NBA & ABA Players with Last Names Starting with N
Active players are listed in bold.
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
115 Players Table
| Player |
From |
To |
Pos |
Ht |
Wt |
Birth Date |
Colleges |
| Hamady N'Diaye | 2011 | 2014 | C | 7-0 | 235 | January 12, 1987 | Rutgers University |
| Makhtar N'Diaye | 1999 | 1999 | F | 6-8 | 245 | December 12, 1973 | Michigan, UNC |
| Mamadou N'Diaye | 2001 | 2005 | C | 7-0 | 255 | June 16, 1975 | Auburn |
| Boniface N'Dong | 2006 | 2006 | C | 7-0 | 198 | March 9, 1977 | |
| Bob Naber | 1953 | 1953 | F | 6-3 | 185 | September 3, 1929 | Louisville |
| Boris Nachamkin | 1955 | 1955 | F | 6-6 | 210 | December 6, 1933 | NYU |
| Boštjan Nachbar | 2003 | 2008 | F | 6-9 | 221 | July 3, 1980 | |
| Abdel Nader | 2018 | 2022 | F | 6-5 | 225 | September 25, 1993 | Northern Illinois, Iowa State |
| Jerry Nagel | 1950 | 1950 | G | 6-0 | 190 | May 18, 1928 | Loyola Chicago |
| Fritz Nagy | 1949 | 1949 | G-F | 6-2 | 185 | January 3, 1924 | University of Akron |
| Lee Nailon | 2001 | 2006 | F | 6-9 | 238 | February 22, 1975 | Butler County Community College, TCU |
| Eduardo Nájera | 2001 | 2012 | F | 6-8 | 240 | July 11, 1976 | Oklahoma |
| Larry Nance | 1982 | 1994 | F-C | 6-10 | 205 | February 12, 1959 | Clemson |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 2016 | 2026 | F-C | 6-6 | 245 | January 1, 1993 | Wyoming |
| Pete Nance | 2024 | 2026 | F | 6-9 | 225 | February 19, 2000 | Northwestern, UNC |
| Shabazz Napier | 2015 | 2020 | G | 6-0 | 175 | July 14, 1991 | UConn |
| Paul Napolitano | 1949 | 1949 | F-G | 6-2 | 185 | February 3, 1923 | San Francisco |
| Bob Nash | 1973 | 1979 | F | 6-8 | 195 | August 24, 1950 | San Jacinto College, Hawaii |
| Cotton Nash | 1965 | 1968 | F | 6-5 | 215 | July 24, 1942 | Kentucky |
| Steve Nash* | 1997 | 2014 | G | 6-3 | 195 | February 7, 1974 | Santa Clara |
| Swen Nater | 1974 | 1984 | C | 6-11 | 240 | January 14, 1950 | Cypress College, UCLA |
| Howard Nathan | 1996 | 1996 | G | 5-11 | 175 | January 21, 1972 | DePaul, Louisiana-Monroe |
| Calvin Natt | 1980 | 1990 | F | 6-6 | 220 | January 8, 1957 | Louisiana-Monroe |
| Kenny Natt | 1981 | 1985 | G | 6-3 | 185 | October 5, 1958 | Louisiana-Monroe |
| Willie Naulls | 1957 | 1966 | F-C | 6-6 | 225 | October 7, 1934 | UCLA |
| Juan Carlos Navarro | 2008 | 2008 | G | 6-3 | 170 | June 13, 1980 | |
| Maurice Ndour | 2017 | 2017 | F | 6-9 | 200 | June 18, 1992 | Ohio University |
| Craig Neal | 1989 | 1991 | G | 6-5 | 165 | February 16, 1964 | Georgia Tech |
| Gary Neal | 2011 | 2017 | G | 6-4 | 210 | October 3, 1984 | La Salle, Towson University |
| Jim Neal | 1954 | 1955 | C | 6-11 | 235 | May 21, 1930 | Wofford College |
| Lloyd Neal | 1973 | 1979 | C-F | 6-7 | 225 | December 10, 1950 | Tennessee State |
| Ed Nealy | 1983 | 1993 | F | 6-7 | 238 | February 19, 1960 | Kansas State |
| Nemanja Nedović | 2014 | 2014 | G | 6-3 | 192 | June 16, 1991 | |
| Al Negratti | 1947 | 1947 | F-C | 6-3 | 200 | June 12, 1921 | Seton Hall |
| Barry Nelson | 1972 | 1972 | C | 6-10 | 230 | September 19, 1949 | Duquesne |
| DeMarcus Nelson | 2009 | 2009 | G | 6-4 | 200 | November 2, 1985 | Duke |
| Don Nelson* | 1963 | 1976 | F | 6-6 | 210 | May 15, 1940 | Iowa |
