These 9 Active College Basketball Players With A Dad Who Played In The NBA Will Make You Feel Old

Most kids dream of making a living as a professional athlete at some point during their childhood, and it goes without saying people who were raised by someone who was able to do exactly that tend to have a leg up on the competition.

There are more than 100 NBA players who were able to follow in the footsteps of a father who managed to spend some time in the league, and that number is only poised to grow in the coming years thanks to the new generation of up-and-comers who were raised by guys who made a name for themselves in the 1990s and 2000s.

There’s no telling how many of the current college players on this list will end up making the leap to the pros when everything is said and done, but one thing is for sure: anyone who remembers watching their dad play is going to feel pretty old after reading this.

Ashton Hardaway

Penny Hardaway was a four-time All-Star who spent 14 seasons in the NBA before retiring in 2007.

The former Memphis star has been the head coach at his alma mater since 2018, and his son Aston joined the program in 2023 for a freshman campaign where he averaged 2.3 points per game while playing around eight minutes.

Ashton opted to transfer to St. Mary’s prior to the start of the current season, and the guard will likely spend most of his sophomore season coming off of the bench based on how things are trending over their first few games.

Andrej Stojaković

Peja Stojaković is one of the greatest basketball players Europe has ever produced, as the 6’10” forward spent 14 seasons with the NBA and was an absolute terror to defend thanks to his deadly shooting from behind the arc.

In 2023, his son Andrej enrolled at Stanford and showed a fair amount of promise while averaging 7.8 points a game. He transferred to Cal after his freshman year and could be poised for a breakout season when you consider that number has risen to 17 PPG in the handful of games he’s played as a starter for the Golden Bears.

Stephon Marbury II 

Stojaković isn’t the only son of a former NBA player on the Cal roster this season, as Stephon Marbury II joined the Golden Bears for his freshman season in 2024.

He has a lot of work to do if he wants to match his dad, who was a two-time All-Star during the 13 seasons he spent in the NBA before kicking off an impressive second act in China. He hasn’t appeared in a game so far, but there’s obviously still plenty of time.

Mason Miller

Mike Miller spent the bulk of his 17-year career coming off of the bench, but 2006’s Sixth Man of the Year was a reliable contributor with a ton of prowess from behind the arc and won a couple of titles with the Heat.

His son Mason recently kicked off his junior year at Creighton and will be hoping to improve on the 5.6 PPG he posted last season while starting every single game for the Bluejays.

Jabri Abdur-Rahim

Shareef Abdur-Rahim may not be destined for the Hall of Fame, but he averaged 18.1 points per game during a very respectable 12-year career defined by an impressive run with the Grizzlies after being drafted with the third overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft (he also won a gold medal in Sydney in 2000).

His son Jabri kicked off his college career at Virginia in 2020 before transferring to Georgia. He decided to cap off his undergraduate career at Providence College this season after a three-year stint with the Bulldogs in the wake of a junior campaign where he averaged 12.2 points.

Jamal Mashburn Jr.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. never really came close to being a household name, but he still averaged an impressive 19.1 points per game during an NBA career that spanned 12 seasons.

The son who takes his name from the man dubbed the “Monster Mash”  started his college career at Minnesota but transferred to New Mexico after a single season.

He had a breakout year with the Lobos team he spent three years with before heading to Temple in 2024. He’s averaged 23.5 points per game since joining the Owls, and it seems like there’s a good chance he’ll end up taking his talents to the NBA.

Larry Hughes Jr.

Larry Hughes played a single season at St. Louis before he was drafted by the 76ers with the eighth overall pick in 1998. He spent 14 seasons in the NBA during a career where he averaged 14.1 points per game and was a key starter while playing alongside LeBron James on the Cavaliers team that lost to the Spurs in the 2007 NBA Finals.

His son took his talents to his dad’s alma mater in 2022 and averaged 7.4 points per game after stepping into a starting role during his sophomore season.

Jase Richardson

Jason Richardson is probably best known for being a back-to-back NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner, but there’s a reason he managed to spend 14 years in the NBA before hanging up his sneakers in 2015.

Richardson played at Michigan State before being selected with the fifth overall pick, and his son Jase was a highly-touted recruit who opted to commit to the Spartans and recently kicked off his freshman year in East Lansing.

Jace Howard

Juwan Howard cemented himself as Michigan royalty as a member of the “Fab Five” in the early 1990s and lasted for 19 seasons in the NBA while capping off his career with back-to-back championships with the Heat in the mid-2010s (doing so alongside Mike Miller).

Howard spent five seasons serving as the head coach of the Wolverines after taking the reigns in 2019—a year before his son Jace joined the team.

Juwan is currently serving as an assistant coach for the Nets after being fired following a disastrous 8-24 campaign last season, but Jace headed back to Ann Arbor for his final year of eligibility to cap off a quiet college career.