The NBA is globally one of the most popular sports in the world, which make basketball speakers in-demand talent. Corporate groups, charities, universities, faith-based groups, and other organizations understand the value of having a current or retired NBA player, coach, or broadcaster at their event. Basketball speakers impart lessons from their careers at in-person speaking engagements, virtual events, and other types of meetings. The topics they speak on most often include leadership, teamwork and overcoming adversity.
Charlie Ward 1993 Heisman Trophy Winner and Standout Athlete
Charlie Ward is a former standout athlete in college and the 1993 Heisman Trophy winner. He was the starting quarterback at Florida State University where he led the Seminoles to their first ever Nati... Read More
Coach Murray Garvin NCAA Division 1 Head Men’s Basketball Coach & One of the World's Top Motivational Experts
Murray Garvin is a NCAA Division 1 Head Men’s Basketball coach and one of the world's most motivational speakers. Coach connects with his audiences through sharing his real life experiences as a coach... Read More
Coach Mike Jarvis Legendary Basketball Coach Author & Inspirational Storyteller
Mike Jarvis is a legendary basketball coach authorand inspirational speaker. In his first head coaching job he led his Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School teams to three consecutive state champions... Read More
Cynthia Cooper Olympic Gold-Medalist Two-Time WNBA MVP
Universally considered one of the best women's basketball players of all time Cynthia Cooper helped lead the Houston Comets to four consecutive national championships. She won two NCAA basketball titl... Read More
Christian Laettner Former Basketball Player; NCAA Hall of Famer; Olympian from the 1992 Dream Team
Christian Laettner is a retired basketball player whose hall-of-fame career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded among the best in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history as he... Read More
Cliff Sims Author of Team of Vipers: My 500 Extraordinary Days in the Trump White House CEO of Yellowhammer News & Former Director of White House Message Strategy
Cliff Sims is a former senior communications aide to President Donald J. Trump and author of Team of Vipers: My 500 Extraordinary Days in the Trump White House. Cliff is currently the President of C.D... Read More
Coach Larry McKenzie Coach Educator Author and Radio Host
Larry McKenzie is an experienced leader education professional speaker coach and life changer. In the locker room on the basketball court, in the community and with organizations he has had celebrat... Read More
Chris Burns Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Bryant University; First Openly Gay Division 1 Men's Basketball Coach
Chris Burns enters his fourth season as a member of the Bryant men’s basketball coaching staff and third as an assistant coach in 2015-16. Burns spent the 2012-13 season as the Director of Basketball... Read More