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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
Ashbrook (Gastonia) James Worthy PF 1983 197
Ashbrook (Gastonia) Darrell Armstrong PG 1996 690
Asheboro (Asheboro) Joe Spinks SF 1995 5918
Athens Drive (Raleigh) Ariel McDonald PG 1995 1879
Atkins (Winston-Salem) Herm Gilliam SG 1970 751
Atkins (Winston-Salem) Willie Porter PF 1966 5103
Aurora (Aurora) Richard Coffey SF 1991 11205
Avery County (Newland) Tom Burleson C 1975 1271
Barber (New Bern) Walt Bellamy C 1962 48
Bertie (Windsor) Kent Bazemore SG 2013 1228
Bertie (Windsor) Billy McShepard PF 2012 17840
Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) Ilian Evtimov PF 2007 14159
Bladenboro (Bladenboro) Trelonnie Owens SF 1995 15832
Body of Christ Academy (Raleigh) Kevin Punter SG 2017 3449
Bonner Academy (Raleigh) David Jackson SG 2008 8129
Bonner Academy (Raleigh) Vincent Grier SG 2007 14615
Bonner Academy (Raleigh) Ricky Clemons PG 2005 17797
Britt (Fayetteville) C.J. Williams SG 2018 8057
Broughton (Raleigh) Shavlik Randolph PF 2006 4283
Broughton (Raleigh) Jerome Robinson SG 2019 6784
Broughton (Raleigh) Billy Williams SG 1981 8864
Broughton (Raleigh) Prince Williams SG 2017 20371
Butler (Matthews) Demontez Stitt PG 2012 17767
Cannon School (Concord) Jarell Eddie SF 2016 5766
Cary (Raleigh) Trey Murphy SF 2022 4886
Central (Farmville) Terquavion Smith SG 2024 11893
Central Cabarrus (Concord) Ish Smith PG 2011 1375
Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) Henrik Rodl SF 1994 3254
Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) Ben Strong C 2009 12589
Charis Prep (Wilson) Dario Hunt C 2013 11426
Charis Prep (Wilson) Darryl Partin SG 2013 17422
Charis Prep (Wilson) Orlando Mendez PG 2010 17878
Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) Terrance Hunter SF 2006 12602
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) Stephen Curry PG 2010 21
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) Seth Curry SG 2014 1566
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) Anthony Gill PF 2017 4099
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) Todd Fuller C 1997 5443
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) Akil Mitchell PF 2015 13131
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) Thomas Mobley SF 2005 18561
Cherryville (Cherryville) Terry Whisnant PG 2017 14400
Christ School (Arden) Mason Plumlee C 2014 818
Christ School (Arden) Miles Plumlee C 2013 3550
Christ School (Arden) Marshall Plumlee C 2017 12213
Christ School (Arden) Travis Holmes SF 2010 19726
Christian (High Point) Bam Adebayo C 2018 268
Clayton (Clayton) Gary Clark PF 2019 5541
Columbia (Columbia) Brian Rowsom PF 1988 7155
Combie Academy (Matthews) Trentyn Flowers SF 2024 14698
Concord (Concord) Ishua Benjamin SG 1999 15076
Conley (Greenville) Keith Gatlin SG 1989 10245
Cox Mill (Concord) Wendell Moore SG 2023 10543
Cox Mill (Concord) Matt Morgan PG 2020 12786
Cox Mill (Concord) Leaky Black SF 2024 17174
Crest (Shelby) David Thompson SG 1976 115
Dudley (Greensboro) Lou Hudson SF 1967 153
Dudley (Greensboro) Brendan Haywood C 2002 1240
Dudley (Greensboro) Curly Neal PG 1963 1293
Dudley (Greensboro) Eric Hicks SF 2007 12887
Dudley (Greensboro) Clarence Grier SF 1988 17022
Durham (Durham) Bones McKinney PF 1947 616
Durham (Durham) Bob Gantt PF 1947 3540
East Duplin (Beulaville) James Miller PG 2002 8870
East Forsyth (Kernersville) Ricky Hickman SG 2008 3385
East Forsyth (Kernersville) Tyson Patterson PG 2001 10973
East Forsyth (Kernersville) Justin Manns C 2013 19310
East Henderson (East Flat Rock) Trent Strickland SF 2007 13576
East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) Byron Dinkins PG 1990 3362
East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) Titus Robinson SF 2013 20299
East Rutherford (Forest City) Venson Hamilton C 2000 11298
Eastern Alamance (Mebane) JamesOn Curry PG 2010 7308
Eastman (Hollister) Delaney Rudd PG 1990 2717
Edward Military Institute (Salemberg) Pete Maravich SG 1971 67
Ellenboro (Ellenboro) Belus Smawley SG 1947 608
Enloe (Raleigh) Nate McMillan SG 1987 711
Enloe (Raleigh) Randy Denton C 1972 1040
Enloe (Raleigh) P.J. Tucker SF 2007 1310
Enloe (Raleigh) Chris Wilcox PF 2003 1529
Enloe (Raleigh) Danny Young PG 1985 2023
Enloe (Raleigh) Moses Wright PF 2022 8654
Erwin (Asheville) Loyd King SG 1972 6553
Fike (Wilson) Jamie Watson SF 1995 6787
