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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from Louisiana
Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players that were born in this state.
Where players grew up or went to school does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Birthplace | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Bill Russell | C | 1957 | Monroe | 5 |
| 2 | Bob Pettit | PF | 1955 | Baton Rouge | 9 |
| 3 | Karl Malone | PF | 1986 | Summerfield | 15 |
| 4 | Elvin Hayes | PF | 1969 | Rayville | 31 |
| 5 | Clyde Drexler | SG | 1984 | New Orleans | 53 |
| 6 | Willis Reed | C | 1965 | Hico | 87 |
| 7 | Marques Johnson | SF | 1978 | Natchitoches | 142 |
| 8 | Frankie Brian | SG | 1950 | Zachary | 157 |
| 9 | Robert Parish | C | 1977 | Shreveport | 167 |
| 10 | Joe Dumars | SG | 1986 | Shreveport | 192 |
| 11 | Antawn Jamison | PF | 1999 | Shreveport | 247 |
| 12 | Paul Millsap | PF | 2007 | Monroe | 254 |
| 13 | Bob Love | PF | 1967 | Bastrop | 268 |
| 14 | De'Aaron Fox | PG | 2018 | New Orleans | 318 |
| 15 | Jimmy Jones | SG | 1968 | Tallaluh | 331 |
| 16 | Woody Sauldsberry | PF | 1958 | Winnsboro | 353 |
| 17 | Rashard Lewis | SF | 1999 | Pineville | 358 |
| 18 | Danny Granger | SF | 2006 | New Orleans | 362 |
| 19 | Calvin Natt | SF | 1980 | Monroe | 364 |
| 20 | Cincy Powell | PF | 1968 | Baton Rouge | 472 |
| 21 | Greg Monroe | C | 2011 | New Orleans | 476 |
| 22 | James Silas | SG | 1973 | Tallulah | 497 |
| 23 | Benoit Benjamin | C | 1986 | Monroe | 518 |
| 24 | Jackie Moreland | SF | 1961 | Minden | 543 |
| 25 | Thaddeus Young | PF | 2008 | New Orleans | 550 |
| 26 | Hot Rod Williams | PF | 1987 | Sorrento | 599 |
| 27 | Avery Johnson | PG | 1989 | New Orleans | 638 |
| 28 | Orlando Woolridge | SF | 1982 | Bernice | 649 |
| 29 | Don Chaney | SG | 1969 | Baton Rouge | 683 |
| 30 | Steve Jones | SG | 1968 | Alexandria | 709 |
| 31 | Nate Williams | SF | 1972 | Columbia | 778 |
| 32 | Elfrid Payton | PG | 2015 | Gretna | 818 |
| 33 | Walter Simon | SF | 1962 | Delcambre | 829 |
| 34 | Bobby Phills | SG | 1992 | Baton Rouge | 842 |
| 35 | Bob Hopkins | C | 1957 | Jonesboro | 937 |
| 36 | D.J. Augustin | PG | 2009 | New Orleans | 966 |
| 37 | Rod Higgins | SF | 1983 | Monroe | 1148 |
| 38 | Kelly Oubre | SF | 2016 | New Orleans | 1152 |
| 39 | Brandon Bass | PF | 2006 | Baton Rouge | 1239 |
| 40 | Chris Duhon | PG | 2005 | Mamou | 1272 |
| 41 | Sweet Lou Dunbar | C | 1975 | Minden | 1283 |
| 42 | Marcus Thornton | SG | 2010 | Baton Rouge | 1330 |
| 43 | Ervin Johnson | C | 1994 | New Orleans | 1416 |
| 44 | John Chaney | PF | 1947 | Zachary | 1426 |
