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NBA Birthdays: Players born on March 28

With a player born on each day, our birthday series continues with the NBA players born on March 28.

Joel Bartilotta, Rotowire.com

August 27, 2025 11:25 PM

Rick Barry is among players born on March 28.

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 March 28.

Rick Barry (1944)

There aren’t many families as prominent as the Barrys in NBA history, with Rick sending three sons to the NBA. That might be his favorite accomplishment on a personal level, but this superstar carved out a Hall of Fame career.

It all started when Barry was selected fourth overall in the 1965 NBA Draft, winning Rookie of the Year in a remarkable debut season. He followed that up with an even better sophomore season, leading the NBA with 35.6 points per game. Barry also led the league in scoring in 1969 and made 12 straight All-Star appearances to start his career. We didn’t even mention that Barry finished Top 5 in MVP voting six times while leading the league in free-throw shooting seven times as well. He’s famous for shooting those free throws underhanded. Barry got his well-earned Hall of Fame induction in 1987 after an amazing 14-year career. The sharpshooter averaged 24.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game.

Jerry Sloan (1942)

It’s rare to have a two-time All-Star perform better as a head coach than a player, but Sloan was one of the greatest coaches in NBA history. Beginning with his playing career, Sloan spent 10 of his 11 seasons with the Chicago Bulls (oh, the irony). He made two All-Star appearances during that span and finished All-Defensive six times as well. Sloan officially retired from playing in 1976 and carried that defensive acumen into a successful coaching career. He ended up coaching the Bulls for four seasons before becoming an assistant in Utah in 1985. Sloan eventually took over as the head coach in 1988 for the Utah Jazz, leading them to two Western Conference titles. He also had them at .500 or above in 22 of 23 seasons in charge, maintaining a win percentage above 60 percent. Sloan sits second all-time with over 2,000 games coached and fourth with 1,221 wins.

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