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Adelaide 36ers
Adelaide 36ers (Sixers), Adelaide NBL men's basketball club founded 1982 as Adelaide City Eagles; four championships (1986, 1998, 1999, 2002), the 24-2 Invincibles, and the only NBL club to beat an NBA team.
Adenizia
Adenizia (Adenízia Aparecida Ferreira da Silva, born 1986, Ibiaí, Brazil) is an Olympic champion middle blocker, gold medalist at London 2012 with Brazil, also world silver 2010 and bronze 2014, longtime Osasco player.
Adolph Rupp
Adolph Rupp (1901-1977), the Baron of the Bluegrass, coached University of Kentucky basketball 1930-1972, going 876-190 with four NCAA titles, the 1966 Texas Western final, and the Rupp Arena legacy.
Adou Thiero
Adou Thiero, born 2004, is an American NBA forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, drafted 36th overall in 2025 by Brooklyn after playing at Kentucky and Arkansas; known for athleticism, defense, and weak three-point shooting.
Adreian Payne
Adreian Payne (1991-2022), American power forward from Dayton, Ohio; Michigan State's all-time blocks leader, drafted 15th overall in 2014 by Atlanta; 107 NBA games with Hawks, Timberwolves, Magic.
Adrian Dantley
Adrian Dantley (born 1955, Washington, DC), nicknamed A.D. or The Teacher, is a Hall of Fame small forward, 1976 Olympic gold medalist, two-time NBA scoring champion with Utah, and retired with 23,177 points.
Adrian Griffin
Adrian Griffin (born 1974, Wichita, Kansas) is a former NBA player and assistant who was Milwaukee Bucks head coach from June 2023 to January 23, 2024, fired at 30-13 after 43 games, tied for the third-shortest full-time tenure in NBA history.
Adrian Nocum
Adrian Nocum (Adrian Clarence Go Nocum, born 1999) is a Filipino basketball guard for Rain or Shine in the PBA, drafted last overall in 2023 despite becoming a standout.
AEK B.C.
AEK B.C. (ΑΕΚ), the basketball section of AEK Athens founded 1924 by Constantinople refugees; first Greek club to win a European title (1968 Cup Winners' Cup), with 8 Greek championships, Saporta Cup 2000, BCL 2018 and 2026, Intercontinental Cup 2019.
Agnis Cavars
Agnis Čavars (born 1986, Latvia), Latvian 3x3 basketball captain who won the first Olympic 3x3 gold at Tokyo 2020, was Latvia's opening-ceremony flagbearer, and now coaches in Hong Kong.
AJ Johnson (basketball)
AJ Johnson (born 2004) is an American NBA guard, drafted 23rd overall in 2024 by the Bucks after playing for the Illawarra Hawks in Australia's NBL Next Stars program; now with the New Orleans Pelicans.
AK Okereke
AK Okereke (Akachi Onyedika Okereke, born 2003) is an American NBA forward, a Cornell walk-on turned All-Ivy player and Vanderbilt graduate transfer, signed by the Los Angeles Lakers to a two-way contract, No. 31, after going undrafted in 2026.
Akira Jacobs (ジェイコブス 晶)
Akira Jacobs (ジェイコブス 晶, Tajon Akira Jacobs, born 2004) is a Japanese forward from Yokohama playing for Fordham after Hawaii, a Paris 2024 Olympian and 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup standout, NBA draft eligible 2027.
Al Harrington
Al Harrington (born 1980, Orange, NJ), nicknamed Baby Al, NBA forward 1998-2014, drafted 25th overall by Indiana straight from high school; 13.5 ppg career; later founded Viola cannabis company.
Al Horford
Al Horford, Dominican NBA center-forward born 1986 in Puerto Plata; Florida Gators star, 2007 No. 3 pick, five-time All-Star, 2024 NBA champion with Boston Celtics, now with Golden State Warriors.
Al Jefferson
Al Jefferson, NBA center (2004-2016) with Boston, Minnesota, Utah, Charlotte; 15th pick in 2004 draft, career 16.7 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, All-NBA Third Team 2013-14, never an All-Star.
