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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from Michigan 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
Albion (Albion) LaVall Jordan PG 2002 15027
Alpena (Alpena) Butch Feher SG 1977 7415
Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor) Earle Higgins PF 1971 7470
Aquinas (Southgate) Jon Garavaglia PF 1998 14280
Arthur Hill (Saginaw) Jason Richardson SG 2002 427
Arthur Hill (Saginaw) Craig Dill C 1968 4716
Arthur Hill (Saginaw) Dar Tucker SG 2010 6928
Arthur Hill (Saginaw) DeeAndre Hulett SF 2001 8231
Austin Catholic (Detroit) Dave DeBusschere SF 1962 136
Avondale (Auburn Hills) David Holston PG 2010 17298
Beatty (Cassopolis) Kevin Loder SF 1982 5064
Beecher (Flint) Monte Morris PG 2018 2158
Beecher (Flint) Roy Marble SG 1990 7146
Belleville (Belleville) Gabe Brown SF 2023 17939
Benedictine (Detroit) Carlos Briggs PG 1987 16369
Benedictine (Detroit) Michael Peeples SF 2008 16925
Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor) Chet Walker SF 1963 185
Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor) Wilson Chandler SF 2008 730
Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor) Anthony Miller PF 1995 4429
Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor) Jack Forestieri SG 1948 4487
Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor) Robert Whaley C 2006 13746
Bishop Borgess (Detroit) Shawn Respert SG 1996 6161
Bishop Borgess (Detroit) Sam Hoskin PF 2004 9687
Bloomfield Hills (Bloomfield Hills) Yante Maten PF 2019 9143
Brother Rice (Birmingham) B.J. Armstrong PG 1990 925
Brother Rice (Birmingham) John Shasky C 1989 6012
Brother Rice (Birmingham) Paul Grant C 1999 7578
Buena Vista (Saginaw) Mark Macon SG 1992 4052
Buena Vista (Saginaw) Terrance Roberson SF 2001 6253
Buena Vista (Saginaw) Tory Jackson PG 2011 14333
Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) Reggie Britt SF 1991 14924
Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) William Hatcher PG 2007 16011
Caro (Caro) Josh Asselin PF 2002 8763
Cass Tech (Detroit) Dorie Murrey PF 1967 1345
Cass Tech (Detroit) George Brown PF 1958 2856
Cass Tech (Detroit) Chris Douglas-Roberts SG 2009 4652
Cass Tech (Detroit) Derrick Dial SG 2000 5099
Cass Tech (Detroit) Bob Gunn C 1929 8801
Cass Tech (Detroit) Bill Mayfield SF 1981 9159
Cass Tech (Detroit) Rob Edwards SG 2021 9979
Catholic Central (Grand Rapids) Duke Mondy SG 2015 20552
Central (Battle Creek) Kenyon Murray SF 1997 13198
Central (Bay City) Art Bakeraitis PG 1949 2857
Central (Detroit) Maurice McHartley SG 1965 2855
Central (Detroit) Ben Gillery C 1989 13180
Central (Detroit) Ben Reed SG 2006 18380
Central (Flint) Eric Turner PG 1985 10163
Central (Flint) Darryl Johnson PG 1996 12740
Central (Flint) Marty Embry C 1987 17774
Central (Flint) Willie Wallace PF 2005 17897
Central (Grand Rapids) Justin Jennings SG 1997 11703
Central (Kalamazoo) Don Boven SF 1950 979
Central (Kalamazoo) Danny Lewis PG 1994 8910
Central (Kalamazoo) Isaiah Livers SF 2022 9538
Central (Kalamazoo) Devin Oliver SF 2015 13248
