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Nick Martinelli (basketball)
Nick Martinelli (born 2004) is an American forward from Glenview, Illinois, a Northwestern scorer who twice led the Big Ten in points and set the school single-season record (759), drafted 55th in 2026 by the Knicks and traded to the Clippers.
Nick Nurse
Nick Nurse (born 1967, Carroll, Iowa) is an NBA head coach, 76ers coach since June 2023, who led the Toronto Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship and won G League titles with the Iowa Energy and Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
Nick Van Exel
Nick Van Exel (Nickey Maxwell Van Exel, 'Nick the Quick'), born 1971, American NBA point guard 1993-2006 with the Lakers, Nuggets, Mavericks, Warriors, Blazers, and Spurs; 1998 All-Star, 37th pick, later NBA assistant coach.
Nick Young (basketball)
Nick Young, nicknamed Swaggy P, is an American former NBA shooting guard (born 1985, Los Angeles) who played 12 seasons for six teams after USC, was drafted 16th overall in 2007 by Washington, and won the 2018 NBA title with Golden State.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Canadian NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks, born 1998 in Toronto; drafted 17th in 2019, played for New Orleans, Utah, Minnesota; 2026 NBA Most Improved Player, cousin of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Niclas Kirkeløkke
Niclas Vest Kirkeløkke (born 1994, Ringe) is a Danish right back playing for SG Flensburg-Handewitt; Denmark international since 2016 with World, Olympic, and European gold medals (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
Nico Harrison
Nico Harrison, Mavericks GM 2021-2025 and former Nike vice president of North America basketball operations and Kobe Bryant liaison; traded Luka Dončić to the Lakers for Anthony Davis in February 2025 and was fired November 11, 2025.
Nico Mannion
Nico Mannion (Niccolò Mannion), born 2001 in Siena, Italy, is an Italian point guard who played at Arizona, was drafted 48th overall by Golden State in 2020, and plays for Italy's national team.
Nicolas Batum
Nicolas Batum, born 1988 in Lisieux, France, is a retired French NBA forward; drafted 25th in 2008, he played 18 seasons (Portland, Charlotte, Clippers, 76ers) and won two Olympic silvers with France.
Nicolas Tournat
Nicolas Tournat, born 1994 in Niort, French handball pivot (2.00 m, 116 kg) for HBC Nantes and KS Kielce; Olympic champion 2020, European champion 2024, world silver 2023, France captain 2025.
Nik Stauskas
Nik Stauskas, Canadian shooting guard born 1993, Michigan star and 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year, drafted 8th overall by Sacramento Kings; journeyman NBA career averaged 6.7 points per game.
Niklas Landin
Niklas Landin (Niklas Landin Jacobsen), born 1988, Danish handball goalkeeper for Aalborg Håndbold; 283 caps for Denmark, Olympic gold 2016 and 2024, world titles 2019, 2021, 2023, IHF World Player of the Year 2019 and 2021.
Nikola Jokić (Никола Јокић)
Nikola Jokić (Никола Јокић), "Joker", Serbian NBA center for the Denver Nuggets, drafted 41st in 2014; three-time MVP (2021, 2022, 2024), 2023 champion and Finals MVP, second-most assists by a center in NBA history.
Nikola Jović (Никола Јовић)
Nikola Jović (Никола Јовић) is a Serbian professional basketball forward for the Miami Heat, drafted 27th overall in 2022 after developing with Serbian club Mega Basket.
Nikola Karabatić
Nikola Karabatić is a French former handball left and center back, born in Serbia in 1984, who won three Olympic, four World, and four European titles before retiring in 2024.
Nikola Kusturica
Nikola Kusturica, Serbian basketball wing born 2009 in Novi Sad; FC Barcelona youth product, youngest Barça Liga Endesa debutant, U16 EuroBasket 2025 MVP, UCLA commit and projected top 2028 NBA Draft pick.
Nikola Milutinov (Никола Милутинов)
Nikola Milutinov (Никола Милутинов), born 1994 in Novi Sad, is a Serbian center for Olympiacos Piraeus in the EuroLeague, drafted 26th by the Spurs in 2015, a EuroLeague champion and record-holding rebounder.
Nikola Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić (born 1991, Podgorica) is a Montenegrin-born Spanish power forward, 2011 Bulls first-round pick, five-year NBA player, 2021-22 EuroLeague MVP with Barcelona, now with Valencia Basket.
Nikola Peković (Никола Пековић)
Nikola Peković (Никола Пековић), Montenegrin center born 1986 in Bijelo Polje; 2009 EuroLeague champion with Panathinaikos, 2008 Adriatic League MVP with Partizan, and 271 NBA games for Minnesota Timberwolves 2010–2016.
Nikola Vučević
Nikola Vučević, Montenegrin NBA center (born 1990, 6'9"), drafted 16th in 2011 by Philadelphia; two-time All-Star with Orlando Magic 2012–21, Chicago Bulls 2021–26, Boston Celtics 2026, re-signed by Orlando July 2026 on a one-year $3.9M deal; 17,000+ career points.
Nikolay Burobin
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Burobin (Николай Александрович Буробин; born 25 May 1937) is a Russian former volleyball outside hitter who won Olympic gold at Tokyo 1964 with the Soviet Union, world titles in 1960 and 1962, the 1965 World Cup, and later coached in Somalia, Vietnam, and Syria.
Nikolay Tomin
Nikolay Tomin (Николай Николаевич Томин, born 1948, Zaporizhzhia) is a Soviet-Ukrainian handball goalkeeper, CSKA Moskva player, Olympic gold medalist 1976 and silver medalist 1980 with the USSR, playing all six matches at both Games.
Niksa Kaleb
Niksa Kaleb, born in Metković, Croatia in 1973, is a Croatian former handball player who won Olympic gold in 2004 and the 2003 World Championship.
Nina Lobova
Nina Lobova (Нина Романовна Лобова, Nina Lobova-Getsko), Soviet and Ukrainian handball goalkeeper born 1957 in Zestaponi; won gold with the USSR in the first Olympic women's handball tournament at Montreal 1976 and the 1982 world title.
Nina Smoleyeva
Nina Smoleyeva (Нина Николаевна Смолеева, born Nina Nikitina, 1948) is a Soviet volleyball attacker, double Olympic champion (1968, 1972) and 1976 silver medalist, 1970 world champion, four-time European champion, and 2006 Volleyball Hall of Fame inductee.
Nique Clifford
Nique Clifford (Dominique Akai Clifford, born 2002) is an American NBA wing for the Sacramento Kings, drafted 24th overall in 2025 from Colorado State after a record 681-point season.
Nneka Ogwumike
Nneka Ogwumike (Nnemkadi Ogwumike), born 1990, American WNBA forward, No. 1 pick in 2012, 2016 MVP and champion with the Los Angeles Sparks, WNBPA president since 2016, later Seattle Storm and a 2026 Sparks return.
Noa Essengue
Noa Essengue, French power forward born 2006 in Orléans; Ratiopharm Ulm product drafted 12th overall by the Chicago Bulls in 2025; rookie season ended by December 2025 shoulder surgery.
Noah Penda
Noah Penda (born 2005, Paris) is a French forward for the Orlando Magic; drafted 32nd overall in 2025 by Boston, former Le Mans LNB All-Star and 2024 FIBA U20 EuroBasket gold medalist.
Noah Vonleh
Noah Vonleh, American NBA forward born 1995, drafted ninth overall by the Charlotte Hornets in 2014 after one season at Indiana; known for an 11.75-inch hand measurement and 7'4" wingspan.