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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from Louisiana
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 | Bill Russell | C | 1957 | Monroe | 5 |
| 2 | Bob Pettit | PF | 1955 | Baton Rouge | 9 |
| 3 | Karl Malone | PF | 1986 | Summerfield | 16 |
| 4 | Elvin Hayes | PF | 1969 | Rayville | 32 |
| 5 | Clyde Drexler | SG | 1984 | New Orleans | 55 |
| 6 | Willis Reed | C | 1965 | Hico | 88 |
| 7 | Marques Johnson | SF | 1978 | Natchitoches | 145 |
| 8 | Frankie Brian | SG | 1950 | Zachary | 158 |
| 9 | Robert Parish | C | 1977 | Shreveport | 168 |
| 10 | Joe Dumars | SG | 1986 | Shreveport | 195 |
| 11 | De'Aaron Fox | PG | 2018 | New Orleans | 211 |
| 12 | Antawn Jamison | PF | 1999 | Shreveport | 254 |
| 13 | Paul Millsap | PF | 2007 | Monroe | 260 |
| 14 | Bob Love | PF | 1967 | Bastrop | 275 |
| 15 | Jimmy Jones | SG | 1968 | Tallaluh | 336 |
| 16 | Woody Sauldsberry | PF | 1958 | Winnsboro | 359 |
| 17 | Rashard Lewis | SF | 1999 | Pineville | 364 |
| 18 | Danny Granger | SF | 2006 | New Orleans | 370 |
| 19 | Calvin Natt | SF | 1980 | Monroe | 372 |
| 20 | Cincy Powell | PF | 1968 | Baton Rouge | 481 |
| 21 | Greg Monroe | C | 2011 | New Orleans | 485 |
| 22 | James Silas | SG | 1973 | Tallulah | 506 |
| 23 | Benoit Benjamin | C | 1986 | Monroe | 530 |
| 24 | Jackie Moreland | SF | 1961 | Minden | 555 |
| 25 | Thaddeus Young | PF | 2008 | New Orleans | 563 |
| 26 | Hot Rod Williams | PF | 1987 | Sorrento | 612 |
| 27 | Avery Johnson | PG | 1989 | New Orleans | 655 |
| 28 | Orlando Woolridge | SF | 1982 | Bernice | 667 |
| 29 | Don Chaney | SG | 1969 | Baton Rouge | 701 |
| 30 | Steve Jones | SG | 1968 | Alexandria | 727 |
| 31 | Kelly Oubre | SF | 2016 | New Orleans | 760 |
| 32 | Nate Williams | SF | 1972 | Columbia | 794 |
| 33 | Elfrid Payton | PG | 2015 | Gretna | 839 |
| 34 | Walter Simon | SF | 1962 | Delcambre | 851 |
| 35 | Bobby Phills | SG | 1992 | Baton Rouge | 864 |
| 36 | Bob Hopkins | C | 1957 | Jonesboro | 960 |
| 37 | D.J. Augustin | PG | 2009 | New Orleans | 986 |
| 38 | Rod Higgins | SF | 1983 | Monroe | 1173 |
| 39 | Brandon Bass | PF | 2006 | Baton Rouge | 1265 |
| 40 | Chris Duhon | PG | 2005 | Mamou | 1300 |
| 41 | Sweet Lou Dunbar | C | 1975 | Minden | 1309 |
| 42 | Marcus Thornton | SG | 2010 | Baton Rouge | 1361 |
| 43 | Ervin Johnson | C | 1994 | New Orleans | 1453 |
| 44 | John Chaney | PF | 1947 | Zachary | 1466 |
| 45 | Stromile Swift | PF | 2001 | Shreveport | 1714 |
| 46 | Aaron James | SF | 1975 | New Orleans | 1788 |
| 47 | Mike Sanders | SF | 1983 | Vidalia | 1821 |
| 48 | Garrett Temple | SG | 2010 | Baton Rouge | 1823 |
| 49 | Robert Pack | PG | 1992 | New Orleans | 1858 |
