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Mark Few
Mark Few, Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball head coach since 1999, holds the highest Division I winning percentage (.832, 772-156), reached two NCAA title games (2017, 2021), and joined the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2026.
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson (born 1965) is a former NBA point guard, 1987 Knicks first-round pick, Rookie of the Year, and seventh all-time with 10,334 assists; later Warriors head coach 2011-2014 and ESPN analyst.
Mark Pope
Mark Pope, American college basketball coach and former player, captain of Kentucky's 1996 NCAA title team; head coach at Utah Valley, BYU, and since April 2024 the 23rd head coach of Kentucky, with a 233-134 career record.
Mark Price
Mark Price (William Mark Price, born 1964) is a former NBA point guard, 1986-1998, mainly with the Cleveland Cavaliers; four-time All-Star, 90.4% career free-throw shooter, Georgia Tech star, later a coach.
Mark Turgeon
Mark Turgeon, American college basketball coach (476-275, .634) and former Kansas point guard; head coach at Jacksonville State, Wichita State, Texas A&M, Maryland (2011-21), and now Kansas City (UMKC) since 2026.
Mark Williams (basketball)
Mark Williams (born 2001) is an American NBA center for the Phoenix Suns, drafted 15th overall in 2022 by the Charlotte Hornets after two Duke seasons; known for a 9'9" standing reach, a rescinded 2025 Lakers trade, and a 2026 three-year, $38 million Suns re-signing.
Markelle Fultz
Markelle Fultz, born 1998, American NBA guard, first overall pick of the 2017 draft by Philadelphia after one Washington season; shoulder (thoracic outlet syndrome) and knee injuries derailed his career, later Orlando, Sacramento, Toronto.
Market Square Arena
Market Square Arena was a 1974–2001 multi-purpose arena in downtown Indianapolis, home of the Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis Racers, site of Elvis Presley's final 1977 concert and Michael Jordan's 1995 comeback game, demolished by implosion in 2001.
Markieff Morris
Markieff Morris is an American professional basketball power forward, drafted 13th overall by the Phoenix Suns in 2011, who won an NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.
Marko Jarić (Марко Јарић)
Marko Jarić (Марко Јарић), Serbian basketball guard born in Belgrade, played for Virtus Bologna, the Clippers, Timberwolves, and Grizzlies, won the 2002 World Championship, and now works at WestPac Wealth Partners.
Markus Granlund
Markus Granlund, Finnish ice hockey forward born 1993 in Oulu, brother of Mikael Granlund; NHL 338 games with Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton; Olympic gold 2022; now Genève-Servette.
Marlenis Costa
Marlenis Costa (Marlenis Costa Blanco), Cuban setter born 1973 in La Palma, Pinar del Río; three-time Olympic volleyball champion with Cuba (1992, 1996, 2000) and world champion 1994 and 1998.
Marques Johnson
Marques Johnson (born 1956) is an American former NBA small forward, UCLA star and first John Wooden Award winner, drafted third overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1977; five-time All-Star, Bucks No. 8 retired, now Bucks TV analyst.
Marquese Chriss
Marquese Chriss, American basketball forward from Elk Grove, California; eighth overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft (Sacramento, traded to Phoenix) after one Washington season; NBA stints with Phoenix, Houston, Cleveland, Golden State, Dallas, and San Antonio.
Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball: Milwaukee's NCAA Division I Big East program, 1977 national champion under Al McGuire, three Final Fours, Dwyane Wade's 2003 run, home at Fiserv Forum since 2018.
Marquis Teague
Marquis Devante Teague (born 1993, Indianapolis) is an American guard, brother of Jeff Teague, Kentucky's 2012 national champion point guard, drafted 29th overall by the Chicago Bulls in 2012, with a 3-year, 91-game NBA career.
Marreese Speights
Marreese "Mo Buckets" Speights, born 1987 in St. Petersburg, Florida, is a former NBA center/power forward drafted 16th overall by the 76ers in 2008; he won the 2007 NCAA title with Florida and the 2015 NBA title with Golden State.
Marshall Plumlee
Marshall Harrison Plumlee, born 1992, youngest of the Duke Plumlee brothers (Miles, Mason); 7-foot center, 2015 NCAA champion, brief NBA career with Knicks and Bucks, then U.S. Army Ranger infantry officer.
MarShon Brooks
MarShon Brooks (born 1989), American shooting guard from Providence College, 25th pick of the 2011 NBA Draft; BIG EAST single-game 52-point record holder, NBA All-Rookie with the Nets, later a CBA star, not Dillon Brooks.
Marta Suárez
Marta Suárez (Marta Suárez Rodríguez, b. May 7, 2002, Oviedo) is a Spanish 6-3 forward, Segle XXI product, Tennessee/Cal/TCU player, 2026 WNBA draft 16th pick (Seattle, traded to Golden State), Phoenix Mercury rookie, now Valencia Basket.
Marv Albert
Marv Albert, born 1941 in Brooklyn, is an American sportscaster, the Hall of Fame voice of the New York Knicks and NBA on NBC and TNT, famous for "Yes ... and it counts!" and retired in 2021.
Marvin Bagley III
Marvin Bagley III (born 1999, Tempe, Arizona) is an NBA power forward/center, 2018 second overall pick by Sacramento after one Duke season, later Pistons, Wizards, Grizzlies, Mavericks, and 2026 Nuggets signee.
Marvin Williams
Marvin Williams (born 1986) is an American former NBA forward, second overall pick in 2005 by Atlanta, who played 15 seasons for the Hawks, Jazz, Hornets, and Bucks, won the 2005 NCAA title with North Carolina, and retired in 2020.
Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Maryland Terrapins men's basketball: University of Maryland, College Park NCAA Division I program, 2002 national champions under Gary Williams, 31 NCAA appearances, Big Ten member since 2014, currently coached by Buzz Williams.
Maryna Tkachenko
Maryna Tkachenko (Марина Ткаченко), Ukrainian basketball forward born 1965 in Mukachevo; 1992 Olympic gold with the Unified Team, EuroBasket champion 1991 and 1995, later national team coach and NUFVSU lecturer.
Masai Ujiri
Masai Ujiri, Nigerian-Canadian NBA executive; Toronto Raptors president 2013-2025, built the 2019 NBA champion Raptors, founded Giants of Africa, fired June 2025, now Dallas Mavericks president and alternate governor.
Masako Kondo
Masako Kondo (近藤雅子), born 1941 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japanese volleyball player; won gold with Nichibo Kaizuka's Japan team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and two 1962 Jakarta Asian Games golds. Not the snowboarder Kokone Kondo.
Masayuki Minami
Masayuki Minami (南 将之), 1941-2000, Japanese middle-blocker volleyball player for Asahi Chemical who won Olympic bronze 1964, silver 1968, and gold 1972 with Japan, plus 1970 Worlds bronze and Asian Games golds.
Mason Madsen
Mason Madsen (born 2001) is an American basketball guard from Rochester, Minnesota, twin brother of Gabe Madsen; played at Cincinnati, Boston College, and Utah, now with the G League's Valley Suns and Sodertalje Kings.
Mason Plumlee
Mason Alexander Plumlee, American NBA center (7'0", born 1990, Fort Wayne, Indiana), Duke standout, 2013 first-round pick (22nd, Brooklyn Nets), 13 seasons, career 7.9 PPG and 6.6 RPG, NBPA secretary-treasurer.