List of European basketball players in the United States
This is a list of European basketball players who have played in the United States at either professional or NCAA Division I level. It is intended to include players who are currently active, whether inside or outside the U.S., and former players (both living and deceased).
For the purpose of this article, a "European player in the United States" is defined as a citizen of a FIBA Europe member country who was playing in the U.S. while a citizen of said country. Examples of players who do not fall within this definition are:
- Howard Carter, who became a naturalized citizen of France after having played professionally in that country, and never played in the U.S. while a French citizen.
- Jeff Taylor, whose story is similar to that or Carter, except that his eventual country of citizenship was Sweden. However, his son Jeffery, born in Sweden as a dual citizen of both the U.S. and Sweden, is listed.
- Kelenna Azubuike, who despite being born and raised in the United Kingdom has never held British citizenship. He was born a Nigerian citizen.
- Admiral Schofield, born in the UK to a U.S. military family. Since 1983, children born under these circumstances will not have British nationality unless a parent had such nationality. He was born in 1997 to parents who hold only U.S. nationality.
In addition, NBA players are considered to be playing in the United States even if they have played only for a Canada-based team (currently the Toronto Raptors, and in the past the Vancouver Grizzlies and Toronto Huskies). Similarly, those who have played in what is now the NBA G League are considered to be playing in the United States even if they have only played for the Raptors' Canada-based affiliate, Raptors 905.
If a player is listed as being a dual citizen, his or her country of birth is indicated first.
Austria
Active in the US
- Giorgi Bezhanishvili (dual Georgian/Austrian citizen) – Illinois Fighting Illini
- Jakob Pöltl – Utah Utes, Raptors 905, Toronto Raptors, San Antonio Spurs
Belarus
Active outside the US
- Yelena Leuchanka – West Virginia Mountaineers and three WNBA teams
- Artsiom Parakhouski – Radford Highlanders
Belgium
Active in the US
Active outside the US
- D. J. Mbenga – Four NBA teams
- Mbenga last played outside the US; he was waived by the New York Knicks prior to the 2014–15 season.
- Kristof Ongenaet – Syracuse Orange
- Ann Wauters – Four WNBA teams
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Active in the US
Former players
- Razija Mujanović – Detroit Shock
- Aleksandar Radojević – Two NBA teams
- Mirza Teletović – Three NBA teams
- Ratko Varda – Detroit Pistons
Bulgaria
Active outside the US
- Ilian Evtimov (also holds French citizenship) – NC State Wolfpack
Former players
- Vassil Evtimov (also holds French citizenship) – North Carolina Tar Heels
- Georgi Glouchkov – Phoenix Suns
Croatia
Active in the US
Active outside the US
- Damir Markota (also holds Swedish citizenship) – Milwaukee Bucks, Tulsa 66ers
- Damjan Rudež - Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic
- Iva Slišković – South Carolina Gamecocks
- Goran Suton (also naturalized in the US) – Michigan State Spartans
- Roko Ukić – Toronto Raptors, Milwaukee Bucks
- Antonio Vranković - Duke Blue Devils
- Tomislav Zubčić – Oklahoma City Blue
Former players
- Dalibor Bagarić – Chicago Bulls
- Krešimir Ćosić – BYU Cougars
- Gordan Giriček – Five NBA teams
- Koraljka Hlede – Three WNBA teams
- Mario Kasun – Orlando Magic
- Toni Kukoč – Four NBA teams, most notably the Chicago Bulls
- Dražen Petrović – Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets
- Zoran Planinić – New Jersey Nets
- Dino Radja – Boston Celtics
- Davor Rimac – Arkansas Razorbacks
- Bruno Šundov – Five NBA teams
- Žan Tabak – Four NBA teams
- Stojko Vranković – Three NBA teams
Czech Republic
Active in the US
Active outside the US
- Luboš Bartoň – Valparaiso Crusaders
- Ilona Burgrová – South Carolina Gamecocks
- Eva Horáková (née Němcová) – Cleveland Rockers
- Jana Veselá – Seattle Storm
- Jan Veselý – Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets
- Jiří Welsch – Four NBA teams
Former players
- Zuzana Klimešová – Vanderbilt Commodores
- George Zidek – UCLA Bruins and three NBA teams
Denmark
Active in the US
- David Knudsen – Marist Red Foxes
Active outside the US
- David Andersen (dual Australian/Danish citizen by birth) – Three NBA teams
- Chris Christoffersen – Oregon Ducks, Roanoke Dazzle
Former players
- Michael Andersen – Rhode Island Rams
- Christian Drejer – Florida Gators
- Lars Hansen (dual Danish/Canadian citizen) – Washington Huskies, Seattle SuperSonics
- Inge Nissen – Old Dominion Lady Monarchs, Chicago Hustle
- Anne Thorius – Michigan Wolverines
Estonia
Active in the US
- Janari Jõesaar – Ole Miss Rebels, UTPA Broncs/UTRGV Vaqueros
- Jõesaar transferred from Ole Miss to UTPA after the 2013–14 season. By the time he became eligible to play again in 2015–16, UTPA was merged into UTRGV.
