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Richaun Holmes
Richaun Diante Holmes, born 1993, American forward-center; Bowling Green standout drafted 37th overall in 2015 by the 76ers; 489 NBA games with five teams, later Panathinaikos.
Richie Saunders (basketball)
Richie Saunders (born 2001) is an American guard for the Memphis Grizzlies, drafted No. 32 in 2026 after a BYU career as a walk-on turned All-Big 12 shooter and tater-tot heir.
Rick Adelman
Rick Adelman (1946-2026) was an NBA head coach for 23 seasons with Portland, Golden State, Sacramento, Houston, and Minnesota, winning 1,042 games (10th all-time), reaching two Finals, and entering the Hall of Fame in 2021.
Rick Barnes
Rick Barnes (Richard Dale Barnes, born 1954) is an American college basketball coach, head coach at Tennessee since 2015 after George Mason, Providence, Clemson, and Texas; 861-439 career, 2003 Final Four, lifetime contract.
Rick Barry
Rick Barry (Richard Francis Dennis Barry III, born 1944), American Hall of Fame small forward; only player to lead NCAA, NBA, and ABA in scoring; 1975 NBA champion and Finals MVP with Golden State; famous underhand free throws (.900 career).
Rick Brunson
Rick Brunson (born 1972), NBA journeyman point guard (337 games, eight teams) and Temple Hall of Famer; NBA assistant coach with Denver, Bulls, Bobcats, Timberwolves, and Knicks; father and mentor of Jalen Brunson.
Rick Carlisle
Rick Carlisle, born 1959, NBA head coach of the Pacers, Pistons, and Mavericks; won the 2011 title with Dallas and 1986 as a Celtics player; 11th coach to 1,000 wins.
Rick Fox
Rick Fox (born 1969) is a Bahamian-Canadian former NBA forward, 1991 first-round pick, who won three Lakers championships (2000-02), later owned esports team Echo Fox, acted, and became a Bahamian opposition senator.
Rick Mahorn
Rick Mahorn (Derrick Allen Mahorn, born 1958, Hartford, CT) is a former NBA power forward, 1989 champion with Detroit's Bad Boys Pistons, All-Defensive Second Team 1990, later a WNBA coach and Pistons radio analyst.
Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino (born 1952) is a Hall of Fame basketball coach, head coach at St. John's, and the only coach to win NCAA men's titles at two schools, Kentucky (1996) and Louisville (2013).
Ricky Rubio
Ricky Rubio is a Spanish basketball point guard, drafted fifth by Minnesota in 2009, who played 698 NBA games and won 2019 World Cup MVP with Spain.
Rīgas Zeļļi
Rīgas Zeļļi (Riga Zelli) is a privately financed Latvian basketball club founded in 2023 from the 'Ūdenszeļļi' TV show, a VEF Rīga rival playing the Latvian–Estonian League, LBL and, from 2026/27, the EuroCup.
Rik Smits
Rik Smits, "The Dunking Dutchman" (born 1966, Eindhoven), Dutch 7'4" center; Marist star drafted 2nd overall by Indiana in 1988; 12-year Pacers career, 1998 All-Star, 2000 NBA Finals, 12,871 career points.
Rikke Hørlykke
Rikke Hørlykke (Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen), born 1976, Danish centre back who won women's handball gold for Denmark at the 2004 Athens Olympics and European gold in 2002; 125 caps, later founder of Hørlykke Performance.
Rikke Petersen Schmidt
Rikke Petersen Schmidt (Rikke Poulsen Schmidt), born 1975 in Aarhus, is a Danish former handball goalkeeper and two-time Olympic champion (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004) with 104 national team caps and a 2004 all-star selection.
Rikke Skov
Rikke Erhardsen Skov (born 1980, Viborg) is a Danish former handball left back who spent her whole career at Viborg HK, winning 3 Champions League titles, 10 Danish championships, and Olympic gold with Denmark in 2004.
Riley Salmon
Riley Salmon (Riley David Salmon, born 1976, Amarillo, Texas) is an American volleyball outside hitter and libero, 2008 Olympic gold medalist and 2004 Olympian, 2026 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame inductee, later head coach at Jamestown.
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (born 1960, Kaunas): Olympic gold 1988 with USSR, bronze 1992 and 1996 with Lithuania; 28 points in the 1988 USA semifinal; 1989 NBA Three-Point Contest invitee; later EuroCup-winning coach and Lithuania head coach 2024–2026.
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Rio Grande Valley Vipers, NBA G League team in Edinburg, Texas, Houston Rockets affiliate since 2009-10; founded 2007, four G League titles (2010, 2013, 2019, 2022), play at Bert Ogden Arena.
Rising Stars Challenge
Rising Stars Challenge, NBA All-Star Weekend rookie-sophomore showcase since 1994, now a four-team mini-tournament of rookies, sophomores, and G League players; winner joins the All-Star Game since 2025; 2026 MVP VJ Edgecombe.
RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett (Rowan Alexander Barrett Jr., born 2000) is a Canadian NBA forward-guard for the Toronto Raptors, drafted third overall in 2019 by the Knicks, a Duke one-and-done, 2017 FIBA U19 MVP, and 2023 World Cup bronze medalist.
RK Vardar (РК Вардар)
RK Vardar (РК Вардар), HC Vardar 1961, is a handball club from Skopje, North Macedonia, founded 1961; two-time EHF Champions League winner (2017, 2019) and the most successful Macedonian club.
Rob Grabert
Rob Grabert (Robert Karl Baldwin Grabert, born 1964, Hilfarth, Germany) is a Dutch volleyball outside hitter, 1988 Olympian and 1996 Atlanta Olympic gold medalist with the Netherlands.
Rob Pelinka
Rob Pelinka is an American basketball executive and former sports agent who has been the Los Angeles Lakers' general manager since 2017 and president of basketball operations since 2020.
Robert Bobroczkyi
Robert Bobroczkyi (Róbert Bobróczkyi, born 2000), Romanian-Hungarian 7'7" (2.31 m) former basketball player, SPIRE Institute and Rochester Christian; now an actor as the Offspring in Alien: Romulus and Pirate Clark in Backrooms.
Robert Covington
Robert Covington (RoCo), born 1990, Bellwood, Illinois, is an undrafted 2013 NBA forward from Tennessee State; 614 games, 10.8 ppg, 2017-18 All-Defensive, known for steals, blocks, and defensive analytics value.
Robert Horry
Robert Horry, known as "Big Shot," is a retired American professional player who won seven championships with the Rockets, Lakers, and Spurs across 244 playoff games.
Robert Parish
Robert Parish, 'The Chief', American NBA center (1976-97), 7'1", born 1953 Shreveport; 1,611 games (record until LeBron James), 4 championships (Celtics 1981, 84, 86; Bulls 1997), 9-time All-Star, Hall of Fame 2003.
Robert Sacre
Robert Sacre (born 1989, Baton Rouge) is a Canadian-American 7-foot center, Gonzaga product, and 60th overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft who played four seasons for the Los Angeles Lakers, then joined Japan's Sunrockers Shibuya in 2017.
Robert Traylor
Robert "Tractor" Traylor (1977–2011), Detroit-born Michigan center, sixth pick of the 1998 NBA Draft, traded by Dallas to Milwaukee for Dirk Nowitzki and Pat Garrity; 438 NBA games, 4.8 PPG, died of a heart attack in Puerto Rico at 34.