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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from New Jersey 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
APEX Academy (Pennsauken) Marcus Morris PF 2012 882
APEX Academy (Pennsauken) Markieff Morris PF 2012 890
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Warren Davis PF 1968 1188
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) James Usry PF 1949 3951
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Andy Fields C 1980 6530
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Lou Roe SF 1996 7446
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Bobby Martin PF 1992 9136
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Robert Martin PF 1992 11455
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Frank Turner PG 2011 13090
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Marty Small SF 1987 19350
Barringer (Newark) Edgar Jones PF 1981 2149
Barringer (Newark) Reginald Larry SF 2009 18183
Bayonne (Bayonne) Dan O'Sullivan C 1991 5573
Bergen Catholic (Oradell) Sean Banks SF 2006 10349
Bishop Eustace (Pennsauken) Bill Melchionni PG 1967 685
Bishop Eustace (Pennsauken) Gary Melchionni SG 1974 2627
Bishop Eustace (Pennsauken) John Olive SF 1979 8704
Blair Academy (Blairstown) Luol Deng SF 2005 374
Blair Academy (Blairstown) Charlie Villanueva PF 2006 1270
Blair Academy (Blairstown) Mike Tobey C 2017 2599
Blair Academy (Blairstown) Royal Ivey SG 2005 3751
Blair Academy (Blairstown) Marial Shayok SG 2020 4439
Blair Academy (Blairstown) Alexis Wangmene PF 2013 20167
Bloomfield (Bloomfield) Kelly Tripucka SF 1982 398
Bloomfield (Bloomfield) Andy Kostecka SF 1949 3737
Bloomfield (Bloomfield) Alaa Abdelnaby PF 1991 4777
Bloomfield (Bloomfield) Bob Woollard C 1970 9281
Bloomfield Tech (Bloomfield) Herb Scherer C 1951 3408
Bloomfield Tech (Bloomfield) Da'Sean Butler SF 2011 10259
Bridgewater-Raritan (Raritan) Eric Murdock PG 1992 1212
Bridgewater-Raritan (Raritan) Mike Grosso C 1972 8434
Camden (Camden) Billy Thompson SF 1987 2164
Camden (Camden) Nate Johnson SF 2001 5466
Camden (Camden) Milt Wagner SG 1988 5688
Camden (Camden) Dajuan Wagner SG 2003 6914
Camden (Camden) Pete Wisniewski C 1933 9390
Camden (Camden) Louis Banks SG 1992 18224
Camden Catholic (Cherry Hill) George Lehmann PG 1963 1430
Camden Catholic (Cherry Hill) Kevin Owens C 2004 10567
Catholic (Paterson) Tim Thomas SF 1998 867
Catholic (Paterson) Darryl Watkins C 2008 7026
Catholic (Paterson) Jordan Theodore PG 2013 8769
Catholic (Paterson) Fuquan Edwin SG 2015 12863
Catholic (Paterson) Kevin Freeman PF 2001 15651
Catholic (Paterson) Marquis Webb SG 2008 18141
Catholic (Paterson) Jeremy Hazell SG 2012 19651
Catholic (Paterson) Ian Chiles C 2015 20447
Catholic (Roselle) Ithiel Horton SG 2025 20296
Catholic (Trenton) Fred Price C 1949 10337
Catholic (Trenton) Charles Cooke SG 2018 14233
Central (Newark) Corky Devlin SG 1956 1305
Central (Trenton) Russell Saunders PF 1925 2102
Central (Trenton) Greg Grant PG 1990 3939
Central (Trenton) Tal Brody PG 1965 4522
Central (Trenton) Frantz Massenat SG 2015 12199
Cherokee (Marlton) Pat Deveney PF 2002 17452
Cherokee (Marlton) Randy Edney C 1997 18471
Cherry Creek (Englewood) Michael Ruffin PF 2000 3560
Cherry Creek (Englewood) Mark Randall PF 1992 6230
Christian Brothers (Lincroft) John Crotty PG 1993 3605
Christian Brothers (Lincroft) Brian Lynch SG 2000 7996
Christian Brothers (Lincroft) Tim Begley SG 2006 15296
Cinnaminson (Cinnaminson) Max DiLeo PG 2016 15488
CJEOTO Academy (Somerset) Kadeem Jack PF 2016 13799
Clark (Roselle) Greg Cook PF 1982 16590
