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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 14823
Alpena (Alpena) Butch Feher SG 1977 7316
Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor) Earle Higgins PF 1971 7372
Aquinas (Southgate) Jon Garavaglia PF 1998 14082
Arthur Hill (Saginaw) Jason Richardson SG 2002 422
Arthur Hill (Saginaw) Craig Dill C 1968 4657
Arthur Hill (Saginaw) Dar Tucker SG 2010 6831
Arthur Hill (Saginaw) DeeAndre Hulett SF 2001 8132
Austin Catholic (Detroit) Dave DeBusschere SF 1962 136
Avondale (Auburn Hills) David Holston PG 2010 17065
Beatty (Cassopolis) Kevin Loder SF 1982 5001
Beecher (Flint) Monte Morris PG 2018 2134
Beecher (Flint) Roy Marble SG 1990 7054
Belleville (Belleville) Gabe Brown SF 2023 17685
Benedictine (Detroit) Carlos Briggs PG 1987 16165
Benedictine (Detroit) Michael Peeples SF 2008 16706
Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor) Chet Walker SF 1963 185
Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor) Wilson Chandler SF 2008 722
Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor) Anthony Miller PF 1995 4378
Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor) Jack Forestieri SG 1948 4432
Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor) Robert Whaley C 2006 13566
Bishop Borgess (Detroit) Shawn Respert SG 1996 6063
Bishop Borgess (Detroit) Sam Hoskin PF 2004 9566
Bloomfield Hills (Bloomfield Hills) Yante Maten PF 2019 9044
Brother Rice (Birmingham) B.J. Armstrong PG 1990 915
Brother Rice (Birmingham) John Shasky C 1989 5919
Brother Rice (Birmingham) Paul Grant C 1999 7478
Buena Vista (Saginaw) Mark Macon SG 1992 3996
Buena Vista (Saginaw) Terrance Roberson SF 2001 6156
Buena Vista (Saginaw) Tory Jackson PG 2011 14137
Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) Reggie Britt SF 1991 14721
Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) William Hatcher PG 2007 15810
Caro (Caro) Josh Asselin PF 2002 8661
Cass Tech (Detroit) Dorie Murrey PF 1967 1326
Cass Tech (Detroit) George Brown PF 1958 2815
Cass Tech (Detroit) Chris Douglas-Roberts SG 2009 4591
Cass Tech (Detroit) Derrick Dial SG 2000 5031
Cass Tech (Detroit) Bob Gunn C 1929 8698
Cass Tech (Detroit) Bill Mayfield SF 1981 9059
Cass Tech (Detroit) Rob Edwards SG 2021 11933
Catholic Central (Grand Rapids) Duke Mondy SG 2015 20260
Central (Battle Creek) Kenyon Murray SF 1997 13023
Central (Bay City) Art Bakeraitis PG 1949 2816
Central (Detroit) Maurice McHartley SG 1965 2814
Central (Detroit) Ben Gillery C 1989 13005
Central (Detroit) Ben Reed SG 2006 18112
Central (Flint) Eric Turner PG 1985 10038
Central (Flint) Darryl Johnson PG 1996 12573
Central (Flint) Marty Embry C 1987 17527
Central (Flint) Willie Wallace PF 2005 17644
Central (Grand Rapids) Justin Jennings SG 1997 11560
Central (Kalamazoo) Don Boven SF 1950 972
Central (Kalamazoo) Danny Lewis PG 1994 8806
Central (Kalamazoo) Isaiah Livers SF 2022 9420
Central (Kalamazoo) Devin Oliver SF 2015 13070
Central (Pontiac) Campy Russell SF 1975 430
