Michigan High School - Professional Basketball Players

Professional Basketball Players

from Michigan High Schools

Last Updated: February 15, 2015

Thanks to input from a host of individuals, this listing is maturing quite rapidly. It is comprised of players who ATTENDED high school in Michigan before playing at the NBA or ABA level of professional basketball or, due to the slow integration of the NBA, those who played with the Harlem Globetrotters.

The sport of basketball presents many challenges. The first professional contest is documented as being played in 1896 and the first leagues date to the turn of the century. A variety of professional opportunities existed prior to the formation of the modern-day NBA in 1946 (then known as the BAA, or Basketball Association of America). These included, but were not limited to: the American Basketball League; the National Basketball League; the Harlem Globetrotters; the New York Renaissance (or Rens for short). So - what qualifies for the list? Obviously, the alumni of the National Basketball Association and its chief competitor, the American Basketball Association. But I’m certainly interested in hearing from the public on the any others that they feel should appear on the list. I've heard tales about many Michigan cagers who came close, including a few who were the final cut in the final week of a season. Guys like Sam Moore of Muskegon, or Art Gelow from Saginaw Arthur Hill. Unfortunately these are extremely tough to document, and hence, they don't appear on the list.

Thanks also to Kevin Cabell, Perry Hall; Jim Moyes; Bob Perlis, Harold Rose and a variety of others who have sent in additions and have helped clear up some of the questions that have appeared on this page previously.

Many, many thanks go to Bill Hoover, who has had perhaps the biggest influence on this list. Beside the bits of data that he has fed me on the NBA and ABA alumni, his input has helped develop an integral part of the list.
“You need to keep the Harlem Globetrotters a part of this list. The NBA integrated like pond water and did not accept their 40th African-American until the 1959-60 season,” points out Hoover. “I do not mean there were 40 in the league in 59-60. I mean they had 40 since they began integrating! The early 60's weren't too terrific either. In other words, the league really wasn't open for a long time…”

So, at Bill Hoover’s request, we display a separate listing of Harlem Globetrotters.

I’m also entertaining the addition of a “Mark Hughes” list. Hughes is a graduate of Muskegon Reeths-Puffer who was Co-captain of the 1989 University of Michigan championship squad. Hughes joined the Detroit Pistons for a season (and has worked as an assistant coach in Orlando and with other teams). The list would honor those players who made the roster of an NBA team, yet did not chalk up any playing time during their stay.

Send me your additions and opinions!

NOTE: When the actual high school is known, the letters HS follow the school name. Otherwise, the listing is the city of birth. The list of senior years is an approximation and is preceded by the letter "c." When the senior year is known, the "c." is eliminated.

All additions and/or corrections are welcomed and greatly appreciated. E-mail your changes to peschstats@comcast.net

