In the NBA it was Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues at 5'3".
Muggsy Bogues played one game as a rookie in the 1988 NBA playoffs with the Washington Bullets.
5'3" (Muggsy Bogues)
Muggsy Bogues whose real name is Tyrone Curtis Bogues was a professional basketball player. He's best remembered as the shortest professional basketball player ever. One of the NBA teams he played for is the Charlotte Hornets.
Tyrone Curtis Bogues aka Muggsy Bogues ..my All-time favorite
Shortest player in the NBA was Tyrone Bogues 5'3" http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-shortest-nba-players.php
Spud Webb (5'7"), Muggsy Bogues (5'3")
At 5 foot 3 inches tall, Tyrone (Muggsy) Bogues was the shortest player ever to play in the NBA.
At the moment it is Earl Boykins, he stands at 5'5. The shortest ever was Tyrone 'Muggsy' Bogues, he stands at 5'3.
Muggsy Bogues was 5'3" and played for Charlotte in the 90s
The lightest player in NBA history is actually Spud Webb (not Earl Boykins). Webb weighed 133lbs while Boykins eventually weighed in at 135lbs. Boykins was #2 and Muggsy Bogues was the third lightest
The shortest NBA player ever isTyrone "Muggsy" Bogues - 5'3"