| 45 | Stromile Swift | PF | 2001 | Shreveport | 1669 |
| 46 | Aaron James | SF | 1975 | New Orleans | 1743 |
| 47 | Mike Sanders | SF | 1983 | Vidalia | 1772 |
| 48 | Garrett Temple | SG | 2010 | Baton Rouge | 1774 |
| 49 | Robert Pack | PG | 1992 | New Orleans | 1812 |
| 50 | Red Perkins | SG | 1950 | New Orleans | 1833 |
| 51 | Ledell Eackles | SG | 1989 | Baton Rouge | 1862 |
| 52 | Bruce Seals | PF | 1976 | New Orleans | 1877 |
| 53 | Glen Davis | PF | 2008 | Baton Rouge | 1923 |
| 54 | Larry Wright | PG | 1977 | Monroe | 1982 |
| 55 | Randy White | PF | 1990 | Shreveport | 1984 |
| 56 | David Benoit | SF | 1992 | Lafayette | 2061 |
| 57 | Donald Royal | SF | 1988 | New Orleans | 2098 |
| 58 | Tyrus Thomas | PF | 2007 | Baton Rouge | 2350 |
| 59 | Bo McCalebb | PG | 2009 | New Orleans | 2475 |
| 60 | Will Frazier | C | 1966 | Minden | 2813 |
| 61 | Jaren Jackson | SG | 1990 | New Orleans | 2824 |
| 62 | Mel McGaha | SG | 1949 | Bastrop | 2919 |
| 63 | Fred Hilton | SG | 1972 | Baton Rouge | 3010 |
| 64 | Langston Galloway | SG | 2015 | Baton Rouge | 3057 |
| 65 | Nick Jones | SG | 1968 | Alexandria | 3095 |
| 66 | Robert Williams | PF | 2019 | Shreveport | 3169 |
| 67 | John McConathy | SF | 1952 | Sailes | 3213 |
| 68 | Demond Mallet | PG | 2002 | Leesville | 3228 |
| 69 | Eldridge Recasner | PG | 1995 | New Orleans | 3275 |
| 70 | Will McDonald | PF | 2004 | New Orleans | 3453 |
| 71 | Rich Johnson | C | 1969 | Alexandria | 3519 |
| 72 | Oliver Lafayette | SG | 2010 | Baton Rouge | 3575 |
| 73 | Randy Livingston | PG | 1997 | New Orleans | 3588 |
| 74 | Morlon Wiley | PG | 1989 | New Orleans | 3766 |
| 75 | Donald Sloan | SG | 2012 | Shreveport | 3778 |
| 76 | Von Wafer | SG | 2006 | Homer | 3829 |
| 77 | Mark Davis | SF | 1996 | Thibodaux | 3845 |
| 78 | Jarell Martin | PF | 2016 | Baton Rouge | 3854 |
| 79 | Aaron Holiday | PG | 2019 | Ruston | 3932 |
| 80 | Chris Quinn | PG | 2007 | New Orleans | 3990 |
| 81 | Tierre Brown | PG | 2002 | Iowa | 4064 |
| 82 | Kenny Natt | SG | 1981 | Monroe | 4127 |
| 83 | George Latham | SF | 1951 | Converse | 4155 |
| 84 | Howard Carter | SG | 1984 | Baton Rouge | 4312 |
| 85 | Bryce Drew | PG | 1999 | Baton Rouge | 4402 |
| 86 | Larry Robinson | SG | 1991 | Bossier City | 4468 |
| 87 | Elijah Millsap | SG | 2015 | Grambling | 4490 |
| 88 | Damian Jones | C | 2017 | Baton Rouge | 4577 |
| 89 | Brandon Williams | SF | 1998 | Collinston | 4717 |
| 90 | Billy Thomas | SF | 2005 | Shreveport | 4734 |
| 91 | Raleigh Owens | C | 1962 | Shreveport | 4898 |
| 92 | John Arthurs | SG | 1969 | New Orleans | 4899 |
| 93 | Kedrick Brown | SF | 2002 | Zachary | 5111 |