Former players
Finland
Active in the US
- Joonas Cavén – Reno Bighorns
- Lauri Markkanen – Arizona Wildcats - Chicago Bulls
- Alex Murphy (dual US/Finnish citizen by birth) – Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators
- Erik Murphy (dual US/Finnish citizen by birth) – Florida Gators, two NBA teams, Austin Spurs
Active outside the US
- Samuel Haanpää – Valparaiso Crusaders
- Mikko Koivisto – UNC Greensboro Spartans
- Tuukka Kotti – Providence Friars
- Gerald Lee (dual Finnish/US citizen by birth) – Old Dominion Monarchs
- Kimmo Muurinen – Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans
- Antti Nikkilä – Valparaiso Crusaders
- Tiina Sten – St. John's Red Storm
France
Active in the US
- Alexis Ajinça – Four NBA teams, currently with the New Orleans Pelicans
- Joël Ayayi – Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Nicolas Batum – Three NBA teams, currently with the Los Angeles Clippers
- Evan Fournier – Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic
- Rudy Gobert – Utah Jazz
- Sandrine Gruda – Connecticut Sun, Los Angeles Sparks
- Jaylen Hoard - Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Portland Trail Blazers
- Damien Inglis – Milwaukee Bucks
- Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot – Oklahoma City Thunder, Brooklyn Nets
- Ian Mahinmi – Four NBA teams, currently with the Washington Wizards
- Joakim Noah (dual US/French citizen by birth) – Florida Gators, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks
- Frank Ntilikina – New York Knicks
- Yves Pons – Tennessee Volunteers
- Olivier Sarr – Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- Killian Tillie – Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Guerschon Yabusele - Boston Celtics
Active outside the US
- Frédéric Adjiwanou – Saint Mary's Gaels
- Valériane Ayayi – San Antonio Stars
- Rodrigue Beaubois – Dallas Mavericks
- Nando de Colo – San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors
- Yakhouba Diawara – Pepperdine Waves, Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat
- Céline Dumerc – Atlanta Dream
- Mickaël Gelabale – Seattle SuperSonics, Minnesota Timberwolves, and two D-League teams
- Edwige Lawson-Wade – Four WNBA teams, most notably the San Antonio Silver Stars
- Jérôme Moïso – UCLA Bruins and six NBA teams
- Johan Petro – Five NBA teams
- Pape Sy – Atlanta Hawks
- Kim Tillie – Utah Utes
- Will Yeguete (dual French/Central African Republic citizen by birth) – Florida Gators
Former players
- Tony Parker - San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets
- Tariq Abdul-Wahad – Michigan Wolverines, San Jose State Spartans, and four NBA teams
- Lucienne Berthieu – Old Dominion Lady Monarchs, Cleveland Rockers, Houston Comets
- Boris Diaw – Five NBA teams
- Stéphane Dondon – Virginia Cavaliers
- Paoline Ékambi – Marist Red Foxes
- Isabelle Fijalkowski – Colorado Buffaloes, Cleveland Rockers
- Mickaël Piétrus – Five NBA teams
- Antoine Rigaudeau – Dallas Mavericks
- Laure Savasta – Washington Huskies, Sacramento Monarchs
- Ronny Turiaf – Gonzaga Bulldogs and seven NBA teams
- Dominique Wilkins – Atlanta Hawks
Georgia
Active in the US
- Rati Andronikashvili - Creighton Bluejays
- Giorgi Bezhanishvili (dual Georgian/Austrian citizen) - Illinois Fighting Illini
- Goga Bitadze – Indiana Pacers
- Saba Gigiberia - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- Willy Isiani - Detroit Mercy Titans
- Sandro Mamukelashvili (dual US/Georgian citizen by birth) – Seton Hall Pirates
- Aleksandre Merkviladze – Cal State Northridge Matadors
Active outside the US
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili – Four teams, most notably the Denver Nuggets
- Tornike Shengelia – Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls
- Duda Sanadze - Graduated from San Diego Toreros in 2016
Former players
- Jake Tsakalidis (dual Georgian/Greek citizen) - Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
- Vladimir Stepania - Four NBA teams
- Zaza Pachulia - 16 seasons in NBA. 2 time NBA champion with Golden State Warriors, currently working for the Warriors as a consultant.
