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Emil Nielsen
Emil Nielsen, Danish handball goalkeeper (born 1997, Aarhus), plays for Veszprém KC and Denmark; World gold 2021 and 2025, Olympic gold 2024, European gold 2026, Champions League winner 2024 and 2026 with Barcelona, EHF MVP 2024.
Emma Čechová
Emma Čechová (born 2004, Vienna) is a Czech center, 195 cm, for ZVVZ USK Praha and the Minnesota Lynx. Undrafted 2026 WNBA rookie; 14.4 ppg at 2026 World Cup qualifying; torn ACL ended her rookie season after 3 games.
Emmanuel Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay, born 1996 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a guard who skipped college for China's Guangdong, was drafted seventh overall by Denver in 2015, and played for the Nuggets, Knicks, and Jazz.
Emoni Bates
Emoni Bates (born 2004) is an American basketball forward from Ypsilanti, Michigan; 2023 second-round pick (49th) of the Cavaliers, first sophomore Gatorade National Player of the Year, now with the G League's Texas Legends.
Enes Kanter Freedom
Enes Kanter Freedom, born Enes Kanter (1992), Turkish-American NBA center (2011-2022, Jazz, Thunder, Knicks, Celtics, Blazers), human rights activist, who in 2026 declared for the WNBA draft and was banned from Chicago Sky home games.
Enrique Freeman
Enrique Freeman (born 2000) is an American NBA forward from Cleveland; a former Akron walk-on, MAC Player of the Year, and NCAA rebounding leader drafted 50th overall by the Indiana Pacers in 2024, now on a two-way deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Eric Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe, born 1989 in Birmingham, Alabama, is an NBA guard (Kentucky, 2010 first-round pick, 18th overall) who played for the Clippers, Suns, Bucks, and Pelicans, made two All-Defensive teams, and averaged 13.7 points over 756 games.
Eric Fonoimoana
Eric Fonoimoana (born 1969, Manhattan Beach, California) is an American beach volleyball player who won 2000 Sydney Olympic gold with Dain Blanton, was 2002 AVP MVP, and founded Dig for Kids.
Eric Gordon
Eric Gordon, born Eric Ambrose Gordon Jr. in 1988, is an American NBA guard who won the 2017 Sixth Man of the Year award with the Houston Rockets.
Eric Montross
Eric Montross (1971-2023), American basketball center from Indianapolis; 1993 NCAA champion at North Carolina under Dean Smith, ninth overall pick of the 1994 NBA Draft by Boston, eight NBA seasons, later Tar Heel radio analyst; died of cancer at 52.
Eric Musselman
Eric Musselman (born 1964, Ashland, Ohio) is an American basketball coach, USC Trojans head coach since 2024 after Arkansas (111-59), Nevada (110-34), and NBA stints with Golden State and Sacramento; son of coach Bill Musselman.
Eric Paschall
Eric Paschall (born 1996) is an American basketball forward from Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., a 2019 second-round pick (41st overall) who made NBA All-Rookie First Team with Golden State, later played for Utah, and now plays for Bambitious Nara in Japan.
Eric Sato
Eric Sato (Eric Anthony Teruo Sato, born 1966) is an American volleyball back row specialist, Pepperdine alumnus, 1988 Olympic gold and 1992 bronze medalist, 1986 world champion, later a San Diego-area coach.
Eric Snow
Eric Snow (born 1973) is an American former professional basketball point guard who played 13 NBA seasons with the SuperSonics, 76ers, and Cavaliers, starting in the 2001 NBA Finals.
Erich Herrmann
Erich Herrmann (1914-1989), German field handball player with Berliner SV 92; won gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and the 1938 inaugural World Championship; eight caps, six Olympic goals. Not the sprinter Bernd Herrmann.
Erik Spoelstra
Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat head coach since 2008-09, two-time NBA champion (2012, 2013), six Finals appearances, winningest coach in Heat history, and 2025-28 USA Basketball Men's National Team head coach.
Ernie Grunfeld
Ernie Grunfeld (Ernest Grunfeld), born 1955 in Satu Mare, Romania, is a Romanian-born American former NBA player (693 games), 1976 Olympic gold medalist, and longtime executive for the Knicks, Bucks, and Wizards (1991-2019).
Ernst Gerlach
Ernst Gerlach (born 1947, Schönebeck) is a German handball player, 1980 Olympic champion with East Germany, 1978 World bronze medalist, and SC Magdeburg club great with five GDR titles and two European Cups.
Ersan İlyasova
Ersan İlyasova (Ersan Ilyasova), Turkish power forward born 1987 in Eskişehir; 13 NBA seasons, 9 with Milwaukee Bucks, stretch four, 10.1 PPG career, 2006 U20 MVP, last played Utah Jazz 2021.
Ervin Johnson
Ervin Johnson (born 1967) is an American former NBA center, 6'11", from the University of New Orleans; drafted 23rd overall in 1993 by Seattle, played 13 seasons and 845 games for Seattle, Denver, Milwaukee, and Minnesota, averaging 4.1 points and 6.1 rebounds; not Magic Johnson (Earvin).
Estelle Nze Minko
Estelle Nze Minko (born 1991) is a French handball left back, captain of Les Bleues since 2022 and a Györ player, Olympic champion Tokyo 2020, world champion 2017 and 2023, and pregnant on break since September 2025.
Euro step
The euro step is a basketball footwork move where a driving player steps one way, then the other, to evade a defender and finish at the rim.
EuroBasket
EuroBasket (FIBA European Basketball Championship), men's national-team tournament run by FIBA Europe since 1935 in Geneva; Latvia won the first title, Germany the 2025 edition unbeaten, next held 2029 in Madrid.
EuroBasket 2015
EuroBasket 2015, the 39th FIBA European basketball championship, held 5-20 September 2015 in Croatia, France, Germany and Latvia after relocation from Ukraine; Spain beat Lithuania 80-63 in Lille for its third title, with Pau Gasol MVP and record 711,131 attendance.
EuroBasket 2017
EuroBasket 2017, the FIBA Europe men's continental championship hosted by Finland, Israel, Romania, and Türkiye, ended with Slovenia's first title, beating Serbia 93-85 in Istanbul; Goran Dragić was MVP.
EuroBasket 2022
FIBA EuroBasket 2022, the 41st European men's basketball championship, held September 1-18, 2022 in Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, and Italy; Spain beat France 88-76 in Berlin for its fourth title, with Willy Hernangomez as MVP.
EuroBasket 2025
FIBA EuroBasket 2025, the 42nd European basketball championship, held August 27 to September 14, 2025 in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia, and Poland; Germany beat Türkiye 88-83 in the Riga Final for its second title, with Dennis Schroder as MVP.
EuroBasket 2029
EuroBasket 2029: 43rd European men's basketball championship, co-hosted by Estonia, Greece, Spain, and Slovenia with the Final Phase in Madrid (Bernabéu opening game planned). Qualification via the 2025-2027 FIBA pre-qualifiers and qualifiers.
EuroBasket 2029 qualification
EuroBasket 2029 qualification is the FIBA process (pre-qualifiers, second/third rounds, qualifiers) feeding the 43rd EuroBasket in Estonia, Greece, Spain and Slovenia, with the Final Phase in Madrid.
EuroBasket Women 2027 qualification
FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 Qualifiers, the two-round, four-window pathway (Nov 2025 to Feb 2027) to the 16-team final in Belgium, Finland, Lithuania, and Sweden; 27 teams start, 12 qualify.