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159 Players
- Active players in bold; * Indicates Hall of Famer
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Amaechi | 5 | Toledo | Saint John's |
| 2 | Dwight Anderson | 1 | Dayton | Roth |
| 3 | Bob Arnzen | 4 | Cincinnati | Saint Xavier |
| 4 | LaMark Baker | 1 | Dayton | Paul Laurence Dunbar |
| 5 | Mike Barr | 5 | Canton | Lehman |
| 6 | Frankie Baumholtz | 1 | Midvale | Midvale |
| 7 | Dennis Bell | 3 | Cincinnati | Wyoming |
| 8 | Manute Bol | 10 | Cleveland | Case Western Reserve English Language |
| 9 | Calvin Booth | 10 | Reynoldsburg | Groveport Madison |
| 10 | Lawrence Boston | 1 | Cleveland | John F. Kennedy |
| 11 | Earl Boykins | 13 | Cleveland | Central Catholic |
| 12 | Gary Bradds | 6 | Jamestown | Greeneview |
| 13 | J.R. Bremer | 2 | Cleveland Heights | Cleveland Heights |
| 14 | Derrick Brown | 3 | Dayton | Chaminade Julienne |
| 15 | Trey Burke | 6 | Columbus | Northland |
| 16 | Rick Calloway | 1 | Cincinnati | Withrow |
| 17 | Butch Carter | 6 | Middletown | Middletown |
| 18 | Richard Clark | 2 | North Baltimore | North Baltimore |
| 19 | Jim Cleamons | 9 | Columbus | Linden McKinley |
| 20 | Barry Clemens | 11 | Xenia | Xenia |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 21 | Norris Cole | 6 | Dayton | Paul Laurence Dunbar |
| 22 | Jason Collier | 5 | Springfield | Catholic Central |
| 23 | Don Collins | 6 | Toledo | Scott |
| 24 | Daequan Cook | 6 | Dayton | Paul Laurence Dunbar |
| 25 | Joe Cooke | 1 | Toledo | Libby |
| 26 | Terry Crosby | 1 | Toledo | DeVilbiss |
| 27 | Dick Cunningham | 7 | Canton | Canton South |
| 28 | Antonio Daniels | 13 | Columbus | Saint Francis DeSales |
| 29 | Erik Daniels | 1 | Cincinnati | Princeton |
| 30 | Jimmy Darrow | 1 | Akron | Akron South |
| 31 | Harry Davis | 2 | Cleveland | Cathedral Latin |
| 32 | Monti Davis | 1 | Warren | Harding |
| 33 | Derrek Dickey | 5 | Cincinnati | Purcell |
| 34 | John Edwards | 2 | Hudson | Hudson |
| 35 | Kevin Edwards | 11 | Cleveland | St. Joseph |
| 36 | Vince Edwards | 1 | Middletown | Middletown HS |
| 37 | Boo Ellis | 2 | Hamilton | Hamilton |
| 38 | Wayne Embry* | 11 | New Carlisle | Tecumseh |
| 39 | Evan Eschmeyer | 4 | New Knoxville | New Knoxville |
| 40 | Bob Faught | 1 | Cleveland Heights | Cleveland Heights |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 41 | Jamie Feick | 5 | Lexington | Lexington |
| 42 | Fred Foster | 8 | Springfield | Springfield South |
| 43 | Lawrence Funderburke | 7 | Columbus | Wehrle |
| 44 | Brian Grant | 12 | Georgetown | Georgetown |
| 45 | Gary Grant | 13 | Canton | McKinley |
| 46 | Don Grate | 1 | Greenfield | Greenfield |
| 47 | Wyndol Gray | 2 | Akron | Akron South |
| 48 | Devin Green | 1 | Columbus | Beechcroft |
| 49 | Johnny Green | 14 | Dayton | Paul Laurence Dunbar |
| 50 | Kevin Grevey | 10 | Hamilton | Taft |
