Draft Round Pick Player Draft team High school (city) Ref. 1962 4 29 Reggie Harding C United States Detroit Pistons Detroit Eastern High School (Detroit, Michigan)1[›] [25] 1975 1 5 Darryl Dawkins C United States Philadelphia 76ers Maynard Evans High School (Orlando, Florida) [26] 1975 2 19 Bill Willoughby F/C United States Atlanta Hawks Dwight Morrow High School (Englewood, New Jersey) [27] 1995 1 5 Kevin Garnett* F United States Minnesota Timberwolves Farragut Career Academy (Chicago, Illinois) [28] 1996 1 13 Kobe Bryant* G United States Charlotte Hornets Lower Merion High School (Ardmore, Pennsylvania) [29] 1996 1 17 Jermaine ONeal* F/C United States Portland Trail Blazers Eau Claire High School (Columbia, South Carolina) [30] 1997 1 9 Tracy McGrady* F United States Toronto Raptors Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, North Carolina) [31] 1998 1 25 Al Harrington F United States Indiana Pacers St. Patrick High School (Elizabeth, New Jersey) [32] 1998 2 32 Rashard Lewis+ F United States Seattle SuperSonics Alief Elsik High School (Houston, Texas) [33] 1998 2 40 Korleone Young F United States Detroit Pistons Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia) [34] 1999 1 5 Jonathan Bender F United States Toronto Raptors Picayune Memorial High School (Picayune, Mississippi) [35] 1999 1 25 Leon Smith C United States Dallas Mavericks Martin Luther King High School (Chicago, Illinois) [36] 2000 1 3 Darius Miles F United States Los Angeles Clippers East St. Louis High School (East St. Louis, Illinois) [37] 2000 1 23 DeShawn Stevenson G United States Utah Jazz Washington Union High School (Fresno, California) [38] 2001 1 1 Kwame Brown F United States Washington Wizards Glynn Academy (Brunswick, Georgia) [39] 2001 1 2 Tyson Chandler* C United States Los Angeles Clippers Dominguez High School (Compton, California) [40] 2001 1 4 Eddy Curry C United States Chicago Bulls Thornwood High School (South Holland, Illinois) [41] 2001 1 8 DeSagana Diop C Senegal Cleveland Cavaliers Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) [42] 2001 2 46 Ousmane Cisse# F Mali Denver Nuggets St. Jude High School (Montgomery, Alabama) [43] 2002 1 9 Amare Stoudemire* F/C United States Phoenix Suns Cypress Creek High School (Orlando, Florida) [44] 2003 1 1 LeBron James* F United States Cleveland Cavaliers St. Vincent – St. Mary High School (Akron, Ohio) [45] 2003 1 23 Travis Outlaw F United States Portland Trail Blazers Starkville High School (Starkville, Mississippi) [46] 2003 1 26 Ndudi Ebi F United Kingdom Nigeria Minnesota Timberwolves Westbury Christian School (Houston, Texas) [47] 2003 1 27 Kendrick Perkins C United States Memphis Grizzlies Clifton J. Ozen High School (Beaumont, Texas) [48] 2003 2 48 James Lang C United States New Orleans Hornets Central Park Christian High School (Birmingham, Alabama) [49] 2004 1 1 Dwight Howard* F/C United States Orlando Magic Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (Atlanta, Georgia) [50] 2004 1 4 Shaun Livingston G United States Los Angeles Clippers Peoria High School (Peoria, Illinois) [51] 2004 1 12 Robert Swift C United States Seattle SuperSonics Bakersfield High School (Bakersfield, California) [52] 2004 1 13 Sebastian Telfair G United States Portland Trail Blazers Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn, New York) [53] 2004 1 15 Al Jefferson F United States Boston Celtics Prentiss High School (Prentiss, Mississippi) [54] 2004 1 17 Josh Smith F United States Atlanta Hawks Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) [55] 2004 1 18 J. R. Smith G United States New Orleans Hornets Saint Benedicts Preparatory School (Newark, New Jersey) [56] 2004 1 19 Dorell Wright G/F United States Miami Heat South Kent Preparatory School (South Kent, Connecticut) [57][58] 2005 1 6 Martell Webster G/F United States Portland Trail Blazers Seattle Preparatory School (Seattle, Washington) [59] 2005 1 10 Andrew Bynum+ C United States Los Angeles Lakers St. Joseph High School (Metuchen, New Jersey) [60] 2005 1 18 Gerald Green F United States Boston Celtics Gulf Shores