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Anna Sedoykina

Anna Sedoykina (Анна Сергеевна Седойкина, born 1984, Volgograd) is a Russian handball goalkeeper, Olympic champion Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 silver medalist, world champion 2009, later CSKA goalkeeper coach.

Anna Sen

Anna Sen (Анна Сергеевна Сень, born 1990, Krasnodar) is a Russian handball back for Rostov-Don; Olympic gold 2016 and silver 2020, MVP of Rio 2016 and EHF EURO 2018.

Anna Smrek

Anna Smrek (born 2003), Canadian volleyball opposite, 6'9"/205 cm, 2021 NCAA champion and tournament MVP with Wisconsin Badgers; pro in Milan and Istanbul, Team Canada VNL; daughter of NBA champion Mike Smrek.

Anna Vyakhireva

Anna Vyakhireva (Анна Викторовна Вяхирева), born 1995 in Volgograd, is a Russian right back who won Olympic gold at Rio 2016 as tournament MVP, silver at Tokyo 2020, and the 2023 EHF Champions League with Vipers Kristiansand; she now plays for Odense Håndbold.

Anne Donovan

Anne Donovan (1961-2018), American 6-foot-8 basketball center; Olympic gold 1984 and 1988, Old Dominion star, first female coach to win a WNBA title (Seattle Storm 2004), 2008 Olympic gold head coach.

Anne Dorthe Tanderup

Anne Dorthe Tanderup (born 1972, Aarhus) is a Danish former handball back, 88 caps, Olympic gold 1996, World gold 1997, two European titles; later diet counselor, author of Min vej til et sundt liv and På udebane, wife of Bjarne Riis.

Antawn Jamison

Antawn Jamison, born 1976, is an American retired NBA forward; 1998 Naismith and Wooden Award winner at North Carolina, drafted fourth by Toronto and traded for Vince Carter; 16 seasons, 20,042 points, two-time All-Star, 2003-04 Sixth Man of the Year.

Ante Žižić

Ante Žižić, Croatian center born 1997 in Split, 23rd pick of the 2016 NBA Draft, played three Cavaliers seasons, then EuroLeague with Maccabi, Efes, Virtus, now Beşiktaş.

Anthony Bennett (basketball)

Anthony Bennett (born 1993, Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian basketball forward, first Canadian taken No. 1 overall (Cavaliers, 2013 NBA Draft); a four-season NBA career of 151 games made him a noted draft bust, with a long Canadian national-team career.

Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis (born 1993, Chicago), nicknamed The Brow, is an American NBA forward-center, 2012 first overall pick, 2020 Lakers champion, Kentucky NCAA champion, and first player to win NCAA, Olympic, FIBA World Cup, and NBA titles.

Anthony Edwards (basketball)

Anthony Edwards (born 2001), "Ant," is an American NBA shooting guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves, drafted first overall in 2020 from Georgia; All-NBA Second Team, 2024 Olympic gold medalist, career-high 55 points in 2026.

Anthony Mason (basketball)

Anthony Mason (1966-2015), NBA power forward from Tennessee State, drafted 53rd overall in 1988; Knicks 1994 Finals, 1995 Sixth Man of the Year, 1997 All-NBA Third Team, 2001 All-Star.

Anthony Parker

Anthony Parker (born 1975) is an American basketball executive, Orlando Magic general manager since 2023, and former NBA guard who starred for Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning two EuroLeague titles and two EuroLeague MVP awards.

Anthony Randolph

Anthony Randolph (born 1989, Germany) is a retired American basketball forward, 14th pick of the 2008 NBA Draft by Golden State, later a Real Madrid stretch four, two-time EuroLeague champion, and EuroBasket 2017 gold medalist with Slovenia.

Antoine Brizard

Antoine Brizard, French volleyball setter born 1994 in Poitiers, two-time Olympic gold medalist (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024), FIVB world player of the year 2022, plays for Osaka Bluteon in Japan's SV.LEAGUE.

Antoine Walker

Antoine Walker, born 1976, Chicago; NBA forward, 6th pick 1996 draft, 3x All-Star, 2006 champion with Miami Heat; earned $108 million, filed bankruptcy 2010, now financial-literacy advocate.

Antonio Davis

Antonio Davis (born 1968, Oakland, CA) is a retired NBA forward-center, 6'9", from UTEP; drafted 45th overall in 1990 by Indiana, 2001 All-Star with Toronto, later NBPA president and NBRPA CEO.

Antonio McDyess

Antonio Keithflen McDyess, "Dice," born 1974, American NBA power forward-center from Quitman, Mississippi. Alabama star, 2nd overall 1995 draft pick, Nuggets, Suns, Knicks, Pistons, Spurs; All-Star 2001, 2000 Olympic gold.

April Ross

April Ross (born 1982, Costa Mesa, California) is a retired American beach volleyball player, three-time Olympic medalist (silver 2012, bronze 2016, gold 2020), 2009 world champion, and 2026 International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductee.

Archie Miller (basketball)

Archie Miller (born 1978) is an American college basketball coach, head coach at Rhode Island since 2022 and formerly head coach at Dayton (139-63, 2014 Elite Eight) and Indiana (67-58), career 261-192.

Arianna Roberson

Arianna Roberson (born 2006) is an American college basketball center, 6-4, for Duke; San Antonio Clark HS product, 2024 McDonald's All-American, ACC All-Freshman in 2026, sister of NBA player André Roberson.

Ariel Atkins

Ariel Atkins, born 1996 in Dallas, Texas, is an American WNBA guard who won the 2019 title with the Washington Mystics and a Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medal.

Arike Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale, Dallas Wings guard (born 1997, Milwaukee), Notre Dame star, 2019 No. 5 pick, 2020 WNBA scoring champion, 2x All-Star MVP, franchise scoring leader, 2026 Unrivaled champion.

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball: University of Arizona team in the Big 12, nicknamed Wildcats, playing at McKale Center. Won the 1997 NCAA title under Lute Olson; five Final Fours; coached by Tommy Lloyd since 2021.

Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball

Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville SEC program since 1923-24. Six Final Fours, 1994 NCAA champions under Nolan Richardson's "40 Minutes of Hell," 1995 runner-up, coached since 2024 by John Calipari at Bud Walton Arena.

Armando Bacot

Armando Bacot (born 2000, Richmond, Virginia) is an American basketball center/forward, UNC's all-time leader in rebounds (1,715) and double-doubles (87), first player with six double-doubles in one NCAA Tournament, later Memphis Grizzlies and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Aron Baynes

Aron Baynes is an Australian former professional basketball center, born in 1986, who won the 2014 NBA title with San Antonio and earned Olympic bronze with Australia.

Arron Afflalo

Arron Afflalo, born 1985, is a retired American NBA shooting guard from UCLA, drafted 27th overall by Detroit in 2007; 12-year career averaging 10.8 points with Denver, Orlando, Portland, New York, and Sacramento.

Art Mollner

Art Mollner (Arthur Owen Mollner, 1912-1995), American basketball player, gold medalist with the USA at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the first Olympic basketball tournament; Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox AAU player, LAPD sergeant.

Arthur Agee

Arthur Agee is an American former basketball player, co-subject with William Gates of the 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams; he played at Marshall High, Mineral Area College, and Arkansas State, never reached the NBA, and later founded the Arthur Agee Role Model Foundation.