| 94 | Josh Gray | PG | 2018 | Lake Charles | 5141 |
| 95 | Ron Ellis | PF | 1993 | Monroe | 5269 |
| 96 | Grant Simmons | PG | 1968 | New Orleans | 5273 |
| 97 | Tony Harris | SG | 1991 | Monroe | 5360 |
| 98 | Jerald Honeycutt | PF | 1998 | Shreveport | 5440 |
| 99 | Dave Johnson | SG | 1993 | Morgan City | 5782 |
| 100 | Derrick Taylor | PG | 1987 | Baton Rouge | 5846 |
| 101 | James Ray | PF | 1981 | New Orleans | 6072 |
| 102 | Tim Breaux | SF | 1993 | Baton Rouge | 6097 |
| 103 | Jerry Shipp | SF | 1959 | Shreveport | 6111 |
| 104 | Hollis Price | SG | 2004 | New Orleans | 6277 |
| 105 | Gerald Paddio | SF | 1991 | Lafayette | 6302 |
| 106 | Lonnie Cooper | SG | 2000 | Tallulah | 6367 |
| 107 | Sam Smith (1955) | SG | 1978 | Ferriday | 6447 |
| 108 | Sherell Ford | SF | 1996 | Baton Rouge | 6560 |
| 109 | Keith Smart | PG | 1989 | Baton Rouge | 6631 |
| 110 | Tommie Green | PG | 1979 | Baton Rouge | 6646 |
| 111 | Darnell Lazare | PF | 2008 | Lafayette | 6760 |
| 112 | John Rudd | SF | 1979 | DeRidder | 6791 |
| 113 | Derrick Zimmerman | PG | 2006 | Monroe | 6870 |
| 114 | Gerard King | SF | 1999 | New Orleans | 7039 |
| 115 | Robert Sacre | C | 2013 | Baton Rouge | 7101 |
| 116 | Anthony Reed | SF | 1994 | Monroe | 7117 |
| 117 | Markel Brown | SG | 2015 | Pineville | 7150 |
| 118 | Shawn Long | PF | 2017 | Morgan City | 7178 |
| 119 | Melvin Frazier | SG | 2019 | New Orleans | 7243 |
| 120 | Brion Rush | SG | 2007 | Shreveport | 7358 |
| 121 | Terrel Castle | PG | 1996 | Jeanerette | 7458 |
| 122 | Carldell Johnson | PG | 2012 | New Orleans | 7853 |
| 123 | Kirk King | SF | 1998 | Baton Rouge | 8168 |
| 124 | Nikita Wilson | SF | 1988 | Pineville | 8340 |
| 125 | Quannas White | PG | 2004 | New Orleans | 8407 |
| 126 | Skylar Mays | PG | 2021 | Baton Rouge | 8482 |
| 127 | Nick Sheppard | C | 2001 | Lake Charles | 8514 |
| 128 | Antonio Meeking | PF | 2004 | Monroe | 8520 |
| 129 | Malik Newman | SG | 2019 | Shreveport | 8586 |
| 130 | Tony Zeno | SF | 1980 | New Orleans | 8623 |
| 131 | Reggie J. Jackson | PF | 1996 | Baker | 8643 |
| 132 | Collis Temple | SF | 1975 | Kentwood | 8693 |
| 133 | Mark Young | SG | 1997 | Baton Rouge | 8722 |
| 134 | Carl Kilpatrick | C | 1980 | Bastrop | 8939 |
| 135 | Stanley Brundy | SF | 1990 | New Orleans | 9003 |
| 136 | Edmund Lawrence | C | 1981 | Lake Charles | 9124 |
| 137 | Patrick Lee | SG | 1998 | Monroe | 9222 |
| 138 | Jared Butler | PG | 2022 | Reserve | 9396 |
| 139 | Gerald Lewis | SG | 1994 | New Orleans | 9451 |
| 140 | Dedric Willoughby | PG | 2000 | New Orleans | 9452 |
| 141 | George Williams | PF | 2003 | Monroe | 9705 |
