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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 873
APEX Academy (Pennsauken) Markieff Morris PF 2012 881
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Warren Davis PF 1968 1171
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) James Usry PF 1949 3893
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Andy Fields C 1980 6444
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Lou Roe SF 1996 7347
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Bobby Martin PF 1992 9037
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Robert Martin PF 1992 11314
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Frank Turner PG 2011 12914
Atlantic City (Atlantic City) Marty Small SF 1987 19069
Barringer (Newark) Edgar Jones PF 1981 2125
Barringer (Newark) Reginald Larry SF 2009 17922
Bayonne (Bayonne) Dan O'Sullivan C 1991 5487
Bergen Catholic (Oradell) Sean Banks SF 2006 10219
Bishop Eustace (Pennsauken) Bill Melchionni PG 1967 678
Bishop Eustace (Pennsauken) Gary Melchionni SG 1974 2599
Bishop Eustace (Pennsauken) John Olive SF 1979 8601
Blair Academy (Blairstown) Luol Deng SF 2005 370
Blair Academy (Blairstown) Charlie Villanueva PF 2006 1252
Blair Academy (Blairstown) Mike Tobey C 2017 2776
Blair Academy (Blairstown) Royal Ivey SG 2005 3704
Blair Academy (Blairstown) Marial Shayok SG 2020 4521
Blair Academy (Blairstown) Alexis Wangmene PF 2013 19875
Bloomfield (Bloomfield) Kelly Tripucka SF 1982 395
Bloomfield (Bloomfield) Andy Kostecka SF 1949 3690
Bloomfield (Bloomfield) Alaa Abdelnaby PF 1991 4720
Bloomfield (Bloomfield) Bob Woollard C 1970 9180
Bloomfield Tech (Bloomfield) Herb Scherer C 1951 3364
Bloomfield Tech (Bloomfield) Da'Sean Butler SF 2011 10133
Bridgewater-Raritan (Raritan) Eric Murdock PG 1992 1196
Bridgewater-Raritan (Raritan) Mike Grosso C 1972 8329
Camden (Camden) Billy Thompson SF 1987 2140
Camden (Camden) Nate Johnson SF 2001 5384
Camden (Camden) Milt Wagner SG 1988 5596
Camden (Camden) Dajuan Wagner SG 2003 6815
Camden (Camden) Pete Wisniewski C 1933 9285
Camden (Camden) Louis Banks SG 1992 17962
Camden Catholic (Cherry Hill) George Lehmann PG 1963 1408
Camden Catholic (Cherry Hill) Kevin Owens C 2004 10429
Catholic (Paterson) Tim Thomas SF 1998 857
Catholic (Paterson) Darryl Watkins C 2008 6926
Catholic (Paterson) Jordan Theodore PG 2013 8667
Catholic (Paterson) Fuquan Edwin SG 2015 12690
Catholic (Paterson) Kevin Freeman PF 2001 15452
Catholic (Paterson) Marquis Webb SG 2008 17880
Catholic (Paterson) Jeremy Hazell SG 2012 19375
Catholic (Paterson) Ian Chiles C 2015 20150
Catholic (Trenton) Fred Price C 1949 10206
Catholic (Trenton) Charles Cooke SG 2018 14037
Central (Newark) Corky Devlin SG 1956 1287
Central (Trenton) Russell Saunders PF 1925 2080
Central (Trenton) Greg Grant PG 1990 3882
Central (Trenton) Tal Brody PG 1965 4468
Central (Trenton) Frantz Massenat SG 2015 12036
Cherokee (Marlton) Pat Deveney PF 2002 17213
Cherokee (Marlton) Randy Edney C 1997 18202
Cherry Creek (Englewood) Michael Ruffin PF 2000 3516
Cherry Creek (Englewood) Mark Randall PF 1992 6135
Christian Brothers (Lincroft) John Crotty PG 1993 3559
Christian Brothers (Lincroft) Brian Lynch SG 2000 7892
Christian Brothers (Lincroft) Tim Begley SG 2006 15090
Cinnaminson (Cinnaminson) Max DiLeo PG 2016 15286
CJEOTO Academy (Somerset) Kadeem Jack PF 2016 13616
Clark (Roselle) Greg Cook PF 1982 16382
Clayton (Clayton) Granger Hall PF 1986 8422
Cliffside Park (Cliffside Park) Gerry Calabrese SG 1951 2494
