Nike sponsorships

Nike sponsors many athletes and teams around the world. Their first prominent endorser was American running legend Steve Prefontaine. [http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/nikebiz.jhtml?page=5]

Basketball

Players

* Michael Jordan
* Charles Barkley
* Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
* LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
* Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets)
* Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
* Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns)
* Amare Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns)
* Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics)
* Vince Carter (New Jersey Nets)
* Shawn Marion (Miami Heat)
* Rasheed Wallace (Detroit Pistons)
* Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
* Richard Hamilton (Detroit Pistons)
* Ray Allen (Boston Celtics)
* Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors)
* Bruce Bowen (San Antonio Spurs)
* Tayshaun Prince (Detroit Pistons)
* Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets)
* Nikola Vujcic (Olympiacos)
* Gordan Giricek (Fenerbahce Ulker)
* Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks)
* Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee Bucks)
* Greg Oden (Portland Trail Blazers)
* Jermaine O'Neal (Toronto Raptors)
* Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz)
* Richard Jefferson (Milwaukee Bucks)
* Ha Seung-Jin
* Jason Richardson (Charlotte Bobcats)
* Pau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers)
* Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies)
* Juan Carlos Navarro (Barcelona)
* Jose Calderon (Toronto Raptors)
* Brandon Roy (Portland Trail Blazers)
* Deron Williams (Utah Jazz)
* Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks)
* Manu Ginobili (San Antonio Spurs)
* Fabricio Oberto (San Antonio Spurs)
*flagicon|ENG Ben Gordon (Chicago Bulls)
* Andrei Kirilenko (Utah Jazz)
* Yotam Halperin (Olympiacos)
* Quentin Richardson (New York Knicks)
* Emeka Okafor (Charlotte Bobcats)
* Andrea Bargnani (Toronto Raptors)
* Marco Belinelli (Golden State Warriors)
* Mike Bibby (Atlanta Hawks)
* Tyson Chandler (New Orleans Hornets)
* Caron Butler (Washington Wizards)
* Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks)
* Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers)
* Anfernee Hardaway
* Scottie Pippen
* Gary Payton
* Theodoros Papaloukas (Olympiacos)
* Marcelo Huertas (Fortitudo Bologna)
* Yi Jianlian (New Jersey Nets)

National Teams

* United States of America
* Canada
* Czech Republic (women)
* China
* France
* Germany
* Korea (women)
* Lithuania
* Philippines
* Senegal
* Malaysia

Club Teams

* AXA FC Barcelona
* Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.
* CSKA Moscow
* Olympiacos BC
* Fortitudo Bologna
* Lukoil Academik
* Pau Orthez
* Cibona Zagreb

Events

* Euroleague official ball

Colleges and Universities

* Arizona State University
* Ball State University
* Boise State University
* Brigham Young University
* Butler University
* Clemson University
* Davidson University
* Duke University
* Florida State University
* Fresno State University
* George Mason University
* Georgetown University
* Gonzaga University
* Idaho Vandals
* Iowa State University
* Kansas State University
* Louisiana State University
* Maryville City Schools
* Miami University
* Michigan State University
* Ohio State University
* Oklahoma State University
* Old Dominion University
* Oregon State University
* Pennsylvania State University
* Purdue University
* Rutgers University
* Saint Francis University
* Southern Mississippi University
* Stanford University
* Syracuse University
* United States Air Force Academy
* United States Military Academy
* United States Naval Academy

* University of Akron
* University of Alabama
* University of Arizona
* University of California at Berkeley
* University of Cincinnati
* University of Colorado
* University of Connecticut
* University of Florida
* University of Georgia
* University of Illinois
* University of Iowa
* University of Kentucky
* University of Maryland, College Park
* University of Miami
* University of Minnesota
* University of Mississippi
* University of Missouri
* University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
* University of Oklahoma
* University of Oregon
* University of San Diego
* University of Southern California
* University of Texas
* University of Toledo
* University of Virginia
* University of Washington
* Vanderbilt University
* Villanova University
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
* Wake Forest University
* West Virginia University