| 50 | Red Perkins | SG | 1950 | New Orleans | 1881 |
| 51 | Ledell Eackles | SG | 1989 | Baton Rouge | 1910 |
| 52 | Bruce Seals | PF | 1976 | New Orleans | 1927 |
| 53 | Glen Davis | PF | 2008 | Baton Rouge | 1976 |
| 54 | Larry Wright | PG | 1977 | Monroe | 2038 |
| 55 | Randy White | PF | 1990 | Shreveport | 2040 |
| 56 | David Benoit | SF | 1992 | Lafayette | 2120 |
| 57 | Donald Royal | SF | 1988 | New Orleans | 2159 |
| 58 | Tyrus Thomas | PF | 2007 | Baton Rouge | 2414 |
| 59 | Bo McCalebb | PG | 2009 | New Orleans | 2541 |
| 60 | Aaron Holiday | PG | 2019 | Ruston | 2760 |
| 61 | Will Frazier | C | 1966 | Minden | 2892 |
| 62 | Jaren Jackson | SG | 1990 | New Orleans | 2902 |
| 63 | Robert Williams | PF | 2019 | Shreveport | 2912 |
| 64 | Mel McGaha | SG | 1949 | Bastrop | 3000 |
| 65 | Fred Hilton | SG | 1972 | Baton Rouge | 3089 |
| 66 | Langston Galloway | SG | 2015 | Baton Rouge | 3135 |
| 67 | Nick Jones | SG | 1968 | Alexandria | 3175 |
| 68 | John McConathy | SF | 1952 | Sailes | 3301 |
| 69 | Demond Mallet | PG | 2002 | Leesville | 3316 |
| 70 | Eldridge Recasner | PG | 1995 | New Orleans | 3368 |
| 71 | Will McDonald | PF | 2004 | New Orleans | 3546 |
| 72 | Rich Johnson | C | 1969 | Alexandria | 3613 |
| 73 | Oliver Lafayette | SG | 2010 | Baton Rouge | 3673 |
| 74 | Randy Livingston | PG | 1997 | New Orleans | 3687 |
| 75 | Morlon Wiley | PG | 1989 | New Orleans | 3873 |
| 76 | Donald Sloan | SG | 2012 | Shreveport | 3886 |
| 77 | Von Wafer | SG | 2006 | Homer | 3946 |
| 78 | Mark Davis | SF | 1996 | Thibodaux | 3962 |
| 79 | Jarell Martin | PF | 2016 | Baton Rouge | 3971 |
| 80 | Chris Quinn | PG | 2007 | New Orleans | 4105 |
| 81 | Tierre Brown | PG | 2002 | Iowa | 4179 |
| 82 | Kenny Natt | SG | 1981 | Monroe | 4244 |
| 83 | George Latham | SF | 1951 | Converse | 4263 |
| 84 | Howard Carter | SG | 1984 | Baton Rouge | 4425 |
| 85 | Bryce Drew | PG | 1999 | Baton Rouge | 4518 |
| 86 | Damian Jones | C | 2017 | Baton Rouge | 4575 |
| 87 | Larry Robinson | SG | 1991 | Bossier City | 4590 |
| 88 | Elijah Millsap | SG | 2015 | Grambling | 4616 |
| 89 | Brandon Williams | SF | 1998 | Collinston | 4843 |
| 90 | Billy Thomas | SF | 2005 | Shreveport | 4860 |
| 91 | John Arthurs | SG | 1969 | New Orleans | 5030 |
| 92 | Raleigh Owens | C | 1962 | Shreveport | 5031 |
| 93 | Kedrick Brown | SF | 2002 | Zachary | 5261 |
| 94 | Josh Gray | PG | 2018 | Lake Charles | 5293 |
| 95 | Ron Ellis | PF | 1993 | Monroe | 5432 |
| 96 | Grant Simmons | PG | 1968 | New Orleans | 5437 |
| 97 | Tony Harris | SG | 1991 | Monroe | 5527 |
| 98 | Jerald Honeycutt | PF | 1998 | Shreveport | 5613 |
| 99 | Dave Johnson | SG | 1993 | Morgan City | 5974 |
| 100 | Derrick Taylor | PG | 1987 | Baton Rouge | 6037 |
