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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from Kentucky High Schools

 

Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players who finished high school in this state.

What players did in high school or college does not factor into this list.

Ranking Explanation

 

School Athlete POS Rookie Yr Overall Rank
Allen County (Scottsville) Jim McDaniels C 1972 1842
Anderson County (Lawrenceburg) Jimmy Conner SG 1976 5772
Apollo (Owensboro) Rex Chapman SG 1989 1189
Apollo (Owensboro) Marc Salyers SF 2002 8412
Apollo (Owensboro) Tyler Brown SG 2014 17989
Ashland (Ashland) Larry Conley SG 1968 13404
Aspire Basketball Academy (Louisville) Charles Bassey C 2022 8894
Assumption (Louisville) Joe Hurst SG 1987 17521
Atherton (Louisville) Charlie Tyra C 1958 658
Atherton (Louisville) Rick Wilson SG 1979 5967
Ballard (Louisville) Allan Houston SG 1994 330
Ballard (Louisville) Jeff Lamp SF 1982 3755
Ballard (Louisville) Jerry Eaves PG 1983 5113
Ballard (Louisville) Kelan Martin SF 2019 7317
Ballard (Louisville) DeJuan Wheat PG 1998 9076
Ballard (Louisville) Brandon Bender PF 2005 16492
Bardstown (Bardstown) James Brewer PG 1994 18621
Benton (Benton) Joe Holland SF 1950 1528
Bowling Green (Bowling Green) David Denton PG 1962 4227
Bowling Green (Bowling Green) Terry Taylor SF 2022 6957
Bowling Green (Bowling Green) Chane Behanan PF 2015 16842
Breckenridge County (Hardinsburg) Butch Beard PG 1970 604
Bristow (Bristow) Darel Carrier SG 1968 1185
Bryan Station (Lexington) Mel Turpin C 1985 2234
Bryan Station (Lexington) Shelvin Mack PG 2012 3214
Bryan Station (Lexington) Jack Givens SF 1979 4626
Bryan Station (Lexington) Tony E. Jackson PG 1981 11776
Bullitt East (Mount Washington) Derek Willis PF 2018 7245
Caldwell County (Caldwell) Greg Smith SF 1969 881
Carr Creek (Carr Creek) Glen Combs SG 1969 983
Catholic (Lexington) David Graves SF 2003 8952
Catholic (Lexington) Frank Kornet PF 1990 13061
Catholic (Lexington) Vee Sanford SG 2015 16214
Catholic (Newport) Dave Cowens C 1971 51
Catholic (Newport) Larry Staverman PF 1959 623
Caverna (Horse Cave) Clarence Glover PF 1972 8758
Central (Louisville) Bill C. Bradley SG 1968 5707
Central (Louisville) Ron King SG 1974 8293
Central (Louisville) Bob Miller PF 1984 10411
Central (Louisville) Dwayne Morton SG 1995 12215
Christian Academy (Lexington) Kyle Rode SF 2025 18160
Christian County (Hopkinsville) Chris Whitney PG 1994 2204
Christian County (Hopkinsville) Clarence Trotter SG 2012 13231
Clark (Winchester) Preston Knowles PG 2012 17315
Clay (Lexington) James Lee SF 1979 9135
Cooper (Burlington) Sean McNeil SG 2024 20762
Corbin (Corbin) Frank Selvy SG 1955 312
Corbin (Corbin) Jerry Bird PF 1959 2554
Covington Catholic (Park Hills) Paul Walther SG 1950 484
Covington Catholic (Park Hills) Dan Tieman PG 1963 3159
Covington Catholic (Park Hills) Bob Naber SF 1953 3712
Daviess County (Owensboro) Wayne Chapman SG 1969 4313
Daviess County (Owensboro) Bobby Rascoe SG 1968 4952
Doss (Louisville) Derek Anderson SG 1998 894
Doss (Louisville) Jeff Brooks PF 2012 4302
Doss (Louisville) Tony Williams (1978) PF 2001 17970
Dunbar (Lexington) Joe Hamilton PG 1971 1556
Dunbar (Lexington) Bobby Washington PG 1970 4767
Dunbar Prep (Somerset) Jack Fitzpatrick PF 1962 2271
duPont Manual (Louisville) Phil Bond SG 1978 8553
duPont Manual (Louisville) Dwayne Sutton SG 2021 18483
Eastern (Louisville) Kameron Woods PF 2016 16045
Eastern (Middletown) Felton Spencer C 1991 1793
Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown) Antwain Barbour SG 2005 13540
Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown) Maze Stallworth SF 2011 20796
Fairdale (Louisville) Forest Able SG 1957 2895
Farmington (Farmington) Adrian Smith SG 1962 408
Flat Gap (Flat Gap) Chuck Osborne PF 1962 3241
Grant (Covington) Tom Thacker SG 1964 1410
Grant (Covington) George Stone SF 1969 2122
Hardin (Hardin) John Padgett C 1949 11173
Harlan (Harlan) Wah Wah Jones PF 1950 1260
Hazard (Hazard) Johnny Cox SG 1963 1551
Hazard (Hazard) Sam Smith SF 1968 2524
Holmes (Covington) Elijah Pittman PF 2015 19796
Holy Cross (Covington) Antonio Campbell PF 2018 18227
Hopkinsville (Hopkinsville) Bird Averitt PG 1974 1613
Hopkinsville (Hopkinsville) Jamarion Sharp C 2025 18022