| Grant Nelson | 2026 | 2026 | F | 7-0 | 215 | March 18, 2002 | North Dakota State University, Alabama |
| Jameer Nelson | 2005 | 2018 | G | 6-0 | 190 | February 9, 1982 | Saint Joseph's |
| Louie Nelson | 1974 | 1978 | G | 6-3 | 190 | May 28, 1951 | Washington |
| Ron Nelson | 1971 | 1971 | G | 6-2 | 175 | October 7, 1946 | New Mexico |
| Andrew Nembhard | 2023 | 2026 | G | 6-4 | 191 | January 16, 2000 | Florida, Gonzaga |
| RJ Nembhard Jr. | 2022 | 2022 | G | 6-5 | 200 | March 22, 1999 | TCU |
| Ruben Nembhard | 1997 | 1997 | G | 6-3 | 208 | February 20, 1972 | Weber State |
| Ryan Nembhard | 2026 | 2026 | G | 5-11 | 180 | March 10, 2003 | Creighton, Gonzaga |
| Dick Nemelka | 1971 | 1971 | G | 6-0 | 175 | October 1, 1943 | BYU |
| Tyrone Nesby | 1999 | 2002 | F | 6-6 | 225 | January 31, 1976 | Vincennes University, UNLV |
| Aaron Nesmith | 2021 | 2026 | G-F | 6-5 | 215 | October 16, 1999 | Vanderbilt |
| Martin Nessley | 1988 | 1988 | C | 7-2 | 260 | February 16, 1965 | Duke |
| Rasho Nesterović | 1999 | 2010 | C | 7-0 | 248 | May 30, 1976 | |
| Raul Neto | 2016 | 2023 | G | 6-2 | 180 | May 19, 1992 | |
| Bob Netolicky | 1968 | 1976 | F-C | 6-9 | 220 | August 2, 1942 | Drake University |
| Johnny Neumann | 1972 | 1978 | G-F | 6-6 | 200 | September 11, 1951 | Ole Miss |
| Paul Neumann | 1962 | 1967 | G | 6-1 | 175 | January 30, 1938 | Stanford |
| Chuck Nevitt | 1983 | 1994 | C | 7-5 | 217 | June 13, 1959 | NC State |
| Melvin Newbern | 1993 | 1993 | G | 6-4 | 200 | June 11, 1967 | Minnesota |
| Ivano Newbill | 1995 | 1998 | F | 6-9 | 245 | December 12, 1970 | Georgia Tech |
| Ira Newble | 2001 | 2008 | F | 6-7 | 220 | January 20, 1975 | Miami University |
| Asa Newell | 2026 | 2026 | F | 6-10 | 220 | October 5, 2005 | Georgia |
| Mike Newlin | 1972 | 1982 | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | January 2, 1949 | Utah |
| Johnny Newman | 1987 | 2002 | F-G | 6-7 | 190 | November 28, 1963 | Richmond |
| Malik Newman | 2020 | 2022 | G | 6-3 | 190 | February 21, 1997 | Mississippi State, Kansas |
| Dave Newmark | 1969 | 1971 | C | 7-0 | 240 | September 11, 1946 | Columbia University |
| Bill Newton | 1973 | 1974 | C | 6-9 | 220 | December 22, 1950 | LSU |
| Tristen Newton | 2025 | 2026 | G | 6-5 | 190 | April 26, 2001 | East Carolina University, UConn |
| Georges Niang | 2017 | 2025 | F | 6-6 | 230 | June 17, 1993 | Iowa State |
| Demetris Nichols | 2008 | 2009 | F | 6-8 | 216 | September 4, 1984 | Syracuse |
| Jack Nichols | 1949 | 1958 | C-F | 6-7 | 222 | April 9, 1926 | Washington |
| Andrew Nicholson | 2013 | 2017 | F | 6-9 | 250 | December 8, 1989 | St. Bonaventure |
| Gaylon Nickerson | 1997 | 1997 | G | 6-3 | 190 | February 5, 1969 | Wichita State, Butler County Community College, Kansas State, Northwestern Oklahoma State University |
| Carl Nicks | 1981 | 1983 | G | 6-1 | 175 | October 6, 1958 | Indiana State University |
| Rich Niemann | 1969 | 1972 | C | 7-0 | 245 | July 2, 1946 | Saint Louis |
| Richie Niemiera | 1949 | 1950 | G-F | 6-1 | 165 | May 26, 1921 | Notre Dame |
| Mike Niles | 1981 | 1981 | F | 6-6 | 225 | March 31, 1955 | Cal State Fullerton |
| Kurt Nimphius | 1982 | 1990 | C-F | 6-10 | 218 | March 13, 1958 | Arizona State |
