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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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  • Thad Matta — Head Men's Basketball Coach at Butler University

    Thad Matta is a former collegiate basketball player head coach at Ohio State University. Matta played basketball at Southern Illinois University in the 1985 season, transferring to Butler University t

  • Wesley Matthews — Milwaukee Bucks Small Forward

    Wesley Matthews is a forward for the Milwaukee Bucks. Matthews is valued in basketball circles for his defensive intensity and long distance shooting touch. He most recently played four seasons with t

  • Tyrese Maxey — Philadelphia 76ers Guard

    Tyrese Maxey is an emerging guard for the Philadelphia 76ers. Maxey jumped on the radar for the Sixers immediately after being selected in the first round of the 2020 NBA Draft. He scored 39 points in

  • Cedric Maxwell — Former NBA Finals MVP and Boston Celtics Broadcaster

    Cedric Maxwell is a retired professional small forward for the NBA who is now in radio broadcasting. Maxwell attended the University of North Carolina, Charlotte where he was a star forward/center. In

  • Vernon Maxwell — Two-Time NBA Champion and Florida Gators Basketball Legend

    Vernon Maxwell is an American retired professional basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for thirteen seasons during the late 1980s, 1990s, and early

  • Dusty May — Head Men's Basketball Coach at Michigan

    Dusty May is the head men's basketball coach at Michigan. May jumped on the national radar while guiding FAU to the Final Four in 2023 and back to the NCAA Tournament in 2024. May's FAU team spen

  • O.J. Mayo — Guard for the Milwaukee Bucks

    O.J. Mayo is a professional basketball shooting guard for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. Mayo attended University of California, Los Angeles and in the summer of 2007, he enrolled in summer classes.

  • Joe Mazzulla — Head Coach of the Boston Celtics

    Joe Mazzulla is the head coach of the Boston Celtics. Mazzulla had a meteoric rise to first getting named the interim coach of the Celtics in 2022 and then getting the permanent job later that season.

  • Bob McAdoo — Basketball Hall of Famer and Five-Time NBA All-Star

    Bob McAdoo is one of the greatest scorers in NBA history. McAdoo was an All-American at the University of North Carolina and the second overall pick in the 1972 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves. McAdoo

  • Fran McCaffery — Head Men's Basketball Coach at Penn

    Fran McCaffery is the head men's basketball coach and back at his alma mater at Penn. McCaffery previously had a 15-year tenure at Iowa from 2010-25, making seven NCAA Tournament appearances. The Hawk

  • Jared McCain — NBA Point Guard for the OKC Thunder, Internet Personality

    The Oklahoma City Thunder employ Jared McCain as their professional basketball player in the NBA. Born on February 20, 2004, in Sacramento, California, he attended Centennial High School in Corona, wh

  • Matt McCall — Head Men's Basketball Coach at Chattanooga

    Matt McCall is one of the brightest young college basketball coaches in the country. During his first season at Chattanooga, the Mocs went 29-6 and won the Southern Conference regular season and post

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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