Cliffside Park (Cliffside Park) Frank Sebest PF 1944 9373
Coastal Academy (Belmar) Anthony Tarke PF 2022 20508
Columbia (Maplewood) Mark Bryant PF 1989 2049
Columbia (Maplewood) Craig Forth C 2006 16013
Columbia (Maplewood) Marc Brown PG 1992 16803
Delbarton (Northern Hills) Troy Murphy PF 2002 559
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) Ron Harper Jr. SF 2023 9366
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) Tyrell Biggs PF 2010 14905
Dumont (Dumont) Dominick Barlow PF 2022 11946
East Brunswick (East Brunswick) Dave Wohl PG 1972 1405
East Orange (East Orange) Clyde Bradshaw PG 1982 13031
East Side (Newark) Randy Foye SG 2007 1083
East Side (Newark) Ismael Sanogo SF 2019 16590
Eastside (Paterson) Rory Sparrow PG 1981 774
Eastside (Paterson) Larry Doby SF 1948 11929
Eastside (Paterson) James Scott SF 1997 12335
Eastside (Paterson) Tony Murphy SG 1981 14478
Edison Academy (Edison) James Reaves PF 2005 14918
Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Chris Gatling PF 1992 1095
Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Horace Jenkins PG 2005 5630
Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Luther Wright C 1994 11056
Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Ibrahim Jaaber PG 2008 11454
Emerson (Emerson) Slim Bornemann C 1947 10906
Essex Catholic (Newark) Boakai Lalugba PF 2004 13736
Ewing (Trenton) Hollis Copeland SF 1980 6455
Ewing (Trenton) Terrence Bailey SG 1988 18594
Faith Christian Academy (Glassboro) Ron Rollerson C 2003 15623
Ferris (Jersey City) Ray Radziszewski PF 1958 5921
Fort Lee (Fort Lee) Ted Manakas SG 1974 7196
Franklin (Somerset) Roy Hinson PF 1984 899
Franklin (Somerset) Joe Pace C 1977 7023
Freehold (Freehold) Tim Perry PF 1989 2048
Gill St. Bernard's (Peapack-Gladstone) Tyus Battle SG 2020 18077
Glynn Academy (Brunswick) Kwame Brown PF 2002 1894
Good Counsel (Moorestown) Freddy Kunz PG 1947 12814
Hackensack (Hackensack) Howie Bollerman C 1930 2828
Hamilton (Hamilton) Christian Burns PF 2008 12101
Hoboken (Hoboken) Derrick Alston PF 1995 2313
Holy Family (Union City) Hank Finkel C 1967 1064
Holy Spirit (Abescon) Wayne Nelson SG 2004 15058
Holy Spirit (Absecon) Chris Ford SG 1973 738
Holy Spirit (Absecon) Jack McGaffney SG 1949 10589
Holy Spirit (Absecon) Dennis Horner PF 2012 11235
Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) Mike O'Koren SF 1981 1866
Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) Jim Spanarkel SG 1980 2969
Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) Louis King SF 2020 5255
Hun (Princeton) Lance Goulbourne SF 2013 16708
Irvington (Irvington) Mario Porter SF 2003 17299
Jefferson (Elizabeth) John Shumate PF 1976 1308
Jefferson (Elizabeth) Ed Beach SF 1951 3795
Kennedy (Willingboro) Patrick McFarland SF 1974 3581
Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville) Joakim Noah C 2008 293
Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville) Suleiman Braimoh SF 2012 17030
Lenape (Medford) Jason Thompson PF 2009 1096
Lenape (Medford) Ryan Thompson SF 2011 8867
Life Center Academy (Burlington) Dion Waiters SG 2013 1811
Life Center Academy (Burlington) Aleks Maric C 2009 5030
Life Center Academy (Burlington) Darryl Gladden PG 2005 9322
Life Center Academy (Burlington) Stojan Gjuroski SF 2016 17902
Life Center Academy (Burlington) Malik Ellison SF 2021 18495
Life Center Academy (Burlington) LaQuinton Ross SF 2015 20497
Lincoln (Jersey City) Johnny Macknowsky SG 1950 1452
Lincoln (Jersey City) Harry Laurie PG 1971 7281