Germany
Active in the US
- Isaac Bonga – Washington Wizards
- Maxi Kleber – Dallas Mavericks
- Isaiah Hartenstein – Houston Rockets
- Satou Sabally (US and Gambian citizen by birth) – Oregon Ducks, Dallas Wings
- Dennis Schröder – Los Angeles Lakers
- Daniel Theis – Boston Celtics
- Franz Wagner – Michigan Wolverines
- Moritz Wagner – Michigan Wolverines, Washington Wizards
Active outside the US
- Richard Fröhlich – UTSA Roadrunners
- Niels Giffey – Connecticut Huskies
- Elias Harris – Gonzaga Bulldogs, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles D-Fenders
- Yassin Idbihi – Buffalo Bulls
- Maodo Lô – Columbia Lions
- Jan Jagla – Penn State Nittany Lions
- Christopher McNaughton – Bucknell Bison
- Tim Ohlbrecht – Houston Rockets and two D-League teams
- Tibor Pleiß - Utah Jazz
- Martin Seiferth – Oregon Ducks, Eastern Washington Eagles
- Robin Smeulders (German, Austrian, and Dutch citizen by birth) – Portland Pilots
- Lucca Staiger – Iowa State Cyclones
- Christian Standhardinger (German/Filipino citizen by birth) – Nebraska Cornhuskers, Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
- Konrad Wysocki – Princeton Tigers
Former players
- Dirk Nowitzki – Dallas Mavericks
- Marlies Askamp – Three WNBA teams
- Uwe Blab – Indiana Hoosiers and three NBA teams
- Shawn Bradley – Dallas Mavericks
- Bradley was born in Germany, but it is unclear whether he was eligible for German citizenship at birth. After changes in the country's nationality law, he obtained German citizenship in 2001, while retaining his American nationality. His college career at BYU and the bulk of his NBA career predate his acquisition of German citizenship.
- Patrick Femerling – Washington Huskies
- Frido Frey (naturalized in the US) – LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (then simply LIU), New York Knicks
- Linda Fröhlich – UNLV Rebels and four WNBA teams
- Hansi Gnad – Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves
- Johannes Herber – West Virginia Mountaineers
- Chris Kaman – Five NBA teams, currently free agent
- Kaman, born and raised in the U.S., was eligible for German citizenship from birth, but did not become a German citizen until 2008.
