NBA Stars Born on December 3rd

With over 5,000 players in NBA history, there has been at least one player born on every day of the calendar year – including three leap day ballers. Our detailed breakdown highlights the players born on each day of the year.

Below are the most notable NBA players born on December 3. 

Mike Bantom (1951):

“Stick” was the eighth overall pick in the 1973 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Banton broke out in his sophomore season, averaging 12.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.6 blocks. That earned him some MVP votes, but he was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics the following season. He played for the New York Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers after that, before finishing his NBA career in 1982. He spent the next seven seasons playing outside the NBA and officially retired from basketball in 1989. 

Lindsey Hunter (1970):

Hunter was selected 10th overall in the 1993 NBA Draft, kickstarting a lengthy career with the Detroit Pistons. Hunter spent 12 of the next 15 seasons with the Pistons, averaging 9.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals in his 12 years in Detroit. He had small stints with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors, but never spent more than two seasons with any of those teams. He won a championship with the Lakers in 2002 and with the Pistons in 2004, finishing sixth all-time in Detroit history with 703 games played.

Want to see every NBA player born on December 3? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:

Charley Shipp (December 3, 1913)

Jack McMahon (December 3, 1928)

Jim Brewer (December 3, 1951)

Greg Sutton (December 3, 1967)

Askia Jones (December 3, 1971)

Robert Swift (December 3, 1985)

Marcus Williams (December 3, 1985)

Brian Roberts (December 3, 1985)