Lincoln (Jersey City) Elnardo Webster SF 1972 9922
Linden (Linden) Waliyy Dixon SG 1994 16957
Long Branch (Long Branch) Clinton Wheeler PG 1988 4112
Long Branch (Long Branch) Alex Bradley SF 1982 8561
Manchester Regional (Haledon) Alex Morales SG 2023 15865
Memorial (Haddonfield) Matt Maloney PG 1997 3191
Memorial (West New York) John Mahnken C 1947 558
Memorial (West New York) Bobby Dorn C 1944 5725
Memorial (West New York) Roy Leenig SF 1941 6941
Memorial (West New York) Hal Dorn C 1947 13609
Merchantville (Merchantville) George Dempsey PG 1955 928
Merchantville (Merchantville) Bob Greacen SF 1970 5986
Metuchen (Metuchen) Marqus Blakely SG 2011 9860
Montclair (Montclair) Ronnie Burrell PF 2006 6428
Moorestown (Moorestown) Matthew Langel SG 2001 15729
Morristown (Morristown) Bob McCann PF 1990 3748
Morristown (Morristown) Jahmar Thorpe SF 2008 19781
Morrow (Englewood) Bill Willoughby PF 1976 1831
Neptune (Neptune) Taqwa Pinero SG 2007 12281
New Brunswick (New Brunswick) Gary Brokaw SG 1975 2389
Newark Jamie Sowers SF 2007 14252
Nia Prep (Newark) David Laury PF 2016 13069
Nia Prep (Newark) Shaquille Thomas SF 2017 19516
Norrthern Valley (Old Tappan) Justin Minaya SF 2023 11068
North Bergen (North Bergen) Rick Apodaca SG 2004 9727
North Bergen (North Bergen) Dan Callandrillo PG 1983 11701
North Plainfield (North Plainfield) Hank Beenders C 1942 1995
Northern Burlington County (Columbus) Cedric Jackson PG 2010 4191
Northern Valley (Demarest) Lenny Cooke SG 2003 11737
Notre Dame (Trenton) Skip Harlicka PG 1969 4355
Ocean Academy (Bayville) Eric Moreland PF 2015 4865
Passaic (Passaic) John Roosma SG 1926 1121
Passaic (Passaic) Len Cohen PG 1948 7110
Passaic (Passaic) Mooney Levine SG 1932 8576
Passaic (Passaic) Rahshon Turner PF 1999 9370
Passaic County Tech (Wayne) Jim Lampley C 1987 5198
Paulsboro (Paulsboro) Russell Carter SG 2008 17990
Pennsauken (Pennsauken) Tim Polk SF 2009 16848
Perth Amboy (Perth Amboy) Brian Taylor PG 1973 674
Perth Amboy (Perth Amboy) Chad Kinch SG 1981 10395
Piscataway (Piscataway) John Celestand PG 2000 10739
Pitman (Pitman) Joe Crispin PG 2002 12218
Plainfield (Plainfield) Justin Sears SF 2017 14309
Point Pleasant (Point Pleasant) Matt Farrell PG 2019 15464
Princeton Day School (Princeton) Davon Reed SG 2018 4975
Rahway (Rahway) Earl Clark SF 2010 3944
Rahway (Rahway) Louis Campbell PG 2003 8063
Ramsey (Ramsey) Jack Hewson PF 1947 2945
Ranney School (Tinton Falls) Scottie Lewis SF 2022 12449
Ranney School (Tinton Falls) Phillip Wheeler SF 2023 18158
Redirection (Newark) Jerel Blassingame PG 2006 10442
River Dell (River Edge) Billy Paultz C 1971 351
Roselle Catholic (Roselle) Naz Reid C 2020 3342
Roselle Catholic (Roselle) Chris Silva PF 2020 6680
Roselle Catholic (Roselle) Jameel Warney PF 2018 7225
Roselle Catholic (Roselle) Isaiah Briscoe PG 2018 11841
Roselle Catholic (Roselle) Nate Pierre-Louis SG 2021 16998
Roselle Catholic (Roselle) Kahlil Whitney SF 2021 18579
Roselle Park (Roselle Park) Rick Barry SF 1966 45
Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains) Andrew Feeley C 2006 17043
Scott (East Orange) Mike Brown C 1987 2069
Scott (East Orange) Gary Garland PG 1980 5890
Scott (East Orange) Marques Bragg PF 1996 6853
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Brevin Knight PG 1998 856
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Pep Saul SG 1950 924
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Harry Miller C 1947 2465
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Ira Bowman SG 2000 4709
