Basketball in History (Part 5)

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Birthdays 401 - 467 of 467

• 1973-09-05 Jenny Whittle, Australian basketball center (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Gold Coast, Australia
• 1973-09-24 Rodrick Rhodes, American NBA basketball forward, 1997-2003 (Houston Rockets and 2 other teams), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
• 1973-10-06 Rebecca Lobo, American WNBA basketball center (Olympic gold, 1996; NY Liberty), born in Hartford, Connecticut
• 1973-12-04 Corliss Williamson, American basketball forward (NBA C'ship 2004, Detroit Pistons; NBA 6th Man of the Year 2002; NCAA Final 4 MOP 1994), born in Russellville, Arkansas
• 1974-01-28 Tony Delk, American basketball guard (NCAA C'ship, Final Four MVP 1996 Kentucky; Greek C'ship, Greek Cup, EuroLeague C'ship 2007 Panathinaikos), born in Covington, Tennessee
• 1974-01-31 Othella Harrington, American basketball forward (Houston Rockets), born in Jackson, Mississippi
• 1974-02-05 Adrienne Johnson, American basketball guard, administrator, broadcaster (WNBA Cleveland Rockers; University of Louisville), born in Louisville, Kentucky

• 1974-05-15 Jennifer Rizzotti, Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (Uni of Connecticut) and coach (George Washington), born in White Plains, New York
• 1974-06-16 David Fizdale, American basketball head coach (New York Knicks 2018-19; Memphis Grizzlies 2016-17), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1974-07-16 Michelle Chandler, Australian basketball point guard (Olymp-bronze-96), born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
• 1974-09-07 Antonio McDyess, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2001; Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons), born in Quitman, Mississippi
• 1974-09-17 Rasheed Wallace, American basketball forward (NBA C'ship 2004; NBA All-Star 2000, 01, 06, 08; Portland Trailblazers, Detroit Pistons), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1975-02-11 Jacque Vaughn, American basketball guard (Utah Jazz) and coach (Orlando Magic), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1975-04-24 Michael Stewart, American basketball NBA center (Sacramento Kings), born in Cucq-Trepied-Stella-Plage, France
• 1975-05-01 Austin Croshere, American basketball forward (Indiana Pacers) and broadcaster (Fox Sports Indiana Pacers analyst), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1975-06-07 Allen Iverson, American Basketball HOF guard (NBA Rookie of the Year Award 1997; 11 x NBA All-Star; All-Star game MVP 2001, 05; NBA MVP 2001; 3 × All-NBA First Team; Philadelphia 76ers), born in Hampton, Virginia
• 1975-06-19 Anthony Parker, American basketball guard (EuroLeague Final 4 MVP 2004, EuroLeague MVP 2005, 06; Maccabi Tel Aviv; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Naperville, Illinois
• 1975-07-20 Ray Allen, American basketball guard (10-time NBA All Star), born in Merced, California
• 1976-04-03 Keith Closs, American basketball center (LA Clippers), born in Hartford, Connecticut
• 1976-05-11 Lloyd Pierce, American basketball head coach (Atlanta Hawks 2019), born in San Jose, California
• 1976-05-19 Kevin Garnett, American basketball forward (15-time NBA All Star), born in Greenville, South Carolina
• 1976-10-22 Brad Stevens, American basketball coach (Boston Celtics 2013-21; NBA All-Star Game 2017), born in Zionsville, Indiana
• 1976-12-04 Betty Lennox, American basketball guard (WNBA champion, WNBA Finals MVP 2004, Seattle Storm), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• 1977-03-11 Becky Hammon, American Basketball HOF point guard (WNBA: NY Liberty, SA Stars; Russia Olympics 2008, 12) and coach (first female to coach an NBA team; SA Spurs 2020; LV Aces), born in Rapid City, South Dakota
• 1977-04-01 Tangela Smith, American basketball forward (WNBA All-Star 2006 Charlotte Sting; WNBA C'ship 2007, 09 Phoenix Mercury), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1977-05-03 Tyronn Lue, American basketball coach (NBA Championship 2016 Cleveland), born in Mexico, Missouri
• 1977-05-09 Maggie Dixon, American college basketball coach (d. 2006)
• 1977-11-12 James Borrego, American basketball head coach (Charlotte Hornets 2018-19), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• 1978-05-21 Jamaal Magloire, Canadian professional basketballer

