| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| John Amaechi |
Basketball |
26-Nov-1970 |
|
Only openly gay NBA player |
| Carlos Boozer |
Basketball |
20-Nov-1981 |
|
Utah Jazz forward |
| Mike Brown |
Basketball |
5-Mar-1970 |
|
Head Coach, Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Wayne Embry |
Basketball |
26-Mar-1937 |
|
NBA General Manager |
| Bill Fitch |
Basketball |
19-May-1934 |
|
Longtime NBA and NCAA coach |
| Mike Fratello |
Basketball |
24-Feb-1947 |
|
NBA Coach, commentator |
| Walt Frazier |
Basketball |
29-Mar-1945 |
|
New York Knicks hall of famer |
| Earl G. Graves, Jr. |
Business |
5-Jan-1962 |
|
Black Enterprise magazine |
| Gordon Gund |
Business |
15-Oct-1939 |
|
Former owner, Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Marc Iavaroni |
Basketball |
15-Sep-1956 |
|
Head Coach, Memphis Grizzlies |
| LeBron James |
Basketball |
30-Dec-1984 |
|
Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Eddie Jordan |
Basketball |
29-Jan-1955 |
|
Head Coach, Washington Wizards |
| George Karl |
Basketball |
12-May-1951 |
|
Head Coach, Denver Nuggets |
| Shawn Kemp |
Basketball |
26-Nov-1969 |
|
The Reign Man |
| Bill Laimbeer |
Basketball |
19-May-1957 |
|
Detroit Pistons #40, retired |
| Pete Newell |
Basketball |
3-Aug-1915 |
|
Influential NCAA coach |
| Chuck Daly |
Basketball |
20-Jul-1930 |
|
Won 2 NBA Championships with the Pistons |
| Nate Thurmond |
Basketball |
25-Jul-1941 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer |
| Lenny Wilkens |
Basketball |
28-Oct-1937 |
|
Winningest coach in NBA history |
| Randy Wittman |
Basketball |
28-Oct-1959 |
|
Head Coach, Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Mike Woodson |
Basketball |
24-Mar-1958 |
|
Head Coach, Atlanta Hawks |