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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from Kansas
Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players that were born in this state.
Where players grew up or went to school does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Birthplace | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Alvan Adams | C | 1976 | Lawrence | 281 |
| 2 | Scott Wedman | SF | 1975 | Harper | 392 |
| 3 | Bob Brannum | PF | 1950 | Winfield | 410 |
| 4 | Lucius Allen | PG | 1970 | Kansas City | 453 |
| 5 | Lionel Hollins | SG | 1976 | Ark City | 487 |
| 6 | Larry Drew | PG | 1981 | Kansas City | 714 |
| 7 | Bob Kinney | C | 1949 | Fort Scott | 778 |
| 8 | Warren Jabali | SG | 1969 | Kansas City | 961 |
| 9 | Earl Watson | PG | 2002 | Kansas City | 1004 |
| 10 | Ernest Schmidt | SG | 1933 | Nashville | 1128 |
| 11 | Harold Foster | SG | 1930 | Newton | 1133 |
| 12 | Howie Shannon | SG | 1949 | Manhattan | 1271 |
| 13 | Ronald Franz | SF | 1968 | Kansas City | 1439 |
| 14 | Ernie Barrett | SG | 1954 | Pratt | 1646 |
| 15 | Leonard Gray | PF | 1975 | Kansas City | 1775 |
| 16 | Willie Cauley-Stein | PF | 2016 | Spearville | 1837 |
| 17 | Maurice Evans | SG | 2002 | Wichita | 2050 |
| 18 | Gene Anderson | SG | 1940 | Salina | 2206 |
| 19 | Shavon Shields | SG | 2017 | Overland Park | 2530 |
| 20 | Scott Hastings | PF | 1983 | Independence | 2661 |
| 21 | Ed Nealy | PF | 1983 | Pittsburg | 2880 |
| 22 | Dick Knostman | C | 1954 | Wamego | 2997 |
| 23 | Clarence Brannum | PF | 1949 | Winfield | 2999 |
| 24 | Adrian Griffin | SG | 2000 | Wichita | 3118 |
| 25 | Otto Schnellbacher | SF | 1949 | Sublette | 3455 |
| 26 | Christian Braun | SG | 2023 | Burlington | 3679 |
| 27 | Greg Dreiling | C | 1987 | Wichita | 3764 |
| 28 | Semi Ojeleye | PF | 2018 | Overland Park | 3862 |
| 29 | Jack Eskridge | C | 1949 | Kansas City | 4159 |
| 30 | Steve Henson | PG | 1991 | Junction City | 4201 |
| 31 | Riney Lochmann | SF | 1968 | Wichita | 4674 |
| 32 | Kyle Weems | SF | 2013 | Topeka | 4706 |
| 33 | Dean Wade | PF | 2020 | Wichita | 4727 |
| 34 | Byron Houston | SF | 1993 | Watonga | 4811 |
| 35 | Hal England | SG | 1951 | Halstead | 5342 |
| 36 | Jabari Walker | SF | 2023 | Wichita | 5721 |
| 37 | Melvin Sanders | SG | 2006 | Liberal | 5783 |
| 38 | Bol Bol | C | 2020 | Olathe | 5810 |
| 39 | Johnny Orr | SF | 1950 | Yale | 5816 |
| 40 | Martin Lewis | SF | 1996 | Liberal | 5913 |
| 41 | Pierre Russell | SG | 1972 | Kansas City | 6150 |
| 42 | C.J. Bruton | PG | 1994 | Wichita | 6279 |
| 43 | Patrick Baldwin | PG | 1995 | Leavenworth | 6600 |
| 44 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | PF | 2022 | Shawnee Mission | 6840 |
| 45 | Gradey Dick | SG | 2024 | Wichita | 7096 |
| 46 | Paul Shirley | PF | 2003 | Meriden | 7402 |
| 47 | John Roberson | PG | 2012 | Kansas City | 7454 |
| 48 | Bob Kenney | SG | 1952 | Arkansas City | 7537 |
| 49 | Steve Woodberry | SG | 1995 | Wichita | 8646 |
| 50 | Korleone Young | SF | 1999 | Wichita | 8712 |
| 51 | Leo Lyons | PF | 2010 | Topeka | 9241 |
| 52 | Wayne Simien | PF | 2006 | Leavenworth | 9368 |
| 53 | Dennis Latimore | PF | 2007 | Halstead | 9444 |
| 54 | Trevor Hudgins | PG | 2023 | Manhattan | 10257 |
| 55 | Matt Freije | PF | 2005 | Overland Park | 10307 |
| 56 | Harold Hunter | SG | 1951 | Kansas City | 10388 |
| 57 | Ron Baker | SG | 2017 | Hays | 10526 |
| 58 | Jamar Howard | SF | 2006 | Shawnee Mission | 10534 |
| 59 | Mike Johnson (1947) | SF | 1971 | Osage City | 10986 |
| 60 | Calvin Thompson | SG | 1987 | Kansas City | 11529 |
| 61 | Perry Ellis | PF | 2017 | Wichita | 11536 |
| 62 | Rich Dumas | SG | 1969 | Kansas City | 11746 |
| 63 | Jeff Boese | SF | 2002 | Garden City | 12244 |
| 64 | Aubrey Sherrod | SG | 1986 | Wichita | 12751 |
| 65 | Conner Frankamp | PG | 2019 | Wichita | 12870 |
| 66 | Sean Finn | PF | 2005 | Hays | 12876 |
| 67 | Marcus Weathers | SF | 2023 | Roeland Park | 12968 |
| 68 | Randy Johnson | SG | 1982 | Syracuse | 13828 |
| 69 | Cortez Barnes | SF | 1995 | Wichita | 14563 |
| 70 | Manny Dies | PF | 2000 | Wichita | 15030 |
| 71 | Brady Morningstar | SG | 2012 | Lawrence | 15564 |
| 72 | Jackie Carmichael | PF | 2014 | Manhattan | 15583 |
| 73 | JaRon Rush | SF | 2001 | Kansas City | 15929 |
| 74 | Steven Hill | C | 2009 | Chanute | 16065 |
| 75 | Mark Hutton | PF | 1994 | Wichita | 16595 |
| 76 | Spencer Jones | SF | 2025 | Shawnee Mission | 16798 |
| 77 | Garrett Farha | PG | 2009 | Concordia | 16858 |
| 78 | Damien Lolar | SG | 2008 | Arkansas City | 17439 |
| 79 | Todd Jadlow | C | 1990 | Salina | 17936 |
| 80 | Tyler Hughes | C | 2008 | Olathe | 18179 |
| 81 | Todd Alexander | PG | 1991 | McPherson | 18795 |
| 82 | Noah Starkey | C | 2020 | Hutchinson | 19085 |
| 83 | Todd Okeson | PG | 2005 | Weskan | 19128 |
| 84 | Mitch Ballock | SG | 2022 | Eudora | 19862 |
| 85 | Taj Gray | PF | 2007 | Wichita | 20302 |
| 86 | Jahmal McMurray | SG | 2020 | Topeka | 20707 |
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