#21 Male High School (Louisville, Ky.) – 8 Players
Established during 1856, Male is steeped in history, being the first high school on the other side of the Allegheny Mountains as well as the penultimate in age featured in our list.
Male High School
Considering all of the historical reputations Male High School enjoys, it has been privileged with plenty of chances to make fantastic sportspeople, ranking in the top twenty NFL player-supplying schools list.
These laurels aside, the school’s NBA channel ceasing to flow, having been more than a quarter of a century since an alumnus featured within the NBA.
Darrell Griffith is recognized as the most successful alumnus within the NBA, being bestowed with the “Rookie of the Year” prize between 1980 and 1981, aptly holding the nickname, “Dr. Dunkenstein”.
NBA Players Who Attended Male (Years in League)
Henry Bacon (1)
Ralph Beard (2)
Winston Bennett (3)
Wesley Cox (2)
Darrell Griffith (10)
Gene Rhodes (1)
Dallas Thornton (2)
George Tinsley (2)
#22 Long Beach Polytechnic (Long Beach, California) – 8 Players
Long Beach Polytechnic’s register exceeds more than four-thousand students and is one of America’s biggest schools. The sheer scale of the school’s student body obviously greatly boosts its chances of producing a whole range of star alumni, beyond NBA players.
Long Beach Polytechnic
While Jordan Bell is recognized for playing center in the Golden State Warriors, it is UCLA champion Tyus Edney who excelled as the most celebrated Jackrabbit ever to join the NBA. All of this, despite his lesser-known presence, compared to the gangly shooting guard he once rubbed shoulders with, in the high school backcourt.
Surprisingly, rapper Snoop Dogg played alongside Edney during their time in Long Beach Poly, even scoring some college proposals, by opted for a rapping career instead.
NBA Players Who Attended Long Beach Poly (Years in League)
Jordan Bell (2)
Mack Calvin (11)
Tyus Edney (4)
Bobby Jones (2)
Ozell Jones (2)
Ben McDonald (4)
Michael Wiley (2)
Morlon Wiley (7)