Clayton (Clayton) Granger Hall PF 1986 8526
Cliffside Park (Cliffside Park) Gerry Calabrese SG 1951 2518
Cliffside Park (Cliffside Park) Frank Sebest PF 1944 9483
Coastal Academy (Belmar) Anthony Tarke PF 2022 20814
Columbia (Maplewood) Mark Bryant PF 1989 2070
Columbia (Maplewood) Craig Forth C 2006 16216
Columbia (Maplewood) Marc Brown PG 1992 17024
Delbarton (Northern Hills) Troy Murphy PF 2002 566
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) Ron Harper Jr. SF 2023 7800
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) Tyrell Biggs PF 2010 15112
Dumont (Dumont) Dominick Barlow PF 2022 10405
East Brunswick (East Brunswick) Dave Wohl PG 1972 1426
East Orange (East Orange) Clyde Bradshaw PG 1982 13206
East Side (Newark) Randy Foye SG 2007 1097
East Side (Newark) Ismael Sanogo SF 2019 16804
Eastside (Paterson) Rory Sparrow PG 1981 784
Eastside (Paterson) Larry Doby SF 1948 12093
Eastside (Paterson) James Scott SF 1997 12498
Eastside (Paterson) Tony Murphy SG 1981 14669
Edison Academy (Edison) James Reaves PF 2005 15124
Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Chris Gatling PF 1992 1108
Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Horace Jenkins PG 2005 5723
Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Luther Wright C 1994 11194
Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Ibrahim Jaaber PG 2008 11594
Emerson (Emerson) Slim Bornemann C 1947 11042
Essex Catholic (Newark) Boakai Lalugba PF 2004 13926
Ewing (Trenton) Hollis Copeland SF 1980 6541
Ewing (Trenton) Terrence Bailey SG 1988 18870
Faith Christian Academy (Glassboro) Ron Rollerson C 2003 15824
Ferris (Jersey City) Ray Radziszewski PF 1958 6015
Fort Lee (Fort Lee) Ted Manakas SG 1974 7290
Franklin (Somerset) Roy Hinson PF 1984 909
Franklin (Somerset) Joe Pace C 1977 7116
Freehold (Freehold) Tim Perry PF 1989 2069
Gill St. Bernard's (Peapack-Gladstone) Tyus Battle SG 2020 18343
Glynn Academy (Brunswick) Kwame Brown PF 2002 1915
Good Counsel (Moorestown) Freddy Kunz PG 1947 12984
Hackensack (Hackensack) Howie Bollerman C 1930 2871
Hamilton (Hamilton) Christian Burns PF 2008 12264
Hoboken (Hoboken) Derrick Alston PF 1995 2338
Holy Family (Union City) Hank Finkel C 1967 1076
Holy Spirit (Abescon) Wayne Nelson SG 2004 15263
Holy Spirit (Absecon) Chris Ford SG 1973 747
Holy Spirit (Absecon) Jack McGaffney SG 1949 10722
Holy Spirit (Absecon) Dennis Horner PF 2012 11370
Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) Mike O'Koren SF 1981 1888
Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) Jim Spanarkel SG 1980 3012
Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) Louis King SF 2020 5329
Hun (Princeton) Lance Goulbourne SF 2013 16928
Irvington (Irvington) Mario Porter SF 2003 17542
Jefferson (Elizabeth) John Shumate PF 1976 1327
Jefferson (Elizabeth) Ed Beach SF 1951 3847
Kennedy (Willingboro) Patrick McFarland SF 1974 3629
Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville) Joakim Noah C 2008 295
Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville) Suleiman Braimoh SF 2012 17263
Lenape (Medford) Jason Thompson PF 2009 1109
Lenape (Medford) Ryan Thompson SF 2011 8970
Life Center Academy (Burlington) Dion Waiters SG 2013 1831
Life Center Academy (Burlington) Aleks Maric C 2009 5098
Life Center Academy (Burlington) Darryl Gladden PG 2005 9429
Life Center Academy (Burlington) Stojan Gjuroski SF 2016 18163
Life Center Academy (Burlington) Malik Ellison SF 2021 18770
Life Center Academy (Burlington) LaQuinton Ross SF 2015 20803
Lincoln (Jersey City) Johnny Macknowsky SG 1950 1475
