Michael Adams was born January 19, 1963 in Hartford, CT. After starring at Boston College, the 5'10" point guard was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 3rd round with the 66th pick of the 1985 NBA draft. He split time playing for the Washington Bullets, with his first stint in the 1986-87 season and a second from 1991-1994. During his time with the Bullets he appeared in the 1992 NBA All-Star Game and recorded a career-high 9 steals to go along with 23 points and 13 assists in a 109-103 win over the Indiana Pacers. Renowned for his "push shot," Adams retired in 1996 when playing for the Charlotte Hornets with NBA career totals of 9,621 points and 4,209 assists, and was once among the all-time league leaders in three-point field goals made and attempted. Adams had a record 79 consecutive games with a 3-point field goal (January 28, 1988 – January 23, 1989). The record is now held by Stephen Curry. After retiring, Adams has held coaching positions with the International Basketball League's Richmond Rhythm, the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies, the WNBA's Washington Mystics, and the University of Maryland.

Mark Alarie was born December 11, 1963 in Phoenix, AZ and graduated from Duke University where he was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference first team selection and a third team All-American as a senior in 1986, when Duke played in the NCAA championship game. Alarie was drafted in the first round, as the 18th pick of the 1986 NBA draft, by the Denver Nuggets. He spent the rest of his career with the Washington Bullets. Alarie's fourth season was his best, averaging 10.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. His career was cut short due to reoccuring knee injuries and he retired at the age of 27.

Gilbert Arenas was born January 6, 1982, in Tampa, Florida and played at the University of Arizona. In his sophomore year at Arizona, he was named first-team All-Pac-10 and helped lead the team to the National Championship game. In 2001, Arenas was selecteds the 31st overall pick by the Golden State Warriors. Arenas would wear the number 0 on his jersey to signify the number of minutes that experts predicted he would play coming from a small high school going to a college powerhouse in Arizona. Arenas started 30 games and averaged 10.9 points per game for the Warriors, who finished in last place in the Western Conference that season. In 2002–03, his sophomore season, Arenas received the NBA Most Improved Player Award and was named Most Valuable Player of the Rookie-Sophomore game during the NBA All-Star Weekend

Following the 2002-2003 season, Arenas signed with the Washington Wizards. During his time with the Wizards, Arenas was a three-time All-Star and made three All-NBA teams (1x Second Team, 2x Third Team). Arenas guided the Wizards to four playoff appearances, inclduing three consecutive appearanes with teammates Caron Bulter and Antwan Jamison, the franchise's 'Big 3'.

In his 8 seasons with the Wizards, Arenas averaged 25.0 points, 5.7 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game. Highlighted by a 60 point performance, Arenas ranks 10th all-time in Wizards points scored, 6th in steals, 7th in assists, and 2nd in 3 pointers made. After playing for the Wizards, Arenas played for the Orlando Magic and the Memphis Grizzlies.

Post-playing career Arenas has hosted a daily sports show on Complex News' YouTube channel. He also has his own "No Chill Productions" podcast called The No Chill Podcast. In 2023, he launched another podcast called "Gil's Arena" in partnership with Underdog Fantasy Sports.

Gregory Ballard was born January 29, 1955 in Los Angeles, CA and played at University of Oregon under Coach Dick Harter.

In his career at Oregon, Ballard had 1,114 career rebounds, still the most in program history, and his 1,829 total career points, ranking fourth in school history.

Ballard set Oregon's single-game scoring record of 43 points, in a National Invitation Tournament game against Oral Roberts University on March 9, 1977.

Ballard was selected by the Washington Bullets with the 4th overall pick in the 1st round of the 1977 NBA draft. As a rookie in 1977–1978, Ballard averaged 4.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 76 games as a key reserve for Coach Dick Motta. Ballard became a starter for the Bullets in 1979–1980, averaging 15.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals. Becoming the Bullets' leading scorer in 1981–1982, Ballard averaged 18.8 points along with 8.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals. Ballard then went on to play for the Golden State Warriors, the Albany Patroons, and the Seattle SuperSonics. Ballard became a coach and scout after his playing career ended until his death in 2016.

Bernie Bickerstaff was born on February 11, 1944, in Benham, Kentucky. Bickerstaff played college basketball at Rio Grande College for two seasons until finishing his eligibility at the University of San Diego. Bernie was then hired by his former coach, Phil Woolpert as an assistant from 1968-69 before being elevated to head coach and keeping that position for the next four seasons.

In 1973, Bickerstaff was hired as an assistant for the Washington Bullets by then coach K. C. Jones and was a part of the 1978 Bullets NBA Championship. He left the team after 12 seasons to become head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics. In 1997, Wes Unseld hired Bickerstaff to coach the Bullets, making the playoffs for the first time since 1988 and becoming the league's all-time 34th-winningest coach. He also worked as the head coach for the Denver Nuggets, Charlotte Bobcats, and Los Angeles Lakers. He has also been an assistant for the Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Cavaliers. He has served in numerous other NBA front office positions and has been a consultant for the Harlem Globetrotters. Bickerstaff is currently serving as the Senior Basketball Advisor for the Cleveland Cavaliers where his son, J.B. Bickerstaff is the head coach.