Fike (Wilson) Jeremy Atkinson SF 2014 19054
Fleming (Roanoke) Troy Daniels SG 2014 4029
Forest Trail Academy (Kernersville) Harry Giles PF 2018 6888
Franklin (Franklin) Lee Scruggs C 2002 10281
Freedom (Morganton) Dennis Mims PF 2005 15543
Garinger (Charlotte) Ramond Marshall PG 2005 20313
Garner (Garner) David West PF 2004 290
Garner (Garner) James Mays PF 2009 10187
Garner (Garner) Donald Williams PG 1996 12540
Gaston Day (Gastonia) Nate Hinton SF 2021 6404
Gaston Day (Gastonia) Brandis Raley-Ross SG 2011 20500
Glenn (Winston-Salem) Kevin Thompson C 1994 6694
Goldsboro (Goldsboro) Tony Worrell SF 1989 6557
Goldsboro (Goldsboro) Anthony Teachey PF 1985 19123
Green Hope (Cary) Daniel Watts C 2013 11847
Greene Central (Snow Hill) Blue Edwards SG 1990 1033
Greenfield School (Wilson) Coby White PG 2020 1238
Greensboro Day (Greensboro) Wayne Robinson PF 1981 4691
Greensboro Day (Greensboro) Konrad Wysocki SF 2005 15492
Greensboro Day (Greensboro) Justin Gainey PG 2001 15775
Greensboro Day (Greensboro) Johnny Thomas SF 2012 19280
Greensboro Day (Greensboro) Jaleel Roberts C 2016 20280
Hanover (Wilmington) Clarence Kea PF 1981 5910
Havelock (Havelock) Ky Bowman PG 2020 16128
Hill (Teachey) M.L. Carr SF 1976 740
Hillside (Durham) John Lucas PG 1977 436
Hillside (Durham) Rodney Rogers SF 1994 764
Hobbton (Newton Grove) Chris King SF 1994 5259
Hoke County (Raeford) Terrell McIntyre PG 2000 2584
Hoke County (Raeford) Gil McGregor PF 1972 7465
Holt (Burlington) Jesse Branson SF 1966 3785
Hopewell (Charlotte) Jordan Downing SG 2016 20180
Hough (Cornelius) Luke Maye PF 2020 12545
Huss (Gastonia) Sleepy Floyd PG 1983 331
Huss (Gastonia) Bubba Wilson SG 1980 8563
Huss (Gastonia) Kris Lang C 2003 12215
Independence (Charlotte) Tony White SG 1988 5825
Independence (Charlotte) Jobey Thomas SG 2003 9685
Jacksonville (Jacksonville) Jamal Shuler SG 2009 8082
Jones (Trenton) Donnie Koonce SF 1982 10740
Jonesville (Jonesville) Dick Hemric PF 1956 1541
Jordan (Durham) Courtney Alexander SG 2001 4986
Kings Mountain (Kings Mountain) Adrian Delph PG 2023 20122
Kinston (Kinston) Cedric Maxwell SF 1978 541
Kinston (Kinston) Brandon Ingram PF 2017 908
Kinston (Kinston) Reggie Bullock SF 2014 2116
Kinston (Kinston) Charles Shackleford PF 1989 2542
Kinston (Kinston) Tony Dawson SF 1990 3484
Kinston (Kinston) Herbert Hill PF 2008 17360
Kinston (Kinston) Michael Jenkins PG 2009 17929
Knightdale (Knightdale) Stanley Okoye SF 2014 10088
Laney (Wilmington) Michael Jordan SG 1985 2
Laney (Wilmington) Tre Whitted PG 2008 14383
Latin (Charlotte) Anthony Morrow SG 2009 1890
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Charlie Scott SG 1971 114
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Sam Jones SG 1958 139
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Jimmy Walker PG 1968 357
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Mike Evans PG 1980 1558
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Charlie Davis SG 1972 2819
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Renaldo Balkman SF 2007 2993
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Shawne Williams PF 2007 3595
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Joey Dorsey PF 2009 4336
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Spider Bennett PG 1969 4490
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Chris Johnson (1985) C 2011 6180
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Chris Washburn C 1987 9968
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Dexter Westbrook PF 1968 10631
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Quantez Robertson SG 2010 12332
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Antonio Anderson SF 2010 12387
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Magnum Rolle PF 2011 17119
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Delroy James PF 2012 17176
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Phil Jones C 2012 18659
Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg) Kellen Lee C 2008 18791
Leesville (Raleigh) Anthony Richardson SF 2006 8223
Leesville (Raleigh) Darryl Thompson PG 2008 18683
Lejeune (Jacksonville) Joseph Harris SG 2011 20329
Leland (Leland) Sam Pellom PF 1980 4798
Lexington (Lexington) Carlos Terry SG 1981 5692
Ligon (Raleigh) Lee Davis C 1969 1481
Manteo (Roanoke Island) George Ackles C 1992 12790
Milestone Prep (Raleigh) Marvin Roberts SF 2012 20482
