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10 High Schools That Have Produced The Most NBA Players In History

by Joseph Milord

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