Basketball is a non-contact team sport played on a on a rectangular court by two teams of five players each. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 10 feet (3.048 m) high that is mounted to a backboard at each end of the court. The game was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, who would be the first basketball coach of the Kansas Jayhawks, one of the most successful programs in the game's history.


Jodie Meeks #20
2018-2019
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #33
1988-1989
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Tariq Abdul-Wahad #9
2002-2003
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Shareef Abdur-Rahim #3
2007-2008
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Larry Abney
2002-2003
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Alex Acker
2016-2017
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Hassan Adams
2008-2009
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Maurice Ager #13
2010-2011
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Cory Alexander
2004-2005
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Courtney Alexander
2002-2003
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Ray Allen #34
2013-2014
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Tony Allen
2017-2018
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Malik Allen
2010-2011
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Lavoy Allen
2018-2019
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Rafer Alston
2011-2012
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Louis Amundson
2015-2016
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Chris Andersen
2016-2017
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Alan Anderson
2017-2018
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Derek Anderson #1
2007-2008
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Shandon Anderson #49
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Ryan Anderson
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Kenny Anderson
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Nate Archibald #1
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Gilbert Arenas
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Joe Arlauckas #8
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Darrell Armstrong #10
2007-2008
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B.J. Armstrong
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Hilton Armstrong
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Carlos Arroyo
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Chucky Atkins #12
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Stacey Augmon
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James Augustine
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Kelenna Azubuike
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Luke Babbitt
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Goran Bajic
2009-2010
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Maurice Baker
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Vin Baker
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Renaldo Balkman
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Adam Ballinger
2009-2010
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Sean Banks
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Marcus Banks
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Steven Barber
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Leandro Barbosa
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Andrea Bargnani
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Charles Barkley #34
1999-2000
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Matt Barnes #22
2016-2017
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Andre Barrett
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Earl Barron
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Jon Barry
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Rick Barry #24
1979-1980
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Brent Barry
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Eddie Basden
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