| 51 | Alex Groza | 2 | Martins Ferry | Martins Ferry |
| 52 | Ron Harper | 15 | Dayton | Kiser |
| 53 | Bob Harrison | 9 | Toledo | Woodward |
| 54 | John Havlicek* | 16 | Bridgeport | Bridgeport |
| 55 | Michael Hawkins | 4 | Canton | McKinley |
| 56 | Nigel Hayes | 1 | Toledo | Whitmer |
| 57 | Tyrone Hill | 14 | Cincinnati | Withrow |
| 58 | Robert Hite | 1 | Cincinnati | Winton Woods |
| 59 | Jim Holstein | 4 | Hamilton | Hamilton Catholic |
| 60 | Dennis Hopson | 5 | Toledo | E.L. Bowsher |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 61 | Bill Hosket | 4 | Dayton | Belmont |
| 62 | Phil Hubbard | 10 | Canton | McKinley |
| 63 | Rick Hughes | 1 | Cincinnati | Walnut Hills |
| 64 | Brandon Hunter | 2 | Cincinnati | Withrow |
| 65 | Paul Huston | 1 | Xenia | Xenia Central |
| 66 | Al Jackson | 1 | Cleveland | Benedictine |
| 67 | Jim Jackson | 14 | Toledo | Macomber-Whitney |
| 68 | Wardell Jackson | 1 | Toledo | Macomber |
| 69 | Dave Jamerson | 3 | Stow | Stow |
| 70 | LeBron James | 16 | Akron | Saint Vincent-Saint Mary |
| 71 | Chris Johnson | 4 | Columbus | Brookhaven |
| 72 | Gus Johnson* | 10 | Akron | Central |
| 73 | Kannard Johnson | 1 | Cincinnati | Taft |
| 74 | Neil Johnston* | 8 | Chillicothe | Chillicothe |
| 75 | Howie Jolliff | 3 | Canton South | South |
| 76 | Larry Jones | 8 | Columbus | East |
| 77 | Clark Kellogg | 5 | Cleveland | St. Joseph |
| 78 | Luke Kennard | 2 | Franklin | Franklin |
| 79 | Stan Kimbrough | 2 | Cleveland | St. Joseph |
| 80 | Howard Komives | 10 | Toledo | Woodward |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 81 | Len Kosmalski | 2 | Cleveland | Maple Heights |
| 82 | Kosta Koufos | 11 | Canton | GlenOak |
| 83 | Bo Lamar | 4 | Columbus | East |
| 84 | Jerome Lane | 5 | Akron | Saint Vincent-Saint Mary |
| 85 | Caris LeVert | 3 | Pickerington | Central |
| 86 | Jerry Lucas* | 11 | Middletown | Middletown |
| 87 | Phil Lumpkin | 2 | Dayton | Roth |
| 88 | Kevin Martin | 12 | Zanesville | Zanesville |
| 89 | Don May | 7 | Dayton | Belmont |
| 90 | Scott May | 7 | Sandusky | Sandusky |
| 91 | CJ McCollum | 6 | Canton | Glen Oak |
| 92 | John McCullough | 1 | Lima | Lima |
| 93 | Keith McLeod | 4 | Canton | McKinley |
| 94 | Monk Meineke | 5 | Dayton | Wilbur Wright |
| 95 | Todd Mitchell | 1 | Toledo | Saint Francis |
| 96 | Steve Mix | 13 | Toledo | Rogers |
| 97 | Byron Mullens | 5 | Canal Winchester | Canal Winchester |
| 98 | Larry Nance | 4 | Richfield | Revere |
| 99 | Martin Nessley | 1 | Whitehall | Whitehall-Yearling |
| 100 | Melvin Newbern | 1 | Toledo | Scott |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 101 | Mel Nowell | 2 | Columbus | East |
| 102 | Charles Oakley | 19 | Cleveland | John Hay |
| 103 | Bud Olsen | 8 | Dayton | Belmont |
| 104 | Louis Orr | 8 | Cincinnati | Withrow |
| 105 | Don Otten | 4 | Bellefontaine | Bellefontaine |
| 106 | Ruben Patterson | 10 | Cleveland | John Hay |