Central (Pontiac) Campy Russell SF 1975 434
Central (Pontiac) Walker Russell PG 1983 3701
Central (Pontiac) Frank Russell SG 1973 6287
Central (Traverse City) Tom Kozelko PF 1974 3761
Chadsey (Detroit) Dan Roundfield PF 1977 216
Chandler Park Academy (Harper Woods) Derrick Walton PG 2018 5489
Charlevoix (Charlevoix) Keith Carey SG 1948 3058
Charlevoix (Charlevoix) Zach Hankins C 2020 9669
Christian (Grand Rapids) Xavier Tillman PF 2021 4927
Christian (Grand Rapids) Kobe Bufkin SG 2024 12006
Christian (Holland) Coreontae DeBerry C 2017 20737
Clarkston (Clarkston) Tim McCormick C 1985 1652
Clarkston (Clarkston) Marc Mazur C 2003 9655
Clarkston (Clarkston) Dane Fife SG 2003 14818
Clarkston (Clarkston) Jordan Dasuqi PG 2018 18671
Cody (Detroit) Marcus Evans PF 2003 15835
Community (Detroit) Ryvon Covile PF 2008 16679
Comstock (Kalamazoo) Chris Crawford PF 1998 3863
Consortium Prep (Detroit) Vince Hunter PF 2018 6337
Consortium Prep (Detroit) Marin Mornar SF 2017 19942
Cooley (Detroit) Roy Tarpley C 1987 1782
Cooley (Detroit) Willie Green SG 2004 1859
Cooley (Detroit) Larry Fogle SG 1976 4859
Cooley (Detroit) Rafael Peterson SG 1993 15131
Cooley (Detroit) Anthony Watson PG 1987 16187
Cornerstone Health & Tech (Detroit) Jamal Cain SF 2023 10208
Creston (Grand Rapids) Mel McLaughlin PG 1984 16371
Creston (Grand Rapids) Jerrell Sanders SG 2013 20816
Crockett (Detroit) Maurice Ager SG 2007 7065
Crockett (Detroit) DaShaun Wood PG 2008 7634
Dakota (Macomb) Ryan Rollins PG 2023 11433
De La Salle (Warren) Mike Peplowski C 1994 8227
Denby (Detroit) Victor Alexander C 1992 1492
Denby (Detroit) Antonio Granger SG 1999 5165
Denby (Detroit) Emmanuel Bibb PG 1995 16797
Detroit Central Catholic (Novi) Tom LaGarde C 1978 2389
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Chris Webber PF 1994 29
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Shane Battier SF 2002 834
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Ray McCallum PG 2014 3688
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Edmond Sumner PG 2018 5351
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Keith Benson C 2012 7188
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) David Webber SG 2003 15162
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Amir Williams C 2016 18333
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Da'Shonte Riley C 2015 18851
East English Village (Detroit) David DeJulius PG 2024 15206
East Kentwood (Kentwood) Loy Vaught PF 1991 857
East Lansing (East Lansing) Ben Poquette PF 1978 1180
East Lansing (East Lansing) Tom King PG 1947 2085
East Lansing (East Lansing) Paul Stoll PG 2009 6967
East Lansing (East Lansing) Kirk Baker PF 1991 16581
Eastern (Detroit) Reggie Harding C 1964 1317
Eastern (Detroit) Ed Parry SF 1940 2396
Eastern (Detroit) Bill Lane PF 1941 5817
Eastern (Lansing) Jay Vincent SF 1982 779
Eastern (Lansing) Sam Vincent PG 1986 1847
Eastern (Lansing) LaDontae Henton SF 2016 15476
Ecorse (Ecorse) Archie Clark SG 1967 283
Ecorse (Ecorse) George Peeples C 1968 2220
