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Luigi Suigo
Luigi Suigo (born 2007, Tradate, Italy) is a 7'3", 289-lb Italian center at Villanova, formerly of Olimpia Milano youth and Mega Basket. He withdrew from the 2026 NBA Draft and is a consensus top-15 prospect for 2027.
Luis Scola
Luis Scola, Argentine power forward born 1980, NBA 2007-2017 (Rockets, Suns, Pacers, Raptors, Nets), 2004 Olympic gold, 2010 World Cup top scorer, now CEO of Pallacanestro Varese.
Luka Dončić
Luka Dončić (born 1999, Ljubljana) is a Slovenian NBA forward-guard, Real Madrid and Dallas product, 2018 No. 3 pick, 2024 scoring champion, 2024 Finals runner-up, traded to the Lakers in February 2025.
Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade
Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade: February 2025 three-team NBA deal sending Dončić from Dallas to the Lakers for Davis, Max Christie, and a 2029 first-round pick; Utah joined as third team; led to Nico Harrison's firing.
Luka Garza
Luka Garza, born 1998, is an NBA center for the Boston Celtics; unanimous 2021 National Player of the Year at Iowa, drafted 52nd in 2021 by Detroit, known for screening and post scoring.
Luka Karabatic
Luka Karabatić (born 1988, Strasbourg) is a French handball pivot, brother of Nikola Karabatic. Olympic gold 2020 and silver 2016, two world and two European titles; PSG captain and record 22-club-title holder.
Luke Kornet
Luke Kornet (born 1995) is an American NBA center-forward, 7'1", for the San Antonio Spurs; undrafted from Vanderbilt, known for the Kornet contest, 2024 NBA champion with the Boston Celtics.
Luke Maye
Luke Maye (born 1997, Cary, NC) is an American basketball forward, UNC Tar Heel 2015-19, 2017 NCAA champion, famous for his 0.3-second game-winner against Kentucky; later played G League, ACB, and Japan's B.League.
Luke Murray
Luke Murray (born 1985), son of actor Bill Murray, is an American college basketball coach; UConn assistant 2021-26 under Dan Hurley with 2023 and 2024 NCAA titles, hired as Boston College's 14th head men's basketball coach in March 2026.
Luke Walton
Luke Walton (born 1980, San Diego) is an NBA assistant coach for the Pistons and former player; head coach of the Lakers (98-148) and Kings (62-82), and interim coach of the 2015-16 Warriors' 39-4 start.
Lunar Owls BC
Lunar Owls BC, a Miami-based Unrivaled 3-on-3 women's basketball club and Napheesa Collier's team, went 13-1 with the top 2025 seed, won the league's first game, and lost the semifinal to Vinyl BC.
Luol Deng
Luol Deng, born 1985 in South Sudan, is a South Sudanese-British former NBA forward, two-time All-Star, and seventh pick of the 2004 draft who starred for the Chicago Bulls, then led South Sudan basketball to the Paris 2024 Olympics as federation president.
Lusia Harris
Lusia Harris (Lusia Mae Harris-Stewart, 1955–2022), American basketball center; Delta State's three-time AIAW champion, first scorer in women's Olympic basketball (1976 silver), and the only woman officially drafted by an NBA team (New Orleans Jazz, 1977).
Lute Olson
Lute Olson (Robert Luther Olson, 1934-2020) was a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who won the 1997 NCAA title at Arizona, reached five Final Fours, and won 776-780 games at Long Beach State, Iowa, and Arizona.
Lynette Woodard
Lynette Woodard is an American basketball player who scored a record 3,649 points at the University of Kansas, captained the 1984 Olympic gold-medal team, and was the first female Harlem Globetrotter.
Lyubov Berezhnaya Odinokova
Lyubov Berezhnaya-Odinokova (Любовь Ивановна Бережная-Одинокова), born 1955, Soviet handball player who won Olympic gold in women's handball at both Montreal 1976 and Moscow 1980, plus 1982 world gold.
