Products of Philadelphia High Schools in NBA-ABA
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"Debut" -- latter half of season; example: 1967-68 listed as '68.
# - member of Hall of Fame.
Street on which player resided is highlighted (if known)
| PUBLIC LEAGUE |
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| Name | School |
Grad. Yr. |
Debut |
Where He Was From . . . |
| Cliff Anderson | Edison | 1963 | 1968 | 11th & Norris |
| Michael Anderson | Eng. and Science | 1984 | 1989 | Dover (near 29th) and Columbia [now Cecil B. Moore] |
| Jimmie Baker | Olney | 1971 | 1976 | Virginian Rd. (near 16th) & Grange |
| Gene Banks | West Phila. | 1977 | 1982 | 53rd & Spruce |
| Jerry Baskerville | Edison | 1970 | 1976 | 33rd & Norris |
| *John Baum | West Phila. | 1963 | 1970 | 19th & Hunting Park |
| Nate Blackwell | Southern | 1983 | 1988 | 22nd & Cross (near Tasker) |
| Nelson Bobb | West Phila. | 1942 | 1950 | Felton (near Cobbs Creek Pky) & Cedar [tentative] |
| Tyrone Britt | Edison | 1963 | 1968 | |
| Clarence Brookins | Bartram | 1964 | 1971 | 61st & Baltimore |
| Stan "Loady" Brown | Southern | 1947 | 1948 | Mildred (near 8th) & Oregon |
| Joe Bryant | Bartram | 1972 | 1976 | 57th & Willows |
| Walter Byrd | Central | 1955 | 1970 | 11th & Jefferson |
| Larry Cannon | Lincoln | 1965 | 1970 | Dewees & Sperry [not far from Welsh & Roosevelt Blvd.] |
| Frank Card | West Phila. | 1962 | 1969 | 57th & Jefferson |
| Fred Carter | Franklin | 1963 | 1970 | 20th & Cambridge (near Girard) |
| #-Wilt Chamberlain | Overbrook | 1955 | 1960 | 401 N. Salford (near 60th & Callowhill) |
| Dionte Christmas | Fels | 2004 | 2013 | A & Champlost |
| Maurice "Mardy" Collins | Gratz | 2002 | 2007 | 68th & Ogontz |
| Sean Colson | Franklin LC | 1992 | 2001 | Gratz (near 17th) & Oxford |
| John "Chubby" Cox | Roxborough | 1973 | 1983 | 72nd & City Ave. |
| Emanual "Vel" Davis | Kensington | 1986 | 1997 | 13th & Susquehanna |
| Greg Fillmore | Franklin | 1965 | 1971 | 60th & Lansdowne |
| Mike Gale | Overbrook | 1967 | 1972 | 57th & Girard |
| Paul "Snoop" Graham | Franklin | 1985 | 1992 | #12th & Cumberland |
| Lynn Greer | E&S | 1997 | 2007 | 80th & Lindbergh |
| Norm Grekin | West Phila. | 1948 | 1954 | 60th & Walnut |
| &-Walt Hazzard | Overbrook | 1960 | 1965 | 61st & Ellsworth |
| Wayne Hightower | Overbrook | 1958 | 1963 | Ruby (near 54th) & Vine |
| *-Ollie Johnson | Southern | 1966 | 1973 | Dorrance (near 19th) & Washington |
| Wali Jones | Overbrook | 1960 | 1965 | Farson (near 50th) & Race |
| Bill "Pickles" Kennedy | Lincoln | 1956 | 1961 | Walker & Bleigh |
| Greg "Bo" Kimble | Dobbins | 1985 | 1991 | 26th & Toronto (near Indiana) |
| Louis "Red" Klotz | Southern | 1939 | 1948 | Darien (near 9th) & Wolf |
| Rich Laurel | Overbrook | 1972 | 1978 | 53rd & Berks |
| Jason Lawson | Olney | 1993 | 1998 | 15th & Fisher (near Somerville) |