- Alexander Kühl – Charlotte 49ers (then branded as UNC Charlotte)
- Jens Kujawa – Illinois Fighting Illini
- Ademola Okulaja – North Carolina Tar Heels
- Henrik Rödl – North Carolina Tar Heels
- Detlef Schrempf – Washington Huskies and four NBA teams
- Torsten Stein - Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
- Chris Welp – Washington Huskies and three NBA teams
- Paul Zipser – Chicago Bulls
Greece
Active in the US
- Giannis Antetokounmpo – Milwaukee Bucks
- Tyler Dorsey (dual US/Greek citizen by birth) – Oregon Ducks
- Kosta Koufos (dual US/Greek citizen by birth) – Ohio State Buckeyes and five NBA teams, currently with the Sacramento Kings
- Kostas Antetokounmpo – Dayton Flyers, Dallas Mavericks, Texas Legends, Los Angeles Lakers, South Bay Lakers
- Thanasis Antetokounmpo – Delaware 87ers, Westchester Knicks, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks
Active outside the US
- Georgios Papagiannis – Sacramento Kings
- Nick Calathes (dual US/Greek citizen by birth) – Florida Gators, Memphis Grizzlies
- Pat Calathes (dual US/Greek citizen by birth) – Saint Joseph's Hawks
- Antonis Fotsis – Memphis Grizzlies
- Andreas Glyniadakis – Seattle SuperSonics and two D-League teams
- Evanthia Maltsi – Connecticut Sun
- Ioannis Papapetrou – Texas Longhorns
- Kostas Papanikolaou – Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets
- Nick Paulos (dual US/Greek citizen by birth) – UNC Greensboro Spartans
- Artemis Spanou – Robert Morris Colonials (women)
- Vassilis Spanoulis – Houston Rockets
- Georgios Tsalmpouris – Iowa State Cyclones
- Zach Auguste (dual US/Greek citizen by birth) - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Former players
- Panagiotis Fasoulas – NC State Wolfpack
- Nikos Galis (dual US/Greek citizen by birth) – Seton Hall Pirates
- Efthimios Rentzias – Philadelphia 76ers
- Georgios Trontzos – Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Jake Tsakalidis (born in Republic of Georgia) – Phoenix Suns and two NBA teams
- Anastasia Kostaki - Houston Comets
Hungary
Active in the US
- Allie Quigley (US/Hungarian dual citizen) – Chicago Sky
- Quigley played college basketball at DePaul and professionally for four other WNBA teams before acquiring Hungarian citizenship in 2012.
- Courtney Vandersloot (US/Hungarian dual citizen) – Chicago Sky
- Vandersloot played college basketball at Gonzaga and professionally for the Sky before acquiring Hungarian citizenship in 2016.
Former players
- Kornél Dávid – Four NBA teams, most notably with the Chicago Bulls
- Andrea Nagy – FIU Panthers (then Golden Panthers) and three WNBA teams
Iceland
Active in the US
Active outside the US
Former players
- Pétur Guðmundsson – Washington Huskies, three NBA teams, and five teams in the CBA and USBL
Ireland
Former players
- Pat Burke (dual Irish/US citizen) – Auburn Tigers, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns
Israel
Active in the US
- Sue Bird (dual US/Israeli citizen) – Seattle Storm
- Bird, born in the U.S. to a Jewish father, acquired Israeli citizenship in 2006. She represents the U.S. internationally.
- T.J. Leaf - UCLA Bruins - Indiana Pacers
Active outside the US
Former players
Italy
Active in the US
- Ryan Arcidiacono (dual US/Italian citizen by birth) – Villanova Wildcats, Chicago Bulls
- Marco Belinelli – Eight NBA teams, currently with the San Antonio Spurs
- Danilo Gallinari – New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers
- Nico Mannion (dual Italian/US citizen by birth) – Arizona Wildcats
- Niccoló Melli - New Orleans Pelicans
- Federico Mussini – St. John's Red Storm
- Cecilia Zandalasini - Minnesota Lynx
Active outside the US
Former players
- Mike D'Antoni (dual US/Italian citizen by birth) – Marshall Thundering Herd and three teams in the NBA and ABA
- Stefano Rusconi – Phoenix Suns
- Vincenzo Esposito – Toronto Raptors
Latvia
Active in the US
Active outside the US
- Gunta Baško – Siena Saints
- Andris Biedriņš – Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz
- Liene Jansone – Siena Saints
- Kaspars Kambala – UNLV Runnin' Rebels
- Haralds Kārlis – Seton Hall Pirates
- Aija Putniņa – Colorado Buffaloes
- Zane Tamane – Western Illinois Leathernecks
- During her time at Western Illinois, only men's teams were known as Leathernecks; women's teams were Westerwinds.