Dave Bing was born on November 24, 1943, in Washington, D.C. Bing attended Syracuse University where he led the Orangemen in scoring as a sophomore (22.2) in 1964, as a junior (23.2) in 1965, and as a senior (28.4) in 1966. During his senior year, Bing was fifth in the nation in scoring and was Syracuse's first consensus All-American in 39 years. He was also named to The Sporting News All-America First Team and was named Syracuse Athlete of the Year.

Dave was selected 2nd overall in the 1966 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, Bing scored 1,601 points (20.0 points per game) and won the 1967 NBA Rookie of the Year Award while also being named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. The next year, he led the NBA in scoring with 2,142 points (27.1 points per game) in 1968. Bing played 12 total seasons in the NBA as a point guard for the Detroit Pistons (1966–1975), Washington Bullets (1975–1977), and Boston Celtics (1977–78). During his career, he averaged over 20 points and six assists per game and made seven NBA All-Star Game appearances, winning the game's Most Valuable Player award in 1976. 

Post-playing career, Bing is a successful businessman and also served as the 74th mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 2009 to 2014. 

Tyrone “Muggsy” Bouges was born on January 9, 1965, in Baltimore Maryland. He attended Wake Forest University and played college basketball for four years. He averaged 11.3 points, 8.4 assists and 3.1 steals per game in his junior year. He followed with a senior campaign in which he averaged 14.8 points, 9.5 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game. In 1986–87, he led the Atlantic Coast Conference in steals and assists and received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award. As a senior, he received the Arnold Palmer Award as Wake Forest's most valuable athlete. When his collegiate career ended, he was the ACC career leader in steals and assists. Wake Forest retired his number within a few years of his leaving the program. In 2001, he was inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame. As of 2021, he remains Wake Forest's all-time leader in both steals and assists.

Bogues was drafted twelfth overall in the 1987 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets. In his rookie year, Bogues was a teammate of Manute Bol who stood 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall. They were the tallest and shortest players in NBA history at the time, with 28 inches (71 cm) difference between them. Despite starting only fourteen games as a rookie, Bogues led the Bullets in both steals and assists. During the remainder of his 14-season career, Bogues played for the Charolette Hornets, the Golden State Warriors, and the Toronto Raptors.

Post-playing career, Bogues held head coaching positions with WNBA team, Charolette Sting until January 2007, and at the United Faith Christian Academy Boys Basketball team from 2011-2014. In January 2020, he was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.

Manute Bol was born to Madute and Okwok Bol in Turalei, Sudan (South Sudan), and raised near Gogrial. Bol's father, a Dinka tribal elder, gave him the name Manute, which means "special blessing". Bol had no formal record of his birthdate. Coach Don Feeley, formerly the basketball coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, traveled to Sudan to coach and held clinics for the Sudanese national team in 1982. Feeley convinced Bol to go to the United States and play basketball. Bol had intentions to play basketball at Cleveland State University, however, couldn’t speak or write English. Even after months of ESL classes at Case Western Reserve University, it was not enough to qualify for enrollment at Cleveland State. Bol never played a game for Cleveland State.

Manute was initially selected by the San Diego Clippers in the 1983 NBA draft as the 97th overall pick. However, when the NBA ruled that Bol had not been eligible for the draft as he had not declared 45 days before the draft as required and declared the pick invalid. Bol then enrolled at the University of Bridgeport, an NCAA Division II school with an English program for foreign students. He played for the Purple Knights in the 1984–85 season, averaging 22.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 7.1 blocks per game. With Bol, Bridgeport qualified for the 1985 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament.

The Washington Bullets drafted Bol in the second round with the 31st overall selection in the 1985 Draft. Bol's first tenure with the Bullets lasted three seasons, from 1985 to 1988. In his rookie season, he appeared in 80 games and recorded a career-high 5.0 blocks per game. That year, during his first career start on December 12, Bol set a Washington franchise record with 12 blocks and scored a career high 18 points in a 110–108 overtime victory against the Milwaukee Bucks. His total of 397 blocks set the NBA rookie record and remains the second-highest single-season total in league history, behind Mark Eaton's 456 in 1984–85. Bol led the league with 5.0 blocks per game during the 1985-86 season, was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1986. In 1987, the Bullets drafted the 5 ft 3 in point guard Muggsy Bogues, pairing the tallest and shortest players in the league on the court for one season.

During his career, Bol also played for the Golden State Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and internationally before retiring in 1988 due to rheumatism. Manute’s son, Bol Bol is a current NBA player with the Phoenix Suns.

Dudley Bradley was born on March 19, 1957, in Baltimore, Maryland and played collegiately at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Bradley was selected 13th overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. He played for seven different NBA teams and left the league after the 1988–89 NBA season with averages of 5.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game. After his nine season NBA career, Bradley played for the Saskatchewan Storm in the World Basketball League. He also worked as a coach in the Continental Basketball Association and the World Basketball League. In 1994, he was named head coach of the Brevard College Tornados men's basketball team, a position he held until 1999.

Caron Butler was born on March 30, 1980, in Racine, Wisconsin. Butler attended UCONN from 2000-2002. During his sophomore year, he averaged 20.3 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game, leading the Huskies to both regular season and tournament Big East titles, and was named Big East tournament MVP. He was named co-Big East player of the year (along with Pittsburgh's Brandin Knight) and a second-team All-American.

