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May 5

Players born on this date and historic games played on May 5 across NBA, EuroLeague, ABA and other tracked leagues.

26 players born 40 games on record

Born on May 5

26 players
2000s · 2
AN Aleksej Nedeljkovic 2008 · 18 yrs · Serbia CB Caitlin Bickle 2000 · 26 yrs · USA
1990s · 4
Isaiah Hartenstein 1998 · 28 yrs · Center-Forward · Germany 8.0 PPG Vladislav Trushkin 1993 · 33 yrs · Small Forward · Russia TA Talat Alp Altunbey 1994 · 32 yrs · Power Forward · Turkey MC Marco Ceccarelli 1991 · 35 yrs · Italy
1980s · 7
Jason Rich 1986 · 40 yrs · Shooting Guard · USA 14.8 PPG Shawn Huff 1984 · 42 yrs · Small Forward · Finland 8.7 PPG Fran Pilepic 1989 · 37 yrs · Shooting Guard · North Macedonia 8.4 PPG P.J. Tucker 1985 · 41 yrs · Forward · USA 7.6 PPG Vitor Faverani 1988 · 38 yrs · Center · Brazil 7.3 PPG DerMarr Johnson 1980 · 46 yrs · Forward-Guard · USA 6.2 PPG RV Radoje Vujosevic 1989 · 37 yrs · Center · Montenegro
1970s · 4
LaPhonso Ellis 1970 · 56 yrs · Forward · USA 11.9 PPG DT Dejan Tomasevic 1973 · 53 yrs · Center · Serbia 11.0 PPG MM Marko Milic 1977 · 49 yrs · Guard · Slovenia 10.4 PPG Harold Miner 1971 · 55 yrs · Guard · USA 9.0 PPG
1960s · 2
Rob Williams 1961 · 65 yrs · Guard · USA 8.7 PPG OG Orlando Graham 1965 · 61 yrs · Power Forward · USA
1950s · 1
LM Lowes Moore 1957 · 69 yrs · Point Guard · USA 6.7 PPG
1940s · 3
HG Herm Gilliam 1946 · 80 yrs · Guard · USA 11.6 PPG Bill Buntin 1942 · 84 yrs · Center · USA 7.7 PPG Larry Steele 1949 · 77 yrs · Guard · USA 7.5 PPG
1920s · 3
SP Stan Patrick 1922 · 104 yrs · Forward · USA 6.1 PPG MR Moe Radovich 1929 · 97 yrs · Guard · USA P' Paul 'The Bear' Hoffman 1925 · 101 yrs · Guard · USA

Games on May 5

40 games
2020s · 40