- Ričmonds Vilde – SMU Mustangs, Houston Baptist Huskies
Lithuania
Active in the US
- Martynas Arlauskas – Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Ignas Brazdeikis – Michigan Wolverines - New York Knicks
- Domantas Sabonis (Lithuanian citizen by birth) – Gonzaga Bulldogs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Indiana Pacers
- Deividas Sirvydis – Detroit Pistons
- Ąžuolas Tubelis – Arizona Wildcats
- Tautvilas Tubelis – Arizona Wildcats
- Jonas Valančiūnas – Memphis Grizzlies - Toronto Raptors
Active outside the US
- Martynas Andriuškevičius – Cleveland Cavaliers
- Deividas Dulkys – Florida State Seminoles
- Robertas Javtokas – Arizona Wildcats
- Evaldas Jocys – East Carolina Pirates
- Mindaugas Katelynas – Chattanooga Mocs
- Rimantas Kaukėnas – Seton Hall Pirates
- Antanas Kavaliauskas – Texas A&M Aggies
- Linas Kleiza – Missouri Tigers, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors
- Mindaugas Kuzminskas - New York Knicks
- Gabrielius Maldūnas – Dartmouth Big Green
- Egidijus Mockevičius – Evansville Purple Aces
- Darius Songaila – Wake Forest Demon Deacons and five NBA teams
- Donatas Zavackas – Pittsburgh Panthers
- Donatas Motiejūnas – Shandong Golden Stars
Former players
- Žydrūnas Ilgauskas – Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius – Maryland Terrapins, Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors
- Andrius Jurkūnas – Clemson Tigers
- Mindaugas Kacinas – South Carolina Gamecocks
- Artūras Karnišovas – Seton Hall Pirates
- Saulius Kuzminskas – California Golden Bears
- Arvydas Macijauskas – New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
- Kęstutis Marčiulionis – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
- Šarūnas Marčiulionis – Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics,Sacramento Kings,Denver Nuggets
- Tomas Nagys – Clemson Tigers
- Marijonas Petravičius – South Carolina Gamecocks
- Martynas Pocius - Duke Blue Devils
- Arvydas Sabonis – Portland Trail Blazers
- Mindaugas Timinskas – Iona Gaels
Montenegro
Active in the US
- Nikola Vučević (born in Switzerland, raised in Belgium) – USC Trojans, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic
Active outside the US
Former players
- Žarko Čabarkapa – Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors
- Predrag Drobnjak – Three NBA teams
- Luka Pavićević – Utah Utes
- Sasha Pavlović – Seven NBA teams
- Nikola Pekovic
Netherlands
Active in the US
- Matt Haarms – Purdue Boilermakers; expected to play for the BYU Cougars in 2020–21
- Kjell de Graaf - NJIT Highlanders
Active outside the US
- Dan Gadzuric – UCLA Bruins and four NBA teams
- Kenneth van Kempen – Ohio Bobcats
- Charlon Kloof (born in Suriname) – St. Bonaventure Bonnies
- Robert Krabbendam – Virginia Tech Hokies
- Thomas van der Mars – Portland Pilots
- Roeland Schaftenaar – Oregon State Beavers
- Lucas Steijn – Idaho State Bengals
- Kevin van Wijk – Valparaiso Crusaders
- Kenrick Zondervan – UCF Knights
Former players
- Henry Bekkering (dual Canadian/Dutch citizen by birth) – Eastern Washington Eagles
- Francisco Elson – California Golden Bears and six NBA teams
- Geert Hammink – LSU Tigers and two NBA teams
- Swen Nater – UCLA Bruins and six teams in the ABA and NBA
- Peter van Paassen – St. Bonaventure Bonnies
- Rik Smits – Marist Red Foxes, Indiana Pacers
- Serge Zwikker – North Carolina Tar Heels
- Kevin Bleeker – Canisius Golden Griffins
Norway
Active outside the US
- Terrence Oglesby (dual Norwegian/US citizen by birth) – Clemson Tigers
- Torgrim Sommerfeldt – Manhattan Jaspers
Former players
- Torgeir Bryn – Texas State Bobcats (then Southwest Texas State), Los Angeles Clippers and several minor-league teams
Poland
Active outside the US
- Olek Czyz – Duke Blue Devils, Nevada Wolf Pack, and two D-League teams
- Tomasz Gielo – Two college teams
- Karol Gruszecki – UT Arlington Mavericks
- Adam Hrycaniuk – Cincinnati Bearcats
- Michał Ignerski – Mississippi State Bulldogs
- Przemek Karnowski – Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Maciej Lampe (dual Polish/Swedish citizen) – Four NBA teams
- Cezary Trybański – Three NBA teams
Former players
- Patrycja Czepiec - California Golden Bears women's basketball
- Margo Dydek – Three WNBA teams
- Marta Dydek - UTEP Miners women's basketball
- Marcin Gortat – Three NBA teams, currently with the Los Angeles Clippers
- Wojciech Myrda – Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
- Myrda's college career spanned his school's 1999 name change from Northeast Louisiana to Louisiana–Monroe. The school nickname was Indians throughout his college career.