Butler was a lottery pick in the 2002 NBA draft, selected with the 10th overall pick by the rebuilding Miami Heat. He spent 2 seasons with the Heat and another with the Los Angeles Lakers before signing a 5-year contract with the Washington Wizards. He became part of Washington's new "Big 3", a trio made up of teammates Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison. Caron had stints with the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Detroit Pistons, and the Sacramento Kings. His final NBA game as a player was on April 11, 2016, before announcing his retirement on February 6, 2018. On November 14, 2020, Butler was hired as an assistant coach for the Miami Heat. 

Austin Carr was born March 10, 1948, in Washington, D.C. He grew up in Washington, D.C. and played college basketball at Notre Dame. By the end of his 3-year career at Notre Dame, he ammassed 2,560 points (an average of 34.5 points per game), ranking him fifth all-time in college basketball history. During his final two seasons, Carr became only the second college player ever to tally more than 1,000 points in a season, joining Pete Maravich in that select group. He was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the number one pick in the 1971 NBA draft. He played for the Cavaliers until the 1979-1980 season and then played for both the Dallas Mavericks and Washington Bullets.

Carr retired in 1981 and his jersey number 34 was retired by the Cavaliers. Carr currently serves as the Director of Community Relations for the Cavaliers and is also a color commentator on the team's broadcasts on Bally Sports Ohio. He was inducted into the second class of the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Fred Carter was born February 14, 1945, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played college basketball at Mount St. Mary's and was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1969 NBA draft. , Philadelphia 76ers, and Milwaukee Bucks. Carter later became the assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Washington Bullets from 1985-1987, and Philadelphia 76ers. He soon became the head coach of the Sixers for almost two seasons, from late-1992 to mid-1994. Following his coaching tenure with the Sixers, Carter began a successful career as a basketball analyst for ESPN. He is currently an analyst on NBA TV.

Terry Catledge was born August 22, 1963, in Houston, Mississippi. He played college basketball at South Alabama and was selected in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Following the 1985-1986 season, Catledge played for the Washington Bullets from 1986-1989. Catledge went on to play for the Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder, and played professionally in France, Greece, and Argentina as well as the CBA. He ended his NBA career with 6,520 total points and 3,314 total rebounds.

Rex Chapman was born October 5, 1967, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He played college basketball at the University of Kentucky and was selected in the first round of the 1988 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets. He played for the Hornets until 1992 when he was traded to the Washington Bullets. Chapman played for the Bullets for four seasons where he averaged 15.6 points, 2.6 assists, and 1.0 steals per game. Following his time with Washington, Chapman played for the Miami Heat and the Phoenix Suns.

After retirement, Chapman has worked a as sprots TV boradcaster, analyst, is recognized as a social media influencer and has written his book of memoir that was publisehd in February 2024.

Phil Chenier was born October 30, 1950, in Berkeley, California and played college basketball at the University of California in Beverley. Chenier was selected fourth in the 1971 NBA Hardship Draft by the Baltimore Bullets, and played for them for eight seasons, from 1971 to 1979. He was part of the 1978 NBA Championship team, the organization's only championship. Chenier was released by the Bullets after the 1978–79 season, and played briefly for the Indiana Pacers and Golden State Warriors and retired after the 1980–81 season. In 2018, the Wizards retired Chenier's number 45 jersey. After the NBA, Chenier began a career in television sports broadcasting with Home Team Sports in 1985. He has announced black college games for Black Entertainment Television (BET). Chenier was the color analyst for the Washington Bullets and Washington Wizards games for NBC Sports Washington from 1987 to 2017 alongside play-by-play commentator, Steve Buckhantz.

James “Bunny” Chones was born on November 30, 1949, in Racine, Wisconsin. After a short, but successful career at Marquette University, he left to pursue an ABA career. At the time, he was only the second player in NCAA history to leave school for professional basketball before his graduating year. He also spent a season with the Carolina Cougars. In 1975, he moved to the NBA, where he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Washington Bullets. He retired from basketball in 1982 with combined ABA/NBA totals of 9,821 points and 6,427 rebounds.

After retiring from the NBA, Chones spent eleven seasons as the television color analyst for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and in 2007, returned as a radio postgame analyst.

Archie Clark was born on July 15, 1941, and played collegiately at the University of Minnesota. After a strong collegiate career, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the fourth round of the 1966 NBA draft. In his 10-season (1966–1976) NBA career, Clark played for the Lakers, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Baltimore/Capital Bullets, the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Detroit Pistons. Clark was one of the first effective practitioners of the crossover dribble, which inspired his nickname "Shake and Bake." After his retirement from the NBA, Clark had a short stint in politics and co-founded the National Basketball Retired Players Association with Dave DeBusschere, Dave Bing, Dave Cowens and Oscar Robertson in 1992.

James Cleamons was born September 13, 1949, in Lincolnton, North Carolina. He played college basketball at Ohio State and was selected in the first round of the 1971 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Cleamons played for the Lakers, Cavaliers, and Knicks prior to playing for the Washington Bullets from 1979-1980. After his playing career, Cleamons went on to coach at both college and in the NBA.

Dave Corzine was born on April 25, 1956, and competed at DePaul University. Corzine was the 18th overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets. After two years with the Bullets, Corzine went on to play with the San Antonio Spurs, the Chicago Bulls, the Orlando Magic, and the Seattle SuperSonics. After his retirement, he coached the Chicago Rockers for the 1995-96 season.

