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Sophie Cunningham
Sophie Cunningham (born 1996) is an American WNBA guard, Missouri's all-time scoring leader, drafted 13th overall by Phoenix in 2019, traded to the Indiana Fever in 2025; known for three-point shooting and polarizing comments on transgender athletes.
South Bay Lakers
South Bay Lakers, formerly Los Angeles D-Fenders, were the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA G League affiliate in El Segundo from 2006 to 2026, renamed Coachella Valley Lakers in 2026.
South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball: University of South Carolina NCAA Division I program in the SEC. Under Dawn Staley (hired 2008) it won national titles in 2017, 2022, and a perfect 38-0 2024 season, with record attendance at Colonial Life Arena.
Spain men's national basketball team
Spain men's national basketball team (Selección Española), FEB-governed FIBA side: two World Cup titles (2006, 2019), four EuroBasket titles, 14 medals since 2000; currently 6th in FIBA ranking, coached by Chus Mateo.
Spectrum (arena)
Spectrum Center, formerly Charlotte Bobcats Arena and Time Warner Cable Arena, is the 19,077-seat NBA arena in Uptown Charlotte, home of the Charlotte Hornets since 2005, renovated for $245 million and reopened October 2025.
Spencer Dinwiddie
Spencer Dinwiddie, born 1993 in Los Angeles, is an American NBA guard (Pistons, Nets, Wizards, Mavericks, Lakers) drafted 38th overall in 2014 from Colorado; 2022 WCF with Dallas, now with Bayern Munich in the EuroLeague.
Spencer Haywood
Spencer Haywood (born 1949, Silver City, Mississippi), also Abdullah Haywood, NBA/ABA power forward; 1968 Olympic gold, 1970 ABA MVP, won Haywood v. NBA at the Supreme Court, 1980 Lakers champion, Hall of Fame 2015.
Spencer Jones (basketball)
Spencer Keith Jones (born 2001) is an American NBA forward for the Denver Nuggets; undrafted 2024 from Stanford, where he is the all-time leader in three-pointers (315) and games played (146); Denver matched OKC's two-year, $12M offer sheet in July 2026.
Splash Brothers
Splash Brothers: Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors backcourt (2011-2024), four NBA titles, record 678 combined threes in 2015-16; nickname coined via #SplashBrothers tweet in December 2012.
Spud Webb
Spud Webb (Anthony Webb), 5'7" NBA point guard (1985-1998) with Atlanta, Sacramento, Minnesota, and Orlando; won the 1986 Slam Dunk Contest in Dallas with a 42-inch vertical, beating Dominique Wilkins.
St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
St. John's Red Storm men's basketball: Queens, New York NCAA Division I program, BIG EAST charter member since 1979, playing at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden; ninth-winningest program, 31 NCAA appearances, coached by Rick Pitino since 2023.
Stan Love (basketball)
Stan Love (1949-2025), American power forward, Oregon star and 9th overall 1971 draft pick of the Baltimore Bullets; father of Kevin Love, brother of Beach Boys' Mike Love.
Stan Van Gundy
Stan Van Gundy (born 1959), NBA head coach of the Heat, Magic, Pistons, and Pelicans, 554-425 regular season, 2009 NBA Finals with Orlando; brother of Jeff Van Gundy, later a TNT and Prime Video analyst.
Stanislav Kulinchenko
Stanislav Kulinchenko (born 1971) is a retired Russian handball playmaker who won Olympic gold at Sydney 2000, the 1997 world title, and the 1996 European championship with Russia.
Stanley Johnson (basketball)
Stanley Johnson (born 1996) is an American forward, 2015 NBA draft eighth pick by Detroit, later Pelicans, Raptors, Lakers, and Spurs; 449 NBA games, 6.2 PPG, now in Japan's B.League with Gunma.
State Farm Arena
State Farm Arena, formerly Philips Arena, is Atlanta's NBA arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks since 1999 and the Atlanta Dream from 2027, with a 16,888 basketball capacity and a $192.5 million 2017-18 renovation.
Stefan Joksimović
Stefan Joksimović (born 2008) is a Slovenian basketball guard for Baskonia and the 2025 FIBA U18 EuroBasket MVP, a projected 2027 NBA Draft first-round pick.
Stefanie Dolson
Stefanie Dolson (Big Mama Stef), born 1992, American WNBA center, 6-5, drafted 6th overall 2014 by Washington Mystics; 2021 champion with Chicago Sky, 2x All-Star, 2x NCAA champion at UConn, first Olympic women's 3x3 gold (Tokyo 2020), now Seattle Storm.
Stephanie Okechukwu
Stephanie Okechukwu, born 2004 in Umunneochi, Nigeria, is a 7-foot-1 center for the Texas Tech Lady Raiders, expected to become the tallest player in women's college basketball history.
Stephanie White
Stephanie White, American basketball coach and former player; head coach of the Indiana Fever (2015-16, from 2025) and 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year with the Connecticut Sun; 1999 NCAA champion with Purdue.
Stephen Boyer
Stephen Boyer (Pierre Jean Stéphen Boyer), French volleyball opposite spiker born 1996 in Saint-Denis, La Réunion; Olympic gold with France at Tokyo 2020, 2017 World League and 2022 VNL gold, club Jastrzębski Węgiel.
Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry (born 1988) is an American NBA point guard for the Golden State Warriors, drafted seventh in 2009 from Davidson; four-time champion, two-time MVP, and first player with 4,000 career three-pointers.
Stephen Jackson
Stephen Jesse Jackson (born 1978, Port Arthur, Texas) is a former NBA guard-forward, 6'8", 2003 champion with the Spurs, suspended 30 games for the Malice at the Palace, later co-host of All the Smoke.
Stephen Silas
Stephen Silas (born 1973, Boston) is an NBA coach, son of Paul Silas; head coach of the Houston Rockets 2020-23 (59-177), longtime assistant with Charlotte, Cleveland, Golden State, Dallas, Detroit, and now Toronto.
Stephon Marbury
Stephon Marbury, "Starbury", Brooklyn-born NBA point guard (1996 draft, 4th pick), 2x All-Star with Timberwolves, Nets, Suns, Knicks; later CBA star winning three titles with Beijing Ducks and their head coach.
Sterling Brown (basketball)
Sterling Brown, born 1995, is an American guard-forward from SMU drafted 46th overall in 2017; he played for the Bucks, Rockets, and Mavericks and later Alba Berlin and Partizan.
Steve Alford
Steve Alford (born 1964) is an American college basketball coach, Nevada head coach retiring after 2026-27, with a 724-386 record across six programs; 1987 NCAA champion and 1984 Olympic gold medalist with Indiana.
Steve Blake
Steve Blake (born 1980) is an American former point guard from Maryland, 2002 NCAA champion, school record 972 assists, drafted 38th in 2003, 13 NBA seasons 2003-16.
Steve Clifford
Steve Clifford, American NBA head coach from Island Falls, Maine; led the Charlotte Hornets (2013-18, 2022-24) and Orlando Magic (2018-21), 340-461 regular-season record, winningest coach in Hornets history.
Steve Francis
Steve Francis (born 1977, Silver Spring, Maryland), nicknamed Stevie Franchise, is a former NBA guard, 1999 draft's 2nd pick, Co-Rookie of the Year 2000, 3x All-Star with Houston, Orlando; 18.1 PPG career.