| 142 | Kevin Figaro | SG | 1982 | Lafayette | 9712 |
| 143 | John Comeaux | SF | 1967 | Lafayette | 9747 |
| 144 | Mark Petteway | SF | 1984 | New Orleans | 9854 |
| 145 | Glynn Saulters | PG | 1969 | Minden | 9953 |
| 146 | Mike Smith | SF | 2001 | West Monroe | 9973 |
| 147 | Teddy Gipson | PG | 2003 | Monroe | 10019 |
| 148 | Kevin Florent | SG | 1989 | Lutcher | 10124 |
| 149 | Perry Jones | PF | 2013 | Winnsboro | 10132 |
| 150 | Marlain Veal | PG | 2020 | Gretna | 10220 |
| 151 | Patrick Richard | SG | 2013 | Lafayette | 10225 |
| 152 | Carlos Wheeler | SF | 2003 | New Orleans | 10228 |
| 153 | Al Sanders | PF | 1973 | Baton Rouge | 10372 |
| 154 | Javonte Smart | PG | 2022 | Baton Rouge | 10514 |
| 155 | Deron Washington | SF | 2009 | New Orleans | 10597 |
| 156 | Clarence Caeser | SF | 1996 | Iowa | 10916 |
| 157 | Don Newman | SG | 1981 | New Orleans | 10993 |
| 158 | Tyren Johnson | PF | 2011 | Edgard | 11118 |
| 159 | Harold Ray Strother | SG | 1964 | Oakdale | 11156 |
| 160 | Tory Walker | PF | 2002 | Marrero | 11196 |
| 161 | Jerome Batiste | PF | 1988 | Crowley | 11360 |
| 162 | Brandon Sampson | SG | 2019 | Baton Rouge | 11449 |
| 163 | Harold Keeling | SG | 1986 | New Orleans | 11476 |
| 164 | Shawnson Johnson | PF | 2007 | Shreveport | 11494 |
| 165 | Harold Arceneaux | SF | 2000 | New Orleans | 11534 |
| 166 | Lamar Peters | PG | 2020 | New Orleans | 11614 |
| 167 | Tasmin Mitchell | SF | 2011 | Denham Springs | 11622 |
| 168 | Charles Carmouche | PG | 2014 | New Orleans | 11718 |
| 169 | Victor King | PF | 1980 | Newellton | 11751 |
| 170 | Bo Spencer | PG | 2013 | Baton Rouge | 11761 |
| 171 | William Mosley | C | 2013 | Shreveport | 11888 |
| 172 | Willie Simmons | C | 1986 | New Orleans | 12055 |
| 173 | John Millsap | SF | 2006 | Grambling | 12104 |
| 174 | Anthony Pullard | PF | 1993 | DeQuincy | 12602 |
| 175 | Mildon Ambres | SG | 2009 | Opelousas | 12637 |
| 176 | Gerrod Henderson | SG | 2003 | Haynesville | 12751 |
| 177 | Patrick Savoy | PF | 1998 | Thibodaux | 12807 |
| 178 | Byron Mouton | SG | 2003 | Rayne | 12920 |
| 179 | Chris Bacon | SF | 2001 | Marksville | 12935 |
| 180 | Bernard King (1981) | SG | 2004 | Gibsland | 13097 |
| 181 | T.J. Price | SG | 2016 | Slidell | 13100 |
| 182 | Roderick Anderson | PG | 1996 | Baton Rouge | 13354 |
| 183 | Pointer Williams | PG | 1997 | New Orleans | 13399 |
| 184 | Antoine Landry | PG | 2005 | New Orleans | 13451 |
| 185 | Ben Adams | PG | 2002 | Houma | 13780 |
| 186 | Dwayne Mitchell | SG | 2007 | New Orleans | 13980 |
| 187 | Ramon Dyer | SF | 2007 | Baton Rouge | 14092 |
| 188 | Scotty Thurman | SG | 1996 | Ruston | 14156 |