Lincoln (Jersey City) Harry Laurie PG 1971 7379
Lincoln (Jersey City) Elnardo Webster SF 1972 10038
Linden (Linden) Waliyy Dixon SG 1994 17187
Long Branch (Long Branch) Clinton Wheeler PG 1988 4166
Long Branch (Long Branch) Alex Bradley SF 1982 8664
Manchester Regional (Haledon) Alex Morales SG 2023 14544
Memorial (Haddonfield) Matt Maloney PG 1997 3229
Memorial (West New York) John Mahnken C 1947 565
Memorial (West New York) Bobby Dorn C 1944 5829
Memorial (West New York) Roy Leenig SF 1941 7039
Memorial (West New York) Hal Dorn C 1947 13792
Merchantville (Merchantville) George Dempsey PG 1955 935
Merchantville (Merchantville) Bob Greacen SF 1970 6086
Metuchen (Metuchen) Marqus Blakely SG 2011 9978
Montclair (Montclair) Ronnie Burrell PF 2006 6513
Moorestown (Moorestown) Matthew Langel SG 2001 15930
Morristown (Morristown) Bob McCann PF 1990 3798
Morristown (Morristown) Jahmar Thorpe SF 2008 20071
Morrow (Englewood) Bill Willoughby PF 1976 1854
Neptune (Neptune) Taqwa Pinero SG 2007 12442
New Brunswick (New Brunswick) Gary Brokaw SG 1975 2412
Newark Jamie Sowers SF 2007 14449
Nia Prep (Newark) David Laury PF 2016 13247
Nia Prep (Newark) Shaquille Thomas SF 2017 19795
Norrthern Valley (Old Tappan) Justin Minaya SF 2023 9675
North Bergen (North Bergen) Rick Apodaca SG 2004 9849
North Bergen (North Bergen) Dan Callandrillo PG 1983 11863
North Plainfield (North Plainfield) Hank Beenders C 1942 2019
Northern Burlington County (Columbus) Cedric Jackson PG 2010 4245
Northern Valley (Demarest) Lenny Cooke SG 2003 11898
Notre Dame (Trenton) Skip Harlicka PG 1969 4407
Ocean Academy (Bayville) Eric Moreland PF 2015 4866
Passaic (Passaic) John Roosma SG 1926 1136
Passaic (Passaic) Len Cohen PG 1948 7200
Passaic (Passaic) Mooney Levine SG 1932 8679
Passaic (Passaic) Rahshon Turner PF 1999 9480
Passaic County Tech (Wayne) Jim Lampley C 1987 5263
Paulsboro (Paulsboro) Russell Carter SG 2008 18254
Pennsauken (Pennsauken) Tim Polk SF 2009 17073
Perth Amboy (Perth Amboy) Brian Taylor PG 1973 681
Perth Amboy (Perth Amboy) Chad Kinch SG 1981 10531
Piscataway (Piscataway) John Celestand PG 2000 10875
Pitman (Pitman) Joe Crispin PG 2002 12380
Plainfield (Plainfield) Justin Sears SF 2017 14506
Point Pleasant (Point Pleasant) Matt Farrell PG 2019 15664
Princeton Day School (Princeton) Davon Reed SG 2018 5038
Rahway (Rahway) Earl Clark SF 2010 4003
Rahway (Rahway) Louis Campbell PG 2003 8164
Ramsey (Ramsey) Jack Hewson PF 1947 2986
Ranney School (Tinton Falls) Scottie Lewis SF 2022 12614
Ranney School (Tinton Falls) Phillip Wheeler SF 2023 14882
Redirection (Newark) Jerel Blassingame PG 2006 10581
River Dell (River Edge) Billy Paultz C 1971 355
Roselle Catholic (Roselle) Naz Reid C 2020 2168
Roselle Catholic (Roselle) Chris Silva PF 2020 6773
Roselle Catholic (Roselle) Jameel Warney PF 2018 7320
Roselle Catholic (Roselle) Isaiah Briscoe PG 2018 12004
Roselle Catholic (Roselle) Nate Pierre-Louis SG 2021 17229
Roselle Catholic (Roselle) Kahlil Whitney SF 2021 18855
Roselle Park (Roselle Park) Rick Barry SF 1966 45
Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains) Andrew Feeley C 2006 17276
Scott (East Orange) Mike Brown C 1987 2090
Scott (East Orange) Gary Garland PG 1980 5983
Scott (East Orange) Marques Bragg PF 1996 6950
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Brevin Knight PG 1998 866
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Pep Saul SG 1950 931
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Harry Miller C 1947 2489
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Ira Bowman SG 2000 4766