Millbrook (Raleigh) Chris Clemons PG 2020 11887
Millbrook (Raleigh) Jonathan Moore PF 2006 13922
Millbrook (Raleigh) Tyrrel Tate SF 2015 19129
Moravian Prep (Hickory) Josh Hall SF 2021 16592
Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) C.J. Harris PG 2014 11912
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Tracy McGrady SF 1998 30
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Brandon Rush SG 2009 2338
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Marquis Daniels SG 2004 2720
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Cory Hightower SG 2001 6588
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Chris Garnett C 2005 11748
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Cleanthony Early SF 2015 13061
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Martin Iti C 2009 14706
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Sheldon Bailey SF 2007 15010
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Kevin Obanor SF 2024 16008
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Tasheed Carr SG 2010 17980
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Travis Spivey PG 2003 18139
Mount Zion Academy (Durham) Shawn Taggart PF 2010 18754
Myers Park (Charlotte) Haywoode Workman PG 1990 2053
Neuse Christian (Raleigh) Terry Henderson SG 2018 16474
New Bern (New Bern) Bill Bunting PF 1970 5727
New Hanover (Wilmington) Kenny Gattison PF 1987 1710
New Hanover (Wilmington) Kadeem Allen PG 2018 6350
New Hanover (Wilmington) Ty Walker C 2013 17458
New Hope Christian Academy (Thomasville) Malik Dime PF 2018 17794
North Brunswick (Leland) Chucky Brown SF 1990 2024
North Forsyth (Winston-Salem) Brian Howard SF 1992 2974
North Lenoir (LaGrange) Mitchell Wiggins SG 1984 1725
North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) DeMarco Johnson PF 2000 7038
North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) Titus Ivory SG 2002 13017
North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) Davion Mintz PG 2023 17728
North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) Jamie Skeen PF 2012 19684
Northampton County (East Conway) Fred Vinson SG 1995 8618
Northeast Guilford (Greensboro) Todd Withers SF 2019 14890
Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) Charles Pittman PF 1983 4292
Northside Christian (Charlotte) Rayjon Tucker SG 2020 4681
Northwest (Greensboro) Rusty LaRue PG 1998 4422
Olympic (Charlotte) George Leach C 2005 12487
Olympic (Charlotte) Tony Kitt PF 2001 15595
Owen (Black Mountain) Brad Daugherty C 1987 184
Owen (Black Mountain) David Weaver C 2011 16247
Page (Greensboro) Bryson Fonville PG 2017 19258
Panther Creek (Cary) Earnest Ross SG 2015 13375
Person-Albion (Franklinton) Henry Bibby PG 1973 889
Piedmont (Unionville) Hunter Tyson SF 2024 13248
Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) Caleb Homesley SG 2021 9816
Providence (Charlotte) Antawn Jamison PF 1999 250
Providence (Charlotte) Grant Williams PF 2020 3391
Providence (Charlotte) Devon Dotson PG 2021 5821
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem) Sir'Dominic Pointer SF 2016 10970
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem) Josiah Turner PG 2014 13733
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem) Juvonte Reddic PF 2015 15769
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem) Aaron Bowen SF 2016 18059
Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem) Jason Calliste PG 2015 18125
Queen City Prep (Charlotte) Tarik Phillip SG 2018 7426
Queens Grant (Matthews) Patrick Tape PF 2023 14655
Ravenscroft (Raleigh) Ryan Kelly PF 2014 8671
Reidsville (Reidsville) Clint Harrison SG 2000 7245
Reynolds (Winston-Salem) Othello Hunter PF 2009 2365
Reynolds (Winston-Salem) Reyshawn Terry PF 2008 11731
Ridgeview (Hickory) Bob Warlick SG 1966 1555
Rockingham (Rockingham) Mel Gibson SG 1964 5525
Rockingham (Rockingham) Greg Wittman PF 1970 7954
Rocky Mount (Rocky Mount) Buck Williams PF 1982 270
Rocky Mount (Rocky Mount) Phil Ford PG 1979 871
Salisbury (Salisbury) Bobby Jackson PG 1998 1281
Scotland County (Laurinburg) Junior Harrington SG 2003 7181
Scotland County (Laurinburg) Milone Clark SG 2007 16735
Seventy-First (Fayetteville) Jarod Stevenson SF 1999 6974
Seventy-First (Fayetteville) Michael Joiner PF 2005 10135
Seventy-First (Fayetteville) Greg Stevenson SF 2002 10884
Smith (Fayetteville) Robert Brickey SG 1991 16652
