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Bill Russell
Born in Monroe, Bill Russell was the first African American coach in the NBA and a vocal member of the civil rights movement.
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Bob Pettit
When Louisiana's Bob Pettit retired from the National Basketball Association in 1965, he was widely regarded as an all-time great and had earned two Most Valuable Player awards.
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Joe Dumars
Despite growing up in a region where football was king, Shreveport native Joe Dumars enjoyed a successful career as a player and executive in the NBA.
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Karl Malone
Karl Malone teamed with guard John Stockton while with the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz to form perhaps the greatest guard-forward combo in league history.
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Leon Barmore
Before his retirement in 2002, basketball coach Leon Barmore led the Lady Techsters from Louisiana Tech University to nine Final Four appearances.
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Robert Parish
Shreveport native Robert Parish was the calm, collected, confident center on the Boston Celtics NBA championship teams in the 1980s.
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Willis Reed
NBA player Willis Reed first garnered national attention as a standout at Grambling State University.
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