Basketball Speakers — Book Athlete 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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• Doug Collins — Senior Advisor with the Chicago Bulls

  Doug Collins is a retired NBA shooting guard and head coach who played nine seasons in the league and last coached with the Philadelphia 76ers. As a player, Collins got his start at Illinois State Uni

• Jarron Collins — Former NBA Player and New Orleans Hornets Assistant Coach

  Jarron Collins had a lengthy NBA career. The Utah Jazz selected him in the second round of the 2001 NBA Draft. He spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Jazz. Collins best season cam

• Chris Collins — Head Men's Basketball Coach at Northwestern

  After a lengthy assistant coaching tenure at his alma mater Duke, Chris Collins was given the opportunity to turn around Northwestern basketball in 2013. Collins spent over a decade on Mike Krzyzewsk

• Jason Collins — First Active Gay Player in the NBA

  Jason Collins began his NBA career with the New Jersey Nets in 2001 after an All-American career at Stanford University.  In his rookie year with the Nets he played a significant role in the team’s fi

• Darren Collison — Retired Ten-Year NBA Point Guard

  Darren Collison joined the New Orleans Pelicans as a first round pick in 2009 out of UCLA.  Collison signed with UCLA out of Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California and quickly became a s

• Mike Conley Jr. — Point Guard for the Charlotte Hornets

  Mike Conley Jr. is a point guard for the Charlotte Hornets. He originally started in the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies as a first round pick in 2007 out of Ohio State University. He joined the Buckey

• Pat Connaughton — Star Guard for the Milwaukee Bucks

  Pat Connaughton has established himself as a fan favorite with the Milwaukee Bucks. Connaughton has been with the Bucks since 2018, becoming an essential role player as the team continued to improve.

• Tim Connelly — Denver Nuggets President of Basketball Operations

  Connelly was originally hired by the Denver Nuggets as their executive vice president of basketball operations and general manager in 2013. He was promoted to his current role in 2017. He has stockpil

• Ed Cooley — Head Men's Basketball Coach at Georgetown

  Ed Cooley is the head men's basketball coach at Georgetown. He was hired by the school after effectively rebuilding the Providence basketball program. The Friars made seven NCAA Tournament appearances

• Cynthia Cooper — Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist and WNBA Champion

  Cynthia Cooper, who now goes by her married hyphenated name Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, is a former star basketball player. As a former player, she has a history with her college team, the Olympics and the W

• Michael Cooper — Basketball Hall of Famer and Five-Time NBA Champion with Los Angeles Lakers

  Michael Cooper was the defensive backbone of the Showtime Lakers of the 1980s. The five-time NBA champion spent his entire 12-year career in Los Angeles. Cooper was the 1987 NBA Defensive Player of

• Paul Cormier — Men's Basketball Coach at Dartmouth College

  Paul Cormier is a college basketball coach, currently serving as head coach at Dartmouth College. Cormier started as a basketball player, playing for the University of New Hampshire from 1970 to 1973.