NBA & ABA Players Who Attended High School in Michigan
» Show/Hide Locations List
United States
Alabama (63)
Alaska (3)
Arizona (30)
Arkansas (39)
California (462)
Colorado (27)
Connecticut (56)
Delaware (6)
District of Columbia (47)
Florida (145)
Georgia (136)
Hawaii (1)
Idaho (4)
Illinois (287)
Indiana (182)
Iowa (24)
Kansas (38)
Kentucky (103)
Louisiana (94)
Maine (10)
Maryland (110)
Massachusetts (58)
Michigan (173)
Minnesota (49)
Mississippi (65)
Missouri (63)
Montana (5)
Nebraska (16)
Nevada (30)
New Hampshire (30)
New Jersey (157)
New Mexico (7)
New York (367)
North Carolina (146)
North Dakota (2)
Ohio (172)
Oklahoma (46)
Oregon (32)
Pennsylvania (247)
Rhode Island (10)
South Carolina (33)
South Dakota (3)
Tennessee (93)
Texas (203)
Utah (26)
Vermont (1)
Virginia (134)
Washington (71)
West Virginia (31)
Wisconsin (62)
Wyoming (6)
173 Players
- Active players in bold; * Indicates Hall of Famer
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bud Acton | 1 | Troy | Troy |
| 2 | Maurice Ager | 4 | Detroit | Crocket |
| 3 | Victor Alexander | 5 | Detroit | Denby |
| 4 | Keith Appling | 1 | Detroit | Pershing |
| 5 | B.J. Armstrong | 11 | Birmingham | Brother Rice |
| 6 | Shane Battier | 13 | Beverly Hills | Detroit Country Day School |
| 7 | Charlie Bell | 7 | Flint | Flint Southwestern Academy |
| 8 | Keith Benson | 1 | Beverly Hills | Detroit Country Day School |
| 9 | Don Boven | 3 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo Central |
| 10 | John Brisker | 6 | Hamtramck | Hamtramck |
| 11 | Wayman Britt | 1 | Flint | Flint Northern |
| 12 | George Brown | 1 | Detroit | Cass Technical |
| 13 | Bill Buntin | 1 | Detroit | Northern |
| 14 | Ed Burton | 2 | Muskegon Heights | Muskegeon Heights |
| 15 | Willie Burton | 8 | Detroit | Saint Martin De Porres |
| 16 | Demetrius Calip | 1 | Flint | Flint Northern |
| 17 | Geno Carlisle | 1 | Grand Rapids | Ottawa Hills |
| 18 | Wilson Chandler | 12 | Benton Harbor | Benton Harbor |
| 19 | Archie Clark | 10 | Ecorse | Ecorse |
| 20 | Mateen Cleaves | 6 | Flint | Flint Northern |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 21 | Fred Cofield | 2 | Ypsilanti | Ypsilanti |
| 22 | Derrick Coleman | 15 | Detroit | Detroit Northern |
| 23 | Matt Costello | 1 | Auburn | Bay City Western |
| 24 | Chris Crawford | 7 | Kalamazoo | Comstock |
| 25 | Joe Crawford | 1 | Detroit | Renaissance |
| 26 | Dillard Crocker | 4 | Niles | Niles |
| 27 | Earl Cureton | 12 | Detroit | Finney |
| 28 | Mel Daniels* | 9 | Detroit | Pershing |
| 29 | Ollie Darden | 3 | Detroit | Western |
| 30 | Deyonta Davis | 3 | Muskegon | Muskegon |
| 31 | Johnny Davis | 10 | Detroit | Murray-Wright |
| 32 | Paul Davis | 4 | Rochester | Rochester |
| 33 | Paul Dawkins | 1 | Saginaw | Saginaw |
| 34 | Dave DeBusschere* | 12 | Detroit | Austin Catholic |
| 35 | Blaine Denning | 1 | Detroit | Northern |
| 36 | Derrick Dial | 4 | Detroit | Cass Technical |
| 37 | Craig Dill | 1 | Saginaw | Arthur Hill |
| 38 | Chris Douglas-Roberts | 6 | Detroit | Cass Technical |
| 39 | Terry Duerod | 4 | Highland Park | Highland Park |
| 40 | Charles Edge | 2 | Detroit | Northeastern |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 41 | Howard Eisley | 12 | Detroit | Southwestern |
| 42 | Bob Elliott | 3 | Ann Arbor | Pioneer |
| 43 | Desmon Farmer | 2 | Flint | Flint Northwestern |
| 44 | Butch Feher | 1 | Alpena | Alpena |
| 45 | Kay Felder | 2 | Detroit | Pershing |
| 46 | Desmond Ferguson | 1 | Lansing | Everett |
| 47 | Bruce Flowers | 1 | Berkley | Berkley |
| 48 | Larry Fogle | 1 | Detroit | Cooley |
| 49 | Bryn Forbes | 4 | Lansing | Sexton |
