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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from North Carolina 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
Academy at Smith (Greensboro) Jaylan Gainey PF 2025 20649
Ashbrook (Gastonia) James Worthy PF 1983 198
Ashbrook (Gastonia) Darrell Armstrong PG 1996 697
Asheboro (Asheboro) Joe Spinks SF 1995 6011
Athens Drive (Raleigh) Ariel McDonald PG 1995 1900
Atkins (Winston-Salem) Herm Gilliam SG 1970 761
Atkins (Winston-Salem) Willie Porter PF 1966 5168
Aurora (Aurora) Richard Coffey SF 1991 11339
Avery County (Newland) Tom Burleson C 1975 1288
Barber (New Bern) Walt Bellamy C 1962 49
Bertie (Windsor) Kent Bazemore SG 2013 1244
Bertie (Windsor) Billy McShepard PF 2012 18104
Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) Ilian Evtimov PF 2007 14355
Bladenboro (Bladenboro) Trelonnie Owens SF 1995 16035
Body of Christ Academy (Raleigh) Kevin Punter SG 2017 2631
Bonner Academy (Raleigh) David Jackson SG 2008 8228
Bonner Academy (Raleigh) Vincent Grier SG 2007 14815
Bonner Academy (Raleigh) Ricky Clemons PG 2005 18059
Britt (Fayetteville) C.J. Williams SG 2018 8158
Broughton (Raleigh) Shavlik Randolph PF 2006 4336
Broughton (Raleigh) Jerome Robinson SG 2019 6883
Broughton (Raleigh) Billy Williams SG 1981 8967
Broughton (Raleigh) Prince Williams SG 2017 20670
Butler (Matthews) Demontez Stitt PG 2012 18028
Cannon School (Concord) Jarell Eddie SF 2016 5868
Cary (Raleigh) Trey Murphy SF 2022 4601
Central (Farmville) Terquavion Smith SG 2024 12370
Central Cabarrus (Concord) Ish Smith PG 2011 1391
Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) Henrik Rodl SF 1994 3294
Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) Ben Strong C 2009 12758
Charis Prep (Wilson) Dario Hunt C 2013 11566
Charis Prep (Wilson) Darryl Partin SG 2013 17670
Charis Prep (Wilson) Orlando Mendez PG 2010 18139
Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) Terrance Hunter SF 2006 12771
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) Stephen Curry PG 2010 21
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) Seth Curry SG 2014 1508
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) Anthony Gill PF 2017 4153
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) Todd Fuller C 1997 5529
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) Akil Mitchell PF 2015 12964
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) Thomas Mobley SF 2005 18835
Cherryville (Cherryville) Terry Whisnant PG 2017 14592
Christ School (Arden) Mason Plumlee C 2014 827
Christ School (Arden) Miles Plumlee C 2013 3596
Christ School (Arden) Marshall Plumlee C 2017 12374
Christ School (Arden) Travis Holmes SF 2010 20013
Christian (High Point) Bam Adebayo C 2018 271
Clayton (Clayton) Gary Clark PF 2019 5634
Columbia (Columbia) Brian Rowsom PF 1988 7246
Combie Academy (Matthews) Trentyn Flowers SF 2024 11448
Concord (Concord) Ishua Benjamin SG 1999 15282
Conley (Greenville) Keith Gatlin SG 1989 10375
Cox Mill (Concord) Wendell Moore SG 2023 9537
Cox Mill (Concord) Matt Morgan PG 2020 10094
Cox Mill (Concord) Leaky Black SF 2024 16346
Crest (Shelby) David Thompson SG 1976 119
Dudley (Greensboro) Lou Hudson SF 1967 153
Dudley (Greensboro) Brendan Haywood C 2002 1257
Dudley (Greensboro) Curly Neal PG 1963 1312
Dudley (Greensboro) Eric Hicks SF 2007 13062
Dudley (Greensboro) Clarence Grier SF 1988 17256
Durham (Durham) Bones McKinney PF 1947 624
Durham (Durham) Bob Gantt PF 1947 3584
East Duplin (Beulaville) James Miller PG 2002 8976
East Forsyth (Kernersville) Ricky Hickman SG 2008 3428
