John Amaechi
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John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi, OBE (/əˈmeɪtʃi/; born 26 November 1970) is an English psychologist, consultant and former professional basketball player.

He played college basketball at Vanderbilt and Penn State, and professional basketball in the National Basketball Association. Amaechi also played in France, Italy, Greece, and the United Kingdom. Since retiring from basketball, Amaechi has worked as a psychologist and consultant, establishing his company Amaechi Performance Systems.

In February 2007, he became the first former NBA player to come out publicly after doing so in his memoir Man in the Middle. Since then, he has been regarded as "one of the world's most high-profile gay athletes".

Amaechi was born in Boston in the United States, to an English mother and a Nigerian Igbo father. John and his two younger sisters were raised by their mother in Heaton Moor, Stockport, England, with him attending the Tithe Barn Primary School before moving on to Stockport Grammar School. He first played basketball at the age of 17, coached by Joe Forber, whom he has described as a father figure.