Famous CBA alumni

• Phil Jackson
  Phil Jackson
  Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson is a retired American professional basketball coach and player. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association . His reputation was established as head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 through 1998;...
  
   - Coached the Albany Patroons for five years; later won 11 championships as an NBA head coach.
• Flip Saunders
  Flip Saunders
  Phillip "Flip" Saunders is an American basketball head coach of the Washington Wizards. He previously coached the Detroit Pistons and the Minnesota Timberwolves.-High school and college player:Saunders was born in Cincinnati, Ohio....
  
   - Ranks second in the CBA with 253 career victories as a head coach; moved on to coach the Minnesota Timberwolves
  Minnesota Timberwolves
  The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
  
   and the Detroit Pistons
  Detroit Pistons
  The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
  
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• George Karl
  George Karl
  George Matthew Karl is a former National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association player. He is the current head coach of the Denver Nuggets. On December 10, 2010 he became the seventh coach in NBA history to record 1,000 wins.-Biography:Karl was born in Penn Hills,...
  
   - Coached the Montana Golden Nuggets and Albany Patroons; later became a head coach with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics and Denver Nuggets.
• Cuonzo Martin
  Cuonzo Martin
  Cuonzo LaMar Martin is a retired American professional basketball player and is the current head coach of the University of Tennessee men's basketball team.-1986-1990:...
  
   - Head Coach Missouri State Bears
  Missouri State Bears
  The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University. Missouri State athletics date back to 1908. Missouri State is in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, and most teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference...
  
  ; Purdue Boilermakers
  Purdue Boilermakers
  Boilermakers is the official nickname for the intercollegiate athletic teams of Purdue University. As is common with athletic nicknames, it is also used as colloquial designation of Purdue's students and alumni at large....
  
   alumni; former Assistant Coach, Purdue Boilermakers
  Purdue Boilermakers
  Boilermakers is the official nickname for the intercollegiate athletic teams of Purdue University. As is common with athletic nicknames, it is also used as colloquial designation of Purdue's students and alumni at large....
  
  
• Terry Stotts
  Terry Stotts
  Terry Stotts is an American basketball assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. His most recent head coaching job was with the Milwaukee Bucks. Stotts was fired by the Milwaukee Bucks on March 14, 2007...
  
  - Played for the Montana Golden Nuggets under Coach Karl. Earned a coaching job as Karl's assistant in Seattle. This followed assistant and coaching stints with the Hawks and Golden State Warriors
  Golden State Warriors
  The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
   and the Milwaukee Bucks.
• John Chaney - The longtime Temple Owls coach played for the Eastern League's Sunbury Mercuries, and later coached the Williamsport Billies.
• Tim Legler
  Tim Legler
  Timothy Eugene Legler is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. He is currently an ESPN basketball analyst.-La Salle:...
  
   - The Omaha Racers star later became an NBA player with the Washington Bullets. Currently a sportscaster on ESPN.
• Jim Boeheim
  Jim Boeheim
  James Arthur "Jim" Boeheim is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Syracuse University. Boeheim has guided the Orange to eight Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament championships, and 28 NCAA Tournament appearances, including three appearances in the national...
  
   - Long before he became head coach of the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Boeheim was a star for the Scranton Miners in the 1960s.
• Paul Arizin - When the Philadelphia Warriors moved to San Francisco in 1961, Arizin chose to stay in Philadelphia, playing three years with the Eastern League's Camden Bullets.
• John Starks - Started his career with the 1989-90 Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets.
• Bill Musselman
  Bill Musselman
  William Clifford Musselman was an American basketball coach in the NCAA, the ABA, the WBA, the CBA, and the NBA. He was a fiercely intense coach who once was quoted as saying "defeat is worse than death, because you have to live with defeat."-Early life:Musselman was the second of five children....
  
   - Coached the Tampa Bay/Rapid City Thrillers and Albany Patroons to four consecutive CBA titles; later became the first head coach of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves
  Minnesota Timberwolves
  The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
  
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• Eric Musselman
  Eric Musselman
  Eric P. Musselman is an American basketball coach and the former head coach of the NBA's Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors...
  