Central (Pontiac) Walker Russell PG 1983 3654
Central (Pontiac) Frank Russell SG 1973 6191
Central (Traverse City) Tom Kozelko PF 1974 3715
Chadsey (Detroit) Dan Roundfield PF 1977 213
Chandler Park Academy (Harper Woods) Derrick Walton PG 2018 5702
Charlevoix (Charlevoix) Keith Carey SG 1948 3016
Charlevoix (Charlevoix) Zach Hankins C 2020 12059
Christian (Grand Rapids) Xavier Tillman PF 2021 5110
Christian (Grand Rapids) Kobe Bufkin SG 2024 14079
Christian (Holland) Coreontae DeBerry C 2017 20433
Clarkston (Clarkston) Tim McCormick C 1985 1631
Clarkston (Clarkston) Marc Mazur C 2003 9536
Clarkston (Clarkston) Dane Fife SG 2003 14618
Clarkston (Clarkston) Jordan Dasuqi PG 2018 18393
Cody (Detroit) Marcus Evans PF 2003 15634
Community (Detroit) Ryvon Covile PF 2008 16466
Comstock (Kalamazoo) Chris Crawford PF 1998 3809
Consortium Prep (Detroit) Vince Hunter PF 2018 6239
Consortium Prep (Detroit) Marin Mornar SF 2017 19655
Cooley (Detroit) Roy Tarpley C 1987 1764
Cooley (Detroit) Willie Green SG 2004 1836
Cooley (Detroit) Larry Fogle SG 1976 4806
Cooley (Detroit) Rafael Peterson SG 1993 14925
Cooley (Detroit) Anthony Watson PG 1987 15987
Cornerstone Health & Tech (Detroit) Jamal Cain SF 2023 11734
Creston (Grand Rapids) Mel McLaughlin PG 1984 16167
Creston (Grand Rapids) Jerrell Sanders SG 2013 20510
Crockett (Detroit) Maurice Ager SG 2007 6967
Crockett (Detroit) DaShaun Wood PG 2008 7535
Dakota (Macomb) Ryan Rollins PG 2023 13348
De La Salle (Warren) Mike Peplowski C 1994 8128
Denby (Detroit) Victor Alexander C 1992 1469
Denby (Detroit) Antonio Granger SG 1999 5100
Denby (Detroit) Emmanuel Bibb PG 1995 16585
Detroit Central Catholic (Novi) Tom LaGarde C 1978 2366
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Chris Webber PF 1994 28
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Shane Battier SF 2002 825
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Ray McCallum PG 2014 3637
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Edmond Sumner PG 2018 5846
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Keith Benson C 2012 7099
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) David Webber SG 2003 14956
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Amir Williams C 2016 18072
Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) Da'Shonte Riley C 2015 18576
East Kentwood (Kentwood) Loy Vaught PF 1991 848
East Lansing (East Lansing) Ben Poquette PF 1978 1165
East Lansing (East Lansing) Tom King PG 1947 2064
East Lansing (East Lansing) Paul Stoll PG 2009 6868
East Lansing (East Lansing) Kirk Baker PF 1991 16373
Eastern (Detroit) Reggie Harding C 1964 1298
Eastern (Detroit) Ed Parry SF 1940 2372
Eastern (Detroit) Bill Lane PF 1941 5714
Eastern (Lansing) Jay Vincent SF 1982 769
Eastern (Lansing) Sam Vincent PG 1986 1825
Eastern (Lansing) LaDontae Henton SF 2016 15274
Ecorse (Ecorse) Archie Clark SG 1967 280
Ecorse (Ecorse) George Peeples C 1968 2195
Everett (Lansing) Magic Johnson PG 1980 11
