#5 Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) – 14 Players
About two hours drive from Charlotte is the private boarding school, Hargrave. Hargrave is best regarded for its military academia, which takes queues from the actual Army, as well as for molding international-level sportspeople in various fields.
Hargrave Military Academy
Hargrave is also one of three schools featured on our list that is in the “top NFL players produced” list, unlike its football program, Hargrave’s basketball schedule permits the entry of post-graduates.
The entire set of Hargrave NBA stars stems from the post-graduate program, producing basketball giants such as Josh Howard and David west.
NBA Players Who Attended Hargrave Military Academy (Years in League)
Joe Alexander (2)
Lonny Baxter (4)
Sharrod Ford (1)
Donte Grantham (1)
P.J. Hairston (2)
Montrezl Harrell (4)
Josh Howard (10)
Vernon Macklin (1)
Terry Rozier (4)
Marreese Speights (10)
James Thomas (2)
James White (3)
Korleone Young (1)
Sam Young (4)
#6 Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, N.C.) – 13 Players
Similar to the Hargrave school, Laurinburg Institute is also an academy close to Charlotte which takes in post-graduates. Basketball happens to be the sole sport provided by Laurinburg, with all of the sporting assets directed at the balling program, which attained a national award in 2005 following its victory over Hargrave.
Laurinburg Institute
Not a single of the thirteen graduates out of Laurinburg now features in the NBA, however, a couple of the 13 graduates are part of the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame. With ten NBA championships under his belt, Sam Jones, as well as Charlie Scott, the five-time All-Star being hallowed in Springfield, Mass.