   - The son of Bill Musselman, Eric ranks as one of the winningest coaches in CBA history; later became the head coach of the Golden State Warriors
  Golden State Warriors
  The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
  , finishing as runner-up for NBA Coach of the Year in 2002-2003, and the Sacramento Kings
  Sacramento Kings
  The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
  
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• Anthony Mason
  Anthony Mason (basketball)
  Anthony George Douglas Mason is a retired American National Basketball Association player with the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat. He averaged 10.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in his 13-year NBA career...
  
   - spent a single season in the CBA (1990-1991) before starring for the New York Knicks
  New York Knicks
  The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
   and Charlotte Hornets in the NBA.

All-Star Game Most Valuable Players

• 1961 - Alex "Boo" Ellis
  Boo Ellis
  Alexander "Boo" Ellis was an American professional basketball player for the Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Ellis played in the league for just the and seasons and averaged 5.1 points 5.2 rebounds per game.Ellis grew up in Hamilton, Ohio and attended...
  
  , Wilkes-Barre Barons
• 1963 - Bobby McNeill, Camden Bullets
• 1964 - Jimmie Hadnot, Trenton Colonials
• 1965 - Bobby McNeill, Camden Bullets
• 1966 - Walt Simon
  Walt Simon
  Walter Simon was an American basketball player. A 6'6" forward/guard from Benedict College, he played seven seasons in the American Basketball Association for the New Jersey Americans, New York Nets and Kentucky Colonels...
  
  , Allentown Jets
• 1967 - Willie Murrell
  Willie Murrell
  Willie Vernon Murrell is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward, Murrell played at Kansas State University from 1962 to 1964. He averaged 20.6 points and 10.7 rebounds per game during his time at Kansas State and was a 1964 First Team All-American. In 1964, he led Kansas...
  
  , Scranton Miners
• 1968 - Willis "Spider" Bennett
  Spider Bennett
  Willis "Spider" Bennett is a retired American basketball player.Born in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, Bennett played collegiately for the Winston-Salem State University....
  
  , Hartford Capitols
• 1969 - Jim Jackson, Scranton Miners
• 1970 - John Savage, Wilmington Blue Bombers
• 1971 - Willie Somerset
  Willie Somerset
  Willard F. Somerset is an American former professional basketball player.A 5'8" guard from Duquesne University, Somerset played eight games for the Baltimore Bullets during the 1965-66 NBA season, averaging 5.6 points per game...
  
  , Scranton Apollos
• 1972 - Reggie Lacefield, Hartford Capitols
• 1977 - Jim Bostic
  Jim Bostic
  James "Jim" Bostic is a retired American basketball player.He played in college for New Mexico State University....
  
  , Jersey Shore Bullets
• 1978 - Jim Bostic
  Jim Bostic
  James "Jim" Bostic is a retired American basketball player.He played in college for New Mexico State University....
  
  , Jersey Shore Bullets
• 1979 - Andre McCarter
  Andre McCarter
  Andre McCarter is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'3" guard, McCarter played college basketball at UCLA under legendary coach John Wooden....
  
  , Rochester Zeniths
• 1982 - Brad Branson
  Brad Branson
  Bradley Alexander Branson Maas is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He was a 6'10" and forward....
  
  , Anchorage Northern Knights
• 1983 - Larry Spriggs
  Larry Spriggs
  Larry Michael Spriggs is an American former professional basketball player.Spriggs was born in Cheverly, Maryland. A 6'7" forward from Howard University, Spriggs began his professional career in the minor-league Continental Basketball Association, where he earned 1982 Rookie of the Year Honors...
  
  , Albany Patroons
• 1984 - Anthony Roberts
  Anthony Roberts (basketball)
  Anthony Jerome Roberts was an American professional basketball for the Denver Nuggets and Washington Bullets in the National Basketball Association ...
  
  , Wyoming Wildcatters
• 1985 - Rick Lamb, Wyoming Wildcatters
• 1986 - Don Collins
  Don Collins
  Donald Collins is an American former professional basketball player. Collins was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1980 National Basketball Association draft...
  
  , Tampa Bay Thrillers
• 1987 - Eddie Johnson, Tampa Bay Thrillers
• 1988 - Michael Brooks
  Michael Brooks (basketball)
  Michael Anthony Brooks is a retired American professional basketball player. At 6'7", he played as forward.-La Salle:...
  
  , Albany Patroons
• 1989 - Dwayne McClain
  Dwayne McClain
  Dwayne Eddie McClain is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the 2nd round of the 1985 NBA Draft....
  
