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Nolan Richardson
Nolan Richardson Jr., born 1941 in El Paso, Texas, is an American basketball coach who won the 1994 NCAA championship with Arkansas using his "40 Minutes of Hell" pressing style.
Nolan Smith
Nolan Smith, Duke basketball guard and 2010 NCAA champion, 2011 ACC Player of the Year, 21st pick of the 2011 NBA Draft; now head coach of Tennessee State, hired July 2025. Distinct from Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith Jr.
Nolan Traoré
Nolan Traoré (born 2006) is a French point guard for the Brooklyn Nets, drafted 19th in 2025 from Saint-Quentin after developing at INSEP's Pôle France; known for elite speed and playmaking, with shooting and defense as weaknesses.
Nora Mørk
Nora Mørk, born 1991 in Oslo, is a Norwegian handball right back for Team Esbjerg; Olympic champion 2024, three-time World Champion, five-time European Champion, and six-time EHF Champions League winner with three clubs.
Norka Latamblet
Norka Latamblet (Norka Latamblet Daudinot), Cuban volleyball player born 1963 in Guantánamo; Olympic gold at Barcelona 1992, Pan American Games golds 1983, 1987, 1991, later a coach of Cuba's women's national team.
Norm Nixon
Norm Nixon (Norman Ellard Nixon, born 1955, Macon, Georgia) is a retired NBA point guard, Duquesne product, 1977 first-round pick who won two titles with the Lakers and finished with the Clippers.
Norman Powell
Norman Powell (Norm, Stormin Norman), born 1993, is an American NBA shooting guard from UCLA, drafted 46th in 2015; 2019 champion with Toronto, first-time All-Star with Miami in 2026, now with the Chicago Bulls.
Norris Cole
Norris Cole (born 1988) is an American point guard from Cleveland State, drafted 28th in 2011, a two-time NBA champion with the Miami Heat (2012, 2013) who later played in China, Israel, France, and Spain.
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball: UNC Chapel Hill's ACC Division I program, six NCAA titles (1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017), 21 Final Fours, Dean Smith's 879 wins, now coached by Michael Malone.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball, the University of Notre Dame's ACC Division I program. 1978 Final Four, 2015 ACC tournament champions, Helms titles 1927 and 1936; coached by Micah Shrewsberry since 2023.
O. J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo (Ovinton J'Anthony Mayo, born 1987), American guard, third pick of the 2008 NBA draft; played for Memphis, Dallas, and Milwaukee, dismissed from the NBA in 2016 for an anti-drug program violation, later played in China.
O.G. Anunoby
O.G. Anunoby (born 1997, London) is a British NBA forward-guard for the New York Knicks, drafted 23rd in 2017 by Toronto; two-time champion (2019, 2026), NBA steals leader 2022-23, elite versatile wing defender.
Obi Toppin
Obi Toppin, NBA forward for the Indiana Pacers (formerly New York Knicks), born 1998 Brooklyn; drafted 8th in 2020 out of Dayton, signed 4-year $60M deal in 2024, scored 20 in 2025 Finals Game 6.
Oceane Sercien Ugolin
Océane Sercien-Ugolin, born 1997 in Cherbourg, is a French right back who won handball gold at Tokyo 2020, silver at Euro 2020, and the 2022-23 Champions League with Vipers Kristiansand; now at DVSC Schaeffler.
Ochai Agbaji
Ochai Agbaji (born 2000) is an American NBA guard from Kansas, 2022 NCAA champion and Final Four MOP, drafted 14th by Cleveland; played for Utah, Toronto, and briefly the Knicks.
Oh Seong Ok
Oh Seong Ok (오성옥) is a South Korean former handball player and coach, who participated in five consecutive Olympic Games from 1992 to 2008, winning four Olympic medals.
Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball: Big Ten program in Columbus since 1913, 1960 NCAA champions (75-55 over California), runners-up 1939, 1961, 1962; coached by Jake Diebler, home at Schottenstein Center since 1998-99.
Oklahoma City Blue
Oklahoma City Blue, NBA G League affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder based at Paycom Center; won the 2023-24 G League championship and is coached by Daniel Dixon.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA team relocated from the Seattle SuperSonics in 2008; plays at Paycom Center. Won 2025 NBA championship with 68-14 record, record 12.9-point differential, and MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball, University of Oklahoma team in Norman, Oklahoma; SEC member since 2024-25, coached by Porter Moser; 33 NCAA appearances, five Final Fours (1939, 1947, 1988, 2002, 2016), no national title.
Oleg Grebnev
Oleg Grebnev (Олег Геннадьевич Гребнев, born 1968, Volgograd) is a retired Russian handball player, Olympic gold medalist with the Unified Team at Barcelona 1992, fifth at Atlanta 1996, and two-time world champion (1993, 1997).
Oleg Khodkov
Oleg Khodkov (Олег Викторович Ходьков), born 1974 in Krasnodar, Russian handball left back; Olympic gold at Sydney 2000 with Russia, scoring in the 28:26 final over Sweden; later SKIF and CSKA head coach.
Oleg Kiselyov
Oleg Kiselyov (Олег Викторович Киселёв, born 1967, Yaroslavl) is a Russian handball player, Dynamo Astrakhan center, who won 1992 Olympic gold with the Unified Team and placed fifth at Atlanta 1996.
Oleg Moliboga
Oleg Moliboga (Олег Алексеевич Молибога) was a Soviet volleyball player, born in Ukraine in 1953, who won Olympic gold at Moscow 1980 and silver at Montreal 1976.
Oļegs Antropovs
Oļegs Antropovs (Oleg Petrovich Antropov, Олег Петрович Антропов), Latvian volleyball player and coach for the USSR; Olympic gold 1968 Mexico City, USSR champion 1969, later coached Russia and JT Thunders Hiroshima; died 2023.
Olena Zhyrko
Olena Zhyrko, born 1968 in Dnipro, Ukraine, is a Ukrainian former basketball forward who won Olympic gold in 1992 with the Unified Team and two European championships.
Olga Barysheva Korostelyova
Olga Barysheva Korostelyova (Ольга Фёдоровна Барышева-Коростелёва), born 1954 in Sverdlovsk, Soviet basketball guard; two Olympic golds (1976, 1980), two world and six European titles, later UMMC coach.
Olga Krivosheyeva
Olga Krivosheyeva (Ольга Юрьевна Кривошеева), born 1961, Kazakh volleyball player for Spartak and ADK Almaty; won gold with the Soviet Union in women's volleyball at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and European titles in 1985 and 1987.
Olga Levina Akopyan
Olga Levina Akopyan (Ольга Сергеевна Левина-Акопян), née Levina, Russian handball playmaker born 1985 in Volgograd; competed as Olga Levina (London 2012, 8th) and Olga Akopyan (Rio 2016 gold); later CSKA and Russia coach.
Olga Solovova
Olga Solovova (Ольга Анатольевна Соловова (-Цейцина)), also Olga Tseytsina, Soviet middle-blocker volleyball player with Uralochka Sverdlovsk; born 1953 in Ussuriysk; won gold in women's volleyball at the 1980 Moscow Olympics for the USSR.