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Kamilla Cardoso
Kamilla Cardoso, Brazilian WNBA center (born 2001, Montes Claros), 6-7 Chicago Sky player drafted 3rd overall in 2024; two-time NCAA champion with South Carolina, 2024 Most Outstanding Player, 2024 All-Rookie, 2025 averages 13.6 points and 8.5 rebounds.
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball: University of Kansas Division I program in the Big 12, based at Allen Fieldhouse. Four NCAA titles (1952, 1988, 2008, 2022), coach Bill Self, among the all-time wins leaders.
Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball: Manhattan, Kansas college program since 1903, also called K-State; 1,750+ wins, 32 NCAA appearances, four Final Fours (1948, 1951, 1958, 1964), home at Bramlage Coliseum, the Octagon of Doom.
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu
Kaodirichi Nkemjika Akobundu-Ehiogu, Nigerian center born 1999 in Lagos, 209 cm; played at UT Arlington and Memphis, then Tuebingen, Varese, Manresa, and Zalgiris; Nigeria AfroBasket 2025; touched 13-foot backboard top.
Kara Lawson
Kara Lawson (born 1981, Alexandria, Virginia) is a basketball coach, former WNBA champion guard, and 2008 Olympic gold medalist; Duke women's head coach since 2020 and USA Basketball Women's National Team head coach through 2028.
Kara Wolters
Kara Wolters is an American retired basketball center who won the 1995 NCAA title with UConn, the 1999 WNBA title with Houston, and Olympic gold in 2000.
Karch Kiraly
Karch Kiraly (Charles Frederick Kiraly, born 1960) is an American volleyball player and coach, the only athlete with Olympic gold in indoor (1984, 1988) and beach (1996) volleyball, plus 2020 gold coaching the U.S. women.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Lew Alcindor) is an American basketball center, six-time NBA MVP and champion whose 38,387-point career scoring record stood from 1984 to 2023, known for the unreplicated skyhook, UCLA titles, activism, and post-career writing.
Karen Brødsgaard
Karen Brødsgaard, Danish handball pivot born 1978 in Horsens, won Olympic gold with Denmark at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 as captain, played for Viborg HK and Ikast-Bording, and later coached Aalborg DH, Alingsås HK, and Odense Håndbold.
Kari Aalvik Grimsbø
Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Norwegian handball goalkeeper and coach, born 1985. 173 caps for Norway 2005–2018; two Olympic golds, two world titles, five European titles, Champions League winner with Győr; retired 2020, later Byåsen coach.
Kari Brattset Dale
Kari Brattset Dale (Kari Skaar Brattset Dale), born 1991 in Fredrikstad, Norwegian line player for Győri ETO KC and Norway; Olympic gold 2024, World Championship MVP 2021, three Champions League titles.
Kari Mette Johansen
Kari Mette Johansen, Norwegian handball left wing (born 1979, Fredrikstad), Larvik HK 1998–2014; two Olympic golds 2008 and 2012, World Championship 2011, four EHF EURO titles, 203 national team caps.
Karim López
Karim López (born 2007, Hermosillo, Mexico) is a Mexican forward drafted 21st overall in 2026 by Detroit and traded to Memphis, the first Mexican first-round NBA pick and former NBL Breakers Next Star.
Karin Mortensen
Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen (born 1977) is a retired Danish handball goalkeeper, two-time Olympic champion (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004), Euro 2002 MVP, with 233 national caps.
Karl Kreutzberg
Karl Kreutzberg (1912-1977), German field handball goalkeeper from Düren, VfB 08 Aachen; won gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the only Olympic field handball tournament, playing two matches and befriending Jesse Owens.
Karl Malone
Karl Malone, "The Mailman" (born 1963), American power forward for the Utah Jazz (1985-2003) and Lakers; two-time NBA MVP, 14-time All-Star, 36,928 career points, second all-time at retirement, no championship.
Karl-Anthony Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns, born 1995 in Edison, New Jersey, is an NBA center-forward, 2015 first overall pick, former Timberwolves star, and 2026 NBA champion with the New York Knicks.
Karlis Lasmanis
Kārlis Pauls Lasmanis, Latvian 3x3 basketball player born 1994 in Ventspils; won first-ever men's Olympic 3x3 gold at Tokyo 2020 with the game-winning two-pointer, then MVP of Latvia's FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2026 title in Warsaw.
Karoline Dyhre Breivang
Karoline Dyhre Breivang (born 1980) is a Norwegian retired handball back who won Olympic gold 2008 and 2012, the 2011 World Championship, and five EHF EUROs, with a Norwegian-record 305 caps and 475 goals, mostly for Larvik HK.
Kasparas Jakučionis
Kasparas Jakučionis, Lithuanian NBA guard (born 2006), ex-FC Barcelona and Illinois; drafted 20th overall by Miami Heat in 2025, traded to Milwaukee Bucks in the Giannis Antetokounmpo deal.
Kasper Søndergaard
Kasper Søndergaard (Kasper Søndergaard Sarup), Danish right back born 1981 in Grinderslev, Skive; Olympic handball gold 2016 with Denmark, European champion 2008 and 2012, 15 seasons at Skjern Håndbold, later head coach at Sønderjyske Håndbold.
Kate Koval
Kate Koval (Kateryna Koval), Ukrainian 6-5 forward from Kyiv; Notre Dame All-ACC Freshman, LSU sophomore, signed with Baylor in 2026 after leaving LSU.
Kate Martin
Kate Martin (born 2000), Edwardsville, Illinois guard, Iowa Hawkeyes standout drafted 18th overall by the Las Vegas Aces in 2024, later Golden State Valkyries, Sparks, and Chicago Sky developmental player.
Katie Lou Samuelson
Katie Lou Samuelson (born 1997) is an American WNBA guard-forward, No. 4 pick in 2019 by the Chicago Sky, a UConn star and 2016 NCAA champion who has played for the Sky, Storm, Sparks, and Fever.
Katie Smith
Katie Smith (Katherine May Smith), born 1974 in Lancaster, Ohio, American basketball shooting guard; three Olympic golds 2000-2008, 7,885 pro points, WNBA/ABL champion, 2018 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee.
Katja Nyberg
Katja Nyberg (born 1979, Stockholm) is a Norwegian former handball player, Olympic gold medalist 2008 and European champion 2004 and 2006; not the Swedish politician of the same name.
Katrine Fruelund
Katrine Fruelund, born 1978 in Randers, is a Danish handball left back and playmaker who won Olympic gold with Denmark in 2000 and 2004, the 2002 European title, and 184 caps with 570 goals; later a Randers city council member for Venstre.
Katrine Lunde Haraldsen
Katrine Lunde Haraldsen (born 1980, Kristiansand) is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper, twin of Kristine Lunde-Borgersen; 389 caps, three Olympic golds, three world and seven European titles, seven Champions League wins, retired 2026.
Katsuko Kanesaka
Katsuko Kanesaka (金坂克子), Japanese volleyball setter born 1954 in Chiba, won gold in women's volleyball at the 1976 Montreal Olympics with Japan, beating the Soviet Union 3-0 in the final.
Katsumi Matsumura
Katsumi Matsumura (松村勝美, born 1944, Osaka) is a Japanese volleyball player who won Olympic gold in 1964 and silver in 1972, plus World Championship golds in 1962 and 1967.