- Łukasz Obrzut - Kentucky Wildcats
- Hubert Radke - Loyola Ramblers
- Paweł Stasiak - Washington State Cougars
- Maciej Zieliński - Providence Friars
Portugal
Former players
- Ticha Penicheiro – Old Dominion Lady Monarchs and three WNBA teams, most notably the Sacramento Monarchs
Romania
Active in the US
- Sabrina Ionescu (dual US/Romanian citizen by birth) – Oregon Ducks, New York Liberty; has represented the U.S. at youth and senior levels.
Active outside the US
Former players
Russia
Active in the US
Active outside the US
- Victor Khryapa – Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls
- Yaroslav Korolev – Los Angeles Clippers and two D-League teams
- Fedor Likholitov – VCU Rams
- Sergei Monia – Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings
- Ruslan Pateev – Arizona State Sun Devils
- Pavel Podkolzin – Dallas Mavericks, Fort Worth Flyers
- Alexey Shved – Three NBA teams
- Sergey Karasev – Cleveland Cavaliers, Canton Charge, Brooklyn Nets
Former players
- Svetlana Abrosimova – Connecticut Huskies and three WNBA teams
- Yelena Baranova – Three WNBA teams
- Sergei Bazarevich – Atlanta Hawks
- Dmitri Domani – Saint Joseph's Hawks
- Becky Hammon (dual US/Russian citizen) – San Antonio Silver Stars/Stars
- Hammon played U.S. college basketball at Colorado State, and also in the WNBA for the New York Liberty, before becoming a Russian citizen in 2008.
- Andrei Kirilenko (also naturalized in the U.S.) – Four NBA teams, most notably with the Utah Jazz
- Svetlana Pankratova – VCU Rams
- Maria Stepanova – Phoenix Mercury
- Sasha Kaun – Kansas Jayhawks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Serbia
Active in the US
- Nemanja Bjelica – Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings
- Ana Dabović – Los Angeles Sparks
- Nikola Jokić – Denver Nuggets
- Boban Marjanović – San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks
- Bogdan Bogdanovic - Sacramento Kings
- Nedeljko Prijovic - Texas State Bobcats, Maine Black Bears
- Alen Smailagić - Golden State Warriors
- Marko Gudurić - Memphis Grizzlies
Active outside the US
- Nikola Dragović – UCLA Bruins
- Luka Drča – Utah Utes
- Mile Ilić – New Jersey Nets
- Nenad Krstić – New Jersey Nets, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Boston Celtics
- Ognjen Kuzmić – Golden State Warriors
- Jelena Milovanović – Washington Mystics
- Nemanja Nedović – Golden State Warriors
- Filip Petrušev – Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Ivan Radenović – Arizona Wildcats
- Miroslav Raduljica – Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves
- Miloš Teodosić - Los Angeles Clippers
Former players
- Miloš Babić – Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat
- Radisav Ćurčić – Dallas Mavericks
- Nikola Cvetinović – Akron Zips
- Rastko Cvetković – Denver Nuggets
- Predrag Danilović – Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks
- Vlade Divac – Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, and Sacramento Kings
- Aleksandar Đorđević – Portland Trail Blazers
- Gordana Grubin – Los Angeles Sparks, Indiana Fever, Phoenix Mercury, and Houston Comets
- Marko Jarić – Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Memphis Grizzlies
- Darko Miličić – Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies, New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Boston Celtics
- Žarko Paspalj – San Antonio Spurs
- Miroslav Pecarski – Marist Red Foxes
- Jasmina Perazić – Maryland Terrapins
- Kosta Perović – Golden State Warriors
- Vladimir Radmanović – Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Bobcats, Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, and Chicago Bulls
- Zoran Radović – Wichita State Shockers
- Igor Rakočević – Minnesota Timberwolves
- Željko Rebrača – Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, and Los Angeles Clippers
- Boban Savović – Ohio State Buckeyes
- Predrag Savović – UAB Blazers, Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, and Denver Nuggets
- Jelena Špirić – Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Peja Stojaković – Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors, and Dallas Mavericks
- Dragan Tarlać – Chicago Bulls
Slovakia
Active in the US
Active outside the US
Former players
Slovenia
Active in the US
- Luka Dončić – Dallas Mavericks
- Goran Dragić – Three NBA teams, currently with the Miami Heat
