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Sergio Rodríguez

Sergio 'El Chacho' Rodríguez (Tenerife, 1986), Spanish point guard; 20-season career with Estudiantes, Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow, Milan, and NBA stints; 3 EuroLeagues, 2006 world champion; retired June 2024.

Seth Curry

Seth Curry (Seth Adham Curry, born 1990) is an American NBA guard, Stephen Curry's younger brother and Dell Curry's son; undrafted from Duke, a career 43.9% three-point shooter who led the NBA at 45.6% in 2024-25 and joined Golden State in 2025-26.

Seth Trimble

Seth Trimble (born 2004) is an American guard from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Mr. Basketball 2022, four-year UNC Tar Heel (971 points), 2025-26 captain averaging 14.0 points, now a Louisville transfer and 2026 NBA Draft prospect.

Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball

Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball: Seton Hall University's Division I BIG EAST program (Pirates), founded 1903-04, 1989 NCAA runner-up to Michigan 80-79 OT, three BIG EAST tournament titles, NIT champs 1953 and 2024, coached by Shaheen Holloway.

Shabazz Muhammad

Shabazz Muhammad, born Shabazz Nagee Muhammad in 1992, is an American basketball player who played one season at UCLA and six years in the NBA, mostly with Minnesota.

Shabazz Napier

Shabazz Napier, born 1991 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, is an American point guard who won two NCAA titles with UConn (2011, 2014), was 2014 Final Four Most Outstanding Player, played seven NBA seasons after being drafted 24th in 2014, then starred for Olimpia Milano and Bayern Munich before retiring to coach with the Washington Wizards.

Shaedon Sharpe

Shaedon Sharpe (born 2003, London, Ontario) is a Canadian NBA guard for the Portland Trail Blazers, drafted seventh overall in 2022 without playing a college game at Kentucky; career-best 20.8 ppg in 2025-26, $90M extension, torn meniscus August 2026.

Shaheen Holloway

Shaheen Holloway, Seton Hall point guard 1996-2000 (record 681 assists, 2000 Sweet Sixteen) and head coach; led Saint Peter's to the first 15-seed Elite Eight in 2022, won the 2024 NIT, and was unanimous 2026 BIG EAST Coach of the Year.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (born 1998, Toronto) is a Canadian NBA point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder; 2024-25 MVP, Finals MVP and scoring champion, 2025 NBA champion, 2023 FIBA World Cup bronze medalist.

Shaka Smart

Shaka Smart, born 1977, is an American college basketball coach, head coach at Marquette since 2021 and formerly at Texas (2015-21) and VCU (2009-15). Career record 382-203, 2011 VCU Final Four, 2023 AP national coach of the year.

Shake Milton

Shake Milton (Malik Benjamin Milton), born 1996, American NBA shooting guard from SMU, drafted 54th overall in 2018 by Dallas and traded to Philadelphia; later played for Brooklyn, Minnesota, Detroit, the Lakers, and New York.

Shane Battier

Shane Battier, born 1978, is a retired American NBA forward, Duke 2001 NCAA champion, drafted 6th in 2001 by Vancouver/Memphis, a two-time Miami Heat champion (2012, 2013) and the analytics-famed "No-Stats All-Star."

Shane Larkin

Shane Larkin (DeShane Larkin, born 1992) is an American-born Turkish point guard, Miami ACC Player of the Year, 2013 NBA first-round pick, EuroLeague single-game scoring record holder (49 points), two-time EuroLeague champion with Anadolu Efes, now at Fenerbahçe.

Shanghai Sharks (上海大鲨鱼)

Shanghai Sharks (上海大鲨鱼), Shanghai Juss Sharks, CBA professional basketball club founded 1996; Yao Ming's team, 2002 and 2026 CBA champions, retired No. 15, home Pufa Bank Oriental Sports Center.

