List of prep-to-pro players
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List of prep-to-pro players drafted by NBA / ABA teams (year of pro debut in parentheses):
[edit] 1962 NBA Draft
- Reggie Harding, Detroit Eastern High School, Detroit, Michigan (1964, drafted a second time in 1963)fifth time in 69
[edit] 1974 ABA Draft
- Moses Malone, Petersburg High School, Petersburg, Virginia (1974, made his NBA debut in 1976)
[edit] 1975 NBA Draft
- Darryl Dawkins, Maynard Evans High School, Orlando, Florida (1975)
[edit] 1976 NBA Draft
[edit] 1989 NBA Draft
- Shawn Kemp, Concord High School, Elkhart, Indiana (1989, attended Trinity Valley Community College but did not play college basketball)
[edit] 1995 NBA Draft
- #5 Kevin Garnett, Farragut Career Academy, Chicago, Illinois (1995)
[edit] 1996 NBA Draft
- #13 Kobe Bryant, Lower Merion High School, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania (1996)
- #17 Jermaine O'Neal, Eau Claire High School, Columbia, South Carolina (1996)
[edit] 1997 NBA Draft
- #9 Tracy McGrady, Mt. Zion Christian Academy, Durham, North Carolina (1997)
- #42 Stephen Jackson, Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia (2000, attended Butler County Community College but did not play college basketball)
[edit] 1998 NBA Draft
- #25 Al Harrington, St. Patrick's High School, Elizabeth, New Jersey (1998)
- #32 Rashard Lewis, Alief Elsik High School, Houston, Texas (1998)
- #40 Korleone Young, Hargrave Military Academy, Chatham, Virginia (1998)
[edit] 1999 NBA Draft
- #5 Jonathan Bender, Picayune Memorial High School, Picayune, Mississippi (1999)
- #29 Leon Smith, Martin Luther King High School, Chicago, Illinois (2001)
[edit] 2000 NBA Draft
- #3 Darius Miles, East St. Louis High School, East St. Louis, Illinois (2000)
- #23 DeShawn Stevenson, Washington Union High School, Fresno, California (2000)
[edit] 2001 NBA Draft
- #1 Kwame Brown, Glynn Academy, Brunswick, Georgia (2001)
- #2 Tyson Chandler, Dominguez High School, Compton, California (2001)
- #4 Eddy Curry, Thornwood High School, South Holland, Illinois (2001)
- #8 DeSagana Diop, Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia (2001)
- #46 Ousmane Cisse, Saint Jude Montgomery High School, Montgomery, Alabama (yet to appear in an NBA game)
[edit] 2002 NBA Draft
[edit] 2003 NBA Draft
- #1 LeBron James, St. Vincent - St. Mary High School, Akron, Ohio (2003)
- #23Travis Outlaw, Starkville High School, Starkville, Mississippi (2003)
- #26 Ndudi Ebi, Westbury Christian High School, Houston, Texas (2003)
- #27 Kendrick Perkins, Clifton J. Ozen High School, Beaumont, Texas (2003)
- #48 James Lang, Central Park Christian High School, Birmingham, Alabama (yet to appear in an NBA game)
[edit] 2004 NBA Draft
- #1 Dwight Howard, Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, Atlanta, Georgia (2004)
- #4 Shaun Livingston, Peoria Central High School, Peoria, Illinois (2004)
- #12 Robert Swift, Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield, California (2004)
- #13 Sebastian Telfair, Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn, New York (2004)
- #15 Al Jefferson, Prentiss High School, Prentiss, Mississippi (2004)
- #17 Josh Smith, Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia (2004)
- #18 J.R. Smith, Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark, New Jersey (2004)
- #19 Dorell Wright, Leuzinger High School, Lawndale, California (2004)
[edit] 2005 NBA Draft
- #6 Martell Webster, Seattle Preparatory School, Seattle, Washington (2005)
- #10 Andrew Bynum, St. Joseph High School, Metuchen, New Jersey (2005)
- #18 Gerald Green, Gulf Shores Academy, Houston, Texas (2006)
- #34 C.J. Miles, Skyline High School, Dallas, Texas (2005)
- #35 Ricky Sanchez, IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida (yet to appear in an NBA game)
- #40 Monta Ellis, Lainier High School, Jackson, Mississippi (2005)
- #45 Louis Williams, South Gwinnett High School, Snellville, Georgia (2005)
- #49 Andray Blatche, South Kent Preparatory School, South Kent, Connecticut (2005)
- #56 Amir Johnson, Westchester High School, Los Angeles, California (2006)
[edit] Undrafted high schoolers to play in the NBA
- Tony Kappen (1947, signed at age 27 by the Pittsburgh Ironmen during the 1947-48 season)
- Connie Simmons, Flushing High School, Flushing, New York (1947, signed by the Boston Celtics during the 1947-48 season)
- Joe Graboski, Tuley High School, Chicago, Illinois (1949, signed by the Chicago Stags during the 1949-50 season)
- Jackie Butler, Coastal Christian Academy, Virginia Beach, Virginia (2004, signed by the New York Knicks during the 2004-05 season)
