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This is a complete listing of players in the history of the National Basketball Association with listed heights of 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) or shorter. Only 27 NBA players have been at or below this height. [1] The shortest NBA player to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is Calvin Murphy at 5 ft 9
At the time of his debut, he was 16.5 inches (42 cm) shorter than the average NBA player. [4] In his rookie year, Bogues was a teammate of Manute Bol who stood 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall. They were the tallest and shortest players in NBA history at the time, with 28 inches (71 cm) difference between them.
Webb is one of the shortest players in NBA history. He is known for having won the 1986 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Webb has served as president of basketball operations for the Texas Legends, the NBA G League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks, since 2010.
Earl Antoine Boykins [1] (born June 2, 1976) [2] is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the UTEP Miners.He played thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats ...
This is a list of the tallest players in National Basketball Association history. It is currently topped by the 7-foot-7-inch (2.31 m) Romanian Gheorghe Mureșan, taken by the Washington Bullets as the number 30 overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft. [1] As of 2024, twenty-eight players have been listed at 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m) or taller.
At 5 feet 6 inches tall, he was the shortest player in NBA history until Muggsy Bogues more than 40 years later. He is the third shortest NBA player of all time , after Bogues and Earl Boykins . A stand-out player at Brooklyn College , Hirsch graduated in 1943 and served in the US Army Air Corps as a Navigator on C-47 aircraft in the 13th Troop ...
Shortest professional player of American football, but only for one game. [50] 1907–2001 United Kingdom: 157 cm (62 in) Frederick Walden: Association football Shortest player in England national football team history (5 ft 2 in (157 cm)). [51] 1888–1949 United States: 157 cm (62 in) Shannon Bobbitt: Basketball
In a hilarious coincidence, the point guard famously played along side the tallest player in NBA history (tied 1st) in his rookie season. Bogues has held the title ever since.