#25 La Salle Academy (New York City, New York) – 7 Players
Situated southeast of Madison Square Garden by about two miles, La Salle Academy featured a basketball squad that held a duo of ballers capable of starring in any NBA All-Name squad. Halfway through the 90s, Shammgod Wells and Ron Artest were on the same team, and soon to become renamed as God Shammgod and Metta World Peace.
La Salle Academy
Roughly half a century prior to them joining the La Salle Cardinals, Dick McGuire, who later joined the Hall of Fame, signed up to the Academy before remaining close by attending St John’s, not long before being drafted into the New York Knicks.
NBA Players Who Attended La Salle Academy (Years in League)
Ed Bartels (2)
Billy Hassett (2)
Dick McGuire (11)
Tom Owens (12)
John Roche (8)
God Shammgod (1)
Metta World Peace (17)
#26 Inglewood High School (Inglewood, California) – 7 players
Situated a single mile out of the famous Great Western Forum which formerly hosted the Los Angeles Lakers, Harold Miner would come to inherit his legendary NBA title, “Baby Jordan”.
Inglewood High School
The famous nickname was bestowed on Miner thanks to sharing a similar physical likeness and aerial performance with Michael Jordan, but their dunking style was what they truly shared. Miner’s presence in the NBA would end with four seasons.
Luckily, Paul Pierce was at hand to replace him and carry on the Inglewood name in the NBA. Paul almost moved out of Inglewood following a failure to enter sophomore status at the varsity. But he persevered, and it paid off when he became California’s Mr. Basketball in his senior year.
Reggie Theus was Inglewood’s glory even before Miner or Pierce, with an NBA performance spanning thirteen years.
NBA Players Who Attended Inglewood (Years in League)
Noel Felix (1)
Jason Hart (9)
Jay Humphries (11)
Ralph Jackson (1)
Harold Miner (4)
Paul Pierce (19)
Reggie Theus (13)