| 101 | James Ray | PF | 1981 | New Orleans | 6275 |
| 102 | Tim Breaux | SF | 1993 | Baton Rouge | 6300 |
| 103 | Jerry Shipp | SF | 1959 | Shreveport | 6317 |
| 104 | Jared Butler | PG | 2022 | Reserve | 6452 |
| 105 | Hollis Price | SG | 2004 | New Orleans | 6486 |
| 106 | Gerald Paddio | SF | 1991 | Lafayette | 6508 |
| 107 | Lonnie Cooper | SG | 2000 | Tallulah | 6572 |
| 108 | Sam Smith (1955) | SG | 1978 | Ferriday | 6655 |
| 109 | Sherell Ford | SF | 1996 | Baton Rouge | 6771 |
| 110 | Keith Smart | PG | 1989 | Baton Rouge | 6838 |
| 111 | Tommie Green | PG | 1979 | Baton Rouge | 6845 |
| 112 | Darnell Lazare | PF | 2008 | Lafayette | 6966 |
| 113 | John Rudd | SF | 1979 | DeRidder | 6990 |
| 114 | Melvin Frazier | SG | 2019 | New Orleans | 7010 |
| 115 | Derrick Zimmerman | PG | 2006 | Monroe | 7074 |
| 116 | Skylar Mays | PG | 2021 | Baton Rouge | 7189 |
| 117 | Gerard King | SF | 1999 | New Orleans | 7250 |
| 118 | Robert Sacre | C | 2013 | Baton Rouge | 7319 |
| 119 | Anthony Reed | SF | 1994 | Monroe | 7335 |
| 120 | Markel Brown | SG | 2015 | Pineville | 7370 |
| 121 | Shawn Long | PF | 2017 | Morgan City | 7400 |
| 122 | Brion Rush | SG | 2007 | Shreveport | 7576 |
| 123 | Terrel Castle | PG | 1996 | Jeanerette | 7677 |
| 124 | Carldell Johnson | PG | 2012 | New Orleans | 8088 |
| 125 | Kirk King | SF | 1998 | Baton Rouge | 8410 |
| 126 | Devante' Jones | PG | 2023 | New Orleans | 8426 |
| 127 | Nikita Wilson | SF | 1988 | Pineville | 8580 |
| 128 | Quannas White | PG | 2004 | New Orleans | 8650 |
| 129 | Nick Sheppard | C | 2001 | Lake Charles | 8755 |
| 130 | Antonio Meeking | PF | 2004 | Monroe | 8761 |
| 131 | Malik Newman | SG | 2019 | Shreveport | 8824 |
| 132 | Tony Zeno | SF | 1980 | New Orleans | 8848 |
| 133 | Reggie J. Jackson | PF | 1996 | Baker | 8881 |
| 134 | Collis Temple | SF | 1975 | Kentwood | 8919 |
| 135 | Mark Young | SG | 1997 | Baton Rouge | 8958 |
| 136 | Carl Kilpatrick | C | 1980 | Bastrop | 9160 |
| 137 | Stanley Brundy | SF | 1990 | New Orleans | 9239 |
| 138 | Edmund Lawrence | C | 1981 | Lake Charles | 9365 |
| 139 | Patrick Lee | SG | 1998 | Monroe | 9446 |
| 140 | Patrick Richard | SG | 2013 | Lafayette | 9610 |
| 141 | Dedric Willoughby | PG | 2000 | New Orleans | 9690 |
| 142 | Gerald Lewis | SG | 1994 | New Orleans | 9691 |
| 143 | George Williams | PF | 2003 | Monroe | 9969 |
| 144 | Kevin Figaro | SG | 1982 | Lafayette | 9977 |
| 145 | John Comeaux | SF | 1967 | Lafayette | 10005 |
| 146 | Mark Petteway | SF | 1984 | New Orleans | 10119 |
| 147 | Glynn Saulters | PG | 1969 | Minden | 10223 |
| 148 | Mike Smith | SF | 2001 | West Monroe | 10245 |
| 149 | Teddy Gipson | PG | 2003 | Monroe | 10293 |
