tyron Brand (born March 11, 1979 in Cortlandt Manor, New York) is an American All-Star professional basketball player and film producer who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. Brand is one of four active players to have...
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x Al Jefferson   Power forward 25 Minnesota Timberwolves
Al Jefferson (born January 4, 1985 in Monticello, Mississippi) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. Jefferson attended Prentiss High School in Prentiss, Mississippi from 2000–2004. In his senior...
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