Jefferson (Louisville) Ronald Thomas PF 1973 2968
Knox Central (Barboursville) John Mills C 1947 1977
Kuttawa (Kuttawa) Joe Fulks PF 1947 71
Lafayette (Lexington) Jeff Mullins SG 1965 234
Lafayette (Lexington) Vern Hatton SG 1959 1233
Lafayette (Lexington) Charles Hadden PG 1959 4561
Lafayette (Lexington) Tyler Wilkerson PF 2011 14018
Lewis County (Vanceburg) Ralph Davis SG 1961 1549
Lexington (Lexington) Dirk Minniefield PG 1986 4350
Madison (Richmond) Tex Ritter SG 1949 2066
Madisonville (Madisonville) Frank Ramsey SF 1955 292
Male (Louisville) Darrell Griffith SG 1981 527
Male (Louisville) Ralph Beard PG 1950 1390
Male (Louisville) Gene Rhodes SG 1953 2183
Male (Louisville) George Tinsley SF 1970 5512
Male (Louisville) Wesley Cox SF 1978 6376
Male (Louisville) Winston Bennett SF 1989 6841
Male (Louisville) Henry Bacon SG 1973 7102
Male (Louisville) Dallas Thornton SF 1969 7465
Male (Louisville) Jeremy Kelly SG 2007 12421
Male (Louisville) Larry O'Bannon PG 2006 13797
Marshall County (Benton) Dan Langhi SF 2001 6738
Mason County (Maysville) Darius Miller SF 2013 3304
Mason County (Maysville) Chris Lofton PG 2009 9204
McHenry (McHenry) John Givens SG 1951 1853
Meade (Williamsport) Donnie Butcher SG 1962 850
Midway (Midway) Paul Noel SF 1948 1374
Millersburg Military Institute (Millersburg) Tom Boerwinkle C 1969 648
Millersburg Military Institute (Millersburg) Michael Haynes SG 2005 14249
Monarch (Louisville) Louis Amundson SF 2007 3776
Moore (Louisville) Abdoulaye N'Diaye C 2008 16012
Moore (Louisville) Carlos Hurt PG 2006 16916
Newport (Newport) Jack F. Turner SG 1962 1862
Newport (Newport) Stanley Arnzen SF 1938 6062
North Laurel (London) Daniel Dillon PG 2009 11006
North Laurel (London) Reed Sheppard PG 2025 11726
North Oldham (Goshen) Justin Powell SG 2024 20366
Oldham County (LaGrange) Donta Smith SG 2005 4964
Olmstead (Olmstead) Buck Sydnor PG 1947 4443
Owensboro (Owensboro) Cliff Hagan SF 1957 70
Owensboro (Owensboro) Bobby Watson PG 1955 2084
Owensboro (Owensboro) Kenny Higgs PG 1979 4053
Owensboro (Owensboro) Aric Holman C 2020 13700
Owingsville (Owingsville) Dan Swartz SF 1963 1810
Paris (Paris) Alvin Sims SG 1999 7886
Pulaski County (Somerset) Reggie Hanson SF 1998 11089
Russellville (Russellville) Bubba Wells SG 1998 12193
Russellville (Russellville) Pedro Bradshaw SF 2022 15574
Ryle (Union) Justin Doellman PF 2008 3832
Sandy Hook (Sandy Hook) Orbie Bowling C 1968 11199
Scott County (Georgetown) Jared Carter C 2010 20022
Scottsville (Scottsville) Odie Spears SF 1949 464
Seneca (Louisville) Wes Unseld C 1969 154
Seneca (Louisville) J.J. Eubanks SG 1992 19639
Shady Grove (Shady Grove) Blackie Towery PF 1949 677
Shawnee (Louisville) Rudy Macklin SF 1982 5725
Shawnee (Louisville) Tom Payne C 1972 8658
Shelby County (Shelbyville) A.J. Slaughter SG 2011 3561
South Marshall (Benton) Bob Warren SG 1969 1408
St. Xavier (Louisville) Scott Padgett PF 2000 3280
St. Xavier (Louisville) Lee Huber PG 1942 4130
St. Xavier (Louisville) Mike Silliman SF 1967 5894
St. Xavier (Louisville) Tom Hagan SG 1970 6854
Tates Creek (Lexington) Vince Taylor SG 1983 11775
Taylor County (Campbellsville) Clem Haskins SG 1968 526
Trimble (Bedford) Jack Tingle PF 1948 2776
Trinity (Louisville) Ray Spalding PF 2019 7347
Trinity (Louisville) Jay Scrubb SG 2021 7553
Trinity (Louisville) David Johnson SG 2022 14173
Union County (Union County) Larry Johnson (1954) SG 1978 8432
University Heights (Hopkinsville) Greg Buckner PG 2000 2699
University Heights (Hopkinsville) Scotty Hopson SG 2012 4998
University Heights (Hopkinsville) Isiah Victor PF 2002 8594
University Heights (Hopkinsville) Lamont Barnes PF 2001 11160
Valley (Louisville) Tim Brooks PG 1994 19111
Versailles (Versailles) Wilbur Schu PG 1947 3456
Waggener (Louisville) Paul Long SG 1968 3722
Warren Central (Bowling Green) Anthony Grundy SG 2006 7133
Wayland (Wayland) Kelly Coleman SG 1961 2675
Western (Louisville) Alonzo Evans SG 2006 16489
Western (Paris) Jim Tucker PF 1955 2676
Wickliffe (Wickliffe) Phil Rollins PG 1959 1006
Wickliffe (Wickliffe) Kenny Rollins PG 1949 1427
Williamsburg (Williamsburg) Bill Miller SF 1953 4192
Williamstown (Williamstown) Arnie Risen C 1949 65

 


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