While Marcus Camby is a Connecticut native, sometimes you have to respect on the OGs of the game's names. At just 5'9, Calvin Murphy found his way to the 1970 NBA Draft and selected at 18th overall by the San Diego Rockets where he would play his entire thirteen-year NBA career. In an era where big men dominated the game, the Norwalk, Connecticut-bred point guard would go on to average a total of 17.9 points per game throughout his career.
That's not all Murphy accomplished throughout his pro-basketball days. Murphy earned a spot on the 1979 NBA All-Star roster and Basketball Hall of Fame, making him the shortest NBA player to achieve both milestones in NBA history. To this very day, Calvin Murphy is an important part of the Houston Rockets organization working as a color commentator on the team's broadcast crew on the Rockets' AT&T Sportsnet Television channel.