Lyubov Sharmay
Lyubov Georgyevna Sharmay (Шармай Любовь Георгиевна, later Goncharova), born 1956 in Moscow, Soviet basketball forward for CSKA; Olympic gold 1980, two-time European champion, Honoured Master of Sport USSR.
Lyubov Tyurina
Lyubov Tyurina (Любовь Николаевна Тюрина, 1943–2015), Soviet volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist at Munich 1972, world champion 1970, European champion 1967; played for Dynamo Moscow and Trudovyye Rezervy.
Lyudmila Bobrus Poradnik
Lyudmila Bobrus Poradnik (Людмила Константиновна Бобрусь-Порадник), born 1946 in Kyiv, Ukrainian handball player; two Olympic golds with the Soviet Union at Montreal 1976 (as Bobrus) and Moscow 1980 (as Poradnik), Spartak Kyiv, world silver 1975 and 1978.
Lyudmila Borozna
Lyudmila Borozna (Людмила Борозна, later Zhigily), Soviet volleyball attacker born 1954 in Leningrad; Olympic champion 1972 in Munich, 1973 World Cup winner, 1974/1978 world medalist, 1977 European champion.
Lyudmila Buldakova
Lyudmila Buldakova (Людмила Степановна Булдакова), Soviet volleyball setter and captain, born 1938 Leningrad, died 2006 Moscow; two Olympic golds (1968, 1972), three world titles, Hall of Fame 2012.
Lyudmila Mikhaylovskaya
Lyudmila Mikhaylovskaya (Людмила Николаевна Михайловская, born 1937, Leningrad) is a Soviet volleyball setter, 1968 Olympic gold medalist, world champion 1960 and 1970; distinct from the Ukrainian figure skating referee Liudmyla Mykhaylivska (1947-2019).
Lyudmila Panchuk
Lyudmila Panchuk (Людмила Михайловна Панчук-Коломиец, 1956–2011), Soviet Ukrainian handball player; 1976 Montreal Olympic gold with USSR, 1982 world champion, Spartak Kyiv club player.
Lyudmila Rogozhina
Lyudmila Rogozhina (Людмила Николаевна Рогожина, married name Muravyova), Soviet basketball player born 1959 in Dnipro; 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist, 1983 world champion, three-time European champion, later St. Petersburg sports administrator.
Lyudmila Shubina
Lyudmila Shubina (Людмила Егоровна Шубина, born 1948, Kazan) is a Soviet handball player who won gold in the first Olympic women's handball tournament at Montreal 1976, played for Spartak Baku, and later led Azerbaijan's Qarabağ club.
Mac McClung
Mac McClung (born 1999) is an American guard from Gate City, Virginia, the only player to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest three straight years (2023-2025), a two-time G League MVP, and the G League's all-time leading scorer.
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. (מועדון כדורסל מכבי תל אביב)
Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club (מועדון כדורסל מכבי תל אביב), also Maccabi Playtika/Rapyd Tel Aviv, founded 1932 in Tel Aviv: 55 Israeli titles, 45 cups, six European championships (1977, 1981, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2014), playing EuroLeague home games in Belgrade since 2023.
Maddy Westbeld
Maddy Westbeld (Madeline Grace Westbeld, born 2002, Kettering, Ohio) is an American forward drafted 16th overall by the Chicago Sky in 2025 after a five-year Notre Dame career; sister of Kathryn Westbeld.
Madina Okot
Madina Okot (born 2004, Mumias, Kenya) is a Kenyan 6'6" center for the Atlanta Dream; drafted 13th overall in 2026, the first Kenyan WNBA first-round pick, after Mississippi State and South Carolina.
Madisen Skinner
Madisen Skinner, American volleyball opposite hitter from Katy, Texas, for LOVB Austin and the U.S. Women's National Team; three-time NCAA champion (Kentucky 2020, Texas 2022 and 2023), 2023 Final Four Most Outstanding Player, first LOVB Finals MVP.