Shannon Brown

Shannon Brown (born 1985, Maywood, Illinois), NBA shooting guard drafted 25th overall in 2006 by Cleveland; Michigan State star, two-time Lakers champion (2009, 2010), career-best 8.9 ppg in 2010-11.

Shannon Johnson

Shannon "Pee Wee" Johnson (Shannon Regina Johnson, born 1974), American point guard from Hartsville, South Carolina; 2004 Olympic basketball gold medalist, 2002 world champion, and 12-year WNBA veteran with four All-Star selections.

Shaq–Kobe feud

The Shaq–Kobe feud was the prolonged conflict between Los Angeles Lakers teammates Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant that began in the late 1990s and lasted until at least O'Neal's 2008 rap.

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal, born 1972 in Newark, NJ, is a Hall of Fame NBA center, 1992 first overall pick, four-time champion, 2000 MVP, three-time Finals MVP, and later TNT analyst and Reebok Basketball president.

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

Shareef Abdur-Rahim, NBA forward (1996-2008), third pick of the 1996 draft, 15,028 career points, 2000 Olympic gold, G League president from 2019 and creator of the G League Ignite program.

Shareef O'Neal

Shareef O'Neal (born 2000), son of Shaquille O'Neal, is an American basketball forward; UCLA and LSU player, 2022 undrafted, Lakers Summer League and G League Ignite, later free agent.

Sharife Cooper

Sharife Cooper (born 2001, Newark, NJ) is an NBA point guard, Washington Wizards; Auburn one season, 2021 Hawks second-round pick (48th), G League standout.

Shaun Livingston

Shaun Livingston, American NBA point guard born 1985 in Peoria, Illinois; drafted fourth overall in 2004 by the Clippers, overcame a catastrophic 2007 knee injury, won three titles with the Warriors, retired 2019.

Shawn Bradley

Shawn Bradley, "The Stormin' Mormon", 7'6" (2.29 m) NBA center born 1972 in Landstuhl, Germany; drafted 2nd overall 1993 by Philadelphia, played 12 seasons (76ers, Nets, Mavericks), 2,119 blocks; paralyzed in 2021 bike accident.

Shawn Kemp

Shawn Kemp, the "Reign Man" (born 1969, Elkhart, Indiana), NBA power forward drafted 17th overall in 1989 straight from high school by Seattle; six-time All-Star, 1996 Finals runner-up, later Cavaliers, Trail Blazers, Magic.

Shawn Marion

Shawn Marion, "The Matrix," American NBA forward (1999-2015), Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks; 4x All-Star, 2011 champion, only player with 150+ steals and 100+ blocks in four straight seasons.

Shay Ciezki

Shay Ciezki (born 2003, Buffalo, NY) is an American guard who played at Penn State and Indiana, set Indiana's 22.8 ppg single-season record with a 50/40/90 season, went undrafted in 2026, and signed with the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and the Adelaide Lightning.

Sheilla Tavares

Sheilla Tavares de Castro Blassioli, Brazilian opposite born 1983 in Belo Horizonte, two-time Olympic volleyball champion (Beijing 2008, London 2012), Brazil's top scorer at both Games, retired 2022 with 56 career gold medals.

Shelden Williams

Shelden Williams (Shelden DeMar Williams, born 1983) American basketball power forward, Duke record holder for rebounds and blocks, two-time national Defensive Player of the Year, drafted fifth overall by Atlanta in 2006, seven-year NBA veteran averaging 4.5 points.

Sheryl Swoopes

Sheryl Swoopes (born 1971, Brownfield, Texas), first player signed to the WNBA (1996), Texas Tech's 1993 NCAA champion with a record 47-point title game, four-time Houston Comets champion, three-time WNBA MVP, three-time Olympic gold medalist, Hall of Famer.

Shoko Takayanagi

Shoko Takayanagi (高柳昌子, later Yoshida 吉田昌子), born 1954 in Oita, is a Japanese volleyball player, 1976 Montreal Olympic gold medalist with Japan, Hitachi right-side player, 1978 world silver medalist.