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The following is a list of players of the 1997–present Washington Wizards professional American basketball team. Before the 1997–98 season the Wizards were known as the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the Washington Bullets (1974–1997).
Fourteen members of the 1977–78 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team died in a plane crash on December 13, 1977, along with fifteen others including head coach Bobby Watson. The players killed were: Seniors: Kevin Kingston, John Ed Washington, and Marion Anthony “Tony” Windburn; Juniors: Stephen Miller and Bryan Taylor
NBA Most Valuable Player. Wes Unseld – 1969; NBA Finals MVP. Wes Unseld – 1978; NBA Rookie of the Year. Walt Bellamy – 1962; Terry Dischinger – 1963; Earl Monroe – 1968; Wes Unseld – 1969; NBA Most Improved Player. Pervis Ellison – 1992; Don MacLean – 1994; Gheorghe Mureșan – 1996; NBA Coach of the Year. Gene Shue – 1969, 1982
Rasual Butler (born Felix Rasual Cheeseborough; [1] May 23, 1979 – January 31, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. In his 14-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career, he played for the Miami Heat, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards and San Antonio Spurs.
On September 24, 2008, the Washington Wizards signed Dixon to a partially guaranteed one-year deal for $1.03 million, the veterans' minimum for a player with Dixon's experience. Dixon's final NBA game was on April 15, 2009, in a 107–115 loss to the Boston Celtics where he recorded 3 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 2 steals.
He played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Originally selected by the Washington Bullets (now known as the Washington Wizards) as the fourth pick in the 1995 NBA draft, Wallace was named to the All-Rookie second team following his first season. He was then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers after the season.
Newman attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge as a freshman in the 1975–76 season and played on the LSU Tigers basketball team. After the year, he transferred to Lake City Community College, where he played one total game in the early part of the 1976–77 season, and then transferred to Grambling State University, where he did not play at all.
Roger Philip Mason Jr. (born September 10, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He is the former deputy executive director of the NBA Players Association . He is the former president and commissioner of Big3 .