East Forsyth (Kernersville) Tyson Patterson PG 2001 11111
East Forsyth (Kernersville) Justin Manns C 2013 19588
East Henderson (East Flat Rock) Trent Strickland SF 2007 13758
East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) Byron Dinkins PG 1990 3406
East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) Titus Robinson SF 2013 20594
East Rutherford (Forest City) Venson Hamilton C 2000 11437
Eastern Alamance (Mebane) JamesOn Curry PG 2010 7407
Eastman (Hollister) Delaney Rudd PG 1990 2748
Edward Military Institute (Salemberg) Pete Maravich SG 1971 68
Ellenboro (Ellenboro) Belus Smawley SG 1947 615
Enloe (Raleigh) Nate McMillan SG 1987 719
Enloe (Raleigh) Randy Denton C 1972 1051
Enloe (Raleigh) P.J. Tucker SF 2007 1329
Enloe (Raleigh) Chris Wilcox PF 2003 1552
Enloe (Raleigh) Danny Young PG 1985 2047
Enloe (Raleigh) Moses Wright PF 2022 8207
Erwin (Asheville) Loyd King SG 1972 6642
Fike (Wilson) Jamie Watson SF 1995 6886
Fike (Wilson) Jeremy Atkinson SF 2014 19336
Fleming (Roanoke) Troy Daniels SG 2014 4082
Forest Trail Academy (Kernersville) Harry Giles PF 2018 7832
Franklin (Franklin) Lee Scruggs C 2002 10412
Freedom (Morganton) Dennis Mims PF 2005 15741
Garinger (Charlotte) Ramond Marshall PG 2005 20609
Garner (Garner) David West PF 2004 293
Garner (Garner) James Mays PF 2009 10315
Garner (Garner) Donald Williams PG 1996 12707
Gaston Day (Gastonia) Nate Hinton SF 2021 5827
Gaston Day (Gastonia) Brandis Raley-Ross SG 2011 20806
Glenn (Winston-Salem) Kevin Thompson C 1994 6788
Goldsboro (Goldsboro) Tony Worrell SF 1989 6645
Goldsboro (Goldsboro) Anthony Teachey PF 1985 19404
Green Hope (Cary) Daniel Watts C 2013 12012
Greene Central (Snow Hill) Blue Edwards SG 1990 1044
Greenfield School (Wilson) Coby White PG 2020 948
Greensboro Day (Greensboro) Wayne Robinson PF 1981 4748
Greensboro Day (Greensboro) Konrad Wysocki SF 2005 15694
Greensboro Day (Greensboro) Justin Gainey PG 2001 15976
Greensboro Day (Greensboro) Johnny Thomas SF 2012 19560
Greensboro Day (Greensboro) Jaleel Roberts C 2016 20574
Hanover (Wilmington) Clarence Kea PF 1981 6003
Havelock (Havelock) Ky Bowman PG 2020 16331
Hill (Teachey) M.L. Carr SF 1976 749
Hillside (Durham) John Lucas PG 1977 441
Hillside (Durham) Rodney Rogers SF 1994 774
Hobbton (Newton Grove) Chris King SF 1994 5333
Hoke County (Raeford) Terrell McIntyre PG 2000 2611
Hoke County (Raeford) Gil McGregor PF 1972 7563
Holt (Burlington) Jesse Branson SF 1966 3837
Hopewell (Charlotte) Jordan Downing SG 2016 20475
Hough (Cornelius) Luke Maye PF 2020 12712
Huss (Gastonia) Sleepy Floyd PG 1983 334
Huss (Gastonia) Bubba Wilson SG 1980 8666
Huss (Gastonia) Kris Lang C 2003 12377
Independence (Charlotte) Tony White SG 1988 5924
Independence (Charlotte) Jobey Thomas SG 2003 9807
Independence (Mint Hill) Justyn Hamilton PF 2023 19566
Jacksonville (Jacksonville) Jamal Shuler SG 2009 8181
Jones (Trenton) Donnie Koonce SF 1982 10876
Jonesville (Jonesville) Dick Hemric PF 1956 1565
Jordan (Durham) Courtney Alexander SG 2001 5050
Kings Mountain (Kings Mountain) Adrian Delph PG 2023 20418
Kinston (Kinston) Cedric Maxwell SF 1978 547
Kinston (Kinston) Brandon Ingram PF 2017 918
Kinston (Kinston) Reggie Bullock SF 2014 2139
Kinston (Kinston) Charles Shackleford PF 1989 2568
Kinston (Kinston) Tony Dawson SF 1990 3526
Kinston (Kinston) Herbert Hill PF 2008 17607
Kinston (Kinston) Michael Jenkins PG 2009 18191
Knightdale (Knightdale) Stanley Okoye SF 2014 10212
Laney (Wilmington) Michael Jordan SG 1985 2
Laney (Wilmington) Tre Whitted PG 2008 14576
Latin (Charlotte) Anthony Morrow SG 2009 1911