| Hal Lear | Overbrook | 1952 | 1957 | 56th & Master |
| Ralph Lewis | Frankford | 1981 | 1988 | Duffield & Wakeling |
| Lewis Lloyd | Overbrook | 1977 | 1982 | 55th & Girard |
| Andre McCarter | Overbrook | 1971 | 1977 | 22nd & Federal |
| Aaron McKie | Gratz | 1990 | 1995 | Delhi (near 10th) & Susquehanna |
| #-Earl "Pearl" Monroe | Bartram | 1962 | 1968 | 26th & Alter [close to Grays Ferry & Washington Aves.] |
| Jim Mooney | Bartram | 1948 | 1953 | Conestoga (near 55th) & Greenway |
| Jackie Moore | Overbrook | 1950 | 1955 | Conestoga (near 55th) & Girard |
| Richie Moore | Bartram | 1960 | 1968 | 54th & Woodland [tentative] |
| Marcus Morris | Prep Charter | 2007 | 2012 | Jerome (near Hunting Park) & Broad |
| Markieff Morris | Prep Charter | 2007 | 2012 | Jerome (near Hunting Park) & Broad |
| Johnny Murphy | Gratz | 1942 | 1947 | |
| Ronald "Flip" Murray | Straw. Mansion | 1997 | 2003 | 15th & Duncannon |
| Angelo Musi | Overbrook | 1937 | 1947 | 63rd & Callowhill |
| Doug Overton | Dobbins | 1987 | 1993 | 20th & Stenton |
| *John Postley | Franklin | 1958 | 1968 | 57th & Filbert |
| Sherwin "Shy" Raiken | Dobbins | 1946 | 1953 | 13th & Wingohocking |
| Jerome "Pooh" Richardson | Franklin | 1985 | 1990 | 20th & Rockland |
| John Richter | Frankford | 1955 | 1960 | Belden (near Loretto) & Devereaux |
| Guy Rodgers | Northeast | 1953 | 1959 | Sedgley (near 22nd) & Cumberland |
| Malik Rose | Overbrook | 1992 | 1997 | 84th & Lyons Place (near Lindbergh Blvd.) |
| Petey Rosenberg | Southern | 1936 | 1947 | 8th & Porter |
| Jerry Rullo | Bartram | 1941 | 1947 | 33rd & Wharton |
| Ray "Chink" Scott | West Phila. | 1956 | 1962 | 17th & South |
| Lionel Simmons | Southern | 1986 | 1991 | 3rd & Washington |
| Steve Smith | Northeast | 2001 | 2007 | Morrell & Keswick [not far from Red Lion & Academy] |
| Mike Sojourner | Germantown | 1972 | 1975 | High & Belfield (near Chew) |
| Willie Sojourner | Germantown | 1967 | 1972 | High & Belfield (near Chew) |
| Art Spector | West Phila. | 1938 | 1947 | 56th & Addison |
| Erv "Stu" Staggs | Edison | 1966 | 1970 | Broad & Somerset |
| Larry Stewart | Dobbins | 1987 | 1992 | Spangler (near 33rd) & Allegheny |
| Phil Walker | Central | 1972 | 1978 | 19th & Champlost |
| Rasheed Wallace | Gratz | 1993 | 1996 | School House Lane & Oak Rd. (near Wissahickon Ave) |
| Tom "Trooper" Washington | Edison | 1962 | 1968 | 29th & Diamond |
| Hubie White | West Phila. | 1958 | 1963 | 9th & Ogden Place (near Poplar) |
| Isaiah "Bunny" Wilson | Southern | 1966 | 1972 | Beulah (near 7th) & Dickinson |
| Jimmy Wilson | Bok | 1965 | 1971 | 59th & Carpenter |
| Randy Woods | Franklin | 1988 | 1993 | 48th & Woodland |
| #-also starred at Olney before transferring; then lived at Marshall (near 6th) & Duncannon | ||||
