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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• Michael Finley — Former NBA Player

  Two-time All-Star Michael Finley gained great notoriety while aiding the rise of the Dallas Mavericks. Finley played his first season with the Phoenix Suns and finished third in Rookie of the Year vo

• Steve Fisher — Former College Basketball Coach at Michigan and San Diego State

  Steve Fisher has long been a respected basketball mind and is the architect of the San Diego State program. Fisher won five Mountain West Conference regular season titles with the Aztecs and four MWC

• Derek Fisher — LA Sparks Head Coach and Retired Five-Time NBA Champion

  Derek Fisher played in the NBA for 18 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Dallas Mavericks from 1996 to 2014 after earning Sun Belt Player

• David Fizdale — Associate General Manager for the Utah Jazz

  David Fizdale is the associate general manager for the Utah Jazz. Fizdale entered the Jazz front office with valuable experience as the former head coach of the New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies f

• Cooper Flagg — Star for the the Dallas Mavericks

  Cooper Flagg is a standout who was selected first overall in the 2025 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Flagg took basketball by storm in one season at Duke. In a win against Notre Dame, he scored an

• Bruiser Flint — Assistant Coach at Indiana University

  Bruiser Flint played his college basketball at Saint Joseph’s University from 1983 to 1987 and became an assistant at Coppin State University immediately after earning his degree from Saint Joseph’s. 

• Tim Floyd — Head Coach of the University of Texas at El Paso

  Prior to being hired as the head basketball coach at the University of Texas at El Paso in 2010, Tim Floyd developed an impressive coaching resume that included time at both the college and NBA levels

• Jonny Flynn — Pro Basketball Player

  Jonny Flynn grew up in Nigagra Falls, New York with the dream of playing college basketball for the Syracuse Orange, and in 2007 he made that dream come true. While in high school he earned McDonald s

• Steve Forbes — Wake Forest Men's Basketball Head Coach

  Steve Forbes is the head men's basketball coach at Wake Forest after a successful run at East Tennessee State University. During his first season, ETSU went 24-12 and finished second in the Southern C

• Travis Ford — Longtime College Basketball Head Coach

  Travis Ford has been a head coach in college basketball for nearly three decades. Ford is best known for his run at Oklahoma State, where he led the Cowboys to five NCAA Tournament appearances in eigh

• Cheryl Ford — Professional Basketball Player

  As a forward for Louisiana Tech University, Cheryl Ford had a standout career from 2000-2003 where she was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year in both 2002 and 2003. Following the

• Nell Fortner — Legendary U.S. Olympic and NCAA Women's Basketball Coach

  Nell Fortner is a retired American women's basketball coach renowned for leading the U.S. women’s national team to a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and five NCAA schools to achieve postseason