Al-Farouq Aminu
Al-Farouq Aminu (Chief), Nigerian-American forward born 1990 in Atlanta; Wake Forest star, 8th pick of 2010 NBA draft by Clippers; 711 games, 7.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg; Portland 2015-19; Nigeria 2012 Olympics and 2019 World Cup.
Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball: University of Alabama SEC program founded 1913, plays at Coleman Coliseum (15,383), 25 NCAA appearances, first Final Four in 2024, coached by Nate Oats.
Albin Vidovic
Albin Vidović (Албин Видовић), Croatian handball left wing (1943–2018), Olympic gold with Yugoslavia at Munich 1972, six Yugoslav titles and 1972 European Champions' Cup with Partizan Bjelovar; distinct from his para-athlete son Albin Vidović (1975–2026).
Aldis Berzins
Aldis Berzins (Aldis Imants Bērziņš), born 1956 in Wilmington, Delaware, is a Latvian-American volleyball outside hitter who won gold with the USA at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1985 World Cup, later coaching in Italy and with the US women.
Aldona Cesaityte Neneniene
Aldona Česaitytė-Nenėnienė (1949–1999), Lithuanian handball player, two-time Olympic champion with the Soviet Union (Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980), Žalgiris Kaunas captain, world silver and bronze medalist.
Alec Burks
Alec Burks (born 1991, Grandview, Missouri) is an NBA shooting guard from Colorado, drafted 12th overall by Utah in 2011; nine-team journeyman including Knicks, Pistons, and Miami Heat.
Alejandro Ariel Montecchia
Alejandro Ariel Montecchia, 'El Puma', Argentine point guard born 1972 in Bahía Blanca; 2004 Athens Olympic gold medalist with Argentina's Golden Generation, 2002 world silver medalist, club career at Viola Reggio Calabria, Pamesa Valencia, Olimpia Milano, and Regatas de Corrientes; retired 2009.
Aleksa Avramović (Алекса Аврамовић)
Aleksa Avramović (Алекса Аврамовић), born 1994 in Čačak, is a Serbian guard; 2023 World Cup silver, Paris 2024 bronze and FIBA Best Defensive Player; played for Partizan, CSKA Moscow, Dubai, Bahçeşehir.
Aleksandar Vezenkov (Александър Везенков)
Aleksandar Vezenkov (Александър Везенков), known as Sasha Vezenkov, Bulgarian forward born 1995 in Nicosia, Cyprus; two-time EuroLeague MVP (2023, 2026) with Olympiacos, 2017 Nets draft pick 57th, one NBA season with Sacramento Kings.
Aleksandr Belostenny
Aleksandr Belostenny (Александр Михайлович Белостенный), Soviet-Ukrainian basketball center, 1959-2010, 214 cm: Olympic champion 1988, world champion 1982, three-time European champion; clubs Stroitel Kyiv, CSKA Moscow, Zaragoza, Trier.
Aleksandr Belov
Aleksandr Belov (Александр Белов, 1951–1978), Soviet basketball center of Spartak Leningrad; 1972 Olympic gold via his last-second winning basket against the USA, 1974 world champion, FIBA Hall of Fame 2007.
Aleksandr Boloshev
Aleksandr Boloshev (Александр Александрович Болошев, 1947–2010), Soviet basketball center for Dynamo Moskva; 1972 Munich Olympic gold medalist, 1974 world champion, two-time European champion, later BC Khimki executive.
Aleksandr Butko
Aleksandr Butko (Александр Анатольевич Бутько), born 1986 in Hrodna, is a Russian volleyball setter, 198 cm tall, who won Olympic gold at London 2012 with Russia, plus the 2011 World Cup and World League, and played for Lokomotiv Novosibirsk and Zenit Kazan; not the Belarusian footballer born 1997.
Aleksandr Karshakevich
Aleksandr Karshakevich (Александр Каршакевич), Belarusian handball left wing born 1959 in Minsk; Olympic silver 1980 and gold 1988 with the USSR, SKA Minsk club star, later Belarus head coach.