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*Last Name*	*First Name*	*High School or Place of Birth*	*Senior Year*	*College*	*Pro Team*	*Years in Pros*	*Date Died*
Ager	Maurice	Detroit Crockett HS	2002	Michigan State	Dallas, NJ	2006-09	-
Akin	Henry	Troy HS	1962	Morehead State	NY Knicks, Seattle, Kentucky (A)	1966-69	-
Acton	Charles (Bud)	Troy HS	1960	Hillsdale, Alma	San Diego	1967-68	-
Alexander	Victor	Detroit Denby HS	1987	Iowa State University	Golden State; Detroit	1991-94; 2002	-
Armstrong	B.J.	Birmingham Brother Rice HS	1985	University of Iowa	Chicago, Golden State, Chicago, Charlotte, Orlando	1989-2000	-
Armstrong	Bob	Holland HS	c. 1951	Michigan State University	Philadelphia	1956-57	-
Battier	Shane	Birmingham Detroit Country Day HS	1997	Duke	Vancouver/Memphis, Houston	2001-10	-
Bell	Charlie	Flint Southwestern Academy HS	1997	Michigan State University	Dallas, Phoenix	2001-02	-
Boven	Don	Kalamazoo Central HS	1943	Western Michigan	Waterloo Hawks, Milwaukee Hawks; Fort Wayne Zollner	1949-52	-
Brisker	John	Hamtramck HS	1965	University of Toledo	Pittsburgh (A), Seattle	1969-75	04/??/78
Britt	Wayman	Flint Northern HS	1972	University of Michigan	Detroit	1977-78	-
Brown	George	Detroit Cass Tech HS	1953	Wayne State University	Minneapolis	1957-58	-
Buntin	Bill	Detroit Cass Tech and Detroit Northern HS	1959	University of Michigan	Detroit	1965-66	05/09/68
Burton	Ed	Muskegon Heights HS	1957	Michigan State University	NY, St Louis	1961-62; 1964-65	-
Burton	Willie	Detroit St. Martin dePorres HS	1986	University of Minnesota	Miami, Atlanta, Charlotte	1990-98	-
Calip	Demetrius	Flint Northern HS	1987	University of Michigan	LA Lakers	1991-92	-
Chandler	Wilson	Benton Harbor HS	2005	DePaul	NY Knicks	2007-08	-
Clark	Archie	Ecorse HS	1960	Minnesota	LA Lakers, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Seattle, Detroit	1966-76	-
Cleaves	Mateen	Flint Northern HS	1996	Michigan State University	Detroit, Sacramento, Cleveland	2000-04	-
Cofield	Fred	Ypsilani HS	c. 1979	Oregon, Eastern Michigan	New York, Chicago	1985-87	-
Coleman	Derrick	Detroit Northern, & Detroit Cooley HS	1986	Syracuse	New Jersey, Phil, Charlotte, Phil, Detroit	1990-04	-
Crawford	Chris	Comstock HS	1993	Marquette	Atlanta	1997-01	-
Crawford	Joe	Detroit Renaissance HS	2004	University of Kentucky	NY Knicks	2009-10	-
Cureton	Earl	Detroit Finney HS	c. 1975	Robert Morris College (JC & DI), University of Detroit	Phil, Detroit, Chicago, LA Clippers, Charlotte, Houston, Toronto	1980-89; 1994-97	-
Daniels	Mel	Detroit Pershing HS	1963	Burlington JC (IA), New Mexico	Minnesota (A), Indiana (A), Memphis (A), NY Nets	1967-77	-
Darden	Oliver	Detroit Western HS	1962	University of Michigan	Indiana (A), NY Nets (A), Kentucky (A)	1967-70	-
Davis	Johnny	Detroit Murray Wright HS	1973	Dayton	Portland, Indiana, Atlanta, Cleveland	1976-86	-
Davis	Paul	Rochester HS	2002	Michigan State	LA Clippers	2006-07	-
Dawkins	Paul	Saginaw HS	1975	Northern Illinois	Utah	1979-80	-
DeBusschere	Dave	Detroit Austin Catholic HS	1958	University of Detroit	Detroit, NY Knicks	1962-74	05/14/03
Denning	Blaine	Detroit Northern HS	1948	Wilberforce (OH), Lawrence Tech	Baltimore	1952-53	-
Dial	Derrick	Detroit Cass Tech HS	1993	Eastern Michigan University	San Antonio, Toronto, Orlando	1999-04	-
Dill	Craig	Saginaw Arthur Hill HS	1963	University of Michigan	Pittsburgh (A)	1967-68	-
Douglas-Roberts	Chris	Detroit Cass Tech HS; Detroit Northwestern HS	2005	University of Memphis	Milwaukee	2010-11	-