  , Rockford Lightning
• 1990 - Conner Henry
  Conner Henry
  Conner Henry is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'7" 195 lb shooting guard and from 1982–86 played college basketball with the University of California, Santa Barbara, where, as of 2004, he ranks eighth all-time in points scored.He was selected by the Houston Rockets...
  
  , Rapid City Thrillers
• 1991 - Vincent Askew
  Vincent Askew
  Vincent Jerome Askew is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the 1987 NBA Draft...
  
  , Albany Patroons
• 1992 - Conner Henry
  Conner Henry
  Conner Henry is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'7" 195 lb shooting guard and from 1982–86 played college basketball with the University of California, Santa Barbara, where, as of 2004, he ranks eighth all-time in points scored.He was selected by the Houston Rockets...
  
  , Yakima Sun Kings
• 1993 - Pat Durham
  Pat Durham
  Patrick Wayne Durham is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round of the 1989 NBA Draft....
  
  , Fargo-Moorhead Fever
• 1994 - Jeff Martin
  Jeff Martin (basketball)
  Jeffery Allen Martin is a retired American professional basketball player.Martin, a 6'5" shooting guard from Murray State University, was selected in the second round, 31st overall in the 1989 NBA Draft, by the Los Angeles Clippers...
  
  , Grand Rapids Hoops
• 1995 - Tony Dawson
  Tony Dawson
  For the British actor see Anthony Dawson.Tony Dawson is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'7" and 210 lb. small forward, he played college basketball at Gulf Coast Community College and Florida State University. He played a handful of NBA games during the 1990s...
  
  , Rockford Lightning
• 1996 - Shelton Jones
  Shelton Jones
  Shelton Jones is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2nd round of the 1988 NBA Draft...
  
  , Florida Beachdogs
• 1997 - Dexter Boney
  Dexter Boney
  Dexter Lyndell Boney is an American former college and professional basketball player.Boney played for Brandywine High School, where he was named all-state three times and holds the boys scoring record in Delaware with over 2,000 points...
  
  , Florida Beachdogs
• 2000 - Dontae' Jones
  Dontae' Jones
  Dontae' Antijuaine Jones is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the Boston Celtics of the NBA....
  
  , LaCrosse Bobcats

Roberto Bergersen

Roberto Bergersen

Roberto Bergersen is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the Idaho Stampede of the NBA D-League...

 won the Bobby Phills

Bobby Phills

Bobby Ray Phills II was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets....

 Award for MVP of the Rookie Game that preceded the 2000 All-Star contest.

• 2003 - Versile Shaw, Sioux Falls Skyforce
• 2004 - Roberto Bergersen
  Roberto Bergersen
  Roberto Bergersen is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the Idaho Stampede of the NBA D-League...
  
  , Idaho Stampede
• 2005 - Sam Clancy, Jr.
  Sam Clancy, Jr.
  Sam Clancy, Jr. is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Hapoel Jerusalem. He was signed with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers; however he has never played a game for either team. He was injured as a member of the 76ers, and was waived by the...
  
  , Idaho Stampede
• 2006 - Randy Holcomb
  Randy Holcomb
  Randy Alfred Holcomb is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'8", 230 lb. forward. He became a naturalized Libyan citizen in 2009 and competed as a member of the Libya national basketball team in the FIBA Africa Championship 2009.-Early life:Randy Holcomb was born at St...
  
  , Gary Steelheads
• 2007 - Ralph Holmes, Yakama Sun Kings
• 2008 - Odell Bradley, Butte Daredevils
• 2009 - Gary Smith
  Gary Smith
  Gary Smith may refer to:* Gary Smith , long-time writer for Sports Illustrated* Gary Smith , entrepreneur, record producer, and artist's manager...
  
  , Gary Steelheads

See also

• Continental Basketball Association
  Continental Basketball Association
  The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...
  
  
• Continental Basketball Association franchise history
  Continental Basketball Association franchise history
  This is a year-by-year list of franchises in the Continental Basketball Association, along with its incarnations as the Eastern Professional Basketball League and Eastern Basketball Association.-1946-47:...
  
  
• List of Continental Basketball Association All-Star Games
• List of Continental Basketball Association Champions
• List of developmental and minor sports leagues