With over 5,000 players in NBA history, at least one player was born on every day of the calendar year – including three leap day ballers. Our day-by-day breakdown of the players born on each day of the year continues.
Below are the most notable NBA players born on Oct 26.
Monta Ellis (1985): Ellis was taken in the second round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors and set the foundation for that dynasty despite not winning with them. He spent his first seven seasons in Golden State, winning Most Improved Player in his second season in 2006. From 2006-15, Ellis averaged 20.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He spent two seasons each with the Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks and Indiana Pacers to close out his career.
Joe Fulks (1921): Jumpin’ Joe was one of the best players during the 1940s and 50s. The power forward started his career by playing for the Philadelphia Warriors in the BAA and continued to play for them when they switched to the NBA in 1949. He made an All-Star team in two of his first three seasons in the NBA, averaging 19.6 points through his 6-year NBA career. He also averaged 23 shots per game as the primary playmaker for the Warriors. Fulks retired in 1954 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1978.
Want to see every NBA player born on October 26? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- Frido Frey (October 26, 1921)
- Dick Dickey (October 26, 1926)
- Ralph Polson (October 26, 1929)
- Hot Rod Hundley (October 26, 1934)
- Tom Meschery (October 26, 1938)
- Darrel Carrier (October 26, 1944)
- Willie Smith (October 26, 1953)
- Joe Meriweather (October 26, 1953)
- Walker Russell (October 26, 1960)
- Othell Wilson (October 26, 1961)
- Howard Carter (October 26, 1961)
- Ralph Jackson (October 26, 1962)
- Darryl Johnson (October 26, 1965)
- John Williams (October 26, 1966)
- Nick Collison (October 26, 1980)
- Andrea Bargnani (October 26, 1985)
- Erik Murphy (October 26, 1990)
- Sergey Karasev (October 26, 1993)
- Malcolm Hill (October 26, 1995)
