Neemias Queta is among NBA players born on July 13.
With over 5,000 players in NBA history, at least one player was born on every day of the calendar year – including four 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 July 13.
Frank Ramsey (1931)
“The Kentucky Colonel” earned that nickname after a stellar collegiate career at the University of Kentucky, parlaying that into the sixth overall pick in the 1953 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. Ramsey spent his entire nine-year career with that organization, as he took one year off for military service in 1955, but that didn’t slow him down. Ramsey helped the Celtics win seven titles throughout his nine professional campaigns, averaging 13.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. That earned Ramsey a Hall of Fame induction in 1982.
David Thompson (1954)
Many consider Thompson the greatest player out of NC State, carrying them to a 57-1 record and a national championship during his time there. That’s why he was the first pick in the 1975 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. However, he ended up signing with the Denver Nuggets of the ABA after the draft and transferred to the NBA with the Nuggets in 1976-77. Thompson was a presence immediately in his pro career, finishing second in MVP voting and winning ABA Rookie of the Year in his debut campaign while making his first of five All-Star appearances.
Thompson finished top-ten in MVP voting in each of his first four seasons, making First-Team All-NBA in two of those. His best season was in 1978, averaging a career-high 27.2 points and 4.5 assists with 4.9 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. He closed his career with two years in Seattle before officially retiring in 1984. Thompson averaged 22.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.0 spg and 0.9 bpg throughout his nine-year career, earning him a Hall of Fame induction in 1996.
Want to see every NBA player born on July 13? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:
- George Pastushok (1922)
- Dick Bunt (1930)
- Frank Ramsey (1931)
- Cal Ramsey (1937)
- Bob Kauffman (1946)
- Stu Lantz (1946)
- David Thompson (1954)
- Spud Webb (1963)
- Michael Jackson (1964)
- Arinze Onuaku (1987)
- Dante Exum (1995)
- Neemias Queta (1999)