Edison Academy (Detroit) Deante Johnson PF 2024 20571
Everett (Lansing) Magic Johnson PG 1980 12
Everett (Lansing) Carl Thomas SG 1992 4621
Everett (Lansing) Brent Scott PF 1997 4633
Everett (Lansing) Charles Thomas SG 1992 6129
Everett (Lansing) Desmond Ferguson SF 2004 6364
Everett (Lansing) Goran Suton C 2010 14026
Ferndale (Ferndale) Rashad Phillips PG 2002 11442
Ferndale (Ferndale) Jarret Stephens PF 2001 19011
Finney (Detroit) Earl Cureton PF 1981 1546
Finney (Detroit) Jermaine Jackson SG 2000 4971
Fitzgerald (Warren) Joe Kopicki PF 1983 5864
Fitzgerald (Warren) Carlos English PG 2008 17306
Ford (Detroit) Mark Brisker SG 1993 7460
Fordson (Dearborn) Delbert Loranger SF 1947 2043
Fordson (Dearborn) Tom Meyer PF 1947 2218
Fordson (Dearborn) Joe Hamood SG 1968 3418
Fordson (Dearborn) Walt Czarnecki PF 1947 4990
Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids) Steve Scheffler C 1991 4663
Gabriel Richard (Ann Arbor) Carl Pickett SF 1998 12098
Garden City (Garden City) Brad Buddenborg SG 2003 13764
Godwin Heights (Grand Rapids) Art Spoelstra C 1955 1324
Grand Ledge (Grand Ledge) Al Horford C 2008 255
Grand Ledge (Grand Ledge) Jon Horford PF 2016 18703
Grosse Pointe South (Grosse Pointe Farms) Adam Hess SF 2005 9842
Grosse Pointe South (Grosse Pointe Farms) Jason Klein SF 2000 18283
Hamtramck (Hamtramck) Rudy Tomjanovich PF 1971 222
Hamtramck (Hamtramck) John Brisker SF 1970 1269
Hamtramck (Hamtramck) Frank Worzniak SF 1932 9459
Hazel Park (Hazel Park) Daniel Smick PF 1943 3390
Hazel Park (Hazel Park) Terry Thomas PF 1976 7416
Henry Ford (Detroit) Maurice Taylor PF 1998 987
Henry Ford (Detroit) Greg Kelser SF 1980 2531
Henry Ford (Detroit) Andre Perry PF 1995 6889
Henry Ford (Detroit) Ken A. Johnson C 2003 8177
Henry Ford Academy (Dearborn) Trevion Williams C 2023 7523
Highland Park (Highland Park) George Lee SF 1961 796
Highland Park (Highland Park) George Trapp PF 1972 1537
Highland Park (Highland Park) John Trapp SF 1969 1641
Highland Park (Highland Park) Terry Duerod SG 1980 4953
Holland (Holland) Bob Armstrong C 1957 3188
Hopkins (Hopkins) Tim Kisner PG 2003 9431
Inkster (Inkster) Albert White SF 2000 8271
Jackson (Jackson) Marcus Norris PG 1997 6765
Jackson (Jackson) Ray Weathers SG 1998 9718
Jackson (Jackson) Jarred Axon PG 2009 19251
John Glenn (Westland) Guy Rucker PF 2003 12279
Kettering (Detroit) Eric Money SG 1975 966
Kettering (Detroit) Connie Norman SG 1975 4367
Kettering (Detroit) Lindsay Hairston SF 1976 5514
Lake Shore (St. Clair Shores) Travis Conlan SG 1999 11235
Lakeview (Battle Creek) Nate Huffman C 2003 4026
Lansing Catholic (Lansing) Corey Sanders C 2003 14677
Lathrup (Southfield) Greg Grays PG 2003 11802
Lathrup (Southfield) Devyn Marble SG 2015 11896
Lawrence (Lawrence) Shayne Whittington PF 2015 11530
Leslie (Leslie) Dave Latter C 1947 1686
Loyola (Detroit) Myron Gardner SG 2024 17410
MacKenzie (Detroit) Doug Smith PF 1992 2319
MacKenzie (Detroit) Jeremiah Massey PF 2006 4424
MacKenzie (Detroit) Rawle Marshall SF 2006 5411
Martin Luther King (Detroit) George Gervin SG 1973 42
