The Top 40 High Schools That Have Produced the Most NBA Players

#7 Henderson International School (Henderson, Nev.) – 12 Players

The Henderson International basketball program is known as “Findlay Prep”, however, plenty of commentators regard it as an AAU program, rather than an academic institution. Some truth to the comments is revealed when one considers that their team’s dozen basketball players form the whole Henderson enrollment, with a fervent national performance agenda pursued at the sidelining of academic performance.   This forgoing of academia incurred the attention of the NCAA, leading to Findlay Prep being slammed with a “non-scholastic” label, resulting in its coaches being barred from in-person recruiting. Nevertheless, Findlay hasn’t been debilitated in bringing in potential stars. At the moment, nine Findlay pros star in the NBA, such as Avery Bradley and Tristan Thompson. There are also plenty of Findlay graduates featuring within the G-League or internationally, including the first choice, Anthony Bennett.

NBA Players Who Attended Henderson International (Years in League)

Anthony Bennett (4) Avery Bradley (9) Dillon Brooks (2) Jorge Gutierrez (3) Nick Johnson (1) Cory Joseph (8) DeAndre Liggins (5) Kelly Oubre (4) Tristan Thompson (8) Allonzo Trier (1) Rashad Vaughn (3) Christian Wood (3)

#8 Overbrook High School (Philadelphia, Pa.) – 12 Players

The legendary Wilt Chamberlain started his career at Overbook, winning a duo of city championships and raising the bar with Pennsylvania’s new high school scoring record. “Wilt the Stilt” got the attention of the NBA while still a teenager, as recruiter Red Auerbach attempted to convince him to move to a college Boston-side so he could become a local pick by the Celtics. While the near-dozen players who graduated from Overbrook did well respectively, none of them could touch the hysteria surrounding Wilt. Achievements aside, their fused efforts proved to last a single All-Star NBA match. This performance was granted by Walt Hazzard, working in 1968 as an All-Star, that year coincidentally being the same which Will Smith was born, who would attend Overbrook High too.

NBA Players Who Attended Overbrook (Years in League)

Wilt Chamberlain (14) Mike Gale (11) Walt Hazzard (10) Wayne Hightower (10) Wali Jones (11) Rich Laurel (1) Hal Lear (1) Lewis Lloyd (7) Andre McCarter (3) Jackie Moore (3) Angelo Musi (3) Malik Rose (13)