NBA players born in 1928
41 NBA players on file were born in 1928. Dolph Schayes leads them with 19,247 career points. The first born in 1928 to play in the NBA was Paul Seymour, in 1947-48. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
Former NBA players born in 1928 (41)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | — | 1948–1964 | 16 | 1,059 GP · 19,247 PTS · 7,764 REB · 3,072 AST | New York, NY |
| Bob Cousy | — | 1950–1970 | 14 | 924 GP · 16,960 PTS · 4,786 REB · 6,955 AST | New York, NY |
| Paul Arizin | F | 1950–1962 | 10 | 713 GP · 16,266 PTS · 4,430 REB · 1,665 AST | Philadelphia, PA |
| Ed Macauley | C | 1949–1959 | 10 | 641 GP · 11,234 PTS · 4,325 REB · 2,079 AST | — |
| Larry Foust | PF | 1950–1962 | 12 | 817 GP · 11,198 PTS · 8,041 REB · 1,368 AST | Painesville, OH |
| Vern Mikkelsen | PF | 1949–1959 | 10 | 699 GP · 10,063 PTS · 5,940 REB · 1,515 AST | Fresno, CA |
| George Yardley | SF | 1953–1960 | 7 | 472 GP · 9,063 PTS · 4,220 REB · 815 AST | Hollywood, CA |
| Paul Seymour | PG | 1947–1960 | 12 | 622 GP · 5,836 PTS · 1,694 REB · 2,341 AST | Toledo, OH |
| Jack George | PG | 1953–1961 | 8 | 506 GP · 5,153 PTS · 2,129 REB · 2,169 AST | Swissvale, PA |
| Mel Hutchins | F | 1951–1958 | 7 | 437 GP · 4,851 PTS · 4,186 REB · 1,298 AST | — |
| Earl Lloyd | F | 1950–1960 | 9 | 560 GP · 4,682 PTS · 3,609 REB · 810 AST | — |
| Jack McMahon | G | 1952–1960 | 8 | 524 GP · 4,237 PTS · 1,390 REB · 1,939 AST | — |
| George King | G | 1951–1958 | 6 | 411 GP · 4,219 PTS · 1,606 REB · 1,958 AST | — |
| Dick Schnittker | F | 1950–1958 | 6 | 364 GP · 3,028 PTS · 1,372 REB · 480 AST | — |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | F | 1949–1956 | 6 | 224 GP · 2,135 PTS · 853 REB · 548 AST | — |
| George Kaftan | F | 1948–1953 | 5 | 212 GP · 1,594 PTS · 424 REB · 399 AST | — |
| Ken Murray | G | 1950–1955 | 3 | 181 GP · 1,471 PTS · 599 REB · 482 AST | — |
| Wally Osterkorn | F | 1951–1955 | 4 | 204 GP · 1,436 PTS · 1,218 REB · 346 AST | — |
| Don Lofgran | F | 1950–1954 | 4 | 209 GP · 1,265 PTS · 817 REB · 216 AST | — |
| Danny Finn | G | 1952–1955 | 3 | 142 GP · 1,042 PTS · 548 REB · 566 AST | — |
| Buckshot O'Brien | — | 1951–1953 | 2 | 119 GP · 848 PTS · 192 REB · 180 AST | — |
| Al McGuire | G | 1951–1955 | 4 | 191 GP · 757 PTS · 418 REB · 363 AST | — |
| Al Masino | G | 1952–1954 | 2 | 99 GP · 478 PTS · 205 REB · 182 AST | — |
| Dermie O'Connell | G | 1948–1950 | 2 | 82 GP · 473 PTS · 0 REB · 156 AST | — |
| Ray Corley | G | 1949–1953 | 3 | 86 GP · 394 PTS · 48 REB · 152 AST | — |
| Joe Hutton | G | 1950–1952 | 2 | 120 GP · 302 PTS · 187 REB · 115 AST | — |
| Alan Sawyer | F | 1950–1951 | 1 | 33 GP · 217 PTS · 125 REB · 25 AST | — |
| Jim Slaughter | C | 1951–1952 | 1 | 28 GP · 147 PTS · 148 REB · 25 AST | — |
| Jim Luisi | G | 1953–1954 | 1 | 31 GP · 89 PTS · 25 REB · 35 AST | — |
| Joe Bradley | G | 1949–1950 | 1 | 46 GP · 87 PTS · 0 REB · 36 AST | — |
| Bato Govedarica | G | 1953–1954 | 1 | 23 GP · 75 PTS · 18 REB · 24 AST | — |
| Paul McConnell | G | 1952–1953 | 1 | 14 GP · 68 PTS · 34 REB · 41 AST | — |
| Ray Ragelis | F | 1951–1952 | 1 | 51 GP · 68 PTS · 76 REB · 31 AST | — |
| Don Savage | F | 1951–1957 | 2 | 17 GP · 54 PTS · 31 REB · 14 AST | — |
| Al Miksis | C | 1949–1950 | 1 | 8 GP · 27 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST | — |
| John O'Boyle | G | 1952–1953 | 1 | 5 GP · 21 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST | — |
| Chuck Grigsby | G | 1954–1955 | 1 | 7 GP · 16 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST | — |
| Jerry Nagel | G | 1949–1950 | 1 | 14 GP · 13 PTS · 0 REB · 18 AST | — |
| Phil Martin | G | 1954–1955 | 1 | 7 GP · 12 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST | — |
| Sherwin Raiken | G | 1952–1953 | 1 | 6 GP · 9 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST | — |
| Don Asmonga | G | 1953–1954 | 1 | 7 GP · 5 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.