Bob Dandridge was born November 15, 1947, in Richmond, Virginia. He spent his collegiate years at Norfolk State University which included a CIAA Championship. Dandridge was drafted by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1969 American Basketball Association draft and by the Milwaukee Bucks in the fourth round of the 1969 NBA draft. Dandridge spent majority of his career with the Bucks where he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1970. In 1977, he was traded to the Washington Bullets, where he scored 109 points in the 1979 NBA Finals, which was the most on his Washington Bullets team. In his career, he averaged 18.5 points per game over 839 regular season games and 20 points per game in 98 playoff games and was a four-time NBA all-star. Dandridge scored more points in the NBA Finals in the 1970s than any other player. He was inducted into the Virigina Sports Hall of Fame and the Basketball Hall of Fame. After retiring as a player, Dandridge served as an assistant coach at Hampton University from 1987 to 1992. Today, he lives in Norfolk, Virginia and conducts basketball clinics.

Terry Davis was born on June 17, 1947, in Danville, Virginia. He played collegiate basketball at Virginia Union University before beginning his NBA career. Davis went undrafted and started his career with the Miami Heat. During his career, he also played for the Dallas Mavericks, the Washington Wizards and the Denver Nuggets. It was with the Wizards that he gained the distinction of being the first player to score a basket at Washington, D.C.'s MCI Center.

Terry Dischinger was born November 21, 1940, in Terre Haute, Indiana. Dischinger played collegiately at Purdue University and when he left, he held almost every Purdue scoring record. Many were later broken by the likes of Dave Schellhase and Rick Mount within that next decade. He's currently the sixth-highest scorer in Boilermaker history with a total of 1,979 points. Prior to his NBA career, Dischinger was selected to the USA men's basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics under head coach Pete Newell; at age 19, and just finishing his sophomore year of college, he was the youngest member of the team. Dischinger was the first pick of the second round (#8 overall) by the Chicago Zephyrs in the 1962 NBA draft. After his rookie season, The Zephyrs moved to Baltimore to become the Baltimore Bullets. Dischinger averaged 20.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in his second season. He also played for the Detroit Pistons during two separate stints and the Portland Trail Blazers. After his rookie season, Dischinger moved to the Baltimore Bullets. the Detroit Pistons, and Portland Trail Blazers. Dischinger has been honored several times including being inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Basketball Hall of Fame.

After his retirement from the NBA in 1973, Dischinger began a successful orthodontic practice in Oregon. He passed away from complications of Alzheimer's disease in Lake Oswego, Oregon on October 9, 2023.

Juan Dixon was born October 9, 1978 in Baltimore, Maryland. He played college basketball at the University of Maryland where he led the school to their first ever Final Four appearance in 2001, then to the National Championship in 2002 and was selected as the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player for 2002. Dixon was selected in the first round of the 2002 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. Dixon played for the Wizards from 2002-2005 as well as the 2008-2009 season.

Dixon also spent time with the Portland Trail Blazers, the Toronto Raptors, the Detroit Pistons and internationally. Post-playing career, Juan has held head coaching positions at the University the District of Columbia and Coppin State University.

Edward "Terry" Driscoll, Jr. was born on August 28, 1947, in Winthrop, Massachusetts. He played college basketball at Boston College from 1966-69. Driscoll was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the fourth pick of the 1969 NBA draft. He played a season in the Italian Serie A with Virtus Bologna before joining the Pistons for the 1970–71 NBA season. After one season with Detroit, he moved to play for the Baltimore Bullets. the Milwaukee Bucks and the ABA's Spirits of St. Louis. He spent the next five years in Italy as a player and then a coach, winning two Italian championships.

After leaving professional basketball, Driscoll worked in product marketing and sales for different sporting goods companies before moving to sports marketing and management. He became the Athletic Director at William & Mary in 1995 and held the position until his retirement on June 30, 2017.

Dennis DuVal was born on March 31, 1952, in Westbury, New York. He played college basketball at Syracuse University where he graduated, he was second all-time in points for Syracuse behind only David Bing. Dennis was also selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 1974 ABA Draft and played for the Atlanta Hawks for one season. Dennis also played for the Atlanta Hawks for one season.

Following his basketball career, Dennis became a police officer in Syracuse, New York. In 1990, he became the deputy police chief. In 2001, Dennis was named the Syracuse police chief. He retired from the Syracuse police force in 2004.

Ledell Eackles was born November 24, 1966, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He played college basketball at the University of New Orleans before being selected by the Washington Bullets in the second round (36th overall pick) of the 1988 NBA draft. Eackles played in seven NBA seasons for the Bullets, Miami Heat and Washington Wizards, averaging 10.8 ppg in his career.