| 150 | Kevin Florent | SG | 1989 | Lutcher | 10379 |
| 151 | Perry Jones | PF | 2013 | Winnsboro | 10407 |
| 152 | Marlain Veal | PG | 2020 | Gretna | 10478 |
| 153 | Carlos Wheeler | SF | 2003 | New Orleans | 10505 |
| 154 | DeJon Jarreau | PG | 2022 | New Orleans | 10516 |
| 155 | Al Sanders | PF | 1973 | Baton Rouge | 10657 |
| 156 | James Thompson | C | 2020 | Baton Rouge | 10859 |
| 157 | Deron Washington | SF | 2009 | New Orleans | 10882 |
| 158 | Clarence Caeser | SF | 1996 | Iowa | 11206 |
| 159 | Don Newman | SG | 1981 | New Orleans | 11285 |
| 160 | Tyren Johnson | PF | 2011 | Edgard | 11400 |
| 161 | Harold Ray Strother | SG | 1964 | Oakdale | 11468 |
| 162 | Tory Walker | PF | 2002 | Marrero | 11501 |
| 163 | Jerome Batiste | PF | 1988 | Crowley | 11667 |
| 164 | Brandon Sampson | SG | 2019 | Baton Rouge | 11765 |
| 165 | Harold Keeling | SG | 1986 | New Orleans | 11795 |
| 166 | Shawnson Johnson | PF | 2007 | Shreveport | 11801 |
| 167 | Harold Arceneaux | SF | 2000 | New Orleans | 11850 |
| 168 | Lamar Peters | PG | 2020 | New Orleans | 11920 |
| 169 | Tasmin Mitchell | SF | 2011 | Denham Springs | 11942 |
| 170 | Charles Carmouche | PG | 2014 | New Orleans | 12030 |
| 171 | Bo Spencer | PG | 2013 | Baton Rouge | 12077 |
| 172 | Victor King | PF | 1980 | Newellton | 12087 |
| 173 | William Mosley | C | 2013 | Shreveport | 12218 |
| 174 | Willie Simmons | C | 1986 | New Orleans | 12389 |
| 175 | John Millsap | SF | 2006 | Grambling | 12438 |
| 176 | Anthony Pullard | PF | 1993 | DeQuincy | 12959 |
| 177 | Mildon Ambres | SG | 2009 | Opelousas | 12998 |
| 178 | Gerrod Henderson | SG | 2003 | Haynesville | 13119 |
| 179 | Patrick Savoy | PF | 1998 | Thibodaux | 13173 |
| 180 | Byron Mouton | SG | 2003 | Rayne | 13294 |
| 181 | Chris Bacon | SF | 2001 | Marksville | 13310 |
| 182 | Bernard King (1981) | SG | 2004 | Gibsland | 13466 |
| 183 | T.J. Price | SG | 2016 | Slidell | 13471 |
| 184 | Roderick Anderson | PG | 1996 | Baton Rouge | 13734 |
| 185 | Dexter Dennis | SG | 2024 | Baker | 13739 |
| 186 | Pointer Williams | PG | 1997 | New Orleans | 13775 |
| 187 | Antoine Landry | PG | 2005 | New Orleans | 13819 |
| 188 | Ben Adams | PG | 2002 | Houma | 14183 |
| 189 | Dwayne Mitchell | SG | 2007 | New Orleans | 14388 |
| 190 | Ramon Dyer | SF | 2007 | Baton Rouge | 14493 |
| 191 | Scotty Thurman | SG | 1996 | Ruston | 14562 |
| 192 | Caleb Daniels | SG | 2024 | New Orleans | 14575 |
| 193 | Brandon Rachal | SF | 2022 | Natchitoches | 14699 |
| 194 | Harold Boudreaux | PF | 1993 | Arnaudville | 14799 |
| 195 | Johnathan Stove | SG | 2021 | Baton Rouge | 14811 |
| 196 | Greedy Daniels | PG | 2002 | New Orleans | 14842 |
| 197 | Daniel Horton | PG | 2007 | Baton Rouge | 14885 |