Everett (Lansing) Carl Thomas SG 1992 4560
Everett (Lansing) Brent Scott PF 1997 4571
Everett (Lansing) Charles Thomas SG 1992 6029
Everett (Lansing) Desmond Ferguson SF 2004 6266
Everett (Lansing) Goran Suton C 2010 13832
Ferndale (Ferndale) Rashad Phillips PG 2002 11303
Ferndale (Ferndale) Jarret Stephens PF 2001 18732
Finney (Detroit) Earl Cureton PF 1981 1524
Finney (Detroit) Jermaine Jackson SG 2000 4913
Fitzgerald (Warren) Joe Kopicki PF 1983 5762
Fitzgerald (Warren) Carlos English PG 2008 17073
Ford (Detroit) Mark Brisker SG 1993 7361
Fordson (Dearborn) Delbert Loranger SF 1947 2019
Fordson (Dearborn) Tom Meyer PF 1947 2193
Fordson (Dearborn) Joe Hamood SG 1968 3375
Fordson (Dearborn) Walt Czarnecki PF 1947 4930
Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids) Steve Scheffler C 1991 4602
Gabriel Richard (Ann Arbor) Carl Pickett SF 1998 11936
Garden City (Garden City) Brad Buddenborg SG 2003 13583
Godwin Heights (Grand Rapids) Art Spoelstra C 1955 1305
Grand Ledge (Grand Ledge) Al Horford C 2008 251
Grand Ledge (Grand Ledge) Jon Horford PF 2016 18426
Grosse Pointe South (Grosse Pointe Farms) Adam Hess SF 2005 9720
Grosse Pointe South (Grosse Pointe Farms) Jason Klein SF 2000 18021
Hamtramck (Hamtramck) Rudy Tomjanovich PF 1971 219
Hamtramck (Hamtramck) John Brisker SF 1970 1251
Hamtramck (Hamtramck) Frank Worzniak SF 1932 9351
Hazel Park (Hazel Park) Daniel Smick PF 1943 3347
Hazel Park (Hazel Park) Terry Thomas PF 1976 7317
Henry Ford (Detroit) Maurice Taylor PF 1998 980
Henry Ford (Detroit) Greg Kelser SF 1980 2504
Henry Ford (Detroit) Andre Perry PF 1995 6790
Henry Ford (Detroit) Ken A. Johnson C 2003 8078
Henry Ford Academy (Dearborn) Trevion Williams C 2023 10891
Highland Park (Highland Park) George Lee SF 1961 786
Highland Park (Highland Park) George Trapp PF 1972 1515
Highland Park (Highland Park) John Trapp SF 1969 1620
Highland Park (Highland Park) Terry Duerod SG 1980 4895
Holland (Holland) Bob Armstrong C 1957 3150
Hopkins (Hopkins) Tim Kisner PG 2003 9324
Inkster (Inkster) Albert White SF 2000 8172
Jackson (Jackson) Marcus Norris PG 1997 6672
Jackson (Jackson) Ray Weathers SG 1998 9597
Jackson (Jackson) Jarred Axon PG 2009 18970
John Glenn (Westland) Guy Rucker PF 2003 12117
Kettering (Detroit) Eric Money SG 1975 959
Kettering (Detroit) Connie Norman SG 1975 4315
Kettering (Detroit) Lindsay Hairston SF 1976 5429
Lake Shore (St. Clair Shores) Travis Conlan SG 1999 11100
Lakeview (Battle Creek) Nate Huffman C 2003 3967
Lansing Catholic (Lansing) Corey Sanders C 2003 14486
Lathrup (Southfield) Greg Grays PG 2003 11642
Lathrup (Southfield) Devyn Marble SG 2015 11733
Lawrence (Lawrence) Shayne Whittington PF 2015 11388
Leslie (Leslie) Dave Latter C 1947 1665
Loyola (Detroit) Myron Gardner SG 2024 19887
MacKenzie (Detroit) Doug Smith PF 1992 2295
MacKenzie (Detroit) Jeremiah Massey PF 2006 4371
MacKenzie (Detroit) Rawle Marshall SF 2006 5332
Martin Luther King (Detroit) George Gervin SG 1973 42
Martin Luther King (Detroit) Derrick Gervin SF 1986 6056