Duerod	Terry	Highland Park HS	1975	University of Detroit	Detroit, Boston, Golden State	1979-83	-
Edge	Charles	Detroit Northeastern HS	1968	Lemoyne-Owen	Memphis (A), Indiana (A)	1973-75	-
Eisley	Howard	Detroit Southwestern & Detroit Chadsey HS	1990	Boston College	San Antonio, Minnesota, Utah, Dallas, NY Knicks, Phoenix, Denver, LA Clippers	1994-06	-
Elliot	Bob	Ann Arbor Pioneer HS	1973	Arizona	New Jersey	1978-81	-
Farmer	Desmon	Flint Northwestern HS	1999	USC	Seattle, San Antonio	2006-07; 2008-09	-
Feher	Ray "Butch"	Alpena HS	1972	Vanderbilt	Phoenix	1976-77	-
Flowers	Bruce	Berkley HS	1975	Notre Dame	Cleveland	1982-83	-
Fogle	Larry	Detroit Cooley HS	1972	Southwestern Louisiana, Canisius	New York	1975-76	-
Fuller	Tony	Detroit St. Martin dePorres HS	1976	Pepperdine; Vincennes	Detroit	1980-81	-
Ferguson	Desmond	Lansing Everett HS	1996	Missouri, Detroit Mercy	Portland	2003-04	-
Furlow	Terry	Flint Northern HS	1972	Michigan State University	Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Utah	1976-80	05/23/80
Gaines	David "Smokey"	Detroit Miller and Detroit Northeastern HS	1959	LeMoyne-Owen	Kentucky (A)	1967-68	-
Gervin	Derrick	Detroit Finney, Detroit Cass Tech and Detroit Martin Luther King HS	1981	University of Texas-San Antonio	Philadelphia, New Jersey	1989-91	-
Gervin	George "Iceman"	Detroit Martin Luther King HS	1970	Long Beach State, Eastern Michigan	Virginia (A), San Antonio, Chicago	1972-86	-
Gillery	Ben	Detroit Central Detroit Murray-Wright and Detroit Cody HS	c.1984	Hutchinson (KS) JC, Georgetown	Sacramento	1988-89	-
Grant	Paul	Birmingham Brother Rice HS	1992	University of Wisconsin, Boston College	Minnesota; Utah	1998-04	-
Grayer	Jeff	Flint Northwestern HS	1984	Iowa State University	Milwaukee, Golden State	1988-94	-
Green	WiIlie	Detroit Cooley HS	2000	Detroit Mercy	Philadelphia	2003-09	-
Griffin	Paul	Shelby HS	1972	Western Michigan University	New Orleans, San Antonio	1980-83	-
Hahn	Robert	Ann Arbor HS	c. 1943	North Carolina State University	Chicago Stags	1949-50	07/08/09
Hairston	Al	Mt. Clemens HS	c. 1963	Port Huron JC, Bowling Green University	Seattle	1968-70	-
Hairston	Lindsay	Detroit Kettering HS	1971	Michigan State University	Detroit	1975-76	-
Hairston	Malik	Detroit Renaissance HS	2004	University of Oregon	San Antonio	2008-09	-
Halimon, Jr.	Shaler	Romulus HS	1963	Utah State, Imperial Valley (CA) Community College	Phil, Chicago, Portland, Dallas (A)	1968-73	-
Ham	Darvin	Saginaw HS	c.1991	Texas Tech.	Denver, Indiana, Washington, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Detroit	1996-04	-
Hamood	Joe	Dearborn Fordson HS	1961	Houston	Houston Mavricks (A)	1967-68	08/19/70
Handlogten	Ben	Grand Rapids South Christian HS	1993	Western Michigan University	Utah	2003-05	-
Harding	Reggie	Detroit Northeastern, Detroit Eastern and Nashville (TN) Christian HS	1961	-	Detroit, Chicago, Indiana	1963-68	09/02/72
Hardy	Alan	Detroit Northwestern HS	1975	University of Michigan	Los Angeles, Detroit	1980-82	-
Harge	Ira	Detroit Northeastern HS	1959	Burlington JC (IA), Bowling Green/New Mexico	Pittsburgh (A), Oakland (A), Washington (A), Carolina (A), Florida (A), Utah (A)	1967-73	-
Harris	Corperryale "Mannry"	Detroit Redford HS	2007	University of Michigan	Cleveland, LA Lakers	2010-15	-
Hawkins	Robert "Bubbles"	Detroit Pershing HS	1972	Illinois State University	Golden State, NY Nets, New Jersey, Detroit	1975-79	11/28/93