| 198 | Brandon Brown | SF | 2010 | New Orleans | 14947 |
| 199 | Damian Johnson | SF | 2011 | Thibodaux | 14964 |
| 200 | Alvin Jackson | PG | 1983 | Marion | 15087 |
| 201 | Johnathan Edwards | PF | 1990 | New Orleans | 15093 |
| 202 | Micah Blunt | C | 1983 | New Orleans | 15116 |
| 203 | Amari Bailey | PG | 2024 | New Orleans | 15281 |
| 204 | Chris Davis | PG | 2010 | Baton Rouge | 15431 |
| 205 | Rogers Washington | SF | 1999 | Franklin | 15731 |
| 206 | Travis Franklin | SF | 2012 | Baton Rouge | 15738 |
| 207 | Joe Troy Smith | SG | 2002 | New Orleans | 15864 |
| 208 | Melvin Simon | PF | 1995 | Harvey | 16053 |
| 209 | Kentrell Gransberry | PF | 2009 | Baton Rouge | 16157 |
| 210 | Tyler Smith | PF | 2024 | New Orleans | 16290 |
| 211 | Michael Qualls | SG | 2016 | Shreveport | 16381 |
| 212 | Aaron Epps | PF | 2019 | Ball | 16677 |
| 213 | Michael Cutright | SG | 1990 | Zwolle | 16882 |
| 214 | Robert Paige | C | 1977 | DeQuincy | 16911 |
| 215 | Jason Williams (1983) | SF | 2007 | New Orleans | 17138 |
| 216 | Percy Miller | SG | 1999 | New Orleans | 17332 |
| 217 | Marcus Simmons | SG | 2012 | Alexandria | 17565 |
| 218 | Jamar McKnight | SG | 2003 | Zachary | 17580 |
| 219 | Josh Hagins | PG | 2017 | Bossier City | 17589 |
| 220 | Kalob Ledoux | SG | 2022 | Lafayette | 17592 |
| 221 | Joe Bryant Jr. | PG | 2024 | Norco | 17834 |
| 222 | Perry McDonald | SG | 1989 | New Orleans | 17889 |
| 223 | Tweety Carter | PG | 2011 | New Orleans | 17960 |
| 224 | Larry Terry | SF | 1995 | Hammond | 18149 |
| 225 | Eddie Ard | SF | 2009 | LaPlace | 18542 |
| 226 | Javan Felix | PG | 2017 | New Orleans | 18779 |
| 227 | Frank Bartley | SG | 2019 | Baton Rouge | 18781 |
| 228 | Ryan Duplessis | PG | 2003 | New Orleans | 18836 |
| 229 | Martin Zeno | SG | 2009 | Sulphur | 18859 |
| 230 | Maurice Ingram | C | 1998 | Langdale | 18867 |
| 231 | Darrel Mitchell | PG | 2007 | New Iberia | 18974 |
| 232 | Ryan Brooks | SG | 2011 | New Orleans | 19113 |
| 233 | Phillip Ramelli | C | 2005 | New Orleans | 19234 |
| 234 | Ashton Mitchell | PG | 2011 | New Orleans | 19412 |
| 235 | Travin Thibodeaux | PF | 2019 | Plaquemine | 19469 |
| 236 | Ishmael Lane | PF | 2020 | Port Allen | 19743 |
| 237 | Jordan Wright | SG | 2025 | Baton Rouge | 19759 |
| 238 | Jarrius Jackson | PG | 2008 | Monroe | 19766 |
| 239 | Perry Stevenson | PF | 2011 | Lafayette | 20081 |
| 240 | Terrance Henry | PF | 2013 | Monroe | 20368 |
| 241 | Brian Williams | SG | 2016 | Baton Rouge | 20392 |
| 242 | Dwayne Lathan | SG | 2013 | Chatham | 20538 |
| 243 | Kevin Hardy | PG | 2016 | Lake Charles | 20651 |
| 244 | Brad Bridgewater | PF | 2004 | New Roads | 20747 |
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