Baseball players

* Derek Jeter (New York Yankees)
* Alex Rodríguez (New York Yankees)
* Joe Mauer (Minnesota Twins)
* Jorge Posada (New York Yankees)
* Scott Kazmir (Tampa Bay Rays)
* Chien-Ming Wang (New York Yankees)
* Daisuke Matsuzaka (Boston Red Sox)
* Richie Sexson (New York Yankees)
* Russell Martin (Los Angeles Dodgers)
* Jermaine Dye (Chicago White Sox)
* Mike Mussina (New York Yankees)
* Robinson Cano (New York Yankees)
* Ken Griffey, Jr. (Chicago White Sox)
* Kenji Johjima (Seattle Mariners)
* Andruw Jones (Los Angeles Dodgers)
* Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals)
* C.C. Sabathia (Milwaukee Brewers)
* Dontrelle Willis (Detroit Tigers)
* David Wright (New York Mets)
* Jason Varitek (Boston Red Sox)
* John Buck (Kansas City Royals)
* A.J. Pierzynski (Chicago White Sox)
* Jimmy Rollins (Philadelphia Phillies)
* Jacoby Ellsbury (Boston Red Sox)
* Dioner Navarro (Tampa Bay Rays)
* Jon Lester (Boston Red Sox)
* Miguel Cabrera (Detroit Tigers)
* Erik Bedard (Seattle Mariners)
* Josh Hamilton (Texas Rangers)
* Matt Holliday (Colorado Rockies)
* Huston Street (Oakland Athletics)
* Akinori Iwamura (Tampa Bay Rays)

Teams

* NY Yankees (from 2009)
* Los Angeles Dodgers
* New York Mets
* Boston Red Sox
* Chicago White Sox
* Slava Zenit Rugby Club Moscow

Boxing

* Manny Pacquiao
* Andre Ward
* Roy Jones, Jr.
* Mario Preskar
* United States National Boxing Team

Cricket

International Teams

* India

Indian Premier League Teams

* Deccan Chargers

Cycling

* Lance Armstrong
* Akifumi Sakamoto (BMX)

Teams

* Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team

Events

* Tour de France

American Football

* Michael Vick¹
* Derrick Brooks (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
* Brian Urlacher (Chicago Bears)
* LaDainian Tomlinson (San Diego Chargers)
* Marvin Harrison (Indianapolis Colts)
* Ahman Green (Houston Texans)
* JaMarcus Russell (Oakland Raiders)
* Matt Leinart (Arizona Cardinals)
* Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings)
* Brady Quinn (Cleveland Browns)
* Darren McFadden (Oakland Raiders)
* Brett Favre (New York Jets)
* Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers)
* Troy Polamalu (Pittsburgh Steelers)
* Tom Brady (New England Patriots)
* Calvin Johnson (Detroit Lions)
* Shaun Alexander
* Steven Jackson (St. Louis Rams)
* Shawne Merriman (San Diego Chargers)
* Terrell Owens (Dallas Cowboys)
* Champ Bailey (Denver Broncos)
* Jason Taylor (Washington Redskins)
* Matt Ryan (Atlanta Falcons)
* Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona Cardinals)
* Osi Umenyiora (New York Giants)¹Contract was terminated after pleaded guilty to Federal Dogfighting Charges.

NCAA Football

Golf

PGA Tour

* Stephen Ames
* Chad Campbell
* Paul Casey
* K.J. Choi
* Stewart Cink
* David Duval
* Lucas Glover
* Trevor Immelman
* Anthony Kim
* Richard Finch
* Justin Leonard
* Carl Pettersson
* Marc Warren
* Tiger Woods

LPGA Tour

* Grace Park
* Suzann Pettersen
* Michelle Wie

Tennis

Men

Women

* Roger Federer
* Rafael Nadal
* Carlos Moya
* Feliciano Lopez
* Tomas Berdych
* Max Mirnyi
* Gaël Monfils
* Juan Martín del Potro
* James Blake
* John McEnroe
* Pete Sampras
* Donald Young
* John Isner
* Jesse Levine
* Mischa Zverev
* Bernard Tomic
* Stefan Koubek
* Maria Sharapova
* Anastasia Myskina
* Serena Williams
* Lindsay Davenport
* Daniela Hantuchova
* Lucie Safarova
* Petra Kvitova
* Casey Dellacqua
* Victoria Azarenka
* Julia Vakulenko
* Zheng Jie
* Li Na
* Marion Bartoli
* Mary Pierce

Events

* Australian Open

Australian rules football

* Carlton Football Club

Rugby League

* Bulldogs
* Brisbane Broncos
* Widnes Vikings

Rugby Union

North America

* Club America
* CF Monterrey

outh America

* Boca Juniors
* Atlas
* S.C. Corinthians
* CR Flamengo
* Club Libertad

Oceania

* Stop Out

National Teams

Events

* Homeless World Cup
* UEFA Cup official ball from quarter finals to finals
* UEFA Super Cup official ball
* Asian Champions league official ball
* Premiership official ball
* LFP official ball
* Serie A official ball
* Cameponato Brasileiro Ball
* Russian Football Premier League official ball