Academy (Houston, Texas) [61] 2005 2 34 C. J. Miles G United States Utah Jazz Skyline High School (Dallas, Texas) [62] 2005 2 35 Ricky Sánchez# F Puerto Rico Portland Trail Blazers IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) [63] 2005 2 40 Monta Ellis G United States Golden State Warriors Lanier High School (Jackson, Mississippi) [64] 2005 2 45 Louis Williams G United States Philadelphia 76ers South Gwinnett High School (Snellville, Georgia) [65] 2005 2 49 Andray Blatche F United States Washington Wizards South Kent Preparatory School (South Kent, Connecticut) [66] 2005 2 56 Amir Johnson F United States Detroit Pistons Westchester High School (Los Angeles, California) [67] ^ 1: Reggie Harding played and graduated from Detroit Eastern High School in January but he played high school basketball in Nashville, Tennessee prior to the draft.[68][69] Other players[edit] The following players also played in the NBA or were drafted without playing college basketball, however these players did not get drafted or join the NBA directly after their high school graduation. Year[b] Debut[c] Player Pos. Nationality High school (city) Notes Ref. —[d] 1946 Tony Kappen G United States —[d] Played in the ABL before making his BAA debut The first player to play in the BAA/NBA without any college experience Made his BAA debut at the age of 27 [70][71][72] —[d] 1946 Connie Simmons F/C United States Flushing High School (Flushing, New York)2[›] The second player to play in the BAA/NBA without any college experience Made his BAA debut at the age of 21 [73][74] —[d] 1948 Joe Graboski F/C United States Tuley High School (Chicago, Illinois) Made his BAA debut at the age of 18 [75][76] 1960 1969 Connie Hawkins^ F/C United States Boys High School (Brooklyn, New York) Banned permanently by the NBA due to a point shaving scandal in college, but was later reinstated in 1969 Attended University of Iowa Played in the ABL and the ABA before making his NBA debut [77][78][79] 1974 1976 Moses Malone^ F/C United States Petersburg High School (Petersburg, Virginia) Drafted by the Utah Stars in the 1974 ABA Draft Played in the ABA before the ABA–NBA merger [80] 1988 1989 Shawn Kemp* F/C United States Concord High School (Elkhart, Indiana) Attended University of Kentucky and Trinity Valley Community College Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1989 NBA Draft (1st round, 17th pick) [81][82] 1986 1992 Lloyd Daniels G United States Andrew Jackson High School (Queens, New York) Attended Mt. San Antonio College Played in various minor basketball league before making his NBA debut [83][84][85] 1993 1996 Thomas Hamilton C United States Martin Luther King High School (Chicago, Illinois) Attended University of Pittsburgh Declared for the 1994 NBA Draft but went undrafted [86][87] 1996 2000 Stephen Jackson F United States Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) Attended Butler Community College Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1997 NBA Draft (2nd round, 43rd pick) [88][89] 2004 2005 Jackie Butler F/C United States Coastal Christian Academy (Virginia Beach, Virginia) Declared for the 2004 NBA Draft but went undrafted Played in the CBA before making his NBA debut [90][91][92] 2008 2009 Brandon Jennings G United States Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) Played in the Italian league in the 2008–09 season Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2009 NBA Draft (1st round, 10th pick) [93][94] 2009 Latavious Williams# F United States Christian Life Center Academy (Humble, Texas) Played in the NBA D-League in the 2009–10 season Drafted by the Miami Heat in the 2010 NBA Draft (2nd round, 43rd pick) [95][96] 2010 2011 Jeremy Tyler C United States San Diego High School (San Diego, California) Left high school after his junior year in 2009 Played in the Israeli league in the 2009–10 season Played in the Japanese league in the 2010–11 season Drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2011 NBA Draft (2nd round, 39th pick) [97][98]
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