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Tony Karpowich C 1948 7497
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Brandon Costner PF 2010 7944
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Brandin Knight PG 2005 9497
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) Ashton Gibbs PG 2013 19860
Shabazz (Newark) Eric Williams SF 1996 1387
Shabazz (Newark) Anthony Avent PF 1993 2351
Shabazz (Newark) Devonne Giles SF 2006 14709
Shawnee (Medford) Malik Allen PF 2002 3382
Shawnee (Medford) Dan Earl PG 2000 11626
Snyder (Jersey City) Gerald Govan PF 1968 675
Snyder (Jersey City) Rafael Addison SF 1987 3177
South Side (Newark) Lonnie Wright PG 1969 2050
South Side (Newark) Cleo Hill SG 1962 3620
Sparta (Sparta) Chris Jent SF 1994 6634
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Kyle Anderson SF 2015 1312
St. Anthony (Jersey City) David Rivers PG 1989 1943
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Terry Dehere SG 1994 2235
St. Anthony (Jersey City) John Sullivan SF 1962 3600
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Bobby Hurley PG 1994 4403
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Roshown McLeod SF 1999 6880
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Rodrick Rhodes SG 1998 8992
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Tyshawn Taylor PG 2013 9672
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Devon Collier PF 2015 13018
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Ahmad Nivins SF 2010 14229
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Markis McDuffie SF 2020 16148
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Ajmal Basit PF 2002 16155
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Elijah Ingram PG 2008 17712
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Delvon Arrington PG 2003 18100
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Donald Copeland PG 2007 18870
St. Anthony (Jersey City) Terrence Roberts PF 2008 19410
St. Augustine (Buena Vista) Pops Mensah-Bonsu PF 2007 3974
St. Augustine (Buena Vista) Andrew Sullivan SF 2004 14160
St. Augustine (Buena Vista) Brendan Fagan PG 1999 19212
St. Benedict's (Newark) J.R. Smith SG 2005 759
St. Benedict's (Newark) Samardo Samuels C 2011 3532
St. Benedict's (Newark) Lance Thomas SF 2012 3886
St. Benedict's (Newark) Xavier Munford PG 2015 4130
St. Benedict's (Newark) Lamar Patterson SG 2016 4397
St. Benedict's (Newark) Scott Machado PG 2013 4587
St. Benedict's (Newark) John Holland SF 2016 5314
St. Benedict's (Newark) Tyler Ennis PG 2015 5955
St. Benedict's (Newark) Jack Cremens C 1920 5984
St. Benedict's (Newark) Arnaldo Toro Barea PF 2022 11436
St. Benedict's (Newark) Kayo Iwanicki SF 1947 13240
St. Benedict's (Newark) Mike Young PF 2018 13529
St. Benedict's (Newark) David Cubillan PG 2011 14226
St. Benedict's (Newark) Chris Smith (1987) PG 2014 14393
St. Benedict's (Newark) Tyler Harris PF 2017 15236
St. Benedict's (Newark) Eli Cain SF 2020 18941
St. Benedict's (Newark) Greg Echenique C 2014 19748
St. Benedict's (Newark) Norbertas Giga C 2019 20125
St. Benedict's (Newark) Barra Njie PG 2022 20503
St. Benedict's (Newark) Corey Stokes SG 2012 20511
St. Joseph (Metuchen) Karl-Anthony Towns C 2016 119
St. Joseph (Metuchen) Andrew Bynum C 2006 1265
St. Joseph (Metuchen) Wade Baldwin PG 2017 2510
St. Joseph (Metuchen) Jay Williams PG 2003 9665
St. Joseph (Metuchen) Garry Witts SF 1982 11136
St. Joseph (Metuchen) Breein Tyree PG 2021 16270