Martin Luther King (Detroit) Derrick Gervin SF 1986 6155
Martin Luther King (Detroit) Bud Eley PF 1999 8911
Martin Luther King (Detroit) Mike Helms PG 2005 15024
Mio-Ausable (Mio) Graham Brown SF 2007 17174
Mott (Waterford) Isaiah Jackson PF 2022 5767
Mount Clemens (Mount Clemens) Al Hairston SG 1969 4131
Mount Clemens (Mount Clemens) Ralph Siewert C 1947 4194
Murray-Wright (Detroit) Johnny Davis PG 1977 673
Murray-Wright (Detroit) Jim McElroy PG 1976 1387
Murray-Wright (Detroit) Robert Traylor PF 1999 2405
Murray-Wright (Detroit) Carlos Medlock PG 2011 20184
Muskegon (Muskegon) Russ DeVette SF 1951 4686
Muskegon (Muskegon) Deyonta Davis C 2017 8226
Muskegon Heights (Muskegon Heights) Ed Burton PF 1962 3930
New Haven (New Haven) Romeo Weems SF 2022 18499
Niles (Niles) Dillard Crocker SF 1949 887
North (Grosse Point) Michael Bramos SF 2010 5242
North Dickinson (Iron Mountain) Todd Lindeman C 1998 8473
North Farmington (Farmington Hills) Amauri Hardy PG 2022 16987
North Muskegon (Muskegon) Drew Naymick C 2009 10034
Northeastern (Detroit) Ira Harge C 1965 1226
Northeastern (Detroit) Charles Edge SF 1974 3050
Northeastern (Detroit) Adam Filipczak PG 1941 5857
Northeastern (Detroit) Larry Knight PF 1980 10064
Northeastern (Detroit) David Gaines SG 1968 12636
Northern (Detroit) Derrick Coleman PF 1991 266
Northern (Detroit) Bill Buntin C 1966 2429
Northern (Detroit) Anthony Kaseta C 1947 3001
Northern (Detroit) Sam H. Williams SG 1969 3804
Northern (Detroit) Blaine Denning SG 1953 4951
Northern (Detroit) Jerry Pettway SG 1968 5546
Northern (Flint) Terry Furlow SG 1977 2810
Northern (Flint) Eddie Robinson SG 2000 4010
Northern (Flint) Mateen Cleaves PG 2001 4210
Northern (Flint) Antonio Smith PF 2000 6363
Northern (Flint) Justus Thigpen Sr. SG 1970 6387
Northern (Flint) Wayman Britt SG 1977 8491
Northern (Flint) Kevin Tiggs SG 2010 11086
Northern (Flint) Demetrius Calip PG 1992 15208
Northern (Pontiac) Jamel Gooding SF 2006 13218
Northwestern (Detroit) Terry Tyler SF 1979 767
Northwestern (Detroit) Howie McCarty SF 1946 1994
Northwestern (Detroit) Carlos Rogers C 1995 3801
Northwestern (Detroit) Bill Jones PF 1989 6260
Northwestern (Detroit) Alan Hardy SG 1981 7608
Northwestern (Detroit) Troy Mack SF 2003 19076
Northwestern (Flint) Glen Rice SF 1990 278
Northwestern (Flint) Morris Peterson SF 2001 1015
Northwestern (Flint) Trent Tucker SG 1983 1363
Northwestern (Flint) Jeff Grayer SF 1989 2434
Northwestern (Flint) Desmon Farmer SG 2007 5089
Northwestern (Flint) Barry Stevens SF 1993 7823
Northwestern (Flint) Olu Famutimi SG 2006 10901
Northwestern (Flint) Leon Derricks PF 1998 13951
Notre Dame (Harper Woods) Greg Stempin SF 2002 7125
Novi (Novi) Kameron Hankerson SG 2021 20382
Oak Park (Oak Park) Jamie Arnold PF 1998 4242
Oak Park (Oak Park) Ryan Perryman PF 1999 18617
Okemos (Okemos) Anton Currie PF 2007 15494
Okemos (Okemos) Travis Bader SG 2015 17878
Osborn (Detroit) Gary Plummer PF 1985 6599
Osborn (Detroit) Dominique Johnson SG 2011 8969
Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids) Geno Carlisle SG 2005 10035
Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids) Jeff Rabey C 2004 15625
Park (Wyoming) Drew Neitzel PG 2009 12650
Park (Wyoming) Allen Durham SF 2012 17573
Pershing (Detroit) Spencer Haywood PF 1970 77
Pershing (Detroit) Mel Daniels C 1968 96
Pershing (Detroit) Kevin Willis PF 1985 300
Pershing (Detroit) Steve Smith SG 1992 456
Pershing (Detroit) Ralph Simpson SG 1971 535
Pershing (Detroit) Willie King PG 1942 2828
Pershing (Detroit) Bubbles Hawkins SG 1976 4773
Pershing (Detroit) Kay Felder PG 2017 5638
Pershing (Detroit) Willie Iverson PG 1969 8672
Pershing (Detroit) Justin Tillman PF 2019 10214
Pershing (Detroit) Keith Appling PG 2016 10638
Pershing (Detroit) Winfred Walton PF 1999 12557
Pershing (Detroit) Willie Mitchell SF 2000 13810
Pershing (Detroit) DeShawn Sims SF 2011 15949
Pershing (Detroit) Todd Burgan SF 1999 17000
Pershing (Detroit) Derrick Nix C 2014 19776
Petoskey (Petoskey) Trevor Huffman PG 2003 12159
Phelps (Ishpeming) Kyle Vinales PG 2015 11660
Pioneer (Ann Arbor) Bob Elliott C 1979 5811
Pioneer (Ann Arbor) James Kelly PF 2017 13491
Plainwell (Plainwell) Duke Cleveland PF 2006 14451
Pontiac (Pontiac) Guy Sparrow PF 1958 2106
Redford (Detroit) Manny Harris SG 2011 5150
Redford Covenant Christian (Detroit) Durrell Summers SG 2012 13736
Reeths-Puffer (Muskegon) Mark Hughes C 1990 9931
Reeths-Puffer (Muskegon) Chris Anderson (1992) SF 2015 18164
Renaissance (Detroit) Malik Hairston SG 2009 4478
Renaissance (Detroit) Rickey Paulding SG 2005 6053
Renaissance (Detroit) Joe Crawford SF 2009 11496
Renaissance (Detroit) Tajuan Porter PG 2011 12545
Renaissance (Detroit) Justin Turner SG 2022 20340
River Rouge (River Rouge) Ken Wilburn SF 1968 2972
River Rouge (River Rouge) Gerrod Abram PG 1995 5935
Rochester (Rochester Hills) Paul Davis PF 2007 3861
Rochester (Rochester Hills) James Young SG 2015 6183
Rochester (Rochester Hills) Walker Russell Jr. PG 2007 6573
Romulus (Romulus) John Long SG 1979 687
Romulus (Romulus) Grant Long PF 1989 711
Romulus (Romulus) Terry Mills PF 1991 962
Romulus (Romulus) Will Clyburn SF 2014 1848
Romulus (Romulus) Shaler Halimon SG 1969 2056
Romulus (Romulus) Devin Searcy PF 2012 16769
Roseville (Roseville) John Ukomadu SF 2025 18633
Saginaw (Saginaw) Draymond Green PF 2013 238
Saginaw (Saginaw) Darvin Ham SF 1997 3674
Saginaw (Saginaw) Anthony Roberson PG 2006 7746
Saginaw (Saginaw) Paul Dawkins SF 1980 7814
Schoolcraft (Schoolcraft) Derrick Bird SG 2005 13326
Seaholm (Birmingham) Paris Bass SF 2017 11336
Sexton (Lansing) Bryn Forbes SG 2017 2795
Sexton (Lansing) Denzel Valentine SF 2017 4062
Sexton (Lansing) Anthony Clemmons PG 2016 7500
Sexton (Lansing) Saddi Washington SG 1999 13944
Shelby (Shelby) Paul Griffin PF 1976 1604
South Christian (Grand Rapids) Ben Handlogten C 2004 6614
South Christian (Grand Rapids) Matt Steigenga SF 1997 8514
South Christian (Grand Rapids) Kirk Walters C 2009 18490
South Haven (South Haven) Kenny McIntosh SF 1972 3134
Southeastern (Detroit) Cyrus Mann C 1976 12634
Southeastern (Detroit) Dedrick Reffigee C 1981 13286
