Who wore number 31 in NBA?

A jersey is part of the NBA uniform. Everyone wears one, and every NBA player has a number that helps teammates, opponents, referees, and fans identify them.

Reggie Miller

Reginald Wayne Miller is an American former professional basketball player who played his entire 18-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Indiana Pacers. Miller was known for his precision three-point shooting, especially in pressure situations and most notably against the New York Knicks, for which he earned the nickname “Knick Killer”. When he retired, he held the record for most career 3-point field goals made. A five-time All-Star selection, Miller led the league in free throw percentage five times and won a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Miller is widely regarded as the Pacers’ greatest player of all time. His No. 31 was retired by the team in 2006. He is also known as an NBA commentator for TNT. Miller was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.

Shawn Marion

Shawn Dwayne Marion is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Marion finished his career as a four-time NBA All-Star and a one-time NBA champion, helping the Dallas Mavericks win their maiden title in 2011. Nicknamed “The Matrix” by former NBA player Kenny Smith during the preseason of his rookie year, he was widely regarded as one of the most versatile players in the league because of his athleticism and ability to play and defend many positions. He was also known for his unorthodox shooting form.

Zelmo Beaty

Zelmo “Big Z” Beaty was an American basketball player. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and four in the rival American Basketball Association (ABA). A three-time ABA All-Star, Beaty was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2016.

He was selected with the third pick of the 1962 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Beaty was named to the inaugural NBA All-Rookie Team in 1963. He averaged more than 20 points per game in three different seasons, and over ten rebounds per game in six of his seven seasons with the Hawks. A physical player, Beaty led the NBA in personal fouls in 1962–63 and 1965–66, and tied for the league lead in disqualifications during the 1963–64 season. Beaty made two NBA All-Star Game appearances in 1966 and 1968 before leaving the NBA to play in the rival American Basketball Association (ABA).

Alaa Abdelnaby

Alaa Abdelnaby is an Egyptian-American former professional basketball player. He played for Duke University and then played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Continental Basketball Association (CBA), among other leagues. Abdelnaby is also known as a basketball broadcaster/analyst for NBCS Philadelphia, CBS Sports Network, and Westwood One Radio.

Abdelnaby was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association with the 25th pick of the 1990 NBA draft, and he spent five years in the league, playing for Portland as well as the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and Sacramento Kings. He was signed by the Golden State Warriors but he never played for that franchise.

After leaving the NBA, Abdelnaby played for the Papagou BC (Greece) (1995–1996), the Omaha Racers (CBA) (1996–1997), Olympique Antibes (France) (1997–1998), and the Idaho Stampede (CBA) (1999–2000).

John Abramovic

John M. “Brooms” Abramovic Jr. was an American professional basketball player. He played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) for the Pittsburgh Ironmen, St. Louis Bombers and Baltimore Bullets.

Abramovic returned to Pennsylvania in 1946 to play for the Pittsburgh Ironmen of the newly formed Basketball Association of America (BAA). Abramovic averaged 11.2 points per game during his only season with the team before it folded. He played professionally for one more season and then retired from basketball to join the family broom and mop business in Etna. Abramovic officiated prep and college sports for over 25 years.

Abramovic was inducted into the West Virginia Sportswriters Hall of Fame in 1971, and the Salem University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984.

Mark Alarie

Mark Steven Alarie is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was listed at 6’7″ and 217 lb.

Alarie attended Brophy College Preparatory, where he was the Arizona Player of the Year for 1982 after averaging 29.9 points and 17.3 rebounds per game. Alarie was named the state’s No. 4 player on The Arizona Republic’s All-Century team in 2000 and was inducted into the azcentral High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

After high school, he went to Duke University, where he was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference first team selection and a third team All-American as a senior in 1986, when Duke played in the NCAA championship game. Alarie was drafted in the first round, as the 18th pick of the 1986 NBA draft, by the Denver Nuggets (playing there one season).

Alarie’s fourth season was his best, averaging 10.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for the Washington Bullets (1987–1991, retired aged 27 due to recurring knee injuries).

Cole Aldrich

Cole David Aldrich is an American former professional basketball player. He previously played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves. He played three seasons of college basketball for the University of Kansas before being drafted by the New Orleans Hornets (now Pelicans) with the 11th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft.

Jarrett Allen

Jarrett Allen is an American professional basketball player known for playing with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns. Allen was selected 22nd overall by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2017 NBA draft. In January 2021, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Allen was selected with the 22nd overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Brooklyn Nets, and signed his rookie scale deal with the Nets on July 20. He was 19 years 182 days when he made his NBA debut on October 20, becoming one of the youngest players ever to set foot on court for the Nets. He finished the game with nine points on 3-for-3 shooting, two rebounds, and one block. On January 25, 2018, Allen joined the starting lineup for the first time and recorded 16 points and 12 rebounds in a 116–108 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

In a game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Allen scored 20 points, as well as five rebounds and one block. He grabbed 14 rebounds and scored 13 points in a 115–106 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Allen recorded four blocks, as well as six rebounds, and nine points in a 111–105 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. He got five blocks in a 119–111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Allen recorded 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 127–119 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. He then grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds and scored 13 points as the Nets defeated the Miami Heat. Allen also recorded 20 points and 24 rebounds in the Nets’ 145–142 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets.

He was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a multi-player, four-team deal with the Houston Rockets that sent James Harden to Brooklyn. Cleveland extended a qualifying offer to Allen, making him a restricted free agent. Allen then signed a multi-year contract with Cleveland.

Curly Armstrong

Paul Carlyle “Curly” Armstrong was an American professional basketball player and coach.

A 5’11” guard/forward, Armstrong starred at Central High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he reached two state championship games while leading his team to a 50–6 record. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Armstrong attended Indiana University, earning All-Big Ten Conference honors during his junior year. He then played, and briefly coached, for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons professional basketball team (today’s Detroit Pistons). He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.

He was head basketball coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, for two seasons. His record in 1951–52 was 10 wins and 10 losses. His record in 1952–53 was 9 wins and 10 losses.

Hilton Armstrong

Hilton Julius Armstrong, Jr. is an American former professional basketball player, also known as the member of the Golden State Warriors coaching staff who last played for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the B.League. During his college basketball career, he played as a forward and center for the University of Connecticut Huskies. He formerly played for the New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks, and Golden State Warriors of the NBA. He was also on the pre-season roster of the Indiana Pacers in 2014 and played in a summer league for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2012.