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Charlie Scott SG 1971 118
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Sam Jones SG 1958 139
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Jimmy Walker PG 1968 361
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Mike Evans PG 1980 1583
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Charlie Davis SG 1972 2860
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Renaldo Balkman SF 2007 3035
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Shawne Williams PF 2007 3644
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Joey Dorsey PF 2009 4389
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Spider Bennett PG 1969 4545
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Chris Johnson (1985) C 2011 6278
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Chris Washburn C 1987 10088
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Dexter Westbrook PF 1968 10766
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Quantez Robertson SG 2010 12495
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Antonio Anderson SF 2010 12551
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Magnum Rolle PF 2011 17353
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Delroy James PF 2012 17412
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Phil Jones C 2012 18937
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Kellen Lee C 2008 19071
Leesville (Raleigh) Anthony Richardson SF 2006 8321
Leesville (Raleigh) Darryl Thompson PG 2008 18960
Lejeune (Jacksonville) Joseph Harris SG 2011 20627
Leland (Leland) Sam Pellom PF 1980 4851
Lexington (Lexington) Carlos Terry SG 1981 5791
Ligon (Raleigh) Lee Davis C 1969 1504
Manteo (Roanoke Island) George Ackles C 1992 12958
Milestone Prep (Raleigh) Marvin Roberts SF 2012 20788
Millbrook (Raleigh) Chris Clemons PG 2020 12052
Millbrook (Raleigh) Jonathan Moore PF 2006 14118
Millbrook (Raleigh) Tyrrel Tate SF 2015 19410
Moravian Prep (Hickory) Josh Hall SF 2021 16806
Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) C.J. Harris PG 2014 12076
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Tracy McGrady SF 1998 31
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Brandon Rush SG 2009 2361
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Marquis Daniels SG 2004 2751
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Cory Hightower SG 2001 6679
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Chris Garnett C 2005 11910
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Cleanthony Early SF 2015 13238
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Martin Iti C 2009 14909
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Sheldon Bailey SF 2007 15216
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Kevin Obanor SF 2024 16211
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Tasheed Carr SG 2010 18244
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Travis Spivey PG 2003 18409
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Shawn Taggart PF 2010 19034
Myers Park (Charlotte) Haywoode Workman PG 1990 2074
Neuse Christian (Raleigh) Terry Henderson SG 2018 16687
New Bern (New Bern) Bill Bunting PF 1970 5831
New Hanover (Wilmington) Kenny Gattison PF 1987 1728
New Hanover (Wilmington) Kadeem Allen PG 2018 6443
New Hanover (Wilmington) Ty Walker C 2013 17709
New Hope Christian Academy (Thomasville) Malik Dime PF 2018 18056
North Brunswick (Leland) Chucky Brown SF 1990 2048
North Forsyth (Winston-Salem) Brian Howard SF 1992 3017
North Lenoir (LaGrange) Mitchell Wiggins SG 1984 1743