John Francis Egan was born January 31, 1939, in Hartford, Connecticut. Egan attended Providence College, where he played college basketball for the Providence Friars, and won the 1961 National Invitation Tournament. Egan was selected in the second round of the 1961 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. He also played for New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and San Diego / Houston Rockets from 1961 to 1972. In January 1972, Rockets coach Tex Winter named Egan an assistant coach, and he continued as a player-coach for the remainder of the season. He retired after the season and was promoted to head coach, succeeding Winter on January 21, 1973. John Egan passed away on July 21, 2022, at age 83 after suffering a head injury two months earlier.

ervis Ellison was born on April 3, 1967, in Savannah, Georgia. He played collegiately at the University of Louisville, where in his freshman year he led Louisville to its second national championship, scoring a game-leading 25 points and adding 11 rebounds in the 72-69 championship win over Duke, and was then named the Most Outstanding Player—the second time a freshman had ever been awarded that honor, after Arnie Ferrin in 1944 for Utah. Ellison was made the first overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. After his rookie season he was traded to the Washington Bullets. The following year he became a full time starter and earned Most Improved Player honors after averaging 20.0 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.68 blocks per game. Among the best games of Ellison's NBA career occurred on January 31, 1992, when he recorded 19 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 blocked shots and 2 steals against the Knicks. Ellison also played for the Boston Celtics and Seattle SuperSonics before his retirement in 2000. He went on to coach basketball for Life Center Academy in Burlington, New Jersey.

Albert Jay "A. J." English was born on July 11, 1967, in Wilmington, Delaware. He played for Virginia Union University from 1986-1990. English was named the NCAA Division II National Player of the Year in 1990. English was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the 1990 NBA draft. English played two seasons for the Bullets, averaging 9.9 points per game. The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame inducted English in 2004.

Bob Ferry was born on May 31, 1937, in St. Lousi, Missouri. Ferry played at Saint Louis University, where he received All-America honors during his senior year in 1959 and where his number 43 was later retired by the Saint Louis Billikens. He was selected in the 1959 NBA draft as the territorial pick of the St. Louis Hawks, who had the seventh overall selection that year. Ferry played for the St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, and Baltimore Bullets from 1959 to 1969. Through his ten season career, Ferry scored 5,780 points to go along with 906 assists and 3,343 rebounds. After retiring as a player at the end of the 1968–69 season due to an injury, Ferry remained with his current team, the Bullets, and initially served as a scout and assistant coach to Gene Shue. Ferry was credited with advising the franchise to select Wes Unseld in the 1968 NBA draft. He was eventually promoted to general manager of the Bullets on June 13, 1973. On June 12, 1990, Ferry stepped down as the Bullets GM and became a scout for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Atlanta Hawks, and the Brooklyn Nets for the next 25 years.

Andrew "Drew" Gooden III was born on September 24, 1981, in Oakland, California. Drew played 3 years at the University of Kansas where in 2002, he led the nation in rebounding and was named NABC National Player of the Year. For being named NABC Player of the Year for 2002, Gooden's jersey (#0) was retired in 2003. Gooden was selected as the 4th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2002 NBA draft. He played for several teams including the Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Washington Wizards. Gooden is currently a broadcaster for NBC Sports Washington.

Harvey Grant, along with his twin brother Horace, was born on July 4, 1965, in Augusta, Georgia. Grant transferred to Oklahoma after a year at Independence Community College and a year at Clemson with his brother Horace. He was a member of the 1988 Sooner team that went to the National Championship and lost to Kansas. Selected twelfth overall by the Washington Bullets in the 1988 NBA draft, Grant averaged 5.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He lifted his averages to 8.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists the following season, in 1989–90. Grant improved markedly in the 1990–91 campaign, when he averaged 18.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.18 steals per game. At season's end, he was runner-up to the 1991 NBA Most Improved Player Award. Grant also played for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Philadelphia 76ers.

Johnny Green was born in Dayton, Ohio, on December 8, 1933. After completing his military commitment in the Marine Corps during the Koren War, Green enrolled at Michigan State in 1955, and played on the 1955–56 Spartans' freshman team. He became eligible to play on the varsity in January 1957, at age 23. Michigan State named an annual rebounding award in Green's honor. His jersey number 24 was retired by Michigan State. He was inducted into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992.

After seven season with the Knicks, Green was traded to the Baltimore Bullets. For the season, he averaged 11.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game and his .536 field goal percentage ranked second in the league. In 1966–67 with the Bullets, in a part-time role he averaged 8.2 points and 6.5 rebounds. Green also played for the San Diego Rockets, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

Post-playing career, Green entered the restaurant business and owned one of the most popular McDonald's franchises in the world in Springfield Gardens, New York, near John F. Kennedy International Airport. He later died at a hospital in Huntington, New York, on November 16, 2023, at the age of 89

Kevin Grevey was born on May 12, 1953, in Hamilton, Ohio. Grevey played college basketball at the University of Kentucky, where he was a member of legendary coach Adolph Rupp's last freshman class and played his three collegiate seasons. In his senior year, Grevey was named to the all-Final Four team. Upon completing his collegiate career, Grevey scored 1,801 points, which ranked him second in University of Kentucky history behind only Dan Issel's 2,138. His jersey number, 35, is retired by the University of Kentucky.

In 1975, Grevey was selected by the Washington Bullets in the first round (18th pick) of the NBA draft and by the San Diego Sails in the first round (sixth pick) of the 1975 ABA Draft. Grevey stayed with the Bullets for eight seasons, one of which was the 1978 NBA championship. His last two seasons were with the Milwaukee Bucks. In his ten NBA seasons, Grevey played 672 games and scored 7,364 points, for an average of 11.0 points per game. Grevey worked as a Talent Scout with the Los Angeles Lakers for nineteen seasons and is now a scout with the Charlotte Hornets and a color commentator for various college basketball games, including on national radio with Westwood One.

