Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics New York Knicks Selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (29th pick overall) of the 1996 NBA draft. ‘ Plays basketball for the LA Lakers as a center and lives in Utah during off...
Los Angeles Lakers Minnesota Timberwolves Selected by Los Angeles Lakers in first round (29th pick overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft. He goes to church every Sunday, refuses to swear and won’t even drink coffee. Can Mark Madsen make it in the high-flying,...
Utah Jazz He became a co-owner of the Utah Jazz when he purchased a half interest in the team on 11 April 1985 for $8 million. Just over a year later, in order to prevent the sale and subsequent move of the Utah Jazz to Minnesota, on 16 June 1986 he bought the...
New York Knicks Roland was the first-round draft choice of the New York Knicks in 1951, but he put aside his basketball career for three years of service as an officer in the Navy during the Korean War. Following his release from active duty, the Knicks again offered...
Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks Denver Nuggets Son of Pearl Pollard the a legendary player at the University of Utah known as “Poison” for his deadly hook shot. He was a first-round pick by Detroit in 1997, traded to Atlanta a season later, then waived,...
Miami Utah Indiana Fever WNBA Forward, Miami signed her as a free agent on June 13, 2000. Holds Michigan State career blocks record (194). Named All-Big 10 First Team (2000). Led the Big Ten in rebounding (9.8 rpg) and double-doubles (16) in...
Milwaukee Bucks Boston Celtics He was drafted in the second round in 1982 by the Milwaukee Bucks. He appeared in 66 career playoff games, averaging 6.2 points per game in 16.1 minutes per game. He reached the 1987 NBA Finals with the Boston...
Boston Celtics Served a mission from 84-86 In the 1989 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics selected Michael Smith of BYU with the 13thselection in the First...
The three-time All-America led Montana State to a Helms Athletic Foundation national championship in 1928-29 and averaged 15.4 points a game at a time when the national team scoring average was 40 points. In 1952, the Helms Athletic Foundation designated Cat an...
WNBA Drafted in the second round by the New York Liberty, Thorn is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints playing in the Women’s National Basketball Association. The 5-foot-10 guard averaged 4.6 points in her six season in New York. The best...
Coach BYU He coached BYU Basketball from 1949 to 1972 He was a pioneer in the fast break style of play and called by some the “father of the jump shot”. Stan graduated in 1938, but returned to BYU in 1947 and served at various times as a football,...
assistant coach Nuggets A native of Molokai, Hawaii. He began his collegiate career at Brigham Young-Hawaii in 1988 before going on a two-year church mission to Vina del Mar, Chile. Source:...
Assistant Coach Dallas Mavericks Brandyn served a church mission from 1995 to ’98. Source: Akana keeps winning as coach By Brandon Lee Honolulu Star Bulletin, 14 Mar 2003...
Quarterback Tampa Bay Buccaneers San Francisco 49ers A descendant of Brigham Young, he graduated from BYU. In 1985, he signed with Tampa Bay. In 1987, he was acquired by San Francisco where he played in the shadow of the great Joe Montana,...
Browns Young attended Hillcrest High School (Midvale) in Midvale, Utah and was a three-year letterman in football. He is the son of a police officer and an elementary school teacher. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer Young is an Eagle Scout with 64 merit...
quarterback Oakland Raiders Los Angeles Raiders Green Bay Packers New England Patriots He was drafted by the Raiders out of BYU. He was an ideal quarterback standing 6 foot 6 inches and weighing 205 pounds. In 1981, he played in Super Bowl XV (15) with the Oakland...
quarterback Dallas Cowboys He played for the Dallas Cowboys for thirteen years (1976-1989). In 1992, he began coaching the Arizona Rattlers, an arena football team in...
Chargers Born in Fontana, California…two-time Mt. Baldy League Offensive and Defensive MVP, three-time all-league choice, two-time All-CIF selection and league Rookie of Year at Alta Loma High School in Alta Loma, California…intercepted five passes, forced...
tackle New Orleans Saints St. Louis Rams He was born in Provo, grew up in southern California (Moreno Valley), and went to San Diego State for 5 years. He was the number 7 pick in the 1998 NFL...
linebacker Barcelona Dragons Jacksonville Jaguars He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and played college football at San Diego State. His rookie year was 1999 with the Detroit Lions and the New Orleans Saints. In the spring of 2000, he played for Barcelona Dragons of...
William T. Tukuafu is a fullback and defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2010 Tukuafu was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from East High School, attended Scottsdale Community College...
guard Dallas Cowboys He joined the Cowboys in 1981 as a third-round pick out of Brigham Young, playing in 16 games as a rookie. He played in 82 games in his seven-year career. He was part of Tom Landry’s final Cowboys team in 1988. His final season with the...
