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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from South Carolina
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 | Kevin Garnett | PF | 1996 | Mauldin | 19 |
| 2 | Alex English | SF | 1977 | Columbia | 40 |
| 3 | Larry Nance | PF | 1982 | Anderson | 204 |
| 4 | Jermaine O'Neal | PF | 1997 | Columbia | 213 |
| 5 | Khris Middleton | PF | 2013 | Charleston | 288 |
| 6 | Xavier McDaniel | SF | 1986 | Columbia | 349 |
| 7 | Raymond Felton | PG | 2006 | Marion | 459 |
| 8 | Jim Barnett | SG | 1967 | Greenville | 598 |
| 9 | Clifford Ray | C | 1972 | Union | 614 |
| 10 | Ja Morant | PG | 2020 | Dalzell | 755 |
| 11 | Tom Henderson | PG | 1975 | Newberry | 790 |
| 12 | Tyrone Corbin | SG | 1986 | Columbia | 859 |
| 13 | Ramon Sessions | PG | 2008 | Myrtle Beach | 891 |
| 14 | Willie Anderson | SG | 1989 | Greenville | 1083 |
| 15 | Connie Mack Berry | PF | 1940 | Greenville | 1258 |
| 16 | John Shumate | PF | 1976 | Greenville | 1327 |
| 17 | Jayson Williams | PF | 1991 | Ritter | 1399 |
| 18 | Dean Meminger | PG | 1972 | Walterboro | 1464 |
| 19 | Anthony Johnson | PG | 1998 | Charleston | 1592 |
| 20 | Levern Tart | SG | 1965 | Marion | 1605 |
| 21 | Trevor Booker | PF | 2011 | Newberry | 1619 |
| 22 | Jim Neal | C | 1954 | Silverstreet | 1882 |
| 23 | Kwame Brown | PF | 2002 | Charleston | 1915 |
| 24 | Chuck Eidson | SF | 2004 | Summerville | 2030 |
| 25 | Mikki Moore | C | 1999 | Orangeburg | 2330 |
| 26 | Michael Dickerson | SG | 1999 | Greenville | 2369 |
| 27 | Pete Chilcutt | PF | 1992 | Sumter | 2569 |
| 28 | Devin Booker (1991) | PF | 2014 | Whitmire | 2694 |
| 29 | Leon Wood | SG | 1985 | Columbia | 2879 |
| 30 | Stanley Roberts | C | 1992 | Hopkins | 2990 |
| 31 | Wilton Putnam | SG | 1940 | Greenville | 3174 |
| 32 | Rod Sellers | C | 1993 | Florence | 3262 |
| 33 | Torrey Craig | SF | 2018 | Columbia | 3414 |
| 34 | Nic Claxton | PF | 2020 | Greenville | 3536 |
| 35 | Lowes Moore | PG | 1981 | Plymouth | 3668 |
| 36 | Roderick Blakney | PG | 1998 | Hartsville | 3704 |
| 37 | Josh Powell | PF | 2006 | Charleston | 3911 |
| 38 | Julius McCoy | SG | 1957 | Cheraw | 4083 |
| 39 | Winford Boynes | SG | 1979 | Greenville | 4085 |
| 40 | Mike Gibson | PF | 1984 | Williamsburg County | 4297 |
| 41 | Aaron Nesmith | SF | 2021 | Charleston | 4551 |
| 42 | P.J. Dozier | PG | 2018 | Columbia | 4587 |
| 43 | Leon Benbow | SG | 1975 | Columbia | 4624 |
| 44 | Travis Williams | SF | 1992 | Columbia | 4734 |
| 45 | Clyde Mayes | PF | 1976 | Greenville | 5536 |
| 46 | Tyron McCoy | SG | 1996 | Bethune | 6104 |
| 47 | John Hudson | PF | 1990 | Anderson | 6291 |
| 48 | Aaron Lucas | PG | 2003 | Greenville | 6844 |
| 49 | Laron Profit | SG | 2000 | Charleston | 6982 |
| 50 | Jarrell Brantley | PF | 2020 | Charleston | 7068 |
| 51 | Kevin Brooks | SF | 1992 | Beaufort | 7276 |
| 52 | Sindarius Thornwell | SG | 2018 | Lancaster | 7461 |
| 53 | Danny Pearson | SF | 1988 | Columbia | 7683 |
| 54 | John Campbell | PF | 1981 | Blenheim | 7707 |
| 55 | Kenny Washington | SG | 1966 | Beaufort | 7895 |
| 56 | Chip Johnson | SF | 1972 | Charleston | 8539 |
| 57 | Bryce McGowens | SG | 2023 | Pendleton | 8777 |
| 58 | Carlos Powell | SF | 2006 | Florence | 9122 |
| 59 | James Forrest | PF | 1996 | Charleston | 9420 |
| 60 | Tom Wideman | PF | 2000 | Hartsville | 9533 |
| 61 | Ernest Wansley | C | 1978 | Anderson | 9574 |
| 62 | Sam Muldrow | PF | 2012 | Florence | 9625 |
| 63 | Jalen Slawson | SF | 2024 | Charleston | 9664 |
| 64 | Eric Buckner | PF | 2013 | Ehrhardt | 9848 |
| 65 | G.G. Jackson | SF | 2024 | Columbia | 10095 |