Richard "Rip" Hamilton was born February 14, 1978, in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. He played college basketball at UConn where in 1999 he was named the NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player in the same year UConn won the NCAA championship. Hamilton was a first team All American in 1999 as well as receiving multiple conference awards in both 1998 and 1999. After winning the NCAA tournament, Hamilton was drafted 7th overall in the 1999 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. He played for the Wizards for three seasons averaging 15.6 points per game. After playing for the Wizards, Hamilton played for the Pistons and won an NBA title in 2004 and then finished his playing career on the Chicago Bulls. Hamilton was a three time All-Star, and his jersey has been retired by the Detroit Pistons.

Tom Hammonds was born March 27, 1967, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Hammonds played college basketball at Georgia Institute of Technology, earning Rookie of the Year honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1986.  While enrolled at Georgia Tech, Hammonds played for the US national team in the 1986 FIBA World Championship, winning the gold medal. In 1989, Hammonds was selected by the Washington Bullets in the first round (ninth overall) in the 1989 NBA draft. He played 12 NBA seasons for the Bullets, Denver Nuggets, Charlotte Hornets and Minnesota Timberwolves, averaging 5.3 points per game in his career. He scored a career-high 31 points for the Bullets against the New York Knicks, on January 29, 1992.

Clem Haskins was born on July 11, 1943, in Campbellsville, Kentucky. Haskins and teammate Dwight Smith were heavily recruited by Western Kentucky Hilltoppers coach Edgar Diddle and joined the team in 1963. They became the first African American athletes to play for Western Kentucky. They won the Ohio Valley Conference two years in a row under the direction of the popular WKU head coach John Oldham, who succeeded Diddle their sophomore year. Haskins was the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year in 1966.

Haskins was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1967 NBA draft and by the Kentucky Colonels in the American Basketball Association draft. Haskins played nine years in the NBA with the Bulls, the Phoenix Suns, and the Washington Bullets. He retired in 1976 due to knee injuries, having tallied 8,743 career points. After his NBA career, Haskins worked for Western Kentucky University, first as an assistant coach in 1977 and then as head coach in 1980. He retired from coaching in 1999, to his 750-acre (3.0 km2) ranch near Campbellsville, Kentucky, where he raises cattle. He has also worked as a color commentator for Western Kentucky basketball home games.

Elvin Hayes was born on November 17, 1945, in Rayville, Louisiana. Hayes played college basketball at the University of Houston. In 1967, Hayes led the Cougars to the Final Four of the 1967 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they would lose 73–58 in the semifinal to the eventual champion UCLA Bruins featuring Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Hayes' rebounding total is second to Bill Russell's Final Four record of 27. On January 20, 1968, Hayes and the Houston Cougars faced Alcindor and the UCLA Bruins in the first-ever nationally televised regular-season college basketball game. In front of a record 52,693 fans at the Houston Astrodome. Houston beat UCLA 71–69 to snap the Bruins' 47-game winning streak in what has been called the "Game of the Century". That game helped Hayes earn The Sporting News College Basketball Player of the Year. For his college career, Hayes averaged 31.0 points per game and 17.2 rebounds per game. He has the most rebounds in NCAA tournament history at 222. 

Hayes was the first overall selection in both the 1968 NBA draft and 1968 ABA draft. He was taken by the San Diego Rockets and Houston Mavericks, respectively. He went on to lead the NBA in scoring with 28.4 points per game, averaging 17.1 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. Hayes' scoring average is the fifth best all-time for a rookie, and he remains the last rookie to lead the NBA in scoring average. Hayes was traded away to the Baltimore Bullets on June 23, 1972. Hayes, along with co-star Wes Unseld, led the Washington Bullets to three NBA Finals appearances (1975, 1978 and 1979), and an NBA title over the Seattle SuperSonics in 1978. On March 3, 1978, Hayes set a career-high of 11 blocks in a single game, while also scoring 22 points and grabbing 27 rebounds, in a 124–108 win over the Detroit Pistons. During the Bullets' championship run that postseason, while aided by the addition of Bob Dandridge, Hayes averaged 21.8 points and 12.1 rebounds per game in 21 playoff games, as Washington won their only NBA title to date. Hayes set an NBA Finals record for most offensive rebounds in a game (11), the following year, in a May 27, 1979, game against the SuperSonics.

Shortly after finishing his career in the NBA, Hayes returned to the University of Houston to finish the last 30 credit hours of his undergraduate degree. In November 2007, Hayes became a Liberty County, Texas, sheriff's deputy, fulfilling a childhood dream. On November 22, 2010, it was announced that he would serve as an analyst for radio broadcasts of Houston Cougars games on Houston's KBME. Hayes was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990. He was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996 and voted to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021. Hayes had his #11 jersey retired by the Washington Bullets in 1981 and #44 jersey retired by the Houston Rockets in 2022.

Spencer Haywood was born on April 22, 1949, in Silver City, Mississippi. Haywood attended Trinidad State Junior College in Trinidad, Colorado, during the 1967–68 college season, where he averaged 28.2 points and 22.1 rebounds per game. Due to his exceptional performance and talent, Haywood made the 1968 U.S. Olympic team at age 19, becoming the youngest American basketball player in Olympic history. Haywood transferred to the University of Detroit in the fall of that year and led the NCAA in rebounding with a 21.5 average per game while scoring 32.1 points per game during the 1968–69 season. Haywood decided to turn pro after his sophomore year, but National Basketball Association (NBA) rules, which then required a player to wait until four years after his high school class graduated, prohibited him from entering the league. The American Basketball Association (ABA) had a similar rule, but league executive Mike Storen came up with the idea for a hardship exemption. He joined the Denver Rockets after they selected him in the ABA draft.

