An impressive number of State Tournament alumni have reached the highest level of basketball achievement - the National Basketball Association. Here's a listing of those whose Tournament experience was a springboard to basketball's ultimate challenge.
FROM PREP TO PRO
ALUMNI |
YEAR |
HIGH SCHOOL |
COLLEGE |
NBA |
Kenny Anderson |
1987 |
NYC-Arch. Molloy |
Georgia Tech |
New Jersey, Charlotte,
Portland, Toronto, Boston |
Ron Artest |
1997 |
NYC-LaSalle |
St. John's |
Chicago,
Indiana |
Andre Barrett |
1999 |
NYC-Rice |
Seton Hall |
Houston |
Walter Berry |
1982 |
NYC-Franklin |
St. John's |
Port, San A. NJ, Houston |
Elton Brand |
1996 |
Peekskill |
Duke |
Chicago, LA
clippers |
Derrick Chievous |
1984 |
Flushing-Holy Cross |
Missouri |
Houston |
Adonal Foyle |
1994 |
Hamilton |
Colgate |
Golden State |
Stewart Granger |
1979 |
NYC-Nazareth |
Villanova |
Cleveland |
Mark Jackson |
1983 |
NYC-Bishop Loughlin |
St. John's |
NY, LA Clippers,
Denver, Indiana, Toronto |
Tim Kempton |
1980 |
Oyster Bay-St. Dominic's |
Notre Dame |
Charlotte |
Christian Laettner |
1987 |
Buffalo-Nichols |
Duke |
Minnesota,
Atlanta, Detroit, Dallas, Wash. |
Felipe Lopez |
1994 |
NYC-Rice |
St. John's |
Vancouver,
Wash., Minn |
Stephon Marbury |
1995 |
NYC-Lincoln |
Georgia Tech. |
Minnesota, NJ
Nets, Phoenix |
Jamal Mashburn |
1990 |
NYC-Cardinal Hayes |
Kentucky |
Dallas,
Miami, Charlotte |
Rodney McCray |
1979 |
Mount Vernon |
Louisville |
Houston, Sacramento |
Carlton Scooter McCray |
1978 |
Mount Vernon |
Louisville |
Seattle |
Chris Mullin |
1981 |
NYC-Xaverian |
St. John's |
Golden State,
Indiana |
Sam Perkins |
1979 |
Colonie-Shaker |
North Carolina |
Dallas, LA Lakers, Seattle,
Indiana |
Ed Pinckney |
1980 |
NYC-Stevenson |
Villanova |
Phoenix, Sacramento, Boston, Toronto |
Khalid Reeves |
1989 |
NYC-Christ the King |
Arizona |
Miami, Charlotte, NJ,
Dallas, Chicago, Detroit |
Terence Rencher |
1991 |
NYC-St. Raymonds |
Texas |
Miami,
Phoenix |
Kenneth Satterfield |
1999 |
NYC-Rice |
Cincinnati |
Denver |
Malik Sealy |
1988 |
NYC-Tolentine |
St. John's |
Indiana, LA Clippers,
Detroit, Minn. |
Rodney Strickland |
1984 |
NYC-Truman |
DePaul |
NY, San Antonio, Portland,
Washington, Miami |
Jamel Thomas |
1995 |
NYC-Lincoln |
Providence |
Boston,
Golden State |
James Thomas |
1998 |
Schenectady |
Texas |
Portland |
Gary Voce |
1982 |
NYC-Tolentine |
Notre Dame |
Cleveland |
John Wallace |
1992 |
Greece-Athena |
Syracuse |
NY Knicks,
Toronto, Detroit, Phoenix |
Bill Wennington |
1981 |
Brookville-L.I. Lutheran |
St. John's |
Dallas, Chicago,
Sacramento |
Robert Werdann |
1987 |
NYC-Archbishop Molloy |
St. John's |
Denver, New
Jersey, Chicago, Vancouver |
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