North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) DeMarco Johnson PF 2000 7128
North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) Titus Ivory SG 2002 13192
North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) Davion Mintz PG 2023 17986
North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) Jamie Skeen PF 2012 19972
Northampton County (East Conway) Fred Vinson SG 1995 8723
Northeast Guilford (Greensboro) Todd Withers SF 2019 13418
Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) Charles Pittman PF 1983 4345
Northside Christian (Charlotte) Rayjon Tucker SG 2020 4740
Northwest (Greensboro) Rusty LaRue PG 1998 4477
Olympic (Charlotte) George Leach C 2005 12653
Olympic (Charlotte) Tony Kitt PF 2001 15794
Owen (Black Mountain) Brad Daugherty C 1987 184
Owen (Black Mountain) David Weaver C 2011 16453
Page (Greensboro) Bryson Fonville PG 2017 19538
Panther Creek (Cary) Earnest Ross SG 2015 13549
Person-Albion (Franklinton) Henry Bibby PG 1973 899
Piedmont (Unionville) Hunter Tyson SF 2024 11382
Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) Caleb Homesley SG 2021 8592
Providence (Charlotte) Antawn Jamison PF 1999 254
Providence (Charlotte) Grant Williams PF 2020 3312
Providence (Charlotte) Devon Dotson PG 2021 5218
Quality Academy (Winston-Salem) El Ellis PG 2025 11975
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem) Sir'Dominic Pointer SF 2016 11108
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem) Josiah Turner PG 2014 13924
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem) Juvonte Reddic PF 2015 15970
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem) Aaron Bowen SF 2016 18320
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem) Jason Calliste PG 2015 18395
Queen City Prep (Charlotte) Tarik Phillip SG 2018 5990
Queens Grant (Matthews) Patrick Tape PF 2023 14855
Ravenscroft (Raleigh) Ryan Kelly PF 2014 8773
Reidsville (Reidsville) Clint Harrison SG 2000 7341
Reynolds (Winston-Salem) Othello Hunter PF 2009 2388
Reynolds (Winston-Salem) Reyshawn Terry PF 2008 11894
Ridgeview (Hickory) Bob Warlick SG 1966 1580
Rockingham (Rockingham) Mel Gibson SG 1964 5618
Rockingham (Rockingham) Greg Wittman PF 1970 8060
Rocky Mount (Rocky Mount) Buck Williams PF 1982 273
Rocky Mount (Rocky Mount) Phil Ford PG 1979 880
Salisbury (Salisbury) Bobby Jackson PG 1998 1297
Scotland County (Laurinburg) Junior Harrington SG 2003 7275
Scotland County (Laurinburg) Milone Clark SG 2007 16953
Seventy-First (Fayetteville) Jarod Stevenson SF 1999 7071
Seventy-First (Fayetteville) Michael Joiner PF 2005 10260
Seventy-First (Fayetteville) Greg Stevenson SF 2002 11023
Smith (Fayetteville) Robert Brickey SG 1991 16867
Smith (Fayetteville) Anquell McCollum SG 1997 17039
Smith (Greensboro) Bob McAdoo C 1973 37
South Central (Winterville) James Carlton SF 2016 20729
South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) Walter Davis SG 1978 176
South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) Bobby Jones PF 1975 241
South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) Lew Massey SF 1979 10700
South Stokes (Walnut Cove) Kenny Dennard PF 1982 6083
South View (Hope Mills) Jeff Capel PG 1998 11779
Southern Durham (Durham) Julian Gamble C 2014 7942
Southern Durham (Durham) David Noel PF 2007 9024
Southern Durham (Durham) Ricky Council SG 2024 11966
Southern Durham (Durham) Anthony King C 2009 15199
Southern Lee (Sanford) Akeem Richmond PG 2015 18416
Southern Wayne (Dudley) Chuck Kornegay PF 1999 7493
Stephens-Lee (Asheville) Henry Logan SG 1969 4526
