#27 South Philadelphia High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – 7 players
Philadelphia proudly maintains its place as a center for rising basketball stars, and South Philadelphia might have ranked better on this list several years back. Sadly, its place as a source for NBA champs has ended, with a player drought two decades in the making.
South Philadelphia High School
Some of the reasons for this drought are owed to the enrollment being sliced in two, lowering from a thousand to less than five-hundred students. That being said, admission demographics also play a big role in this change.
Lionel Simmons is definitely the most well-known NBA baller to come out of South Philadelphia, who resided in his hometown during college, attending La Salle, where he was named 1990’s national player of the year. Simmons then went on to play in seven seasons with the Sacramento Kings, being placed second in the Rookie of the Year 1991 prize.
NBA Players Who Attended South Philadelphia (Years in League)
Nate Blackwell (1)
Stan Brown (2)
Ollie Johnson (10)
Herm Klotz (1)
Petey Rosenberg (1)
Lionel Simmons (7)
Isaiah Wilson (2)
#28 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida) – 7 players
Positioning the current Montverde-alumni now in the NBA in your starting five for a playoff would already give you success, with the 76ers duo Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid at hand.
Montverde Academy
While the impending Sixers didn’t share a school simultaneously, the pair ironically would conquer their natural homes of Australia and Cameroon, correspondingly.
The two players headed to Montverde due to its commitment to a national schedule, and not just a state one. Montverde challenges the most outstanding teams nationwide, such attention and exposure can give the players more Division I scholarship prospects.
Consequently, getting playing time isn’t easy. For this reason, after a single year in Montverde Embiid moved to The Rock.
NBA Players Who Attended Montverde (Years in League)
Solomon Alabi (2)
Joel Embiid (3)
Patricio Garino (1)
Dakari Johnson (1)
Luc Mbah a Moute (11)
D’Angelo Russell (4)
Ben Simmons (2)
