The University of Evansville men's basketball program has a rich history of developing exceptional talent that achieved extraordinary collegiate acclaim and advanced to professional playing careers in the National Basketball Association. Among the most legendary professional alumni is Jerry Sloan, who enjoyed a stellar NBA career as an All-Star player with the Chicago Bulls and went on to legendary Hall of Fame success as the long-tenured head coach of the Utah Jazz. Other notable program standouts and professional players carried the Purple Aces basketball legacy onto the highest competitive stages of professional sports.