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The NBA is globally one of the most popular sports in the world, which make basketball speakers in-demand talent. Corporate groups, charities, universities, faith-based groups, and other organizations understand the value of having a current or retired NBA player, coach, or broadcaster at their event. Basketball speakers impart lessons from their careers at in-person speaking engagements, virtual events, and other types of meetings. The topics they speak on most often include leadership, teamwork and overcoming adversity. 

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  • Rick Carlisle — Head Coach of the Indiana Pacers

    Rick Carlisle is one of a small group of people to win an NBA Championship as both a player and as a coach. In his playing career, he led his team to a Final Four appearance in 1984 and ended his col

  • Bill Carmody — Head Men's Basketball Coach at Holy Cross

    Bill Carmody is the head men s basketball coach at Holy Cross. In his first season, the Crusaders rattled off four wins in the Patriot League Tournament to earn the conference s automatic bid into th

  • M.L. Carr — Former General Manager of the Boston Celtics

    M.L. Carr was a former swingman for the ABA s St. Louis Spirits and the NBA s Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics. With the Celtics, Carr won two NBA titles in 1981 and 1984. In 1979, he led the NBA

  • Austin Carr — Former NBA All-Star

    Austin Carr had a very successful basketball career in the pro and college arenas.  Carr played nine of his ten seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers.  He was a 1974 All-Star and a 1972 All-Rookie sele

  • DiJonai Carrington — WNBA Guard for the Dallas Wings, Played Collegiately at Stanford and Baylor

    DiJonai Carrington is a guard for the Dallas Wings in the WNBA, recognized for her dynamic two-way play and leadership on the court. A standout at Stanford and Baylor, she earned Big 12 Sixth Player o

  • DeMarre Carroll — San Antonio Spurs Forward

    DeMarre Carroll is a standout for the San Antonio Spurs. Early in his career, Carroll split time with the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, and Utah Jazz.  The Grizzlies originally s

  • Chennedy Carter — Star for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream

    Chennedy Carter is a standout for the Atlanta Dream who was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft. Carter played her college basketball at Texas A M and made a splash in 2018 wh

  • Vince Carter — Basketball Hall of Famer and Retired Eight-Time NBA All-Star

    Half man, half amazing, Vince Carter came into the NBA in 1998 and quickly made a name for himself as one of the most explosive and entertaining players of his generation. He had been a McDonalds All-

  • Wendell Carter — Orlando Magic Center

    Wendell Carter is a center for the Orlando Magic. Carter began his career as a first-round pick of the Chicago Bulls. He had a standout freshman season at Duke University before entering the NBA Draft

  • Bill Cartwright — Retired Center for the Chicago Bulls

    Bill Cartwright played college basketball at the University of San Francisco. He ended his college career averaging 19.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Thanks in part to his success in college, Bi

  • Dwane Casey — Former Head Coach of the Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons

    Dwane Casey is a former NBA head coach, most recently with the Detroit Pistons. Prior to arriving in Detroit, he built the Toronto Raptors into a consistent playoff contender. He originally took charg

  • Swin Cash — Basketball Hall of Famer, Three-Time WNBA Champion and VP of Basketball Operations for the New Orleans Pelicans

    Swin Cash is a former WNBA player who played for four different teams. Cash debuted with the Detroit Shock and contributing her remarkable rebound skills to the Seattle Storm, Chicago Sky, Atlanta Dre

Basketball Speakers

The NBA is globally one of the most popular sports in the world, which make basketball speakers in-demand talent. Corporate groups, charities, universities, faith-based groups, and other organizations understand the value of having a current or retired NBA player, coach, or broadcaster at their event. Basketball speakers impart lessons from their careers at in-person speaking engagements, virtual events, and other types of meetings. The topics they speak on most often include leadership, teamwork and overcoming adversity.

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