Tarboro (Tarboro) Nate Higgs SF 1994 15481
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Hassan Whiteside C 2011 765
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Jordan Hill C 2010 2021
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Courtney Fortson PG 2012 4046
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Arsalan Kazemi PF 2007 5219
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Dominique Sutton SF 2013 6360
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Deandre Kane SG 2015 7343
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Tirrell Baines SF 2012 13130
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Mathiang Muo SF 2014 14187
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Davis Martens PF 2014 19201
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Cam Tatum SG 2013 19502
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Pierre Henderson-Niles PF 2011 19539
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Marin Bavcevic PG 2013 20232
The Patterson School (Lenoir) James Tyler C 2009 20587
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Marcus Goode C 2014 20810
Trinity Christian (Fayetteville) Dennis Smith PG 2018 3735
Trinity Christian (Fayetteville) Au'Diese Toney SG 2023 17691
United Faith Christian (Charlotte) Kenny Gabriel PF 2013 5603
United Faith Christian (Charlotte) Jaylen Sims SG 2023 9553
United Faith Christian (Charlotte) Ian Miller SG 2015 11602
Upper Room Christian (Raleigh) Rodney Purvis SG 2018 9144
Voyager Academy (Durham) Jay Huff C 2022 6050
Wake Forest-Rolesville (Wake Forest) Eric B. Williams C 2007 8836
Wakefield (Raleigh) Darius Johnson-Odom SG 2013 7627
Wallace-Rose (Wallace) Ervin Murray SG 2003 16176
Warren County (Warrenton) Dave Henderson SG 1987 11836
Washington (Washington) Dominique Wilkins SF 1983 54
Washington (Washington) Ralph Biggs SG 1999 5742
Webb (Oxford) Isaiah Hicks PF 2018 10051
Wesleyan Christian (High Point) Aaron Wiggins SG 2022 4525
Wesleyan Christian (High Point) Theo Pinson SG 2019 5104
Wesleyan Christian (High Point) Jaylen Hoard SF 2020 5292
West Brunswick (Shallotte) Cedric Simmons PF 2007 8154
West Charlotte (Charlotte) Goo Kennedy PF 1972 1748
West Charlotte (Charlotte) Patrick Williams SF 2021 3656
West Charlotte (Charlotte) Curtis Withers PF 2007 11581
West Charlotte (Charlotte) Kennedy Meeks C 2018 11978
West Forsyth (Clemmons) Chris Paul PG 2006 43
West Forsyth (Clemmons) J.K. Edwards PF 2005 9869
West Forsyth (Clemmons) Norton Barnhill SG 1977 10854
Westchester Country Day (High Point) Quincy Miller PF 2013 5695
Westchester Country Day (High Point) Ike Nwamu SG 2017 11188
Westover (Fayetteville) Eric Maynor PG 2010 4882
White Oak (Jacksonville) Tarvis Williams SF 2002 13928
Whiteville (Whiteville) Reggie Royals C 1975 10222
Williams (Burlington) Geoff Crompton C 1979 4075
Williston (Wilmington) Meadowlark Lemon SF 1954 1315
Winston-Salem Prep (Winston-Salem) Reggie Johnson (1989) C 2014 20153
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) John Wall PG 2011 112
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) Isaiah Todd PF 2021 11620
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) Rawle Alkins SG 2019 11700
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) C.J. Leslie PF 2014 12415
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) James Dickey PF 2021 18240
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) Torian Graham SG 2018 20254
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) Josh Newkirk PG 2019 20713

 


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