• 1979-05-24 Tracy McGrady, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (NBA All-Star 2001–07; NBA scoring champion 2003, 04; Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets), born in Bartow, Florida
• 1980-03-13 Caron Butler, American basketball small forward (NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; 2 × NBA All-Star 2007, 08 Washington Wizards), born in Racine, Wisconsin
• 1981-05-24 Penny Taylor, Australian basketball forward (World C'ship gold 2006; Olympic silver 2004, 08; WNBA C'ship 2007, 09, 14 Phoenix Mercury; 3 x WNBA All-Star), born in Melbourne, Australia
• 1984-09-12 Taylor Jenkins, American basketball head coach (Memphis Grizzlies 2019-), born in Arlington, Texas
• 1985-01-01 Tiago Splitter, Brazilian basketball forward and coach (NBA C'ship 2014, San Antonio Spurs; All-EuroLeague Team selection 2008-10), born in Blumenau, Brazil
• 1985-05-06 Chris Paul, American basketball point guard (9-time NBA All Star), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• 1986-04-02 Andris Biedriņš, Latvian basketball center (Golden State Warriors 2004-13; 510 games), born in Riga, Latvia
• 1986-04-28 Ryan Saunders, American basketball head coach (Minnesota Timberwolves 2019), born in Medina, Minnesota

• 1988-10-04 Derrick Rose, American basketball point guard (NBA Draft 2008 #1 overall pick Chicago Bulls; NBA MVP 2011; NBA All-Star 2010–12), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1988-11-12 Russell Westbrook, American basketball guard (NBA MVP 2017; NBA All-Star Game MVP 2015, 16; OKC Thunder, Houston Rockets, LA Lakers, LA Clippers), born in Long Beach, California
• 1989-06-11 Maya Moore, American basketball small forward (WNBA C'ship 2011, 13 [MVP], 15, 17; WNBA MVP 2014; 6×WNBA All-Star; 5×All-WNBA First Team; Olympic gold 2012, 16; Minnesota Lynx), born in Jefferson City, Missouri
• 1989-08-26 James Harden, American basketball guard (NBA MVP 2018; NBA All-Star 2013–19; Houston Rockets), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1989-09-14 Jimmy Butler, American basketball small forward (Olympic gold 2016; NBA All-Star 2015–18, 20, 22; Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat), born in Houston, Texas

• 1990-09-06 John Wall, American basketball point guard (2010 NBA Draft: #1 pick Washington Wizards), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
• 1990-10-18 Brittany Griner, American basketball center (Olympic gold 2016, 20; WNBA C'ship 2014 Phoenix Mercury; 8 × WNBA All-Star; WNBA scoring champion 2017, 19; detained in Russia for drug smuggling Feb-Dec 2022), born in Houston, Texas

• 1991-08-18 Liz Cambage, Australian basketball center (WNBA single game record 53), born in London, England

• 1993-03-14 Anthony Bennett, Canadian basketball power forward (2013 NBA Draft: #1 pick Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Toronto, Ontario

• 1995-02-19 Nikola Jokić, Serbian basketball center (NBA C'ship 2023 [MVP]; NBA MVP 2001, 02; NBA All-Star 2019-22; fastest NBA triple-double 14:33s 2018; Denver Nuggets), born in Sombor, Serbia
• 1995-02-23 Andrew Wiggins, Canadian basketball small forward (2014 NBA Draft: #1 pick Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1995-08-02 Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian basketball center (NBA All-Star 2018; NY Knicks, Dallas Mavericks), born in Liepāja, Latvia
• 1995-11-15 Karl-Anthony Towns, American basketball center (2015 NBA Draft: #1 pick Minnesota Timberwolves), born in Edison, New Jersey
• 1996-07-20 Ben Simmons, Australian basketball point guard (2016 NBA Draft: #1 pick Philadelphia 76ers), born in Melbourne, Victoria
• 1998-03-04 Obi Toppin, American basketball power forward (NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 2022; NY Knicks, Indiana Pacers), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1998-05-29 Markelle Fultz, American basketball guard (2017 NBA Draft: #1 pick Philadelphia 76ers), born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
• 1998-07-23 Deandre Ayton, Bahamian basketball center (2018 NBA Draft: #1 pick Phoenix Suns), born in Nassau, Bahamas

• 2000-07-06 Zion Williamson, American basketball power forward (2019 NBA Draft: #1 pick New Orleans Pelicans), born in Salisbury, North Carolina
• 2001-08-01 Scottie Barnes, American basketball forward (NBA Rookie of the Year 2022; Toronto Raptors), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
• 2001-09-25 Cade Cunningham, American basketball point guard who was NBA draft 2021 #1 overall pick Detroit Pistons; NBA All-Rookie First Team 2022, born in Arlington, Texas

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