Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference - Notable Sports Figures - Basketball

Basketball

• Hubie Brown,
  Hall of Fame NBA Coach
  Niagara

• Calvin Murphy,
  NBA All-Star Guard
  Niagara

• Digger Phelps,
  ESPN NCAA Analyst
  Rider

• Rik Smits,
  NBA All-Star Center
  Marist

• Mike Smrek
  Two-Time NBA Champion
  Canisius

• Joe Arlauckas, former NBA player (Niagara)
• John Beilein, collegiate men's basketball head coach (Canisius)
• Matt Brady, current James Madison men's basketball coach (Siena)
• Steve Burtt, Sr., former NBA player (Iona)
• Al Butler, former NBA player (Niagara)
• Keydren Clark, two-time NCAA scoring leader; seventh all-time NCAA scoring leader (Saint Peter's)
• Larry Costello, former NBA player and coach; six-time NBA All-Star (Niagara)
• Joe DeSantis, former men's college basketball coach; 1979 NCAA All-American (Fairfield)
• Chris D'Orso, current Orlando Magic executive (Fairfield)
• Kathy Fedorjaka, current Bucknell women's basketball coach (Fairfield)
• Luis Flores, former NBA player (Manhattan)
• Greg Francis, current Alberta men's basketball coach; former Canadian Olympic basketball player (Fairfield)
• Deng Gai, former NBA player; 2006 NCAA block shot leader (Fairfield)
• Sean Green, former NBA player (Iona)
• Kenny Hasbrouck, current Miami Heat player (Siena)
• Frank Layden, former NBA coach and executive; NBA Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year (Niagara)
• Manny Leaks, former NBA player (Niagara)
• Tim Legler, former NBA player; current ESPN analyst (La Salle)
• Ralph Lewis, former NBA player (La Salle)
• Nick Macarchuk, former men's college basketball coach (Fairfield)
• Bob MacKinnon, former NBA Head Coach and General Manager of the New Jersey Nets (Canisius)
• Johnny McCarthy, member of the 1963-64 NBA Champion Boston Celtics and first of just three players in NBA history to record a triple-double in a playoff debut (Canisius)
• Brendan Malone, former NBA head coach (Iona)
• Michael Meeks, former Canadian Olympic basketball player (Canisius)
• Juan Mendez, professional basketball player in Europe; highest scoring Canadian in Division I men's basketball history (Niagara)
• Mike Morrison, former NBA player (Loyola)
• Dan O'Sullivan, former NBA player (Fordham)
• Tim O'Toole, current ESPN analyst; former men's college basketball coach (Fairfield)
• Doug Overton, former NBA player (La Salle)
• Digger Phelps, current ESPN analyst; former men's college basketball coach (Rider)
• Darren Phillip, 2000 NCAA Top Rebounder (Fairfield)
• Rick Pych, current San Antonio Spurs executive (Fairfield)
• Jeff Ruland, former NBA player (Iona)
• Tricia Fabbri, current Quinnipiac women's basketball coach (Fairfield)
• Lionel Simmons, former NBA player (La Salle)
• Mike Smrek, former NBA player (Canisius)
• Jason Thompson, current Sacramento Kings player (Rider)
• Edwin Ubiles current Washington Wizards player (Siena)
• Randy Woods, former NBA player (La Salle)
• A. J. Wynder, former NBA player (Fairfield)
• Bobby Joe Hatton - former professional basketball player; member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team at the 2004 Olympic Games (Marist)
• Jared Jordan - professional basketball player; 45th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft (Marist)
• Sean N. Kennedy - former professional basketball player (Marist)
• Maureen Magarity - current University of New Hampshire women's head basketball coach (Marist)