Take a look around the NBA today. If you try to make a connection to the high school game, and on the résumés of some players, you'll notice a few programs around the country that have become contemporary powerhouses.
Out in New Jersey, the successes of former teammates Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Kyrie Irving highlight the prowess of Elizabeth's Saint Patrick High School.
Across the river and over the bridge in Brooklyn, the legends of Sebastian Telfair, Stephon Marbury and Lance Stephenson color the legacy of Brooklyn's Abraham Lincoln High School.
Out in California, the longevity of Tayshaun Prince and Tyson Chandler are just two of the many great stories Manuel Dominguez High School's athletic program have to tell, while Derrick Rose, Jabari Parker and the tragic story of Ben Wilson make Simeon Career Academy a household name among true basketball junkies.
But then there's another special group that comes to mind. Around the United States, there are a select number of schools whose penchant for producing NBA talent has transcended.
Whether it is by pure chance or a product of conscious work, these programs make up the list of high schools that have produced the most NBA players in history:
T-10. Crenshaw (Los Angeles, California) 8 Players
John Williams - 1986 - Washington Bullets
Stephen Thompson - 1992 - Orlando Magic
Robert Smith - 1977 - Denver Nuggets
Kevin Ollie - 1997 - Dallas Mavericks
Marques Johnson - 1977 - Milwaukee Bucks
Tremaine Fowlkes - 2001 - Los Angeles Clippers
Darwin Cook - 1980 - New Jersey Nets
Stanley Brundy - 1989 - New Jersey Nets
T-10. Paul Laurence Dunbar (Baltimore, Maryland) 8 Players
David Wingate - 1986 - Philadelphia 76ers
Reggie Williams - 1987 - Los Angeles Clippers
Reggie Lewis - 1987 - Boston Celtics
Kurk Lee - 1990 - New Jersey Nets
Terry Dozier - 1989 - Charlotte Hornets
Sam Cassell - 1993 - Houston Rockets
Keith Booth - 1997 - Chicago Bulls
Muggsy Bogues - 1987 - Washington Bullets
9. Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois) 9 Players
Doc Rivers - 1983 - Atlanta Hawks
Reggie Jordan - 1993 - Los Angeles Lakers
Steven Hunter - 2001 - Orlando Magic
Sherell Ford - 1995 - Seattle Supersonic
Michael Finley - 1995 - Phoenix Suns
Shannon Brown - 2006 - Cleveland Cavaliers
Dee Brown - 2006 - Utah Jazz
Jim Brewer - 1973 - Cleveland Cavaliers
Donnie Boyce - 1995 - Atlanta Hawks
8. Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, New York) 9 Players
Ray Williams - 1977 - New York Knicks
Gus Williams - 1975 - Golden State Warriors
Earl Tatum - 1976 - Los Angeles Lakers
Lowes Moore - 1980 - New Jersey Nets
Scooter McCray - 1983 - Seattle Supersonics
Rodney McCray - 1983 - Houston Rockets
Kevin Jones - 2012 - Cleveland Cavaliers
Rudy Hackett - 1976 - New York Nets
Ben Gordon - 2004 - Chicago Bulls
7. Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, New York) 9 Players
Max Zaslofsky - 1949 - Chicago Stags
Sid Tanenbaum - 1947 - New York Knicks
Phil Sellers - 1976 - Detroit Pistons
Boris Nachamkin - 1954 - Rochester Royals
Jim McMillian - 1970 - Los Angeles Lakers
Sidney Green - 1983 - Chicago Bulls
Jack Garfinkel - 1946 - Boston Celtics
Leroy Ellis - 1962 - Los Angeles Loakers
Harry Boykoff - 1949 - Waterloo Hawks
6. Overbrook (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 11 Players
Malik Rose - 1996 - Charlotte Hornets
Jackie Moore - 1954 - Syracuse Nationals
Andre McCarter - 1976 - Kansas City Kings
Lewis Lloyd - 1981 - Golden State Warriors
Hal Lear - 1956 - Philadelphia Warriors
Rich Laurel - 1977 - Milwaukee Bucks
Wali Jones - 1964 - Baltimore Bullets
Wayne Hightower - 1962 - San Francisco Warriors
Mike Gale - 1976 - San Antonio Spurs