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Tony Karpowich C 1948 7597
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Brandon Costner PF 2010 8050
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Brandin Knight PG 2005 9617
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Ashton Gibbs PG 2013 20154
Shabazz (Newark) Eric Williams SF 1996 1406
Shabazz (Newark) Anthony Avent PF 1993 2373
Shabazz (Newark) Devonne Giles SF 2006 14912
Shawnee (Medford) Malik Allen PF 2002 3425
Shawnee (Medford) Dan Earl PG 2000 11785
Snyder (Jersey City) Gerald Govan PF 1968 682
Snyder (Jersey City) Rafael Addison SF 1987 3215
South Side (Newark) Lonnie Wright PG 1969 2071
South Side (Newark) Cleo Hill SG 1962 3670
Sparta (Sparta) Chris Jent SF 1994 6724
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Kyle Anderson SF 2015 1179
St. Anthony (Jersey City) David Rivers PG 1989 1965
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Terry Dehere SG 1994 2263
St. Anthony (Jersey City) John Sullivan SF 1962 3649
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Bobby Hurley PG 1994 4457
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Roshown McLeod SF 1999 6978
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Rodrick Rhodes SG 1998 9093
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Tyshawn Taylor PG 2013 9795
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Devon Collier PF 2015 13193
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Ahmad Nivins SF 2010 14426
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Markis McDuffie SF 2020 16352
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Ajmal Basit PF 2002 16359
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Elijah Ingram PG 2008 17969
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Delvon Arrington PG 2003 18367
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Donald Copeland PG 2007 19151
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Terrence Roberts PF 2008 19687
St. Augustine (Buena Vista) Pops Mensah-Bonsu PF 2007 4031
St. Augustine (Buena Vista) Andrew Sullivan SF 2004 14356
St. Augustine (Buena Vista) Brendan Fagan PG 1999 19494
St. Benedict's (Newark) J.R. Smith SG 2005 769
St. Benedict's (Newark) Samardo Samuels C 2011 3576
St. Benedict's (Newark) Lance Thomas SF 2012 3944
St. Benedict's (Newark) Xavier Munford PG 2015 4185
St. Benedict's (Newark) Lamar Patterson SG 2016 4451
St. Benedict's (Newark) Scott Machado PG 2013 4648
St. Benedict's (Newark) Tyler Ennis PG 2015 5077
St. Benedict's (Newark) John Holland SF 2016 5392
St. Benedict's (Newark) Jack Cremens C 1920 6084
St. Benedict's (Newark) Arnaldo Toro Barea PF 2022 11577
St. Benedict's (Newark) Kayo Iwanicki SF 1947 13414
St. Benedict's (Newark) Mike Young PF 2018 13706
St. Benedict's (Newark) David Cubillan PG 2011 14423
St. Benedict's (Newark) Chris Smith (1987) PG 2014 14586
St. Benedict's (Newark) Tyler Harris PF 2017 15439
St. Benedict's (Newark) Eli Cain SF 2020 19224
St. Benedict's (Newark) Greg Echenique C 2014 20037
St. Benedict's (Newark) Aaron Estrada PG 2025 20417
St. Benedict's (Newark) Norbertas Giga C 2019 20421
St. Benedict's (Newark) Barra Njie PG 2022 20809
St. Benedict's (Newark) Corey Stokes SG 2012 20817
St. Joseph (Metuchen) Karl-Anthony Towns C 2016 102
St. Joseph (Metuchen) Andrew Bynum C 2006 1281
St. Joseph (Metuchen) Wade Baldwin PG 2017 2327
St. Joseph (Metuchen) Jay Williams PG 2003 9787
St. Joseph (Metuchen) Garry Witts SF 1982 11272
St. Joseph (Metuchen) Breein Tyree PG 2021 16476
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) Stephen Vasturia SG 2018 17912