Martin Luther King (Detroit) Bud Eley PF 1999 8807
Martin Luther King (Detroit) Mike Helms PG 2005 14820
Mio-Ausable (Mio) Graham Brown SF 2007 16944
Mott (Waterford) Isaiah Jackson PF 2022 5728
Mount Clemens (Mount Clemens) Al Hairston SG 1969 4078
Mount Clemens (Mount Clemens) Ralph Siewert C 1947 4137
Murray-Wright (Detroit) Johnny Davis PG 1977 665
Murray-Wright (Detroit) Jim McElroy PG 1976 1371
Murray-Wright (Detroit) Robert Traylor PF 1999 2381
Murray-Wright (Detroit) Carlos Medlock PG 2011 19893
Muskegon (Muskegon) Russ DeVette SF 1951 4624
Muskegon (Muskegon) Deyonta Davis C 2017 8127
Muskegon Heights (Muskegon Heights) Ed Burton PF 1962 3874
New Haven (New Haven) Romeo Weems SF 2022 19192
Niles (Niles) Dillard Crocker SF 1949 878
North (Grosse Point) Michael Bramos SF 2010 5178
North Dickinson (Iron Mountain) Todd Lindeman C 1998 8368
North Farmington (Farmington Hills) Amauri Hardy PG 2022 16767
North Muskegon (Muskegon) Drew Naymick C 2009 9916
Northeastern (Detroit) Ira Harge C 1965 1210
Northeastern (Detroit) Charles Edge SF 1974 3008
Northeastern (Detroit) Adam Filipczak PG 1941 5756
Northeastern (Detroit) Larry Knight PF 1980 9947
Northeastern (Detroit) David Gaines SG 1968 12469
Northern (Detroit) Derrick Coleman PF 1991 263
Northern (Detroit) Bill Buntin C 1966 2407
Northern (Detroit) Anthony Kaseta C 1947 2958
Northern (Detroit) Sam H. Williams SG 1969 3754
Northern (Detroit) Blaine Denning SG 1953 4893
Northern (Detroit) Jerry Pettway SG 1968 5460
Northern (Flint) Terry Furlow SG 1977 2774
Northern (Flint) Eddie Robinson SG 2000 3950
Northern (Flint) Mateen Cleaves PG 2001 4156
Northern (Flint) Antonio Smith PF 2000 6265
Northern (Flint) Justus Thigpen Sr. SG 1970 6292
Northern (Flint) Wayman Britt SG 1977 8388
Northern (Flint) Kevin Tiggs SG 2010 10947
Northern (Flint) Demetrius Calip PG 1992 15003
Northern (Pontiac) Jamel Gooding SF 2006 13043
Northwestern (Detroit) Terry Tyler SF 1979 757
Northwestern (Detroit) Howie McCarty SF 1946 1970
Northwestern (Detroit) Carlos Rogers C 1995 3751
Northwestern (Detroit) Bill Jones PF 1989 6164
Northwestern (Detroit) Alan Hardy SG 1981 7508
Northwestern (Detroit) Troy Mack SF 2003 18796
Northwestern (Flint) Glen Rice SF 1990 275
Northwestern (Flint) Morris Peterson SF 2001 1007
Northwestern (Flint) Trent Tucker SG 1983 1346
Northwestern (Flint) Jeff Grayer SF 1989 2412
Northwestern (Flint) Desmon Farmer SG 2007 5022
Northwestern (Flint) Barry Stevens SF 1993 7719
Northwestern (Flint) Olu Famutimi SG 2006 10764
Northwestern (Flint) Leon Derricks PF 1998 13761
Notre Dame (Harper Woods) Greg Stempin SF 2002 7034
Novi (Novi) Kameron Hankerson SG 2021 20089
Oak Park (Oak Park) Jamie Arnold PF 1998 4188
Oak Park (Oak Park) Ryan Perryman PF 1999 18344
Okemos (Okemos) Anton Currie PF 2007 15292
Okemos (Okemos) Travis Bader SG 2015 17627
Osborn (Detroit) Gary Plummer PF 1985 6512
Osborn (Detroit) Dominique Johnson SG 2011 8866
Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids) Geno Carlisle SG 2005 9918
Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids) Jeff Rabey C 2004 15425
Park (Wyoming) Drew Neitzel PG 2009 12482
Park (Wyoming) Allen Durham SF 2012 17329
Pershing (Detroit) Spencer Haywood PF 1970 77
Pershing (Detroit) Mel Daniels C 1968 95
Pershing (Detroit) Kevin Willis PF 1985 298
Pershing (Detroit) Steve Smith SG 1992 451
Pershing (Detroit) Ralph Simpson SG 1971 529
Pershing (Detroit) Willie King PG 1942 2792
Pershing (Detroit) Bubbles Hawkins SG 1976 4716
Pershing (Detroit) Kay Felder PG 2017 5546
Pershing (Detroit) Willie Iverson PG 1969 8569
Pershing (Detroit) Justin Tillman PF 2019 10091
Pershing (Detroit) Keith Appling PG 2016 10499
Pershing (Detroit) Winfred Walton PF 1999 12391
Pershing (Detroit) Willie Mitchell SF 2000 13625
Pershing (Detroit) DeShawn Sims SF 2011 15747
Pershing (Detroit) Todd Burgan SF 1999 16780
Pershing (Detroit) Derrick Nix C 2014 19498
Petoskey (Petoskey) Trevor Huffman PG 2003 11996
Phelps (Ishpeming) Kyle Vinales PG 2015 11519
Pioneer (Ann Arbor) Bob Elliott C 1979 5709
Pioneer (Ann Arbor) James Kelly PF 2017 13316
Plainwell (Plainwell) Duke Cleveland PF 2006 14254
Pontiac (Pontiac) Guy Sparrow PF 1958 2084
Redford (Detroit) Manny Harris SG 2011 5084
Redford Covenant Christian (Detroit) Durrell Summers SG 2012 13558
Reeths-Puffer (Muskegon) Mark Hughes C 1990 9809
Reeths-Puffer (Muskegon) Chris Anderson (1992) SF 2015 17903
Renaissance (Detroit) Malik Hairston SG 2009 4423
Renaissance (Detroit) Rickey Paulding SG 2005 5954
Renaissance (Detroit) Joe Crawford SF 2009 11354
Renaissance (Detroit) Tajuan Porter PG 2011 12381
Renaissance (Detroit) Justin Turner SG 2022 20047
River Rouge (River Rouge) Ken Wilburn SF 1968 2929
River Rouge (River Rouge) Gerrod Abram PG 1995 5837
Rochester (Rochester Hills) Paul Davis PF 2007 3808
Rochester (Rochester Hills) James Young SG 2015 6087
Rochester (Rochester Hills) Walker Russell Jr. PG 2007 6488
Romulus (Romulus) John Long SG 1979 680
Romulus (Romulus) Grant Long PF 1989 703
Romulus (Romulus) Terry Mills PF 1991 955
Romulus (Romulus) Will Clyburn SF 2014 1867
Romulus (Romulus) Shaler Halimon SG 1969 2033
Romulus (Romulus) Devin Searcy PF 2012 16558
Saginaw (Saginaw) Draymond Green PF 2013 234
Saginaw (Saginaw) Darvin Ham SF 1997 3623
Saginaw (Saginaw) Anthony Roberson PG 2006 7643
Saginaw (Saginaw) Paul Dawkins SF 1980 7710
Schoolcraft (Schoolcraft) Derrick Bird SG 2005 13149
Seaholm (Birmingham) Paris Bass SF 2017 12421
Sexton (Lansing) Bryn Forbes SG 2017 2760
Sexton (Lansing) Denzel Valentine SF 2017 4007
Sexton (Lansing) Anthony Clemmons PG 2016 7403
Sexton (Lansing) Saddi Washington SG 1999 13754
Shelby (Shelby) Paul Griffin PF 1976 1581
South Christian (Grand Rapids) Ben Handlogten C 2004 6528
South Christian (Grand Rapids) Matt Steigenga SF 1997 8410
South Christian (Grand Rapids) Kirk Walters C 2009 18220
South Haven (South Haven) Kenny McIntosh SF 1972 3096
Southeastern (Detroit) Cyrus Mann C 1976 12467
Southeastern (Detroit) Dedrick Reffigee C 1981 13108
