American Ride is a studio album with one song that was a tribute to a basketball player who was elected to what in 2009?
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American Ride (Toby Keith album) American Ride is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on October 6, 2009, under Keith's personal label, Show Dog Nashville. Its lead-off single is the title track, which became his 19th No. 1 single on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts in October. The album includes 12 songs, 11 of which Keith wrote or co-wrote, and one of which is a tribute to Wayman Tisdale. This was Keith's last album of the Show Dog Nashville label before merging with Universal South into Show Dog-Universal Music. As of June 2014, the album has sold 500,000 copies and was certified Gold in the U.S. by the RIAA.
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Wayman Tisdale Wayman Lawrence Tisdale (June 9, 1964 – May 15, 2009) was an American professional basketball player in the NBA and a smooth jazz bass guitarist. A three-time All American at the University of Oklahoma, he was elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Sam Bowie Samuel Paul Bowie (born March 17, 1961) is a former American professional basketball player. A national sensation in high school and outstanding collegian, Bowie's professional promise was undermined by repeated injuries to his legs and feet. In spite of the setbacks, the 7 ft and 235 lb center played ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Andrew Bynum Andrew Bynum (born October 27, 1987) is a retired American professional basketball player. Bynum played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 7 ft center is a two-time NBA champion, winning in 2009 and 2010 with the Lakers. He was named an All-Star and was selected to the All-NBA team in 2012.
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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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Alexander Athas Alexander "Greek" Athas (6 October 1922 – 29 April 2009) was an American basketball player and sports celebrity. He is a member of the Louisiana, Greater New Orleans, Tulane, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) and Warren Easton Halls of Fame.
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Chris Mullin (basketball) Christopher Paul Mullin (born July 30, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player and current head coach of the St. John's Red Storm. He previously served as special advisor for the Sacramento Kings and general manager of the Golden State Warriors. He is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (in 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team"), and in 2011 for his individual career).
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Shane Battier Shane Courtney Battier (born September 9, 1978) is an American retired professional basketball player who played for various teams of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also been a member of the U.S. national basketball team.
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NBA 2K11 NBA 2K11 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It was released in October 2010 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii. The twelfth installment in the "NBA 2K" series, it is the successor to "NBA 2K10" and the predecessor to "NBA 2K12". Michael Jordan is the cover athlete of the game. The game features a soundtrack consisting of 27 songs.
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Cuttino Mobley Cuttino Rashawn Mobley (born September 1, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball player who played from 1998 to 2008 in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Luther Wright Luther A. Wright Jr. (born September 22, 1971) is a retired American professional basketball player, in the center position.
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Joe Hutton (basketball) Joseph Warren "Joe" Hutton Jr. (October 6, 1928 – October 19, 2009) was an American professional basketball player.
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Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song) "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith, recorded on his album "American Ride". It was released as the second single from the album in October 2009, the 48th single of his career, and became his 46th Top 40 single on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts during the week of November 7, 2009.
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2009–10 Golden State Warriors season The 2009–10 Golden State Warriors season was the 64th National Basketball Association (NBA) season for the Golden State Warriors basketball franchise.
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Highway 20 Ride "Highway 20 Ride" is a song recorded by American country music group Zac Brown Band, written by lead singer Zac Brown and Wyatt Durrette. The song was released in November 2009 as the fourth single from the band's 2009 album "The Foundation". It is the band's third Number One on the U.S. country singles chart.
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Mel Thurston John Melvin "Mel" Thurston (January 16, 1919 – October 8, 1997) was an American professional basketball player. Thurston played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks between 1946 and 1948 when they were still in the National Basketball League, then played for the Providence Steamrollers of the Basketball Association of America during the second half of the 1947–48 BAA season.
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Jim Valvano James Thomas Anthony Valvano (March 10, 1946 – April 28, 1993), nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster.
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Bill Self Billy Eugene Self Jr. (born December 27, 1962) is an American men's college basketball coach at the University of Kansas. During his 14 seasons as head coach, he has led the Jayhawks to at least a share of 13 straight Big 12 regular season championships (2005–2017), 2 NCAA Final Four appearances (2008, 2012), and the 2008 NCAA championship. On March 31, 2017, it was announced that Self had been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The official induction will be later in 2017.
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Thad McFadden (basketball) Thaddus "Thad" Dewayn McFadden Jr. (born May 29, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Karpoš Sokoli of the Macedonian First League. McFadden is known for winning three Cyprus Professional Basketball League Championships. Standing at 1.88 m (6'2"), he plays the guard positions. After playing two years of JUCO college basketball at St. Clair County CC, and two years of Division II college basketball at Fairmont State where he went into the Fairmont State Hall of Fame. McFadden then entered the 2009 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
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Dalton Maldonado Dalton Maldonado (born October 20, 1995) is an American high school basketball player and LGBT rights activist. In 2015, he was featured as one of the most influential people in the LGBT community by the magazine "Out" and he was named "Person of the Year" by "Outsports". He grew up in Kentucky and became known after coming out after a basketball game. His coming out gained national attention after being featured in Outsports magazine. Maldonado wants to make sure no other teen endures the harassment he received after coming out in December 2014.
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Kenny Natt Kenneth Wayne "Kenny" Natt (born October 5, 1958) is a former American professional basketball player and ex-interim head coach for the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings. He was a 6'3" 185 lb guard and played collegiately at Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana-Monroe) and had a three-year NBA playing career. After serving as an assistant with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2004 to 2007, Natt was named to the coaching staff of newly appointed Kings head coach and former Kansas City Kings teammate Reggie Theus in 2007. He was subsequently named interim head coach on the firing of Theus, but he himself was fired on April 24, 2009, after the Kings finished with an NBA season-low 17 wins.
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Elvin Hayes Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945) is an American retired professional basketball player and radio analyst for his alma-mater Houston Cougars. He is a member of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, and an inductee in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.