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Players who died following the conclusion of their career should not be included. Players are listed with the team for which they last played before death, rather than the team with which the player spent most of their playing career. Basketball teams may honor active players who died by bestowing upon them a posthumous honor of a retired number.
Christopher Michael Street (February 2, 1972 – January 19, 1993) was an American college basketball player. He played as a power forward for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1990 to 1993. A potential NBA player, he died in an automobile crash during his junior year at Iowa.
Drew Gordon, a former NBA forward for the Philadelphia 76ers and the older brother of the Denver Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon, has died at age 33. The Nuggets’ official X account paid tribute to ...
Jackson Brett Vroman (June 6, 1981 – June 29, 2015) was an American-born Lebanese professional basketball player who starred at Iowa State University.Mr. Vroman was naturalized as a Lebanese citizen to play for the Lebanon national basketball team, replacing the other naturalized American Lebanese player, Joe Vogel.
A 6-foot-4 point guard, Morris averaged 3.3 points and 1.1 assists per game. His best season was the 2013-14 campaign in which he scored 6.9 points per game with 2.6 assists, shooting 42 percent ...
Former NBA player and collegiate basketball standout Joe Wolf has died unexpectedly at the age of 59. His death was announced by the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, September 26. Wolf was an acting ...
He was the first Cavaliers player to play in an NBA All Star Game. As a member of the Houston Rockets, he would be the last to wear #34 years before the arrival of Hakeem Olajuwon. In 1977, Johnson was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics and was reunited with former Iowa Hawkeye teammate Fred Brown.
Meanwhile, Rytas Vilnius posted in a statement on Facebook: “The world of basketball was shocked by sad news – our former player Drew Gordon died aged 33. Rest in peace, Drew.” Rest in peace ...