| &-earlier lived one block from Lear on 56th and was considered his protege | ||||
| CATHOLIC LEAGUE | ||||
| Name | School | Grad. Yr. | Debut | Where He Was From . . . |
| *#-Paul Arizin | La Salle | 1946 | 1951 | 17th & Ritner |
| Mike Bantom | Roman | 1969 | 1974 | 28th & Somerset |
| Ernie Beck | West Cath. | 1949 | 1954 | 55th & Upland |
| Michael Brooks | West Cath. | 1976 | 1981 | 57th & Belmar (near Springfield) |
| Rasual Butler | Roman | 1998 | 2003 | 19th & Manton (near Federal) |
| Dallas Comegys | Roman | 1983 | 1988 | Wayne Ave. & Rowan |
| Steve Courtin | St. James | 1960 | 1965 | suburbs (Milmont Park) |
| Larry Foust | South Cath. | 1946 | 1951 | 24th & Carpenter |
| #-Tom Gola | La Salle | 1951 | 1956 | 3rd & Lindley |
| Al Guokas | SJ Prep | 1943 | 1949 | St. Vincent & Sackett [near Cottman & Rowland] |
| Matt Guokas Jr. | SJ Prep | 1962 | 1967 | 19th & Pennsylvania Blvd (now Kennedy Blvd) |
| Matt Guokas Sr. | Roman | 1934 | 1947 | Wakeling & Tulip (near Torresdale) |
| Eddie Griffin | Roman | 2000 | 2002 | Pittville & Elston [near 18th & Cheltenham] |
| Maurice "Mo" Howard | SJ Prep | 1972 | 1977 | Gratz (near 19th) & Susquehanna |
| Tom Ingelsby | O'Hara | 1969 | 1974 | suburbs (Springfield Delco) |
| Marc Jackson | Roman | 1993 | 2001 | Germantown & Huntingdon |
| Lari Ketner | Roman | 1995 | 2000 | 52nd & Spruce |
| Kyle Lowry | Dougherty | 2004 | 2007 | 20th & Lehigh |
| Bobby McNeill | North Cath. | 1956 | 1961 | Palethorp (near 2nd) & Allegheny |
| Cuttino "Cat" Mobley | Dougherty | 1992 | 1999 | 3rd & Louden [off Roosevelt Blvd.] |
| Fran O'Hanlon | ST More | 1966 | 1971 | Edgewood (near 61st) & Haddington |
| Jim Phelan | La Salle | 1947 | 1954 | *17th & Snyder |
| Bob Schafer | Roman | 1951 | 1956 | Defense Terr. & Berkeley Dr. [near Henry & Roberts] |
| George Sutor | Judge | 1961 | 1968 | James & Simon (near Bridge) |
| Jim Washington | West Cath. | 1961 | 1966 | &-8235 Ashwood Avenue |
| Maalik Wayns | Roman | 2009 | 2013 | Tulpehocken & Lowber [near Wash. Lane & Limekiln Pike] |
| *-lived until age 12 on 17th Street, within a block of Arizin | ||||
| &-this was near 83rd and Island, in Eastwick; that small neighborhood no longer exists due to expansion of the airport | ||||
| INTER-AC LEAGUE | ||||
| Name | School | Grad. Yr. | Debut | Where He Was From . . . |
| Jerome Allen | Episcopal | 1991 | 1996 | Germantown & Berkley |
| Wayne Ellington | Episcopal | 2006 | 2010 | suburbs (Wynnewood) |
| Steve Goodrich | Penn Charter | 1994 | 2001 | suburbs (Wyndmoor) |
| Gerald Henderson | Episcopal | 2006 | 2010 | suburbs (Blue Bell) |
| Rob Kurz | Penn Charter | 2004 | 2009 | suburbs (Ambler) |
| Sean Singletary | Penn Charter | 2004 | 2009 | Lincoln Drive & McCallum |
| Matt Walsh | Gtn. Academy | 2002 | 2006 | suburbs (Holland) |
| Alvin Williams | Gtn. Academy | 1993 | 1998 | Forrest & Mt. Pleasant |