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) J.R. Inman PF 2010 19623
St. Mary (Elizabeth) Hubie Brown PG 1956 12049
St. Mary (Elizabeth) Gage Daye PG 2012 20448
St. Michael's (Union City) Tom Heinsohn PF 1957 114
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Kyrie Irving PG 2012 138
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Al Harrington SF 1999 518
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Samuel Dalembert C 2002 915
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist SF 2013 2033
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Jonathan Kuminga SF 2021 3411
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Corey Fisher PG 2012 13969
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Giorgi Bezhanishvili PF 2022 16511
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Herve Lamizana PF 2005 17343
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Mike Nardi PG 2008 17931
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Dexter Strickland SG 2014 19385
St. Peter the Apostle (New Brunswick) Jake Bornheimer PF 1947 4225
St. Peter's (Jersey City) George Blaney PG 1962 4655
St. Peter's (Jersey City) Tommy O'Keefe SG 1951 8559
St. Peter's (Jersey City) Ronald Roberts PF 2015 12741
St. Peter's (Jersey City) Mark Armstrong PG 2025 19967
St. Rose's (Belmar) Bob Verga SG 1968 1197
Steinert (Hamilton) Dahntay Jones SG 2004 2733
Teaneck (Teaneck) Tony Campbell SF 1985 1112
Teaneck (Teaneck) Kasib Powell SF 2008 6533
Teaneck (Teaneck) Jean Prioleau SG 1993 12524
Tech (Gloucester Township) Terrell Baker SG 1999 11576
Tech (Irvington) Glenn Mosley PF 1978 6656
Technology (Newark) Kenneth Faried PF 2012 974
The Patrick School (Hillside) Nick Richards C 2021 4433
The Patrick School (Hillside) DeAndre' Bembry SF 2017 5169
The Patrick School (Hillside) Angel Delgado C 2019 7249
The Patrick School (Hillside) Adama Sanogo PF 2024 11597
The Patrick School (Hillside) Markquis Nowell PG 2024 13057
The Patrick School (Hillside) Cyril Langevine SF 2021 15437
Timber Creek (Erial) Kyle Hines C 2009 1855
Toms River (Toms River) Corey Albano PF 1998 10787
Township (Burlington) Bryan Warrick PG 1983 3763
Trenton (Trenton) Mike Bloom PF 1938 1621
Trenton (Trenton) Frank Frascella SG 1948 6721
Trenton (Trenton) Mickey McNiff SG 1931 8364
Trenton (Trenton) Willie Flynn SG 1942 9218
Trenton (Trenton) Ace Tramantan SG 1938 9456
Trenton Catholic (Hamilton) Malachi Richardson SG 2017 11396
Tyson (East Orange) Justin Singh-Smith SG 2023 14698
Union (Union) Moyer Krakovitch SF 1927 8249
Union (Union) Tyler Roberson PF 2018 17493
Union Catholic (Scotch Plains) Tate George SG 1991 4177
Union Hill (Union City) Nikos Galis SG 1980 540
Union Hill (Union City) Togo Palazzi SF 1955 840
Union Hill (Union City) Harry Donovan SG 1950 5557
Verona (Verona) Bucky Hatchett SG 1951 6100
War Memorial (Sayreville) Jehyve Floyd SF 2020 14086
Weequahic (Newark) Al Attles PG 1961 448
Weequahic (Newark) Mo Layton PG 1972 2247
Weequahic (Newark) Herb Krautblatt SG 1949 4679
Weequahic (Newark) Jerry Greenspan SF 1964 4714
West Morris (Mendham) Jeff Schiffner SG 2005 11136
West Morris (Mendham) Will Gibbs PG 2018 15120
West New York (West New York) Jackie Cusick SG 1947 10596
West Side (Newark) Richie Regan PG 1956 1299
West Side (Newark) Aulcie Perry C 1975 6502
West Windsor South (Princeton) Austin Witter SF 2014 19548
Woodbridge (Woodbridge) Buck Jenkins SG 1994 18590
Woodbury (Woodbury) Dave Budd SF 1961 1066
Worcester (Newark) Tal Skinner SF 1975 3568

 


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