Basketball Players & Coaches

Our amazing lineup of basketball players, coaches and entrepreneurs effortlessly transfer their spirit and charisma from the court to the stage. With their noteworthy backgrounds in the NBA and WNBA, our speakers are able to engage audiences by speaking on the hard work and perseverance needed to make dreams come true. Consider a basketball motivational speaker from The Harry Walker Agency for an experience your guests will never forget!

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Geno Auriemma

  • Hall of Fame & Gold Medal Olympic Basketball Coach; Head Coach of UConn Women’s Basketball; Winning Team Builder
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Sue Bird

  • WNBA All-Time Assists Leader, 4x WNBA Champion, 5x Olympic Gold Medalist, 2x NCAA Champion, 13x WNBA All-Star
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Aliyah Boston

  • #1 Overall Pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft for the Indiana Fever
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Jimmy Butler

  • Five-Time NBA All-Star and Olympic Gold Medal Basketball Player
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Rex Chapman

  • NBA Veteran, Author of 'It's Hard for Me to Live with Me: A Memoir', Host of the 'Owned' Podcast
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Cori Close

  • Head Basketball Coach for UCLA Women's Basketball; 2025 Naismith Coach of the Year
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Scott Drew

  • Head Men's Basketball Coach, Led Baylor to Win the 2021 National Championship, and Two-Time Big 12 "Coach of the Year"
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Todd Golden

  • Head Coach of 2025 NCAA Champion Florida Gators
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Lindsay Gottlieb

  • Groundbreaking Basketball Coach, Head Coach for USC Trojans Women's Basketball Team
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Becky Hammon

  • WNBA All-Star; Groundbreaking First Woman NBA Head Coach; WNBA Las Vegas Aces Head Coach
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Rori Harmon

  • Award-Winning Texas Longhorn Women's Basketball Point Guard, Gatorade Player of the Year, and AP All-American Honorable Mention
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Danny Hurley

  • Head Coach, UConn Men's Basketball NCAA Championship Team (2023)
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Sabrina Ionescu

  • Basketball Player for WNBA's New York Liberty, 2020 AP Women's Basketball Player of the Year, and Forbes' "30 Under 30"
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Tracy McGrady

  • Legendary NBA Player and Hall of Famer; 7x NBA All Star
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Renee Montgomery

  • Co-Owner & Vice President of the Atlanta Dream, First WNBA Player to Become an Owner and Executive of a WNBA Team
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Alonzo Mourning

  • NBA Hall of Famer; Philanthropist & Founder of the Mourning Family Foundation
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Shaquille O'Neal

  • NBA All Star & High-Energy Motivational Speaker
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Candace Parker

  • 3x WNBA Champion, MVP, and Olympic Gold Medalist; Sports Broadcaster, Podcaster, Wife, and Mother
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Scottie Pippen

  • 6x NBA Hall-of-Famer & 2x Olympic Gold Medalist; NYT Bestselling Author of 'Unguarded,' a Memoir
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Kelsey Plum

  • WNBA Player for the Las Vegas Aces, 2022 & 2023 WNBA Champion, and All Star Game MVP
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Kelvin Sampson

  • Championship Basketball Coach and Program Builder
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Bill Self

  • Head Men's Basketball Coach for University of Kansas; 2x AP National Coach of the Year; Expert on Team-Building & Creating Winning Cultures
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Nolan Smith

  • Assistant Coach, University of Memphis; Fmr. Associate Head Coach, Duke University Men's Basketball; Member of the Teamworks Basketball Leadership Committee; Cancer Patient Advocate
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Charli Turner Thorne

  • Legendary Basketball Coach and Winningest Coach in ASU History
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Masai Ujiri

  • First African Team President in Pro Sports; Vice-Chairman & President, Toronto Raptors; Founder, Giants of Africa
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Grant Williams

  • NBA Player; VP, National Basketball Players Association; Recipient of Bill Russell Mentoring Award

Jason Collins

  • Former NBA Player

Andre Iguodala

  • NBA Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur, Tech Investor, and Crypto Economy Advocate

Phil Jackson

  • NBA Record Holder for Combined Championship Wins as Coach and Player

LeVelle Moton

  • Head Coach of NC Central University Men's Basketball Team, and CEO & Founder of The Velle Cares Foundation

Pat Riley

  • President, Miami HEAT

Kenny "The Jet" Smith

  • NBA World Champion, Sports Analyst & Commentator, Author of 'Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me'

Isiah Thomas

  • NBA All-Star Player, Champion and Hall of Famer

Jay Williams

  • CEO & Co-Founder of Improbable Media, ESPN Personality, New York Times Bestselling Author, College Basketball Champion & Hall of Famer