| 107 | Jim Paxson | 11 | Kettering | Archbishop Alter |
| 108 | Jim Paxson | 2 | Springfield | Catholic Central |
| 109 | John Paxson | 11 | Kettering | Archbishop Alter |
| 110 | Johnny Payak | 2 | Toledo | Woodward |
| 111 | Adreian Payne | 4 | Dayton | Jefferson Township |
| 112 | James Posey | 12 | Twinsburg | R.B. Chamberlain |
| 113 | Mike Pratt | 2 | Dayton | Meadowdale |
| 114 | Bob Quick | 4 | Cincinnati | Hughes |
| 115 | Chris Quinn | 6 | Dublin | Dublin Coffman |
| 116 | Kelvin Ransey | 6 | Toledo | Macomber |
| 117 | Ed Ratleff | 5 | Columbus | East |
| 118 | Michael Redd | 12 | Columbus | West |
| 119 | Mel Riebe | 3 | Cleveland | Euclid |
| 120 | Eric Riley | 5 | Cleveland | St. Joseph |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 121 | Brian Roberts | 5 | Toledo | Saint John's |
| 122 | Joe Roberts | 4 | Columbus | East |
| 123 | Alvin Robertson | 10 | Barberton | Barberton |
| 124 | Scott Roth | 3 | Brecksville | Brecksville |
| 125 | Frankie Sanders | 2 | Dayton | Stivers |
| 126 | Fred Saunders | 4 | Columbus | Mohawk |
| 127 | Dick Schnittker | 6 | Sandusky | Sandusky |
| 128 | Brad Sellers | 6 | Warrensville Heights | Warrensville Heights |
| 129 | Paul Seymour | 12 | Toledo | Woodward |
| 130 | Chuck Share | 9 | Cincinnati | Western Hills |
| 131 | Casey Shaw | 1 | Lebanon | Lebanon |
| 132 | Larry Siegfried | 9 | Shelby | Shelby |
| 133 | Clinton Smith | 2 | Cleveland | Adams |
| 134 | Don Smith | 1 | Dayton | Roth |
| 135 | Jim Smith | 2 | Cleveland | East Technical |
| 136 | Eric Snow | 13 | Canton | McKinley |
| 137 | Dick Snyder | 13 | North Canton | Hoover |
| 138 | Dave Sorenson | 3 | Findlay | Findlay |
| 139 | Wayne Stevens | 1 | Chillicothe | Chillicothe |
| 140 | Greg Stokes | 2 | Hamilton | Hamilton |
| Rk | Player | Yrs | HS City | HS Name |
| 141 | Jared Sullinger | 5 | Columbus | Northland |
| 142 | Larry Sykes | 1 | Toledo | Saint Francis de Sales |
| 143 | LaSalle Thompson | 15 | Cincinnati | Withrow |
| 144 | Nate Thurmond* | 14 | Akron | Central |
| 145 | Sedric Toney | 5 | Dayton | Wilbur Wright |
| 146 | Gary Trent | 9 | Columbus | Hamilton Township |
| 147 | Al Tucker | 5 | Dayton | Jefferson Township |
| 148 | Granville Waiters | 5 | Columbus | East |
| 149 | Henry Walker | 5 | Cincinnati | North College Hill |
| 150 | Samaki Walker | 10 | Columbus | Whitehall |
| 151 | Nick Weatherspoon | 7 | Canton | McKinley |
| 152 | Roland West | 1 | Cincinnati | Withrow |
| 153 | Bob Wiesenhahn | 1 | Cincinnati | McNicholas |
| 154 | Herb Williams | 18 | Columbus | Marion Franklin |
| 155 | Jawad Williams | 3 | Lakewood | Saint Edward |
| 156 | Luke Witte | 3 | Alliance | Marlington |
| 157 | Chris Wright | 2 | Trotwood | Trotwood-Madison |
| 158 | Rich Yonakor | 1 | Euclid | Euclid |
| 159 | Dave Zeller | 1 | New Carlisle | Tecumseh |
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