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Bob Ctvrtlik
Bob Ctvrtlik (Robert Jan Ctvrtlik), born 1963, American volleyball outside hitter; 1988 Olympic gold and 1992 bronze, 1985 Pepperdine NCAA MVP, FIVB Best Player in the World 1995, IOC athlete member and WADA founding board member.
Bob Huggins
Bob Huggins, born 1953 in Morgantown, WV, is a Hall of Fame college basketball coach with 935-414 over 41 seasons at Walsh, Akron, Cincinnati, Kansas State, and West Virginia; two Final Fours (1992, 2010); resigned from WVU in 2023 after a DUI arrest.
Bob Hurley
Bob Hurley Sr. (born 1947, Jersey City) is a Hall of Fame high school basketball coach who led St. Anthony High School from 1972 to 2017, winning about 1,184 games, four USA Today national titles, and 26-28 state championships.
Bob Jeangerard
Bob Jeangerard (Robert Eugene Jeangerard, 1932–2014) was an American basketball forward who won gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, starred for the University of Colorado's 1955 Final Four team, and later founded the Gerard Tire chain.
Bob Kenney
Bob Kenney (Robert Earl Kenney, 1931–2014) was an American basketball player, 1952 Olympic gold medalist with the US team and co-captain of Kansas' 1952 NCAA champions, later an Air Force and AAU player and Kansas City real estate executive.
Bob Knight
Bob Knight (1940–2023), American college basketball coach, won three NCAA titles at Indiana including the 1976 undefeated 32-0 season, coached 1984 Olympic gold, and was fired in 2000.
Bob Kurland
Bob Kurland (Robert Albert Kurland, "Foothills"), 1924-2013, American 7-foot center; two NCAA titles with Oklahoma A&M, first two-time tournament MOP, two Olympic basketball golds 1948/1952, Hall of Fame 1961, never played pro ball.
Bob Love
Bob Love (1942-2024), nicknamed Butterbean, was a three-time NBA All-Star forward for the Chicago Bulls, 21.3 ppg there, No. 10 retired in 1994; after retirement he overcame a severe stutter to become the Bulls' community ambassador.
Bob McAdoo
Bob McAdoo (Robert Allen McAdoo Jr., born 1951) is an NBA Hall of Fame center-forward, 1975 MVP, three-time scoring champion with Buffalo, two-time Lakers champion, and longtime Miami Heat assistant coach.
Bob Myers
Bob Myers, American sports executive; Golden State Warriors GM and president of basketball operations 2012-2023, four NBA titles (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022), two-time Executive of the Year; later ESPN analyst and president of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment.
Bob Pettit
Bob Pettit (1932–2026), NBA power forward/center for the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks 1954–65; first NBA MVP (1956), first to 20,000 points, 1958 champion with 50-point Finals Game 6.
Boban Marjanović (Бобан Марјановић)
Boban Marjanović (Бобан Марјановић), Serbian 7'3"–7'4" center born 1988; EuroLeague rebounding leader and All-EuroLeague First Team 2015 with Crvena Zvezda, nine NBA seasons (Spurs, Pistons, Clippers, 76ers, Mavericks, Rockets), later Fenerbahçe.
Bobby Hurley
Bobby Hurley (born 1971, Jersey City) is a former Duke point guard, NCAA career assists record holder (1,076), two-time national champion, five-season NBA player, and head coach at Buffalo and Arizona State until March 2026.
Bobby Jackson
Bobby Jackson, NBA point guard (1997-2009), 1997 draft 23rd pick, Sixth Man of the Year 2002-03 with Sacramento Kings; later Stockton Kings head coach and NBA assistant.
Bobby Joe Hill
Bobby Joe Hill (Tyrone Bobby Joe Hill), Detroit-born guard who led Texas Western to the 1966 NCAA basketball title over Kentucky with 20 points and two famous first-half steals; later an El Paso Natural Gas executive.