| 50 | Tony Fuller | 1 | Detroit | Saint Martin de Porres |
| 51 | Terry Furlow | 4 | Flint | Flint Northern |
| 52 | David Gaines | 1 | Detroit | Northeastern |
| 53 | Derrick Gervin | 2 | Detroit | Martin Luther King |
| 54 | George Gervin* | 14 | Detroit | Martin Luther King |
| 55 | Ben Gillery | 1 | Detroit | Central |
| 56 | Paul Grant | 2 | Birmingham | Brother Rice |
| 57 | Jeff Grayer | 9 | Flint | Flint Northwestern |
| 58 | Draymond Green | 8 | Saginaw | Saginaw |
| 59 | Willie Green | 12 | Detroit | Cooley |
| 60 | Paul Griffin | 7 | Shelby | Shelby |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 61 | Robert Hahn | 1 | Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor |
| 62 | Al Hairston | 2 | Mount Clemens | Mount Clemens |
| 63 | Lindsay Hairston | 1 | Detroit | Kettering |
| 64 | Malik Hairston | 2 | Detroit | Renaissance |
| 65 | Shaler Halimon | 5 | Romulus | Romulus |
| 66 | Darvin Ham | 8 | Saginaw | Saginaw |
| 67 | Joe Hamood | 1 | Dearborn | Fordson |
| 68 | Reggie Harding | 4 | Detroit | Detroit Eastern |
| 69 | Alan Hardy | 2 | Detroit | Northwestern |
| 70 | Manny Harris | 4 | Redford | Redford |
| 71 | Bubbles Hawkins | 4 | Detroit | Pershing |
| 72 | Spencer Haywood* | 13 | Detroit | Pershing |
| 73 | Earle Higgins | 1 | Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor |
| 74 | Al Horford | 13 | Grand Ledge | Grand Ledge |
| 75 | Nate Huffman | 1 | Battle Creek | Lakeview |
| 76 | Vince Hunter | 1 | Detroit | Consortium Prep |
| 77 | Willie Iverson | 1 | Detroit | Pershing |
| 78 | Jermaine Jackson | 5 | Detroit | Finney |
| 79 | Darryl Johnson | 1 | Flint | Flint Central |
| 80 | Ken Johnson | 1 | Detroit | Henry Ford |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 81 | Magic Johnson* | 13 | Lansing | Everett |
| 82 | Bill Jones | 1 | Detroit | Northwestern |
| 83 | Chris Kaman | 13 | Wyoming | Tri-Unity Christian |
| 84 | Greg Kelser | 6 | Detroit | Henry Ford |
| 85 | Tom King | 1 | East Lansing | East Lansing |
| 86 | Negele Knight | 6 | Detroit | Saint Martin De Porres |
| 87 | Joe Kopicki | 3 | Warren | Fitzgerald |
| 88 | Tom Kozelko | 3 | Traverse City | Central |
| 89 | Tom LaGarde | 6 | Detroit | Central Catholic |
| 90 | George Lee | 7 | Highland Park | Highland Park |
| 91 | Voshon Lenard | 11 | Detroit | Southwestern |
| 92 | Kevin Loder | 3 | Cassopolis | Ross Beatty |
| 93 | Grant Long | 15 | Romulus | Romulus |
| 94 | John Long | 14 | Romulus | Romulus |
| 95 | Kalin Lucas | 2 | Orchard Lake | St. Mary's Preparatory |
| 96 | Mark Macon | 6 | Saginaw | Buena Vista |
| 97 | Dan Majerle | 14 | Traverse City | Traverse City |
| 98 | Devyn Marble | 2 | Southfield | Lathrup |
| 99 | Roy Marble | 2 | Flint | Beecher |
| 100 | Rawle Marshall | 2 | Detroit | Mackenzie |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 101 | Phil Martin | 1 | Jackson | Jackson |
| 102 | Yante Maten | 1 | Bloomfield Hills | Bloomfield Hills HS |
| 103 | Bill Mayfield | 1 | Detroit | Cass Technical |
| 104 | Ray McCallum | 3 | Detroit County Day School | |
| 105 | Tim McCormick | 8 | Clarkston | Clarkston |
| 106 | Jim McElroy | 7 | Detroit | Murray-Wright |
| 107 | Maurice McHartley | 3 | Detroit | Central HS |
| 108 | Kenny McIntosh | 4 | South Haven | South Haven |
| 109 | Anthony Miller | 8 | Benton Harbor | Benton Harbor |
| 110 | Terry Mills | 11 | Romulus | Romulus |
| 111 | Eric Money | 6 | Detroit | Kettering |
| 112 | Monte Morris | 3 | Beecher | Flint Beecher |
| 113 | Dorie Murrey | 6 | Detroit | Cass Technical |
| 114 | Ira Newble | 8 | Detroit | Southfield |
| 115 | Connie Norman | 3 | Detroit | Kettering |