| 189 | Brandon Rachal | SF | 2022 | Natchitoches | 14317 |
| 190 | Harold Boudreaux | PF | 1993 | Arnaudville | 14385 |
| 191 | Greedy Daniels | PG | 2002 | New Orleans | 14428 |
| 192 | Brandon Brown | SF | 2010 | New Orleans | 14440 |
| 193 | Daniel Horton | PG | 2007 | Baton Rouge | 14473 |
| 194 | Damian Johnson | SF | 2011 | Thibodaux | 14566 |
| 195 | Alvin Jackson | PG | 1983 | Marion | 14658 |
| 196 | Johnathan Edwards | PF | 1990 | New Orleans | 14679 |
| 197 | Micah Blunt | C | 1983 | New Orleans | 14696 |
| 198 | DeJon Jarreau | PG | 2022 | New Orleans | 14729 |
| 199 | Chris Davis | PG | 2010 | Baton Rouge | 15016 |
| 200 | Rogers Washington | SF | 1999 | Franklin | 15317 |
| 201 | Travis Franklin | SF | 2012 | Baton Rouge | 15324 |
| 202 | Joe Troy Smith | SG | 2002 | New Orleans | 15448 |
| 203 | Melvin Simon | PF | 1995 | Harvey | 15627 |
| 204 | Kentrell Gransberry | PF | 2009 | Baton Rouge | 15733 |
| 205 | Michael Qualls | SG | 2016 | Shreveport | 15952 |
| 206 | Aaron Epps | PF | 2019 | Ball | 16239 |
| 207 | Michael Cutright | SG | 1990 | Zwolle | 16439 |
| 208 | Robert Paige | C | 1977 | DeQuincy | 16445 |
| 209 | Jason Williams (1983) | SF | 2007 | New Orleans | 16695 |
| 210 | Percy Miller | SG | 1999 | New Orleans | 16870 |
| 211 | Marcus Simmons | SG | 2012 | Alexandria | 17086 |
| 212 | Jamar McKnight | SG | 2003 | Zachary | 17095 |
| 213 | Kalob Ledoux | SG | 2022 | Lafayette | 17109 |
| 214 | Perry McDonald | SG | 1989 | New Orleans | 17393 |
| 215 | Tweety Carter | PG | 2011 | New Orleans | 17457 |
| 216 | Larry Terry | SF | 1995 | Hammond | 17636 |
| 217 | Josh Hagins | PG | 2017 | Bossier City | 17742 |
| 218 | Eddie Ard | SF | 2009 | LaPlace | 18022 |
| 219 | Javan Felix | PG | 2017 | New Orleans | 18239 |
| 220 | Ryan Duplessis | PG | 2003 | New Orleans | 18293 |
| 221 | Maurice Ingram | C | 1998 | Langdale | 18312 |
| 222 | Martin Zeno | SG | 2009 | Sulphur | 18320 |
| 223 | Darrel Mitchell | PG | 2007 | New Iberia | 18428 |
| 224 | Ryan Brooks | SG | 2011 | New Orleans | 18555 |
| 225 | Phillip Ramelli | C | 2005 | New Orleans | 18675 |
| 226 | Ashton Mitchell | PG | 2011 | New Orleans | 18862 |
| 227 | Travin Thibodeaux | PF | 2019 | Plaquemine | 18910 |
| 228 | Jarrius Jackson | PG | 2008 | Monroe | 19208 |
| 229 | Perry Stevenson | PF | 2011 | Lafayette | 19516 |
| 230 | Terrance Henry | PF | 2013 | Monroe | 19781 |
| 231 | Brian Williams | SG | 2016 | Baton Rouge | 19802 |
| 232 | Dwayne Lathan | SG | 2013 | Chatham | 19933 |
| 233 | Kevin Hardy | PG | 2016 | Lake Charles | 20045 |
| 234 | Brad Bridgewater | PF | 2004 | New Roads | 20122 |
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