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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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  • Kevin Atlas — Inspirational One-Handed Basketball Player

    Kevin Atlas made history by becoming the first one-handed player in Division 1 college basketball. He became one of the top high school prospects in California and signed with Manhattan College. Atlas

  • Stacey Augmon — UNLV Assistant Coach

    Stacey Augmon is a retired professional small forward/ shooting guard for five teams in the NBA. Augmon attended UNLV where he won the 1990 NCAA Champion with the men s basketball team. Augmon was als

  • D.J. Augustin — Point Guard for the Orlando Magic

    DJ Augustin made his way to Texas from Missouri to play basketball for the Longhorns in college.  Prior to that he lived in New Orleans, but he and his family were forced to move to Missouri due to Hu

  • Seimone Augustus — Retired Eight-Time WNBA All-Star and Four-Time WNBA Champion

    Seimone Augustus joined the Minnesota Lynx in 2006 as the No. 1 overall pick after an All-American career at Louisiana State University. During her career at LSU she led the Tigers to three consecutiv

  • Geno Auriemma — Head Women's Basketball Coach for the Connecticut Huskies

    Geno Auriemma is the head coach of the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team. Upon graduating from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Auriemma was hired as an assistant coach at St.

  • Hubert Ausbie — Globetrotters Legend

    Hubert Ausbie is a retired NBA basketball player who spent his career as a Harlem Globetrotter. A phenomenal athlete, Ausbie was a baseball and basketball player at Philander Smith College, earning Al

  • Isaiah Austin — Former Baylor Bears Basketball Star

    Isaiah Austin is a former college basketball center for the Baylor Bears. Austin attended Baylor University where he was named to the 2013 All-Big 12 Third Team and Big 12 All-Rookie Team as a freshma

  • Adrian Autry — Head Coach of the Syracuse Men's Basketball Team

    Adrian Autry has his dream job as the men's basketball coach at his alma mater, Syracuse. Autry took over for the legendary Jim Boeheim after 19 years as an assistant coach for the Orange. He had a pr

  • Deni Avdija — Forward for the Portland Trail Blazers

    Deni Avdija is an Israeli-Serbian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers. As a young player he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv. He debuted for their senior team in 2017, at age 16. Two

  • DeAndre Ayton — Star Center for the Los Angeles Lakers

    DeAndre Ayton is a standout center for the Los Angeles Lakers. Ayton averaged 14.4 points and 10.5 rebounds during the 2020-21 season and helped the Phoenix Suns reach the NBA Finals. He was consisten

  • Armando Bacot — Star Center for the North Carolina Tar Heels

    UNC Tar Heels Center / College Basketball Star Best Known For: Holds the UNC all-time records for double-doubles and career reboundsA small cameo in Netflix’s Outer Banks, appearing as the charac

  • Marvin Bagley — Dallas Mavericks Power Forward

    Marvin Bagley blossomed for the Sacramento Kings after being the second overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. He averaged over 14 points and seven rebounds per game over his first three seasons. Bagley

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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