Sports Final season, Bronny James dominated headlines in the college basketball world as his father, LeBron James, became as soon as aloof dominating in the NBA.
The younger James’ time in the college ranks ended after one season, opting to dispute for the 2024 NBA Draft following his freshman twelve months at USC. On the other hand, there are loads of other sons of veteran NBA gamers who are both starting put or in the center of their college basketball careers — which might perchance well well make you’re feeling rather archaic.
One in every of the tip gamers in college basketball this season, Rutgers freshman Dylan Harper, is the son of veteran NBA standout Ron Harper. Meanwhile, Carlos Boozer’s twin sons, Cameron and Cayden Boozer, committed to Duke for the 2025-26 season, with the veteran being the tip-ranked recruit in the Class of 2025.
But with the original college basketball season underway, let’s take a possess a examine which gamers around the nation are sons of veteran NBA gamers.
Dylan Harper and Ron Harper Dylan Harper is the most prominent son of a veteran NBA player in the college sport this season. Extensively seen as one among the tip prospects for the 2025 NBA Draft, the younger Harper has scored 20 or extra points in four of Rutgers’ 5 video games this season. He is averaging 19.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per sport this season whereas taking pictures 54.3% from the bottom.
The elder Harper starred at Miami (Ohio) in the Eighties, successful Mid-American Convention Participant of the twelve months twice earlier than taking half in a 15-twelve months NBA profession. He became as soon as additionally a 2nd-crew All-American as a senior in 1986, helping Miami attain the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four years. He anxiety up turning into the eighth overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft. Whereas he began his profession with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Harper’s most critical seasons had been with the Chicago Bulls, where he won three titles, starting in the backcourt alongside Michael Jordan.
Jase Richardson and Jason Richardson Jase Richardson is 5 video games into his college profession at Michigan Allege, which is where his father performed. The younger Richardson became as soon as ranked as a high-40 recruit in the Class of 2024 by 247 Sports. He scored 10 points over 22 minutes in his college debut, and then followed that up with a 12-point time out in a dominant 96-60 accumulate over Niagara. The 6-foot-3 freshman guard is averaging 8.4 points per sport and taking pictures 62.5% from the bottom thru 5 video games.
Jason Richardson had two critical seasons at Michigan Allege. He came off the bench and helped lead the Spartans to a national title as a freshman in 2000. A twelve months later, Richardson scored a crew-high 14.7 points per sport, which became as soon as ideal sufficient for him to be named a consensus All-American. He helped Michigan Allege attain the Final Four that twelve months earlier than being chosen by the Golden Allege Warriors with the fifth overall pick in 2001. Richardson had a gain 14-twelve months NBA profession, going down as one among the finest dunkers of all time after successful the Slam Dunk Opponents twice.
Andrej Stojaković and Peja Stojaković The younger Stojaković has a identical pedigree to the younger Harper and Richardson. He became as soon as ranked as a high-20 recruit in the Class of 2023 by 247 Sports. He in actuality began his college profession at Stanford, averaging 7.8 points per sport as he became as soon as a rotational player for the Cardinal final season. He transferred to Cal in the offseason and has gotten off to an well-liked originate, averaging a crew-high 18.2 points and 5.5 rebounds thru six video games this season.
Peja Stojaković never performed college hoops, taking half in professionally for Serbian and Greek teams earlier than starting put his NBA profession in 1998. The elder Stojaković, who became as soon as chosen by the Sacramento Kings with the 14th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, became as soon as one among the finest 3-point shooters in the league over his 13-twelve months profession. He became as soon as named an All-Essential person three events and won the three-Point Contest twice, taking half in a key role for the Kings teams that contended for a title in the early 2000s. He anxiety up successful a title with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011, taking half in a key role off the bench that twelve months.
Stephon Marbury II and Stephon Marbury Stojaković is no longer the easiest son of a veteran NBA player taking half in at Cal this season. Stephon Marbury II additionally made his choice to Berkley this offseason, joining the program as a most widespread stroll-on in June.
Marbury’s father, Stephon, became as soon as one among the tip point guards in the NBA in the early 2000s. The elder Marbury became as soon as additionally a giant name in his lone season at Georgia Tech, averaging 18.9 points per sport whereas earning third-crew All-American and ACC Rookie of the twelve months honors. After helping Georgia Tech attain the Candy 16 in 1996, Marbury became as soon as chosen with the fourth overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft and became as soon as straight traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He became as soon as a two-time All-Essential person over his seasons with the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns earlier than taking half in for his fatherland Original York Knicks.
Ryan Mutombo and Dikembe Mutombo Georgia Tech has one other son of a veteran NBA giant name on its roster this season. Ryan Mutombo transferred to Tech after spending three seasons as a backup huge man for Georgetown, where his father starred for 3 seasons under coach John Thompson. The elder Mutombo became as soon as named to the All-Broad East crew twice and won Broad East Defensive Participant of the twelve months twice one day of his four seasons with the Hoyas.
The younger Mutombo’s pass to switch to Georgia Tech introduced him to the metropolis where his father, Dikembe, became one among the finest centers in the NBA. Mutombo earned four of his eight profession All-Essential person nods over his eight NBA seasons with the Atlanta Hawks earlier than being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he helped them attain the NBA Finals in 2001. Mutombo additionally won four NBA Defensive Participant of the twelve months Awards.
Jamal Mashburn Jr. and Jamal Mashburn Jamal Mashburn Jr. might perchance well well possess the finest college profession so a long way out of any player on the list. The younger Mashburn earned a pair of All-Mountain West crew nods one day of his three seasons with Original Mexico after transferring from Minnesota, scoring almost 20 points per sport in two assorted seasons. He transferred again earlier than the 2024-25 season, transferring on to Temple. He scored 26 points in his Temple debut and is averaging 23.3 points per sport whereas taking pictures 47.5% from the field thru six video games.