In his 1969–70 rookie season, Haywood led the ABA in both scoring at 30.0 points per game and rebounding at 19.5 rebounds per game, while leading the Rockets to the ABA's Western Division Title. In 1970, despite the NBA's eligibility rules, Haywood joined the Seattle SuperSonics, and with SuperSonics owner Sam Schulman launched an antitrust suit against the league (Haywood v. National Basketball Association). The case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court which found in favor of Haywood 7-2.

Haywood later played for the New York Knicks, New Orleans Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, and Washington Bullets. Haywood's no. 24 jersey was retired by the SuperSonics during a halftime ceremony on February 26, 2007.

Tom Henderson was born January 26, 1952, in Newberry, South Carolina. Henderson was selected out of the University of Hawaii by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1974 NBA Draft. He went on to have a productive nine-year (1974–1983) professional career, playing for the Hawks, the Washington Bullets, and the Houston Rockets. Henderson accumulated 6,088 career points and 3,136 career assists, and he reached the NBA Finals three times, winning with the Bullets in 1978.

Juwan Howard was born February 7, 1973, in Chicago, Illinois. He played college basketball at Michigan where he was a part of the iconic "Fab Five" which made multiple deep runs in the NCAA tournament. Howard was selected fifth overall in the 1994 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets. He played seven seasons with the Wizards, averaging 18.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game while also being selected as an All Star and the All-NBA Third Team in 1996. Howard ranks 9th all-time in Wizards rebounds. Following his final season with the Wizards in 2001, Howard played for the Mavericks, Nuggets, Magic, Rockets, Bobcats, Trail Blazers, and won two NBA titles while with the Heat. At the end of his NBA playing career, Howard transitioned to an assistant coaching position with the Miami Heat for 6 seasons, before accepting the head men’s basketball coaching position at his alma mater, University of Michigan, in 2019. He held that position until 2024 and is currently an assistant coach with the Brooklyn Nets.

Larry Hughes was born on January 23, 1979, in St. Louis, Missouri. Hughes played one season of college basketball at Saint Louis University, where he was Freshmen of the Year, before being selected in the first round by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1998 NBA Draft. During his 76ers tenure, he and fellow guard Allen Iverson were nicknamed "the Flight Brothers", for their above-the-rim play style. Hughes went on to play for the Golden State Warriors, Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Bobcats, and Orlando Magic during his 14-season tenure.

Antawn Jamison was born June 12, 1976, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Jamison played three seasons of college basketball for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, averaging 19.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. In his junior year, he was awarded both the Naismith and Wooden Awards as the most outstanding men's college basketball player for the 1997–98 season. On March 1, 2000, Jamison's #33 was retired at the Dean E. Smith Center, the seventh Tar Heel so honored. 

Jamison was selected with the fourth pick of the 1998 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors, who then dealt his rights to the Golden State Warriors. Jamison went on to play for Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Clippers. n 2004, Jamison was traded to the Wizards and was part of the Wizards’ Big 3 along with Caron Butler and Gilbert Arenas. In the 2004–05 season with the Wizards, he was named to the NBA All-Star team for and the Wizards enjoyed a solid 45–37 win–loss season. They also made the playoffs for the first time since 1997 and advanced to the second round for the first time since 1982. In 2006, Jamison played for the US national team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, winning a bronze medal. Jamison led the Wizards against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the 2007 playoffs. Jamison averaged 32 points and 10 rebounds per game during the series.

During the 2007–08 season, Jamison was named to his second NBA Eastern All-Star team. In October 2014, Jamison retired from professional basketball and became a broadcaster for Time Warner Cable SportsNet as a TV analyst for the Los Angeles Lakers. In 2017, Jamison was hired in a scouting role by the Los Angeles Lakers until 2019 when he was hired by the Wizards to become their Director of Pro Personnel.

Jared Jeffries was born November 25, 1981, in Bloomington, Indiana. He played college basketball at the University of Indiana and was part of an NCAA tournament run to the championship game in 2002. In college, he received multiple all conference awards and was named to the All-American second team in 2002. Jeffries was selected 11th overall in the 2002 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. After four seasons with the Wizards, Jeffries went on to play for the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, and Portland Trail Blazers. Jeffries currently serves as a Scout with the Denver Nuggets.

Alphonso "Buck" Johnson was born January 3, 1964, in Birmingham, Alabama. Johnson was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1986 NBA draft. Johnson played in 7 NBA seasons, from 1986 to 1993. He played for the Rockets from 1986 to 1992, and for the Washington Bullets during the 1992–93 season. In his NBA career, Johnson played in 505 games, and scored a total of 4,617 points.

Charles Johnson was born March 31, 1949, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The San Francisco Warriors drafted Johnson in the 6th round of the 1971 NBA draft. Johnson was a member of the 1974–75 Warriors NBA championship team. After his release, Johnson was signed by the Washington Bullets in January, 1978, after a season-ending injury to Phil Chenier. Johnson averaged 8.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists as a member of the 1977–78 NBA Championship. In the last four games of the 1978 NBA finals against the Seattle SuperSonics, Johnson scored 80 points and helped Washington win the series 4 games to 3. Johnson passed away of cancer on June 1, 2007, aged 58.