| 116 | George Peeples | 6 | Ecorse | Ecorse |
| 117 | Mike Peplowski | 3 | Warren | De La Salle |
| 118 | Mel Peterson | 4 | Stephenson | Stephenson |
| 119 | Morris Peterson | 11 | Flint | Flint Northwestern |
| 120 | Jerry Pettway | 2 | Detroit | Northern |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 121 | Gary Plummer | 2 | Detroit | Osborn |
| 122 | Ben Poquette | 10 | East Lansing | East Lansing |
| 123 | Shawn Respert | 4 | Detroit | Bishop Borgess |
| 124 | Glen Rice | 15 | Flint | Flint Northwestern |
| 125 | Jason Richardson | 13 | Saginaw | Arthur Hill |
| 126 | Anthony Roberson | 3 | Saginaw | Saginaw |
| 127 | Terrance Roberson | 1 | Saginaw | Buena Vista |
| 128 | Eddie Robinson | 5 | Flint | Flint Northern |
| 129 | Carlos Rogers | 8 | Detroit | Northwestern |
| 130 | Jalen Rose | 13 | Detroit | Southwestern |
| 131 | Dan Roundfield | 12 | Detroit | Chadsey |
| 132 | Campy Russell | 9 | Pontiac | Central |
| 133 | Walker Russell | 1 | Rochester | Rochester |
| 134 | Walker Russell | 6 | Pontiac | Central |
| 135 | Steve Scheffler | 7 | Grand Rapids | Forest Hills Northern |
| 136 | Tom Scheffler | 1 | Saint Joseph | Saint Joseph |
| 137 | Brent Scott | 1 | Lansing | Everett |
| 138 | John Shasky | 3 | Birmingham | Brother Rice |
| 139 | Ralph Siewert | 1 | Mount Clemens | Mount Clemens |
| 140 | Ralph Simpson | 10 | Detroit | Pershing |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 141 | Doug Smith | 5 | Detroit | MacKenzie |
| 142 | Steve Smith | 14 | Detroit | Pershing |
| 143 | Guy Sparrow | 3 | Pontiac | Pontiac |
| 144 | Art Spoelstra | 4 | Grand Rapids | Godwin Heights |
| 145 | Matt Steigenga | 1 | Grand Rapids | South Christian |
| 146 | Barry Stevens | 1 | Flint | Flint Northwestern |
| 147 | Art Stolkey | 1 | Detroit | Holy Redeemer |
| 148 | Edmond Sumner | 3 | Birmingham | Detroit Country Day |
| 149 | Roy Tarpley | 6 | Detroit | Cooley |
| 150 | Maurice Taylor | 9 | Detroit | Henry Ford |
| 151 | Justus Thigpen | 3 | Flint | Northern HS |
| 152 | Carl Thomas | 3 | Lansing | Everett |
| 153 | Charles Thomas | 1 | Lansing | Everett |
| 154 | Rudy Tomjanovich* | 11 | Hamtramck | Hamtramck |
| 155 | George Trapp | 6 | Highland Park | Highland Park |
| 156 | John Trapp | 5 | Highland Park | Highland Park |
| 157 | Robert Traylor | 7 | Detroit | Murray-Wright |
| 158 | Trent Tucker | 11 | Flint | Flint Northwestern |
| 159 | Terry Tyler | 11 | Detroit | Northwestern |
| 160 | Denzel Valentine | 3 | Lansing | Sexton |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 161 | Loy Vaught | 11 | Kentwood | East Kentwood |
| 162 | Jay Vincent | 9 | Lansing | Eastern |
| 163 | Sam Vincent | 7 | Lansing | Eastern |
| 164 | Chet Walker* | 13 | Benton Harbor | Benton Harbor |
| 165 | Derrick Walton | 2 | Harper Woods | Chandler Park Academy |
| 166 | Chris Webber | 15 | Beverly Hills | Detroit Country Day School |
| 167 | Robert Whaley | 1 | Benton Harbor | Benton Harbor |
| 168 | Shayne Whittington | 2 | Lawrence | Lawrence |
| 169 | Ken Wilburn | 2 | River Rouge | River Rouge |
| 170 | Cliff Williams | 1 | Detroit | Southwestern |
| 171 | Sam Williams | 2 | Detroit | Northern |
| 172 | Kevin Willis | 21 | Detroit | Pershing |
| 173 | James Young | 4 | Rochester Hills | Rochester |
We're Social...for Statheads
Every Sports Reference Social Media Account
Site Last Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 4:30AM
Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?
Are you a Stathead, too? Subscribe to our Free Newsletter
This Month in Sports Reference
Find out when we add a feature or make a change
Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more.