What USBL Basketball player's name means "Special blessing"?
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Rhode Island Gulls The Rhode Island Gulls were a team in the United States Basketball League (USBL). They have many notable former players such as Manute Bol, Spud Webb, John "Hot Rod" Williams, Muggsy Bogues, Robert Rose, and Dick Johnson from Warwick, Rhode Island.
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Manute Bol Manute Bol ( ; October 16, 1962 – June 19, 2010) was a Sudanese-born American basketball player and political activist. Listed at 7 ft tall, he was the tallest player in the history of the National Basketball Association, along with Gheorghe Mureșan. He was officially measured and listed at 7 ft tall in the Guinness Book of World Records. He is believed to have been born on October 16, 1962, in either Turalei or Gogrial, Sudan (now South Sudan). He was the son of a Dinka tribal elder who gave him the name "Manute," which means "special blessing."
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Darrell Griffith Darrell Steven Griffith (born June 16, 1958), also known by his nickname Dr. Dunkenstein, is a retired American basketball player who spent his entire professional career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.
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Luther Burden Luther Dean "Ticky" Burden (February 28, 1953 – October 29, 2015) was an American NBA and ABA basketball player.
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Sam Little (basketball) Samuel Ray Little (born March 29, 1946) is a retired professional basketball player who spent one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Kentucky Colonels during the 1969–70 season. He attended Delta State University.
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Corky Calhoun David "Corky" Calhoun (born November 1, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player.
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Serge Ibaka Serge Jonas Ibaka Ngobila (born 18 September 1989) is a Congolese-Spanish professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Ibaka was drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder's former incarnation, the Seattle SuperSonics with the 24th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft. Although born in the Republic of the Congo (and having played for the Republic of Congo youth team), Ibaka officially represents Spain in international competition, as he moved there as a teenager before joining the NBA (making him one of only two active NBA players, the other being Roy Hibbert, to have played for more than one national team).
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Keena Young Keena Young (Born April 16, 1985) is an American basketball player who starred at Brigham Young University from 2004 to 2007. He is currently an expatriate professional basketball player.
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Ben Handlogten Benjamin Louis Handlogten (born November 16, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association and other leagues.
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Benedict Fernandez Benedict Tisbe Fernandez III (born December 13, 1984), is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for San Miguel Beermen in the ASEAN Basketball League.
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Bradley Beal Bradley Emmanuel Beal (born June 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida Gators before being selected by the Wizards with the third overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.
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Branislav Prelević Branislav "Bane" Prelević (; born December 19, 1966) is a retired Serbian and Greek professional basketball player. He is known by the name of Branislav Prelevits (Greek: Μπράνισλαβ Πρέλεβιτς ) in Greece. He is commonly referred to by his nickname Bane (, Greek: Μπάνε ).
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Damian Lillard Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats and earned third-team All-American honors in 2012. After being selected by Portland with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft, Lillard won the NBA Rookie of the Year by unanimous decision. He has twice been named an NBA All-Star.
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John Strickland (basketball) John Strickland (1971/72--2010) was a former professional basketball player and streetball player. He was a native of Brooklyn who left to play college basketball. He later played at Hawaii Pacific University where he averaged a doubledouble each season. He went on to play at the USBL for 6 seasons where he averaged 22 points per game. He also played for the Albany Patroons of the CBA. In 2008, he was a CBA All Star. He died in 2010 at the age of 38.
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Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966), commonly referred to as Dikembe Mutombo, is a Congolese American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has become known for his humanitarian work.
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Micheal Williams Micheal Douglas Williams (born July 23, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player at the point guard position in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Mac Belo Rey Mark G. "Mac" Belo (born February 12, 1993) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Elite of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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Kris Lang Kristoffer Douglas Lang (born December 12, 1979) is an American professional basketball player. Lang is a graduate of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Lang started 108 games during his Tar Heel career from 1998-2002. He has also played for several teams in NBA summer-league and had preseason action with the San Antonio Spurs. He was a member of the USA Basketball squad at the 2005 Tournament of the Americas that qualified the United States for the 2006 World Championship. In January 2013 he signed with the Venezuelan team: "Cocodrilos de Caracas", and is affectionately called "The White Dinosaur".
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Tal Brody Tal Brody (Hebrew: טל ברודי; nicknamed Mr. Basketball; born August 30, 1943) is an American-Israeli former basketball player, and current Goodwill Ambassador of Israel, who lives in Israel. Brody was drafted # 12 in the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, but chose to pass up an NBA career to instead play basketball in Israel. He played on national basketball teams of both the United States and Israel, and served in the armies of both countries.
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LaVell Blanchard LaVell DeAaron Blanchard (February 23, 1981) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the 9 de Julio de Río Tercero of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. He has previously played in several leagues in Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine. He was a four-time All-Big Ten Conference performer and 2000 Big Ten Freshman of the Year for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. He is known for having been the fifth player to ever lead a National Collegiate Athletic Association team in both scoring and rebounding four times. He earned the Gatorade Player of the Year while playing for Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the home of the University of Michigan.
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Andre Turner Andre Devalle Turner (born March 13, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA. A 5'11", 160 lb point guard, he played collegiately at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). Born in Memphis, Tennessee, his nickname in college was the "Little General".
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Moses Malone Moses Eugene Malone (March 23, 1955 – September 13, 2015) was an American basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 through 1995. The center was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times and was a 12-time NBA All-Star and an eight-time All-NBA selection. Malone won his only NBA championship in 1983, when he was both the league and Finals MVP with the Philadelphia 76ers. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2001.