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Jerry Krause
Jerry Krause (1939–2017), Chicago Bulls general manager 1985–2003, built the six-title Jordan/Jackson dynasty via the Pippen trade and Jackson hire; Hall of Fame 2017, later vilified by The Last Dance.
Jerry Lucas
Jerry Lucas (born 1940, Middletown, Ohio) is a Hall of Fame basketball forward-center, 'Dr. Memory.' 1960 NCAA and Olympic champion, 1973 Knicks NBA champion, 7x All-Star, 15.6 career RPG.
Jerry Shipp
Jerry Shipp (Jerome Franklin Shipp, 1935-2021), American basketball guard, Phillips 66ers AAU star, 1963 Pan American Games gold medalist, and leading scorer (12.4 ppg) on the gold-medal 1964 U.S. Olympic team at Tokyo.
Jerry Sloan
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020), American NBA player and Hall of Fame coach; the Original Bull and Utah Jazz head coach for 23 seasons, 1,221 wins, 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals, never won Coach of the Year.
Jerry Stackhouse
Jerry Stackhouse (born 1974, Kinston, NC) is a former NBA shooting guard, third pick of the 1995 draft, two-time All-Star (2000, 2001), 16,409 career points, later Vanderbilt head coach and Warriors assistant.
Jerry Tarkanian
Jerry Tarkanian (1930-2015), "Tark the Shark," college basketball coach who built UNLV into a powerhouse, won the 1990 NCAA title over Duke 103-73, and fought the NCAA, winning a $2.5 million settlement.
Jerry West
Jerry West (1938–2024), "Mr. Clutch" and "The Logo," Lakers guard, 14-time All-Star, 1972 champion, 1969 Finals MVP from a losing team, and Hall of Fame executive who built Showtime and Shaq-Kobe Lakers titles.
Jesper Nøddesbo
Jesper Nøddesbo (born 1980, Herning) is a retired Danish handball line player; 223 caps, Olympic gold 2016, European gold 2008, 39 titles in 10 years at FC Barcelona; now a coach and psychotherapist trainee.
Jevon Carter
Jevon Carter (born 1995) is an American NBA guard for the Orlando Magic; drafted 32nd overall in 2018 by Memphis, two-time national defensive player of the year at West Virginia with 330 career steals.
Jewell Loyd
Jewell Loyd, born 1993, American WNBA guard for the Las Vegas Aces, formerly Seattle Storm; three-time WNBA champion, 2023 scoring leader, 2015 Rookie of the Year, two-time Olympic gold medalist.
Jiang Ying
Jiang Ying (姜英), born 1963 in Rongcheng, Shandong, Chinese women's volleyball main attacker; 1984 Olympic gold and 1988 bronze medalist, 1982/1986 world champion; later coached in Australia, including the Australian national women's team (2005-2006).
Jim Barnes
Jim Barnes, "Bad News" (1941-2002), American basketball center from Tuckerman, Arkansas; 1964 Olympic gold medalist, first overall 1964 NBA draft pick, 1969 Celtics champion. Not the golfer Jim Barnes or singer Jimmy Barnes.
Jim Boeheim
Jim Boeheim, Hall of Fame Syracuse basketball coach 1976-2023: 1,015 official Division I wins (second all-time), 2003 national champion, five Final Fours, famed 2-3 zone, 2015 NCAA sanctions.
Jim Buss
Jim Buss, son of Lakers owner Jerry Buss, was the Lakers' executive vice president of basketball operations until Jeanie Buss removed him in February 2017 after the Howard and Nash trades; he retained an ownership stake.
Jim Calhoun
Jim Calhoun (b. 1942), Hall of Fame college basketball coach; built UConn into three-time NCAA champion (1999, 2004, 2011), 920-397 career record; also coached Northeastern and Saint Joseph.
Jim Jackson (basketball)
Jim Jackson (James Arthur Jackson), Toledo-born Ohio State star and 1992 fourth overall pick, played 14 NBA seasons for a record 12 teams, then became a FOX Sports basketball analyst.
Jim King
Jim King refers to several Americans, chiefly NBA guard James Leonard King (born 1941, Lakers, Warriors, Bulls, 1968 All-Star) and Olympic basketball gold medalist James H. King (born 1943), plus a bodybuilder, keyboardist, and politician.
Jim Larrañaga
Jim Larrañaga (born 1949, Bronx) is a retired American college basketball coach; head coach at Bowling Green, George Mason, and Miami, with 716 wins, two Final Fours (2006, 2023), and December 2024 retirement.
Jim Valvano
Jim Valvano (1946-1993), American college basketball coach and broadcaster; led NC State to the 1983 NCAA title over Houston, gave the 1993 ESPYs 'Don't give up' speech, and co-founded the V Foundation; Hall of Fame 2023.
Jim Walsh
Jim Walsh (James Patrick Walsh, 1930-1976) was an American basketball forward, Stanford graduate, Phillips 66ers AAU Player of the Year, 1956 Olympic gold medalist at Melbourne, and a 10-game NBA player with the 1957-58 Philadelphia Warriors.
Jimmer Fredette
Jimmer Fredette, born 1989, American basketball guard; BYU scoring legend and 2011 national player of the year, NBA lottery pick, CBA MVP in China, and USA 3x3 Olympian at Paris 2024, now returning with Team Miami.
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler III (born Sept. 14, 1989) is an NBA forward, Marquette product, six-time All-Star, 2015 MIP, and 2016 Olympic gold medalist; led Miami to the 2020 and 2023 Finals, traded to Golden State in February 2025, now rehabbing a January 2026 torn ACL.
Jimmy King
Jimmy King (born 1973) is an American former basketball player, a Fab Five member at Michigan (1991-95), 1,542 career points, drafted 35th overall by Toronto in 1995, two NBA seasons.
Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944)
Jimmy Walker (James Walker, 1944-2007), Providence College guard, first overall pick of the 1967 NBA Draft by Detroit; 9-year NBA career, two-time All-Star, father of Jalen Rose.
Jizzle James
Jizzle James (Edgerrin James Jr.), son of NFL Hall of Famer Edgerrin James, is a college basketball guard from Orlando who played for Cincinnati, led the Bearcats in scoring in 2024-25, and later transferred to Charlotte.
JJ Crawford
JJ Crawford, born 2010 and also named Jayen Crawford, is a high school basketball guard at Rainier Beach in Seattle, ranked the No. 1 player in the 2029 class.
JJ Redick
JJ Redick (born 1984) is the Los Angeles Lakers head coach, hired June 2024 with no prior coaching experience; former Duke scoring great and 15-year NBA sharpshooter.
Jo Jo White
Jo Jo White (Joseph Henry White, 1946-2018), American point guard from St. Louis; Kansas All-American, 1968 Olympic gold medalist, two-time NBA champion and 1976 Finals MVP with the Boston Celtics, Hall of Fame 2015.
Joakim Noah
Joakim Noah, French-American center born 1985, won NCAA titles 2006-07 with Florida (Final Four MOP 2006), then starred for Chicago Bulls 2007-2016, winning 2014 Defensive Player of the Year and All-NBA First Team; later Knicks, Grizzlies, Clippers; Bulls Ambassador.
Joan Beringer
Joan Beringer, French NBA center-forward, born 2006 in Selestat; drafted 17th overall 2025 by Minnesota Timberwolves from Cedevita Olimpija; started basketball in 2021 after soccer.