Bobby Phills
Bobby Phills (Bobby R. Phills, II), NBA guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets, 1991 second-round pick out of Southern University; killed in a 2000 racing crash; Hornets retired his No. 13.
Bobby Portis
Bobby Portis Jr. (born 1995, Little Rock, Arkansas), nicknamed Bobby Buckets and The Mayor of Milwaukee, is an NBA forward, 2015 first-round pick, 2021 champion with Milwaukee, traded to the Miami Heat in June 2026.
Bobby Ray Parks Jr.
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (レイ・パークスジュニア), born 1993, Filipino-American 6'4" shooting guard, son of PBA import legend Bobby Parks; NU UAAP star, 2016 D-League pick, Blackwater PBA no. 2 pick, B.League Nagoya/Osaka/Ibaraki, Gilas Pilipinas veteran.
Bogdan Bogdanović (Богдан Богдановић) (basketball)
Bogdan Bogdanović (Богдан Богдановић), Serbian shooting guard born 1992 in Belgrade; Partizan and Fenerbahçe star, 2014 first-round pick, NBA guard for Kings, Hawks, Clippers, Rockets; Serbia's all-time leading scorer with Olympic silver and bronze.
Bogoljub Marković (Богољуб Марковић)
Bogoljub Marković (Богољуб Марковић), born 2005 in Užice, Serbia, is a 6'11" forward drafted 47th overall in 2025 by the Milwaukee Bucks after playing for Mega Superbet and OKK Beograd.
Bojan Bogdanović
Bojan Bogdanović, Croatian forward born 1989 in Mostar, distinct from Serbian guard Bogdan Bogdanović; NBA 2014-2025 with Nets, Wizards, Pacers, Jazz, Pistons, Knicks; retired June 2025.
Bol Bol
Bol Bol (born 1999, Khartoum, Sudan) is a 7'3" Sudanese-American NBA center-forward, son of Manute Bol; Oregon one season, drafted 44th in 2019, played for the Nuggets, Magic, and Suns.
Bones Hyland
Bones Hyland (Nah'Shon Hyland, born 2000) is an American NBA guard, 6'2", from Wilmington, Delaware; drafted 26th in 2021 by Denver, All-Rookie Second Team, now with the Minnesota Timberwolves after stints with the Clippers.
Bonus (basketball)
Bonus (penalty situation) in basketball: once a team exceeds its team-foul quota (NBA/FIBA four per quarter, NCAA seven and ten per half, NFHS five per quarter), subsequent common fouls award free throws; thresholds and formats differ by rulebook.
Boris Diaw
Boris Diaw, French basketball forward-center (born 1982), NBA 2003-17 with Hawks, Suns, Bobcats, Spurs, Jazz; 2006 Most Improved Player, 2014 NBA champion, EuroBasket 2013 gold with France; retired 2018.
Boris Tereshchuk
Boris Tereshchuk (Борис Павлович Терещук), Soviet volleyball setter born 1945 in Kyiv, died 2011; 1968 Olympic champion with the USSR, 1971 European champion, later Honored Coach of the USSR.
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics, NBA team founded 1946, play at TD Garden. Record 18 NBA championships (1957-2024), eight straight 1959-66, Auerbach-Russell dynasty, 2008 and 2024 titles, record $6.1B Chisholm sale.
Both Gach
Both Gach (born 1999, Austin, Minnesota) is a South Sudanese-American 6-6 wing; Utah/Minnesota NCAA player, 2022 undrafted, EuroCup winner with JL Bourg, now ASVEL EuroLeague, South Sudan national team.
Brad Daugherty (basketball)
Brad Daugherty (born 1965) is a former NBA center, first overall pick of the 1986 draft by Cleveland, five-time All-Star, later a NASCAR team owner (2023 Daytona 500 winner) and NBC analyst.
Brad Miller (basketball)
Brad Miller (born 1976) is an American former NBA center who played 14 seasons for six teams, earned two All-Star selections, and averaged 11.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.