| Daishen Nix | 2022 | 2025 | G | 6-3 | 226 | February 13, 2002 | |
| Dyron Nix | 1990 | 1990 | F | 6-7 | 210 | February 11, 1967 | Tennessee |
| Norm Nixon | 1978 | 1989 | G | 6-2 | 170 | October 11, 1955 | Duquesne |
| Zeke Nnaji | 2021 | 2026 | F | 6-10 | 240 | January 9, 2001 | Arizona |
| Joakim Noah | 2008 | 2020 | C | 6-11 | 230 | February 25, 1985 | Florida |
| Chuck Noble | 1956 | 1962 | G | 6-4 | 190 | July 24, 1931 | Louisville |
| Andrés Nocioni | 2005 | 2012 | F | 6-7 | 225 | November 30, 1979 | |
| David Noel | 2007 | 2007 | F | 6-6 | 230 | February 27, 1984 | UNC |
| Nerlens Noel | 2015 | 2023 | C-F | 6-10 | 220 | April 10, 1994 | Kentucky |
| Paul Noel | 1948 | 1952 | F | 6-4 | 185 | August 17, 1924 | Kentucky |
| Lucas Nogueira | 2015 | 2018 | C | 7-0 | 241 | July 26, 1992 | |
| Jim Nolan | 1950 | 1950 | C | 6-8 | 210 | June 9, 1927 | Georgia Tech |
| Paul Nolen | 1954 | 1954 | C | 6-10 | | September 3, 1929 | Texas Tech |
| Jeff Nordgaard | 1998 | 1998 | F | 6-7 | 225 | February 23, 1973 | Green Bay |
| Bevo Nordmann | 1962 | 1965 | C | 6-10 | 225 | December 11, 1939 | Saint Louis |
| Johnny Norlander | 1947 | 1951 | F | 6-3 | 180 | March 5, 1921 | Hamline University |
| Connie Norman | 1975 | 1979 | G | 6-3 | 175 | September 24, 1953 | Arizona |
| Ken Norman | 1988 | 1997 | F | 6-8 | 215 | September 5, 1964 | Illinois |
| Audie Norris | 1983 | 1985 | C | 6-9 | 230 | December 18, 1960 | Jackson State University |
| Miles Norris | 2025 | 2025 | F | 6-7 | 220 | April 15, 2000 | Oregon, City College of San Francisco, UC Santa Barbara |
| Moochie Norris | 1997 | 2006 | G | 6-1 | 175 | July 27, 1973 | Auburn, University of West Florida |
| Sylvester Norris | 1980 | 1980 | C | 6-11 | 220 | February 18, 1957 | Jackson State University |
| Zach Norvell | 2020 | 2020 | G | 6-5 | 206 | December 9, 1997 | Gonzaga |
| Willie Norwood | 1972 | 1978 | F | 6-7 | 220 | August 8, 1947 | Alcorn State |
| George Nostrand | 1947 | 1950 | C-F | 6-8 | 195 | January 25, 1924 | Wyoming |
| Stan Noszka | 1947 | 1949 | G | 6-1 | 185 | September 9, 1920 | Duquesne |
| Mike Novak | 1949 | 1954 | C-F | 6-9 | 219 | April 23, 1915 | Loyola Chicago |
| Steve Novak | 2007 | 2017 | F | 6-10 | 225 | June 13, 1983 | Marquette |
| Jaylen Nowell | 2020 | 2025 | G | 6-4 | 201 | July 9, 1999 | Washington |
| Markquis Nowell | 2024 | 2024 | G | 5-7 | 160 | December 25, 1999 | Little Rock, Kansas State |
| Mel Nowell | 1963 | 1968 | G | 6-2 | 170 | December 27, 1939 | Ohio State |
| Dirk Nowitzki* | 1999 | 2019 | F-C | 7-0 | 245 | June 19, 1978 | |
| Frank Ntilikina | 2018 | 2024 | G | 6-4 | 200 | July 28, 1998 | |
| Kendrick Nunn | 2020 | 2023 | G | 6-3 | 190 | August 3, 1995 | Illinois, Oakland |
| James Nunnally | 2014 | 2021 | F | 6-7 | 205 | July 14, 1990 | UC Santa Barbara |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 2015 | 2026 | C | 6-11 | 290 | August 23, 1994 | |
| Dennis Nutt | 1987 | 1987 | G | 6-2 | 170 | March 25, 1963 | TCU |
| David Nwaba | 2017 | 2022 | G | 6-5 | 219 | January 14, 1993 | Cal Poly |
| Jordan Nwora | 2021 | 2024 | F | 6-8 | 225 | September 9, 1998 | Louisville |
| Julius Nwosu | 1995 | 1995 | C | 6-10 | 255 | May 1, 1971 | Liberty |
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