| 66 | Horace Wyatt | PF | 1983 | Hartsville | 10279 |
| 67 | Harold Jamison | PF | 2000 | Orangeburg | 10299 |
| 68 | Solly Walker | SG | 1955 | Unknown | 10582 |
| 69 | Jawun Evans | PG | 2018 | Greenville | 10647 |
| 70 | Mike Hackett | C | 1983 | Orangeburg | 11014 |
| 71 | Nick Davis | PF | 1999 | Columbia | 11026 |
| 72 | Tony Kitchings | C | 2004 | Aiken | 11486 |
| 73 | Leo Osgood | PG | 1970 | Charleston | 11585 |
| 74 | Noah Clowney | PF | 2024 | Spartanburg | 11770 |
| 75 | Antonio Grant | SF | 2002 | North Augusta | 11784 |
| 76 | Ernie Brock | PF | 1965 | Greenville | 11819 |
| 77 | Larry Doby | SF | 1948 | Camden | 12093 |
| 78 | Randall Orr | PF | 2005 | Brunson | 12139 |
| 79 | Jazian Gortman | PG | 2024 | Columbia | 12323 |
| 80 | Torrell Martin | SG | 2008 | Columbia | 12339 |
| 81 | Don Whitehead | SF | 1968 | Cayce | 12749 |
| 82 | Tirrell Baines | SF | 2012 | Laurens | 13130 |
| 83 | Edward Scott | PG | 2004 | Hopkins | 13131 |
| 84 | John Mundy | SG | 1968 | Aiken | 13277 |
| 85 | Jody Lumpkin | C | 2002 | Columbia | 13328 |
| 86 | Jordan Bowden | SG | 2021 | Greenville | 13436 |
| 87 | Javonte Cooke | SG | 2023 | Columbia | 13479 |
| 88 | Kris Bruton | SF | 1995 | Greer | 13805 |
| 89 | Ray Smith | SF | 1984 | Greer | 13992 |
| 90 | Brice Johnson | PF | 2017 | Orangeburg | 14129 |
| 91 | Michael Haynes | SG | 2005 | Columbia | 14249 |
| 92 | Terrell Everett | PG | 2007 | Charleston | 14278 |
| 93 | Melvin Watson | PG | 1999 | Charleston | 14300 |
| 94 | L.J. Peak | SG | 2018 | Gaffney | 14332 |
| 95 | Merl Code | PG | 1998 | Greenville | 14379 |
| 96 | Dillon Jones | SF | 2025 | Columbia | 14742 |
| 97 | Tim Burroughs | PF | 1993 | Hopkins | 14780 |
| 98 | George Singleton | PF | 1985 | Kershaw | 14979 |
| 99 | Bryant Matthews | SF | 2005 | Columbia | 15105 |
| 100 | PJ Hall | PF | 2025 | Spartanburg | 15109 |
| 101 | D'Montre Edwards | SG | 2015 | Charleston | 15530 |
| 102 | Dennis Mims | PF | 2005 | Union | 15741 |
| 103 | John Butler | C | 2023 | Greenville | 16678 |
| 104 | Dennis Williams | SG | 1988 | Charleston | 16724 |
| 105 | Andy Bostick | SF | 1996 | Florence | 16793 |
| 106 | Lou Moore | SF | 1998 | Rock Hill | 16966 |
| 107 | Marcus Saxon | SG | 1999 | Columbia | 17180 |
| 108 | Jamaal Brown (1983) | SF | 2007 | Spartanburg | 17386 |
| 109 | Sean Barnette | SG | 2009 | Rock Hill | 17575 |
| 110 | Major Wingate | C | 2008 | Florence | 17672 |
| 111 | Andre Bovain | PG | 1995 | Columbia | 17926 |
| 112 | Darryl Pinckney | PF | 1988 | Mount Pleasant | 18230 |
| 113 | Travis Spivey | PG | 2003 | Myrtle Beach | 18409 |
| 114 | Trey McGowens | PG | 2023 | Piedmont | 19273 |
| 115 | Devan Downey | PG | 2010 | Chester | 19552 |
| 116 | Devontae Shuler | SG | 2022 | Irmo | 19924 |
| 117 | Tre'Darius McCallum | SF | 2019 | Myrtle Beach | 19928 |
| 118 | Brendon Knox | C | 2011 | Georgetown | 20011 |
| 119 | Donald Sims | PG | 2012 | Gaffney | 20068 |
| 120 | Josiah-Jordan James | SF | 2025 | Charleston | 20108 |
| 121 | Alex Smith | PF | 2010 | Greenville | 20168 |
| 122 | Lydell Elmore | SF | 2022 | Branchville | 20305 |
| 123 | Eli Brooks | PG | 2023 | Sumter | 20398 |
| 124 | Kaiden Rice | SF | 2023 | Columbia | 20467 |
| 125 | Christian Brown | SF | 2025 | Columbia | 20669 |
| 126 | Isaih Moore | PF | 2024 | Sumter | 20688 |
| 127 | Trae Hannibal | PG | 2025 | Hartsville | 20724 |
| 128 | Malik Dunbar | SF | 2020 | North Augusta | 20727 |
| 129 | Evrik Gary | PG | 2015 | Camden | 20742 |
| 130 | Marcus Goode | C | 2014 | Chapin | 20810 |
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