Track & Field

Men

* Churandy Martina
* Craig Mottram
* Cedric Van Branteghem
* Jonathan Borlee
* Kevin Borlee
* Michael Velter
* Ali Belal
* Rasheed Ramzi
* Yusuf Kamel
* Tyler Christopher
* Liu Xiang
* Shi Dongpeng
* Ji Wei
* Gary Kikaya
* Gerd Kanter
* Kenenisa Bekele
* Romain Mesnil
* Ladji Doucoure
* Fadil Bellaabouss
* Erik Balnuweit
* Thomas Blaschek
* Kamghe Gaba
* Jackson Quinonez
* Allan Scott
* Andrew Turner
* Germaine Mason
* Martyn Rooney
* Krisztian Pars
* Ehsan Hadadi
* Andrew Howe
* Asafa Powell
* Michael Frater
* Nesta Carter
* Isa Phillips
* Markino Buckley
* Adrian Findlay
* Vadim Vasilevskis
* Stanislav Olijar
* Hicham El Guerrouj
* Gregory Sedoc
* Marcel van der Westen
* Daniel Komen
* Shedrack Korir
* Alex Kipchirchir
* Joseph Kosgei
* Joseph Ebuya
* Abraham Chebii
* Bernard Kiptum
* Ismael Kombich
* David Kiptoo
* Isaac Kiprono Songok
* Alfred Yego
* Moses Masai
* Haron Keitany
* Paul Koech
* Ezekiel Kemboi
* Japheth Kimutai
* Wesley Kimutai
* William Sigei
* Asbel Kiprop
* Stephan Buckland
* Eric Milazar
* Artur Noga
* Tomasz Majewski
* Boniface Kiprop Toroitich
* Sergey Bubka
* Sergiy Demidyuk
* Carl Lewis
* Michael Johnson
* Jayson Jesula
* Matt Tegenkamp
* Wallace Spearmon
* LaShawn Merritt
* Reggie Witherspoon
* Lionel Larry
* James Carter
* David Oliver
* Joel Brown
* Kerron Clement
* Bershawn Jackson
* Angelo Taylor
* Xavier Carter
* Dathan Ritzenhein
* Trevell Quinley
* Dwight Phillips
* Bernard Lagat
* Alan Webb
* Reese Hoffa
* Allen Johnson
* Brad Walker
* Shawn Crawford
* Mark Jelks
* Mike Rodgers
* David Payne
* Miguel Pate
* Walter Dix
* Adam Nelson
* David Neville
* Anwar Moore
* Derek Miles
* Jamie Nieto
* Irving Saladino
* Francis Obikwelu
* Evgeniy Borisov
* Andrey Silnov
* Ilya Korotkov
* Kaba Badji
* Abubaker Kaki Khamis
* Ahmed Ismael
* Richard Thompson
* Oscar Pistorius
* Brian Dzingai

Women

* Cathy Freeman
* Kim Gevaert
* Olivia Borlee
* Amantle Montsho
* Maurren Higa Maggi
* Fabiana Murer
* Maryam Yusuf Jamal
* Francoise Mbango
* Barbora Spotakova
* Ariane Friedrich
* Stephanie Twell
* Kelly Sotherton
* Sherone Simpson
* Shericka Williams
* Brigitte Foster
* Kerron Stewart
* Shelly Ann Fraser
* Melaine Walker
* Marina Aitova
* Pamela Jelimo
* Nancy Lagat
* Lucy Kabuu
* Vivian Cheruiyot
* Linet Masai
* Maria de Lurdes Mutola
* Amy Thiam
* Kajsa Bergqvist
* Susanna Kallur
* Sanya Richards
* Shareese Woods
* Chaunte Howard
* Joanna Hayes
* Carmelita Jeter
* Muna Lee
* Hyleas Fountain
* Shannon Rowbury
* Brittney Reese
* Lauryn Williams
* Mary Wineberg
* Dawn Harper
* Anna Rogowska
* Tatyana Lebedeva
* Anna Chicherova
* Natalya Nazarova
* Elena Slesarenko
* Anna Omarova
* Yulia Gushchina
* Tatyana Andrianova
* Svetlana Klyuka
* Anna Pyatykh
* Gulnara Galkina-Samitova
* Anju Bobby George

National Teams

* United States of America
* Russia
* China
* Algeria
* Ukraine
* Germany
* Canada
* Finland
* Kenya
* Estonia
* Bahrain
* Netherlands Antilles
* Mozambique
* Qatar
* Nigeria
* Eritrea
* Mauritius
* Turkey
* Belize
* Puerto Rico
* Panama
* Sri Lanka

peed skating

National Teams

* United States of America
* China
* South Korea
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Belgium
* Ukraine

kiing

* Bode Miller

wimming

Men

* Aaron Peirsol
* Jason Lezak
* Brendan Hansen
* Ben Wildman-Tobriner
* Cullen Jones

Women

* Whitney Myers
* Maritza Correia
* Kaitlin Sandeno
* Alyssa Anderson

Movies & TV series

*Forrest Gump
*House MD
*He Got Game
*Scrubs
*Space Jam