Smith (Fayetteville) Anquell McCollum SG 1997 16818
Smith (Greensboro) Bob McAdoo C 1973 36
South Central (Winterville) James Carlton SF 2016 20425
South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) Walter Davis SG 1978 176
South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) Bobby Jones PF 1975 236
South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) Lew Massey SF 1979 10566
South Stokes (Walnut Cove) Kenny Dennard PF 1982 5983
South View (Hope Mills) Jeff Capel PG 1998 11620
Southern Durham (Durham) Julian Gamble C 2014 7836
Southern Durham (Durham) David Noel PF 2007 8921
Southern Durham (Durham) Anthony King C 2009 14994
Southern Durham (Durham) Ricky Council SG 2024 16275
Southern Lee (Sanford) Akeem Richmond PG 2015 18147
Southern Wayne (Dudley) Chuck Kornegay PF 1999 7396
Stephens-Lee (Asheville) Henry Logan SG 1969 4471
Tarboro (Tarboro) Nate Higgs SF 1994 15279
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Hassan Whiteside C 2011 755
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Jordan Hill C 2010 1997
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Courtney Fortson PG 2012 3990
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Arsalan Kazemi PF 2007 5151
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Dominique Sutton SF 2013 6263
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Deandre Kane SG 2015 7246
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Tirrell Baines SF 2012 12958
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Mathiang Muo SF 2014 13989
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Davis Martens PF 2014 18918
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Cam Tatum SG 2013 19222
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Pierre Henderson-Niles PF 2011 19259
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Marin Bavcevic PG 2013 19943
The Patterson School (Lenoir) James Tyler C 2009 20292
The Patterson School (Lenoir) Marcus Goode C 2014 20504
Trinity Christian (Fayetteville) Dennis Smith PG 2018 3688
Trinity Christian (Fayetteville) Au'Diese Toney SG 2023 17441
United Faith Christian (Charlotte) Kenny Gabriel PF 2013 5513
United Faith Christian (Charlotte) Ian Miller SG 2015 11463
United Faith Christian (Charlotte) Jaylen Sims SG 2023 13052
Upper Room Christian (Raleigh) Rodney Purvis SG 2018 9045
Voyager Academy (Durham) Jay Huff C 2022 7700
Wake Forest-Rolesville (Wake Forest) Eric B. Williams C 2007 8735
Wakefield (Raleigh) Darius Johnson-Odom SG 2013 7528
Wallace-Rose (Wallace) Ervin Murray SG 2003 15976
Warren County (Warrenton) Dave Henderson SG 1987 11678
Washington (Washington) Dominique Wilkins SF 1983 53
Washington (Washington) Ralph Biggs SG 1999 5649
Webb (Oxford) Isaiah Hicks PF 2018 9934
Wesleyan Christian (High Point) Theo Pinson SG 2019 5036
Wesleyan Christian (High Point) Jaylen Hoard SF 2020 6273
Wesleyan Christian (High Point) Aaron Wiggins SG 2022 6383
West Brunswick (Shallotte) Cedric Simmons PF 2007 8053
West Charlotte (Charlotte) Goo Kennedy PF 1972 1730
West Charlotte (Charlotte) Patrick Williams SF 2021 4757
West Charlotte (Charlotte) Curtis Withers PF 2007 11441
West Charlotte (Charlotte) Kennedy Meeks C 2018 11815
West Forsyth (Clemmons) Chris Paul PG 2006 43
West Forsyth (Clemmons) J.K. Edwards PF 2005 9745
West Forsyth (Clemmons) Norton Barnhill SG 1977 10719
Westchester Country Day (High Point) Quincy Miller PF 2013 5601
Westchester Country Day (High Point) Ike Nwamu SG 2017 11048
Westover (Fayetteville) Eric Maynor PG 2010 4825
White Oak (Jacksonville) Tarvis Williams SF 2002 13738
Whiteville (Whiteville) Reggie Royals C 1975 10099
Williams (Burlington) Geoff Crompton C 1979 4020
Williston (Wilmington) Meadowlark Lemon SF 1954 1296
Winston-Salem Prep (Winston-Salem) Reggie Johnson (1989) C 2014 19859
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) John Wall PG 2011 108
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) Isaiah Todd PF 2021 11481
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) Rawle Alkins SG 2019 11557
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) C.J. Leslie PF 2014 12256
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) James Dickey PF 2021 17977
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) Torian Graham SG 2018 19965
Word of God Academy (Raleigh) Josh Newkirk PG 2019 20410

 


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