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Bernard King
Bernard King, born 1956 in Brooklyn, is an American retired NBA small forward (1977-1993) and 2013 Hall of Famer; 1984-85 scoring champion at 32.9 ppg, 60-point Christmas game, four-time All-Star.
Bertrand Gille
Bertrand Gille (born 1978, Valence), nicknamed Bobo, French handball pivot, brother of Guillaume Gille; double Olympic champion 2008 and 2012, world champion 2001 and 2011, European champion 2006 and 2010, IHF World Player of the Year 2002, 268 France caps.
Beşiktaş J.K. (men's basketball)
Beşiktaş J.K. men's basketball, Istanbul section of the 1903 multi-sport club; founded 1933, 2011-12 Turkish league, Cup and EuroChallenge winner, 2025-26 EuroCup finalist, 2026-27 EuroLeague debutant.
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (also Betnijah Laney), born 1993, American WNBA guard-forward from Clayton, Delaware; Rutgers; 2015 draft pick 17. 2020 Most Improved Player, 2021 All-Star, 2024 champion with New York Liberty, now Washington Mystics.
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (BIG EAST), founded 1979 by Dave Gavitt; 11-member basketball-centric Division I conference since the 2013 Catholic 7 split; Madison Square Garden tournament; 45 team national titles; media deals with FOX, NBC, TNT, ESPN through 2031.
Big Three (Miami Heat)
The Big Three (Miami Heat): LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, 2010-2014; four straight NBA Finals, championships in 2012 and 2013, formed after 'The Decision' with discounted contracts.
Big3
BIG3 is a professional half-court 3-on-3 basketball league founded in 2017 by Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz, played under Fireball3 rules: first to 50 points, 14-second shot clock, three 30-foot four-point circles. Eight teams, summer CBS broadcasts, 2026 brings its ninth season and a public-listing merger.
Bill Cartwright
Bill Cartwright (James William Cartwright, born 1957) is a 7-foot-1 American center, third pick of the 1979 NBA Draft, Knicks All-Star, three-time Bulls champion 1991-93, and Bulls head coach 2001-03.
Bill Hosket
Bill Hosket (Wilmer Frederick Hosket, born 1946), Dayton, Ohio basketball player: 1968 Ohio State captain and Big Ten champion, 1968 Olympic gold medalist, and 1970 NBA champion with the New York Knicks.
Bill Hougland
Bill Hougland (William Marion Hougland, 1930-2017), Kansas Jayhawks guard on the 1952 NCAA champions, won Olympic basketball gold at Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne 1956 as 1956 captain, then led Koch Oil.
Bill Laimbeer
Bill Laimbeer (born 1957), NBA center and two-time champion with the Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys," later a three-time WNBA championship coach with the Detroit Shock.
Bill Lienhard
Bill Lienhard (William Barner Lienhard, 1930-2022) was an American basketball forward who won the 1952 NCAA title with Kansas under Phog Allen and a 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold medal with Team USA, then became a Kansas banker.
Bill Russell
Bill Russell (1934-2022), Boston Celtics center, won a record 11 NBA titles and five MVPs, revolutionized defense and shot blocking, became the NBA's first Black head coach, and had No. 6 retired league-wide in 2022.
Bill Self
Bill Self (born 1962, Okmulgee, Oklahoma) is a Hall of Fame college basketball coach, Kansas head coach since 2003, with NCAA titles in 2008 and 2022, 17 Big 12 regular-season championships, and an 855-272 career record.
Bill Sharman
Bill Sharman (1926-2013), American basketball Hall of Famer enshrined as player (1976) and coach (2004); won titles in three leagues (ABL, ABA, NBA) and led the 1971-72 Lakers' 33-game win streak.
Bill Walton
Bill Walton (1952–2024), American basketball center and broadcaster; UCLA star under John Wooden, 1972–73 NCAA titles, 88-game streak; 1977 NBA champion and Finals MVP with Portland, 1978 MVP, 1986 champion and Sixth Man with Boston.
Bill Wennington
Bill Wennington, born 1963 in Montreal, is a Canadian former NBA center, 1985 first-round pick, three-time Chicago Bulls champion (1996-1998), 1984 Olympian, and longtime Bulls radio color analyst.
Bill Wheatley
Bill Wheatley (William John Wheatley, 1909-1992), American basketball guard from Gypsum, Kansas; captain of the US team that won the first Olympic basketball gold at Berlin 1936, first player awarded an Olympic basketball medal.
Billy Cunningham
Billy Cunningham, the Kangaroo Kid, Brooklyn-born 6'6" forward; UNC under Dean Smith; 1967 NBA champion and 1983 champion head coach of the 76ers; ABA MVP 1973; Hall of Fame 1986.
Billy Donovan
Billy Donovan, American basketball coach, Florida Gators head coach 1996-2015 with back-to-back NCAA titles 2006-07, later NBA coach of the Thunder and Bulls, Hall of Fame 2025.
Billy Gillispie
Billy Gillispie (Billy Clyde Gillispie), American college basketball coach born 1959; head coach at UTEP, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Texas Tech, and Tarleton State; career 240-200, three NCAA bids.
Bismack Biyombo
Bismack Biyombo (Bismack Biyombo Sumba), Congolese NBA center born 1992 in Lubumbashi, DRC; 7th pick of the 2011 draft, played for Charlotte, Toronto, Orlando, Phoenix, Memphis, and San Antonio; defensive specialist and foundation philanthropist.
Bison Dele
Bison Dele, born Brian Carson Williams (1969), NBA center-forward drafted 10th in 1991, 1997 Bulls champion, retired in 1999 leaving $36 million; vanished at sea in 2002 with Serena Karlan and Bertrand Saldo, a murder case implicating brother Miles Dabord.
Blackwater Bossing
Blackwater Bossing, formerly Blackwater Elite, is a PBA basketball team from Caloocan City owned by Dioceldo Sy of Ever Bilena. Joined the PBA in 2014; renamed Bossing in 2020 after Vic Sotto; ended a record 29-game losing streak in 2022.
Blake Griffin
Blake Griffin, first overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft, is a retired six-time All-Star power forward of the Lob City Clippers, 2011 Rookie of the Year and dunk champion, later of the Pistons, Nets and Celtics, retired April 2024.
Blandine Dancette
Blandine Dancette, French right wing handballer (born 1988, Firminy), Nîmes, Chambray and Nantes player; Olympic gold Tokyo 2020, silver Rio 2016, world champion 2017 with France; retired 2021.
Blaz Janc
Blaž Janc, Slovenian handball right wing and right back born 1996 in Brežice; Celje, Kielce, and FC Barcelona (contract to 2030); four Champions League titles; Slovenia captain, 2017 world bronze, Paris 2024 fourth place.
Blue Chips
Blue Chips is a 1994 American sports drama film directed by William Friedkin. It stars Nick Nolte as a coach who breaks NCAA rules by paying recruits.
Bob Boozer
Bob Boozer (Robert Lewis Boozer, "Bullet Bob"), American basketball forward, 1937-2012. Kansas State All-American, first pick of the 1959 NBA draft, 1960 Olympic gold medalist, and 1971 NBA champion with Milwaukee.
Bob Cousy
Bob Cousy (Robert Joseph Cousy, born August 9, 1928, New York) is a Hall of Fame point guard who won six NBA titles and the 1957 MVP with the Boston Celtics, led the league in assists eight straight years, and later coached Boston College and the Cincinnati Royals.