Basketball
See also: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball| Name | Class year | Position | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Anderson | 1991 | Point guard | National Basketball Association player, Tech Hall of Fame | |
| Drew Barry | 1996 | Shooting guard | National Basketball Association player | |
| Jon Barry | 1992 | Shooting guard | Former National Basketball Association player, television analyst for ESPN | |
| Travis Best | 1995 | Point guard | former National Basketball Association player, Tech Hall of Fame | |
| Chris Bosh | 2003 | Power forward | National Basketball Association player for the Miami Heat | |
| Niesha Butler | 2002 | Shooting guard | Won several All-ACC awards | |
| Will Bynum | 2005 | Point guard | National Basketball Association player Detroit Pistons | |
| Jim Caldwell | 1967 | Center | Tech Hall of Fame, former National Basketball Association player | |
| Jason Collier | 2000 | Power forward | Former National Basketball Association player, first active National Basketball Association player to die since Malik Sealy in 2000, his jersey (#40) was retired by the Atlanta Hawks. | |
| Javaris Crittenton | 2007 | Point guard | Former Tech player, former point guard for the Washington Wizards and the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association | |
| Ed Elisma | 1997 | Center | National Basketball Association player | |
| Derrick Favors | 2010 | Center | National Basketball Association player | |
| Duane Ferrell | 1988 | Small forward | Tech Hall of Fame, Former National Basketball Association player with the Atlanta Hawks and others | |
| James Forrest | 1995 | Center | Led Yellow Jackets to the 1993 ACC title, player with the Euroleague's Olympiacos BC (2001-2002) | |
| Matt Geiger | 1992 | Center | Former National Basketball Association player for the Miami Heat | |
| Dion Glover | 1999 | Shooting guard | Former National Basketball Association player | |
| Tom Hammonds | 1989 | Power forward | Tech Hall of Fame, Former National Basketball Association player with the Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors and others | |
| Matt Harpring | 1998 | Small forward | National Basketball Association player with the Utah Jazz | |
| Jarrett Jack | 2005 | Point guard | National Basketball Association player for the Golden State Warriors and 22nd pick in the 2005 National Basketball Association draft by the Denver Nuggets (traded to the Portland Trail Blazers) | |
| Alvin Jones | 2001 | Center | Former National Basketball Association player | |
| Yvon Joseph | 1985 | Center | Former National Basketball Association player | |
| Roger Kaiser | 1961 | Guard | Tech Hall of Fame, All-American, Former National Basketball Association player, 4 x time NAIA National Champion Coach | |
| Gani Lawal | 2010 | Power forward | National Basketball Association player | |
| Malcolm Mackey | 1993 | Power forward | Tech Hall of Fame, former National Basketball Association player | |
| Stephon Marbury | 1996 | Point guard | National Basketball Association player with the Boston Celtics and former U.S. Olympic Team Member | |
| Anthony McHenry | 2005 | Small forward | Professional basketball player, most recently signed to the Fort Worth Flyers in the National Basketball Association Development League. | |
| Anthony Morrow | 2007 | Small forward | Currently playing for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. | |
| Craig Neal | 1988 | Guard | Former National Basketball Association player, current assistant head coach at the University of Iowa | |
| Ivano Newbill | 1994 | Forward | Former National Basketball Association player | |
| Jim Nolan | 1949 | Center | Tech Hall of Fame, Former National Basketball Association player | |
| Brian Oliver | 1990 | Small forward | Tech Hall of Fame, Former National Basketball Association player | |
| Mark Price | 1986 | Point guard | Tech Hall of Fame, Former National Basketball Association All-Pro point guard with the Cleveland Cavaliers and U.S. Olympic Team Member | |
| John Salley | 1986 | Power forward | Tech Hall of Fame, Former National Basketball Association player with the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers and others, and current television personality | |
| Luke Schenscher | 2005 | Center | Former National Basketball Association player with the Chicago Bulls and Portland Trail Blazers, and currently plays in the Australian NBL with his home town team the Adelaide 36ers | |
| Dennis Scott | 1990 | Small forward | Tech Hall of Fame, former National Basketball Association player who set National Basketball Association records for most three-point shots made in a season, in a game, and in a half for the Orlando Magic | |
| Brook Steppe | 1982 | Guard | Former National Basketball Association player | |
| Fred Vinson | 1994 | Guard | Former National Basketball Association player | |
| Thaddeus Young | 2011 | Small forward | National Basketball Association player with the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Phil Wagner | 1968 | Guard | Tech Hall of Fame, former National Basketball Association player | |
| Mario West | 2006 | Guard | Currently playing professional basketball with the Atlanta Hawks |
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Famous quotes containing the word basketball:
“Perhaps basketball and poetry have just a few things in common, but the most important is the possibility of transcendence. The opposite is labor. In writing, every writer knows when he or she is laboring to achieve an effect. You want to get from here to there, but find yourself willing it, forcing it. The equivalent in basketball is aiming your shot, a kind of strained and usually ineffective purposefulness. What you want is to be in some kind of flow, each next moment a discovery.”
—Stephen Dunn (b. 1939)