- Vlatko Čančar – Denver Nuggets
Active outside the US
- Zoran Dragić – Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat
- Uroš Slokar – Toronto Raptors
- Beno Udrih – Eight NBA teams
- Sasha Vujačić – Four NBA teams
Former players
- Primož Brezec – Six NBA teams
- Erazem Lorbek – Michigan State Spartans
- Marko Milič – Phoenix Suns
- Boštjan Nachbar – Three NBA teams
- Radoslav Nesterović – Four NBA teams
Spain
Active in the US
- Maite Cazorla – Oregon Ducks, Atlanta Dream
- Marc Gasol – Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, currently with the Los Angeles Lakers
- Pau Gasol – Six NBA teams, currently with the Portland Trail Blazers but most notably with the Los Angeles Lakers
- Willy Hernangómez – New York Knicks, currently with the Charlotte Hornets
- Juancho Hernangómez – Denver Nuggets, currently with the Minnesota Timberwolves
- Serge Ibaka (born in the Republic of the Congo) – Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors, currently with the Los Angeles Clippers
- Sancho Lyttle (dual Vincentian/Spanish citizen) – Houston Comets, Atlanta Dream, currently with the Phoenix Mercury
- Although Lyttle also played U.S. college basketball (at Houston), she was not a Spanish citizen at that time.
- Astou Ndour (born in Senegal) – San Antonio Stars, Chicago Sky
- Leticia Romero – Kansas State Wildcats, Florida State Seminoles, Dallas Wings
- Ricky Rubio – Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns, currently with the Minnesota Timberwolves
Active outside the US
- Álex Abrines – Oklahoma City Thunder
- Víctor Claver – Portland Trail Blazers
- Anna Cruz – New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx
- Marta Fernández – Los Angeles Sparks
- Rudy Fernández – Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets
- Nuria Martínez - Minnesota Lynx
- Nikola Mirotić (born in Montenegro) – Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans, Milwaukee Bucks
- Leonor Rodríguez – Florida State Seminoles
- Sergio Rodríguez – Four NBA teams
- Sebastian Saiz – Ole Miss Rebels[1]
- Marta Xargay - Phoenix Mercury
Former players
- José Calderón – Seven NBA teams
- Rodrigo de la Fuente – Washington State Cougars
- Jorge Garbajosa – Toronto Raptors
- Óscar García – Fairfield Stags
- Iker Iturbe – Clemson Tigers
- Raül López – Utah Jazz
- Antonio Martín – Pepperdine Waves
- Fernando Martín – Portland Trail Blazers
- Javier Mendiburu – Green Bay Phoenix
- Juan Carlos Navarro - Memphis Grizzlies
- Amaya Valdemoro – Houston Comets
Sweden
Active in the US
- Farhiya Abdi (dual Swedish/Somali citizen by birth) – Los Angeles Sparks
- Jonas Jerebko (dual Swedish/US citizen by birth) – Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors
- Amanda Zahui B. (dual Swedish/Ivorian citizen by birth) – Minnesota Golden Gophers, Tulsa Shock/Dallas Wings, New York Liberty
Active outside the US
- Selma Delibašić (born in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Duquesne Dukes
- Carl Engström – Alabama Crimson Tide
- Christian Maråker – Pacific Tigers
- Chioma Nnamaka – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Atlanta Dream
- Jeffery Taylor (dual Swedish/US citizen by birth) – Vanderbilt Commodores, Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets
Former players
- Midde Hamrin – Lamar Lady Cardinals
- Tanja Kostic – Oregon State Beavers and three teams in the ABL and WNBA
Switzerland
Active in the US
Turkey
Active in the US
- Ersan İlyasova – Six NBA teams, currently with the Milwaukee Bucks
- Enes Kanter – Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, currently with the Boston Celtics
- Ömer Yurtseven – North Carolina State Wolfpack, Georgetown Hoyas
- Cedi Osman – Cleveland Cavaliers
- Furkan Korkmaz – Philadelphia 76ers
Active outside the US
- Men
- Engin Atsür – NC State Wolfpack
- Gökbörü Aygar – Northeastern Huskies
- Doğuş Balbay – Texas Longhorns
- Semih Erden – Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Deniz Kılıçlı – West Virginia Mountaineers
- Furkan Aldemir – Philadelphia 76ers
- Women
- Nihan Anaz – South Carolina Gamecocks, California Golden Bears
- İpek Derici – North Carolina Tar Heels
- Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu (dual US/Turkish citizen by birth) – Stanford Cardinal
- Tuğba Palazoğlu – Western Illinois Leathernecks
- During Palazoğlu's college career, Western Illinois women's teams were known as Westerwinds.