Wilt Chamberlain - 1959 - Philadelphia Warriors
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - 1964 - Los Angeles Lakers
5. Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, North Carolina) 11 Players
Shawne Williams - 2006 - Indiana Pacers
Chris Washburn - 1986 - Golden State Warriors
Jimmy Walker - 1967 - Detroit Pistons
Charlie Scott - 1972 - Phoenix Suns
Sam Jones - 1957 - Boston Celtics
Chris Johnson - 2011 - Portland Trailblazers
Mike Evans - 1979 - San Antonio Spurs
Joey Dorsey - 2008 - Houston Rockets
Charlie Davis - 1971 - Cleveland Cavaliers
Renaldo Balkman - 2006 - New York Knicks
Antonio Anderson - 2009 - Oklahoma City Thunder
4. Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia) 12 Players
Sam Young - 2009 - Memphis Grizzlies
Josh Howard - 2003 - Dallas Mavericks
Korleone Young - 1998 - Detroit Pistons
Lorenzo Brown - 2013 - Philadelphia 76ers
James White - 2006 - San Antonio Spurs
James Thomas - 2005 - Portland Trailblazers
Marreese Speights - 2008 - Philadelphia 76ers
Vernon Macklin - 2011 - Detroit Pistons
P.J. Hairston - 2014 - Charlotte Hornets
Sharrod Ford - 2005 - Phoenix Suns
Lonny Baxter - 2002 - Chicago Bulls
Joe Alexanders - 2008 - Milwaukee Bucks
3. Dematha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) 16 Players
Victor Oladipo - 2013 - Orlando Magic
Jerami Grant - 2014 - Philadelphia 76ers
Bernie Williams - 1969 - San Diego Rockets
Hawkeye Whitney - 1980 - Kansas City Kings
Jerrod Mustaf - 1990 - New York Knicks
Sidney Lowe - 1983 - Indiana Pacers
Joe Kennedy - 1968 - Seattle Supersonics
Johnny Jones - 1967 - Boston Celtics
Adrian Dantley - 1976 - Buffalo Braves
Sid Catlett - 1971 - Cincinnati Royals
Kenny Carr - 1977 - Los Angeles Lakers
Adrian Branch - 1986 - Los Angeles Lakers
Keith Bogans - 2003 - Orlando Magic
Johnny Austin - 1966 - Baltimore Bullets
Joseph Forte - 2001 - Boston Celtics
Danny Ferry - 1990 - Cleveland Cavaliers
2. DeWitt Clinton (Bronx, New York) 17 Players
William Worsley - 1968 - New York Nets*
Oliver Taylor - 1970 - New York Nets*
Ricky Sobers - 1975 - Phoenix Suns
Steve Sheppard - 1977 - Chicago Bulls
Dolph Schayes - 1949 - Syracuse Nationals
Billy Reid - 1980 - Golden State Warriors
Ruben Numbhard - 1996 - Utah Jazz
Barry Liebowitz - 1967 - New York Nets*
Butch Lee - 1978 - Atlanta Hawks
Dan Kraus - 1948 - Baltimore Bullets
Ralph Kaplowitz - 1946 - New York Knicks
Tom Henderson - 1974 - Atlanta Hawks
Jerry Harkness - 1963 - New York Knicks
Luther Green - 1969 - New York Nets
Leo Gottlieb - 1949 - New York Knicks
Tommy Byrnes - 1946 - New York Knicks
Ron Behagen - 1973 - Kansas City-Omoha Kings
Tiny Archibald - 1970 - Cincinnati Royals
1. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) 24 Players
Marcus Williams - 2006 - New Jersey Nets
Rod Strickland - 1988 - New York Knicks
Jerry Stackhouse - 1995 - Detroit Pistons
Nolan Smith - 2011 - Portland Trail Blazers
Josh Smith - 2004 - Atlanta Hawks
Rajon Rondo - 2006 - Boston Celtics
Makhtar N'Diaye - 1998 - Vancouver Grizzlies
Ron Mercer - 1997 - Boston Celtics
Jeff McInnis - 1996 - Denver Nuggets
Ty Lawson - 2009 - Denver Nuggets
Doron Lamb - 2012 - Milwaukee Bucks
Brandon Jennings - 2009 - Milwaukee Bucks
Stephen Jackson - 2000 - New Jersey Nets
Sean Green - 1991 - Indiana Pacers
DeSagana Diop - 2001 - Cleveland Cavaliers
Ben Davis - 1996 - Phoenix Suns
Junior Burrough - 1995 - Boston Celtics
Mark Blount - 2000 - Boston Celtics
Steve Blake - 2003 - Washington Wizards
Alex Blackwell - 1992 - Los Angeles Lakers
William Avery - 1999 - Minnesota Timberwolves
Carmelo Anthony - 2003 - Denver Nuggets
Cory Alexander - 1995 - San Antonio Spurs
Jordan Adams - 2014 - Memphis Grizzlies