Whereas the younger Mashburn performed for Richard Pitino for four seasons, Jamal Mashburn performed for Rick Pitino at Kentucky. Mashburn became as soon as one among Pitino’s first stars one day of his successful stint in Lexington, successful SEC Participant of the twelve months and being named an All-American in 1993 as he helped the Wildcats attain the Elite Eight. Mashburn became as soon as chosen by the Mavericks with the fourth overall pick in the NBA Draft about a months later. He had a gain 12-twelve months profession, being named an All-Essential person as soon as.
Justin Pippen and Scottie Pippen Scottie Pippen has one other son in the college ranks this season. Justin Pippen began his college profession at Michigan, joining the Wolverines because the seventieth-ranked recruit in the 2024 class. His brother, Scottie Jr., starred at Vanderbilt for 3 seasons (2019-22).
Pippen’s sons performed college hoops at mighty extra prestigious programs than he did. Forward of changing into one among the finest two-diagram gamers in NBA historical previous with the Bulls, Scottie Pippen performed four seasons at Central Arkansas, an NAIA college at that time.
Jace Howard and Juwan Howard Even supposing Michigan fired Juwan Howard as its head coach following the 2023-24 season, his son, Jace, opted to stay in Ann Arbor for a fifth season. The younger Howard has mostly been an stop-of-the-rotation player one day of his time at Michigan.
Truly, the elder Howard became as soon as a giant name at Michigan decades earlier than his 5-twelve months stint as its head coach. He became as soon as a member of the enduring “Fab 5,” which helped Michigan play in two national title video games in the early Nineties. Howard became as soon as additionally a third-crew All-American for the Wolverines in 1993 earlier than he became as soon as chosen with the fifth overall pick by the Washington Wizards in 1994. Howard became as soon as named an All-Essential person as soon as over his 19 seasons and became as soon as a fraction of the Miami Warmth’s again-to-again titles in 2012 and 2013.
Mason Miller and Mike Miller Unlike his father, Mason Miller is a lefty, however he’s additionally a gain 3-point shooter. Miller has shot 41.3% from deep over his time at Creighton, turning valid into a beefy-time starter at forward for the Bluejays as a sophomore final season.
Mike Miller, in the intervening time, feeble his 3-point taking pictures ability to know Florida to a national championship sport appearance in 2000, and became as soon as chosen with the fifth overall pick in the NBA Draft later that very same twelve months. He won Rookie of the twelve months and Sixth Man of the twelve months one day of his time in the NBA. He additionally helped the Warmth accumulate again-to-again titles alongside LeBron James.
Shaqir O’Neal and Shaquille O’Neal Shaquille O’Neal currently has about a teenagers taking half in college hoops in the 2024-25 season. His daughter, Me’arah O’Neal, upright began taking half in females’s college basketball for Florida this week after being a four-giant name recruit. Shaqir, in the intervening time, transferred to Florida A&M after two seasons at Texas Southern, where he mostly performed off the bench.
Shaquille O’Neal arguably had the finest taking half in profession out of any father on this list. The Hall of Famer became as soon as dominant over his three seasons at LSU, successful AP Participant of the twelve months in one among his seasons. He persisted that dominance one day of his NBA profession after the Orlando Magic chosen him with the first overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft. He became as soon as a 15-time All-Essential person, an MVP winner and a four-time champion over his NBA profession.
Jabri Abdur-Rahim and Shareef Abdur-Rahim The younger Abdur-Rahim has bounced between about a colleges over his college profession, taking half in for Virginia and Georgia earlier than transferring to Providence earlier than the 2024-25 season. After being relegated to a bench role in his first few college seasons, Abdur-Rahim at final became a conventional starter for Georgia final season, averaging 12.2 points per sport. But he began the 2024-25 season coming off Providence’s bench.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim, in the intervening time, became as soon as one-and-done in college, successful Pac-10 Participant of the twelve months with Cal in the 1995-96 season earlier than being a high-three pick in the NBA Draft. Abdur-Rahim became as soon as one among the league’s high volume scorers in the lifeless Nineties and early 2000s, being named an All-Essential person in 2002 earlier than his profession ended in 2008.
Ashton Hardaway and Penny Hardaway Penny Hardaway had every of his sons on his Memphis crew final season. He does not possess both of them on the roster this twelve months, as Jayden Hardaway graduated and Ashton Hardaway transferred to St. Mary’s. Ashton, a sophomore forward, became as soon as a bench player for Memphis final season and began the 2024-25 season as a bench player for St. Mary’s.
The eldest Hardaway made a name for himself at Memphis, being named a consensus first-crew All American in 1993. The Magic chosen Hardaway with the third overall pick in the NBA Draft shortly after, as he began his memorable legit profession. Hardaway earned four All-Essential person nods and three All-NBA honors, helping the Magic attain the NBA Finals in 1995. Sadly, accidents derailed Hardaway’s profession earlier than the stop of the final decade, and he never regained his giant name make after the Magic traded him to the Suns in 1999.
Larry Hughes II and Larry Hughes The younger Hughes additionally followed in his father’s footsteps, committing to Saint Louis earlier than the 2022-23 season. He started 27 video games final season, averaging 7.4 points, and is coming off the bench this season, averaging 7.0 points in the crew’s first three video games.
Twenty-5 years earlier than the younger Hughes arrived at Saint Louis, Larry Hughes had a gain freshman season at the college. He averaged 20.9 points per sport, helping him accumulate USBWA Nationwide Freshman of the twelve months. Hughes became as soon as one-and-done, getting chosen by the 76ers with the eighth overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. He had a gain 14-twelve months profession, helping the Cavaliers attain the NBA Finals in 2007.
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