List of prep-to-pro players
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This is a list of prep-to-pro players drafted by NBA/ABA teams (year of professional debut in parentheses):
[edit] 1962 NBA Draft
- Reggie Harding, Detroit Eastern High School, Detroit, Michigan (1962, drafted a second time in 1963)
[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 University of Kentucky and Trinity Valley Community College but did not play college basketball. Was kicked off the University of Kentucky basketball team after pawning a teammate's necklace.)
[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 Community College but did not play college basketball)
[edit] 1998 NBA Draft
- #25 Al Harrington, St. Patrick 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)
- #23 Travis Outlaw, Starkville High School, Starkville, Mississippi (2003)
- #26 Ndudi Ebi, Westbury Christian 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 (2006)
[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 (New York), 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)
- #40 Monta Ellis, Lanier 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 BAA season)
- Connie Simmons, Flushing High School, Flushing, New York (1947, signed by the Boston Celtics during the 1947-48 BAA season)
- Joe Graboski, Tuley High School, Chicago, Illinois (1949, signed by the Chicago Stags during the 1949-50 NBA season)
- Lloyd Daniels, Andrew Jackson High School, Queens, New York (1992, attended Mount San Antonio College but did not play college basketball. Signed by the San Antonio Spurs during the 1992-93 NBA season)
- Jackie Butler, Coastal Christian Academy, Virginia Beach, Virginia (2004, signed by the New York Knicks during the 2004-05 NBA season)
