#33 Crane High School (Chicago, Illinois) – 7 players
Formerly a basic high school, Crane has now turned to focus on health sciences over the past ten years and is considered a medical prep school. Before that change, however, Crane was launching soon-to-be professionals everywhere, enjoying seasons where teams featured multiple now-NBA level players. The latest players were Will Bynum and Tony Allen during the 1999-2000 graduate year, with both players featuring in the backcourt.
Crane High School
Although Crane has released a higher level of NBA players than almost all other Chicago high schools, it is ironic that they haven’t produced a single Illinois Mr. Basketball. While 27 various schools have been awarded the Illinois Mr. Basketball award, Crane High has never featured.
NBA Players Who Attended Crane (Years in League)
Tony Allen (14)
Cory Blackwell (1)
Em Bryant (8)
Will Bynum (8)
Sherron Collins (1)
Ken Norman (10)
Andre Wakefield (2)
#34 East High School (Columbus, Ohio) – 7 Players
Almost all of the schools featured in this list feature a famous player to celebrate, however, East High is the exception. Despite enjoying a large output of NBA players, their quality does not match that of their sporting school counterparts.
East High School
Out of the half-dozen players who studied at East High, none of them managed to ever aggregate ten points per game within league times, nor did they penetrate the NBA All-Star Club. Regardless of the cause – notwithstanding the fact ABA isn’t present in Columbus – the majority of the NBA players from East High simultaneously featured in the now collapsed ABA. There were 4 (out of 6) players who spent some period in their basketball careers with ABA.
NBA Players Who Attended East High (Years in League)
Larry Jones (8)
Bo Lamar (4)
Mel Nowell (2)
Ed Ratleff (5)
Joe Roberts (4)
Granville Waiters (5)
Chuckie Williams (1)