Southeastern (Detroit) Lorenzo Orr PF 1996 13208
Southeastern (Detroit) Walt Waters C 2008 14541
Southfield (Southfield) Ira Newble SF 2001 3209
Southfield (Southfield) Shane Lawal C 2010 12177
Southwestern (Detroit) Jalen Rose SG 1995 432
Southwestern (Detroit) Voshon Lenard SG 1996 1137
Southwestern (Detroit) Howard Eisley PG 1995 1309
Southwestern (Detroit) Frank Sabo SG 1947 4014
Southwestern (Detroit) Cliff Williams SG 1969 5229
Southwestern (Detroit) Antoine Joubert SG 1988 10126
Southwestern (Detroit) Anderson Hunt PG 1992 15564
Southwestern (Detroit) Steve Wise SG 1992 18472
Southwestern (Flint) Charlie Bell SG 2002 2341
Southwestern (Flint) Ben Kelso SG 1974 6364
Southwestern (Flint) Thad McFadden PG 2010 9224
Southwestern (Flint) Corey Santee PG 2006 12122
Southwestern (Flint) Lamar Rice SF 2006 15510
St. Anthony's (Detroit) John Piana SF 1941 5839
St. Joseph (St. Joseph) Tom Scheffler C 1978 8814
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Willie Burton SF 1991 2661
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Negele Knight PG 1991 3720
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Tony Fuller SG 1981 8996
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Brian Tolbert PG 1997 12435
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Tony Tolbert SG 1995 14193
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Aloysius Anagonye PF 2004 14285
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit) Brandon Cotton PG 2008 19454
St. Mary's (Orchard Lake) Kalin Lucas PG 2015 5304
St. Mary's (Orchard Lake) Joachim Jerichow SF 1995 13998
Stambaugh (Stambaugh) Joel Mason PG 1943 5053
Stephenson (Stephenson) Mel Peterson SG 1965 3519
Stevenson (Livonia) Tom Domako SF 1989 15986
Summit Christian (East Lansing) Trahson Burrell SF 2017 14692
Summit Christian (East Lansing) Walter Pitchford PF 2016 20362
Traverse City (Traverse City) Dan Majerle SG 1989 386
Traverse City (Traverse City) Jeff Majerle PF 1992 16450
Tri-Unity Christian (Wyoming) Chris Kaman C 2004 750
Troy (Troy) Luther Rackley C 1970 1724
Troy (Troy) Henry Akin PF 1967 3885
Troy (Troy) Marcus Kennedy PF 1992 11858
Truman (Taylor) Brandon Bowdry SF 2012 19710
University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) Tillie Voss C 1916 4944
University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) Cassius Winston PG 2021 7513
University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) Jordan Morgan PF 2015 12680
Waverly (Lansing) Marcus Taylor PG 2003 12840
Wayland (Wayland) Lacey James SF 2021 13506
West Ottawa (Holland) Leonard Houston PG 2009 19619
Western (Bay City) Matt Costello C 2018 5172
Western (Detroit) Ollie Darden PF 1968 2452
Western (Detroit) Frank Mekules PF 1947 4772
Woods Tower (Warren) Ike Udanoh SF 2013 16323
Ypsi Prep (Ypsilanti) Emoni Bates SF 2024 14795
Ypsilanti (Ypsilanti) Fred Cofield PG 1986 5033
Ypsilanti (Ypsilanti) Jaylen Johnson PF 2018 14538

 


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