- Nevriye Yılmaz – Phoenix Mercury, San Antonio Silver Stars
Former players
- Ömer Büyükaycan – Loyola Ramblers
- İbrahim Kutluay – Seattle SuperSonics
- Mehmet Okur – Three NBA teams, most notably the Utah Jazz; currently a player development coach for the Phoenix Suns
- Mirsad Türkcan (born in modern-day Serbia) – New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks
- Hedo Türkoğlu – Six NBA teams, most notably the Orlando Magic
- Ömer Aşık – Three NBA teams, most notably the Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets
Ukraine
Active in the US
- Alex Len – Maryland Terrapins, Phoenix Suns
- Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk – Kansas Jayhawks, Detroit Pistons
- Ilya Tyrtyshnik - Ole Miss Rebels[2]
Active outside the US
Former players
- Slava Medvedenko – Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks
- Vitaly Potapenko – Wright State Raiders and four NBA teams
- Alexander Volkov – Atlanta Hawks
United Kingdom
Active in the US
- Temi Fagbenle (dual US/British citizen) – Harvard Crimson, USC Trojans, Minnesota Lynx
- Ben Gordon (dual British/US citizen) – UConn Huskies and four NBA teams, currently with the Texas Legends
- Katie Lou Samuelson (dual US/British citizen by birth) – UConn Huskies, Chicago Sky, Dallas Wings; has represented the US at youth level.
Active outside the US
- Dominique Allen – Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
- Kieron Achara – Duquesne Dukes
- Ogo Adegboye – St. Bonaventure Bonnies
- Devan Bailey – Central Connecticut Blue Devils
- Eric Boateng – Arizona State Sun Devils and two D-League teams
- Matthew Bryan-Amaning – Washington Huskies
- Ben Eaves – Connecticut Huskies, Rhode Island Rams
- Joel Freeland – Portland Trail Blazers
- Chantelle Handy – Marshall Thundering Herd
- Andrew Lawrence – Charleston Cougars
- Mike Lenzly – Wofford Terriers
- Pops Mensah-Bonsu – George Washington Colonials and five NBA teams
- Byron Mullens (dual US/British citizen by birth) – Ohio State Buckeyes and four NBA teams
- Justin Robinson – Rider Broncs
- Karlie Samuelson (dual US/British citizen by birth) – Stanford Cardinal, Los Angeles Sparks, Dallas Wings; has represented the UK at youth and senior levels.
- Andrew Sullivan – Villanova Wildcats
- Shona Thorburn (dual British/Canadian citizen) – Utah Utes, Seattle Storm
Former players
- John Amaechi (dual US/British citizen by birth) – Vanderbilt Commodores, Penn State Nittany Lions, and three NBA teams
- Robert Archibald – Illinois Fighting Illini and four NBA teams
- Luol Deng (born in what is now South Sudan, naturalized in the UK) – Duke Blue Devils and five NBA teams, most notably the Chicago Bulls
- James Donaldson (dual British/US citizen) – Washington State Cougars and five NBA teams
- Neil Fingleton – North Carolina Tar Heels, Holy Cross Crusaders, Boston Frenzy (21st-century ABA)
- Steve Nash (born a British citizen in South Africa, naturalized in Canada) – Santa Clara Broncos and three NBA teams, most notably the Phoenix Suns
- Richard Midgley – California Bears
- Menelik Watson – Marist Red Foxes Switched sports to football where he transferred to Saddleback College and than to Florida St before being drafted by the Oakland Raiders. He presently plays OT for the Oakland Raiders