Frank Johnson was born November 23, 1976, in Wiersdale, Florida. He played collegiately for Wake Forest University, becoming an All-American selection in 1980–81. He was inducted into the school’s hall of fame in 1998. Johnson was selected in the first round of the 1981 NBA draft with the 11th pick by the Washington Bullets. After seven seasons with the Bullets Johnson would also play for the Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns, and Orlando Magic. He played 650 games in the NBA (regular season and playoffs), with regular season career averages of 8.3 PPG and 4.2 APG in 21.6 minutes. After the NBA, Johnson became assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns, eventually becoming head coach. He was also an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2017-18 season.

Gus Johnson Jr. was born December 13, 1938, in Akorn, Ohio. Johnson played collegiately at Boise State for one season and another season at the University of Idaho. Johnson was selected tenth overall in the 1963 NBA draft, taken in the second round by the Chicago Zephyrs, who were in the process of moving to Baltimore to become the Baltimore Bullets for the 1963–64 season. Johnson finished as the runner-up for the Rookie of the Year honors. Gus Johnson had his best years with the Bullets from 1968–71, including the watershed basketball year of 1968–69. He was voted onto the All-NBA second-team during this time span. During the 1968–69 season, the Bullets achieved their best regular-season record. Injuries limited Johnson's pro basketball career to 10 seasons.

Shortly before his death from inoperable brain cancer, his jersey number 25 was retired by the Washington Bullets on his 48th birthday. A month later he was also honored by the two college programs he played for, Boise State and Idaho, during a conference basketball game between the two teams on January 17, 1987. A crowd of 12,225 at the BSU Pavilion in Boise set a Big Sky attendance record for a regular season game. Also, in that month in a ceremony in Akron, his No. 43 was retired by Idaho, the first basketball number retired in school history. Johnson passed away less than four months later on April 29, 1987, at the age of 48.

James “Jimmy” Jones was born January 1, 1945, in Tallulah, Louisiana. Jones spent his collegiate years at Grambling State University before being drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in 1967. He was also drafted by the New Orleans Buccaneers in the 1967 ABA Draft.

Since he was not a number one draft choice in the NBA, he began his professional career in the rival ABA where he was a number one draft choice, playing seven seasons for the New Orleans Buccaneers/Memphis Pros and Utah Stars. Jones was one of the ABA's best players, averaging 19.2 points, 5.1 assists, and 4.9 rebounds during his seven years in that league. Jones finally joined the Bullets franchise in 1974, appearing in three seasons before retiring in 1977.

Walter “Wali” Jones was born February 14, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played collegiately for coach Jack Kraft at Villanova University where he would earn the Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year award for 1963 and 1964 and become a 3rd-Team All-American as a senior. While initially selected as the 18^th pick by the Detroit Pistons in the 1965 NBA Draft, Joens would spend his first season with the Baltimore Bullets. Jones played for the Baltimore Bullets and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. The next season, he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers where he would play for the next six years. Later, Jones played for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks.

Bernard King was born December 4,1956 in Brooklyn, New York. King attended college at the University of Tennessee and played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers. The New York Nets selected King with the seventh overall pick in the 1977 NBA draft. King later played for the Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, and Washington Bullets. From 1989 to 1991, King averaged 20-plus points in three consecutive seasons with the Bullets. His scoring average peaked at 28.4 points per game at age 34 in 1991, which included ten games where King scored more than 40 points. King is now working as a part-time broadcaster for NBA TV. King retired with 19,655 points in 874 games, good for a 22.5 points per game average and number 16 on the all-time NBA scoring list at the time of his retirement.

Joe Kopicki was born June 12, 1960 in Warren, Michigan. He played college basketball at Detroit Mercy and after playing with the CBA Wisconsin Flyers for one season, made his NBA debut with the Washington Bullets in 1983. Kopicki played two seasons with the Bullets and then played for the Denver Nuggets.

Thomas "Tom" Kozelko was born July 1, 1951, in Traverse City, Michigan. He played collegiately at the University of Toledo from 1970 to 1973. Kozelko became one of the best players in Rocket history, finishing 1,561 points in his three-year career (freshmen were ineligible). He was the first player in Mid-American Conference history to be named MAC player of the year twice, in 1972 and 1973. He was named to the University of Toledo athletic Hall of Fame in 1983. Kozelko was drafted by the Capital Bullets in the third round (48th pick overall) of the 1973 NBA draft. He played three seasons for the Bullets, averaging 10.1 minutes and 2.2 points per game.

Mitch Kupchak was born on May 24, 1954, in Brentwood, New York. He was an All-American on the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, and was named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in his senior season. Kupchak played on the gold medal-winning team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Kupchak was drafted by the Washington Bullets in 1976 and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. He had four productive seasons with Washington and was part of the team that won the NBA championship in 1978. Kupchak then signed with the Los Angeles Lakers until his retirement in 1986. Kupchak became the Lakers' assistant general manager and eventual general manager until 2017. In 2018, Kupchak was hired as the president of basketball operations and general manager of the Charlotte Hornets.