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) Stephen Vasturia SG 2018 17657
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) J.R. Inman PF 2010 19345
St. Mary (Elizabeth) Hubie Brown PG 1956 11884
St. Mary (Elizabeth) Gage Daye PG 2012 20151
St. Michael's (Union City) Tom Heinsohn PF 1957 110
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Kyrie Irving PG 2012 138
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Al Harrington SF 1999 511
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Samuel Dalembert C 2002 905
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist SF 2013 2008
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Jonathan Kuminga SF 2021 3428
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Corey Fisher PG 2012 13779
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Giorgi Bezhanishvili PF 2022 16306
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Herve Lamizana PF 2005 17109
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Mike Nardi PG 2008 17677
St. Patrick (Elizabeth) Dexter Strickland SG 2014 19103
St. Peter the Apostle (New Brunswick) Jake Bornheimer PF 1947 4170
St. Peter's (Jersey City) George Blaney PG 1962 4593
St. Peter's (Jersey City) Tommy O'Keefe SG 1951 8455
St. Peter's (Jersey City) Ronald Roberts PF 2015 12574
St. Rose's (Belmar) Bob Verga SG 1968 1180
Steinert (Hamilton) Dahntay Jones SG 2004 2703
Teaneck (Teaneck) Tony Campbell SF 1985 1099
Teaneck (Teaneck) Kasib Powell SF 2008 6446
Teaneck (Teaneck) Jean Prioleau SG 1993 12361
Tech (Gloucester Township) Terrell Baker SG 1999 11435
Tech (Irvington) Glenn Mosley PF 1978 6568
Technology (Newark) Kenneth Faried PF 2012 967
The Patrick School (Hillside) Nick Richards C 2021 4965
The Patrick School (Hillside) DeAndre' Bembry SF 2017 5104
The Patrick School (Hillside) Angel Delgado C 2019 7157
The Patrick School (Hillside) Adama Sanogo PF 2024 9774
The Patrick School (Hillside) Cyril Langevine SF 2021 15234
The Patrick School (Hillside) Markquis Nowell PG 2024 16227
Timber Creek (Erial) Kyle Hines C 2009 1832
Toms River (Toms River) Corey Albano PF 1998 10652
Township (Burlington) Bryan Warrick PG 1983 3716
Trenton (Trenton) Mike Bloom PF 1938 1599
Trenton (Trenton) Frank Frascella SG 1948 6632
Trenton (Trenton) Mickey McNiff SG 1931 8263
Trenton (Trenton) Willie Flynn SG 1942 9116
Trenton (Trenton) Ace Tramantan SG 1938 9348
Trenton Catholic (Hamilton) Malachi Richardson SG 2017 11257
Union (Union) Moyer Krakovitch SF 1927 8150
Union (Union) Tyler Roberson PF 2018 18855
Union Catholic (Scotch Plains) Tate George SG 1991 4122
Union Hill (Union City) Nikos Galis SG 1980 534
Union Hill (Union City) Togo Palazzi SF 1955 832
Union Hill (Union City) Harry Donovan SG 1950 5470
Verona (Verona) Bucky Hatchett SG 1951 6001
War Memorial (Sayreville) Jehyve Floyd SF 2020 13888
Weequahic (Newark) Al Attles PG 1961 443
Weequahic (Newark) Mo Layton PG 1972 2222
Weequahic (Newark) Herb Krautblatt SG 1949 4617
Weequahic (Newark) Jerry Greenspan SF 1964 4655
West Morris (Mendham) Jeff Schiffner SG 2005 10998
West Morris (Mendham) Will Gibbs PG 2018 14914
West New York (West New York) Jackie Cusick SG 1947 10459
West Side (Newark) Richie Regan PG 1956 1283
West Side (Newark) Aulcie Perry C 1975 6417
West Windsor South (Princeton) Austin Witter SF 2014 19268
Woodbridge (Woodbridge) Buck Jenkins SG 1994 18317
Woodbury (Woodbury) Dave Budd SF 1961 1054
Worcester (Newark) Tal Skinner SF 1975 3524

 


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