Southeastern (Detroit) Lorenzo Orr PF 1996 13382
Southeastern (Detroit) Walt Waters C 2008 14740
Southfield (Southfield) Ira Newble SF 2001 3250
Southfield (Southfield) Shane Lawal C 2010 12336
Southwestern (Detroit) Jalen Rose SG 1995 436
Southwestern (Detroit) Voshon Lenard SG 1996 1151
Southwestern (Detroit) Howard Eisley PG 1995 1328
Southwestern (Detroit) Frank Sabo SG 1947 4069
Southwestern (Detroit) Cliff Williams SG 1969 5298
Southwestern (Detroit) Antoine Joubert SG 1988 10252
Southwestern (Detroit) Anderson Hunt PG 1992 15762
Southwestern (Detroit) Steve Wise SG 1992 18748
Southwestern (Flint) Charlie Bell SG 2002 2363
Southwestern (Flint) Ben Kelso SG 1974 6456
Southwestern (Flint) Thad McFadden PG 2010 9326
Southwestern (Flint) Corey Santee PG 2006 12283
Southwestern (Flint) Lamar Rice SF 2006 15711
St. Anthony's (Detroit) John Piana SF 1941 5937
St. Joseph (St. Joseph) Tom Scheffler C 1978 8918
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Willie Burton SF 1991 2690
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Negele Knight PG 1991 3767
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Tony Fuller SG 1981 9098
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Brian Tolbert PG 1997 12601
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Tony Tolbert SG 1995 14390
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Aloysius Anagonye PF 2004 14482
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Brandon Cotton PG 2008 19729
St. Mary's (Orchard Lake) Kalin Lucas PG 2015 5383
St. Mary's (Orchard Lake) Joachim Jerichow SF 1995 14195
Stambaugh (Stambaugh) Joel Mason PG 1943 5121
Stephenson (Stephenson) Mel Peterson SG 1965 3563
Stevenson (Livonia) Tom Domako SF 1989 16186
Summit Christian (East Lansing) Trahson Burrell SF 2017 14895
Summit Christian (East Lansing) Walter Pitchford PF 2016 20662
Traverse City (Traverse City) Dan Majerle SG 1989 390
Traverse City (Traverse City) Jeff Majerle PF 1992 16662
Tri-Unity Christian (Wyoming) Chris Kaman C 2004 759
Troy (Troy) Luther Rackley C 1970 1742
Troy (Troy) Henry Akin PF 1967 3942
Troy (Troy) Marcus Kennedy PF 1992 12022
Truman (Taylor) Brandon Bowdry SF 2012 19998
University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) Tillie Voss C 1916 5006
University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) Cassius Winston PG 2021 7614
University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) Jordan Morgan PF 2015 12856
University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) Jalen Thomas C 2025 20592
Waverly (Lansing) Marcus Taylor PG 2003 13010
Wayland (Wayland) Lacey James SF 2021 20134
West Ottawa (Holland) Leonard Houston PG 2009 19903
Western (Bay City) Matt Costello C 2018 4321
Western (Detroit) Ollie Darden PF 1968 2476
Western (Detroit) Frank Mekules PF 1947 4827
Woods Tower (Warren) Ike Udanoh SF 2013 16529
Ypsi Prep (Ypsilanti) Emoni Bates SF 2024 12417
Ypsilanti (Ypsilanti) Fred Cofield PG 1986 5101
Ypsilanti (Ypsilanti) Jaylen Johnson PF 2018 14737

 


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