Haywood	Spencer	Belzoni McNair (MS)and Detroit Pershing HS	1967	Trinidad JC (CO), University of Detroit	Denver (A), Seattle, NY, New Orleans, LA, Washington	1969-83	-
Higgins	Earle	Ann Arbor HS	1966	Eastern Michigan University	Indiana (A)	1970-71	-
Horford	Al	Grand Ledge HS	2003	University of Florida	Atlanta	2007-09	-
Huffman	Nate	Battle Creek Lakeview HS	1993	Lansing Community College, Central Michigan University	Toronto	2002-03	-
Iverson	Willie	Detroit Pershing HS	1963	Central Michigan University	Miami (A)	1968-69	-
Jackson	Jermaine	Detroit Finney HS	1995	University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit, Toronto, Atlanta, NY Knicks, Milwaukee	1999-06	-
Johnson	Daryl	Flint Central HS	1983	Michigan State University	Cleveland	1987-88	-
Johnson	Earvin "Magic"	Lansing Everett HS	1977	Michigan State University	LA Lakers	1979-96	-
Johnson	Ken	Detroit Henry Ford HS	1996	Ohio State University	Miami	2002-03	-
Jones	Clarence “Bill”	Detroit Southwestern HS	1984	University of Iowa	New Jersey	1988-89	-
Kaman	Chris	Wyoming Tri-unity HS	2000	Central Michigan University	LA Clippers	2003-10	-
Kelser	Greg	Detroit Henry Ford HS	1975	Michigan State University	Detroit, Seattle, San Diego, Indiana	1979-85	-
Kelso	Ben	Flint Central and Flint Southwestern HS	C. 1967	Central Michigan University	Detroit	1973-74	-
King	Tom	East Lansing HS	1942	University of Michigan, Michigan State University	Detroit Falcons	1946-46	-
Kopicki	Joe	Warren Fitzgerald HS	1978	University of Detroit	Washington, Denver	1982-85	-
Kozelko	Tom	Traverse City HS	1969	University of Toledo	Washington	1973-76	-
Knight	Negele	Detroit St. Martin dePorres HS	1985	University of Dayton	Phoenix, Seatle, Detroit, Portland, Toronto	1990-95 & 1998-99	-
LaGarde	Thomas	Detroit Catholic Central HS	1973	University of North Carolina	Denver, Seattle. Dallas, New Jersey	1977-85	-
Lee	George	Highland Park HS	1955	University of Michigan	Detroit, San Francisco	1960-68	-
Lenard	Voshon	Detroit Southwestern HS	1991	Minnesota	Miami, Denver, Toronto	1995-03	-
Loder	Kevin	Cassopolis HS	c.1977	Kentucky State, Alabama State	Kansas City, San Diego	1981-84	-
Long	Grant	Romulus HS	1984	Eastern Michigan	Miami, Atlanta, Detroit, Vancouver, Memphis, Boston	1988-03	-
Long	John	Romulus HS	1974	University of Detroit	Detroit, Indiana, Atlanta, Toronto	1978-91; 1997	-
Lucas	Kalin	Orchard Lake St. Mary HS	2007	Michigan State University	Memphis	2014	-
Macon	Mark	Saginaw Buena Vista HS	1987	Temple	Denver, Detroit	1991-99	-
Majerle	Dan	Traverse City HS	1983	Central Michigan University	Phoenix, Cleveland, Miami	1988-02	-
Marble	Roy	Flint Beecher HS	1985	University of Iowa	Atlanta, Houston	1989-90;1993-94	-
Marble	Roy Devyn	Southfield Lathrup HS	2010	University of Iowa	Orlando	2014	-
Marlatt	Harvey	Alpena HS	1966	Eastern Michigan University	Detroit	1970-73	-
Marshall	Rawle	Detroit Mackenzie HS	2000	Ball State, Oakland University	Dallas,Indiana	2005-06	-
Martin	Phil	Jackson HS	1946	Toledo	Milwaukee Hawks	1954	-
Mayfield	Bill	Detroit Cass Tech HS	1975	University of Iowa	Golden State	1980-81	-
McCarty	Howard	Detroit Northwestern HS	c.1937	Wayne State	Cleveland (N), Detroit (N), Detroit	1945-47	1973
McCormick	Tim	Clarkston HS	1980	University of Michigan	Seattle, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Houston, Atlanta, NY Knicks	1984-92	-
McElroy	Jim	Detroit Murray Wright HS	1971	Monroe Community College, Central Michigan University	New Orleans, Detroit, Atlanta	1975-82	-
McGee	JaVale	Fremont Providence Christian HS; Birmingham Detroit Country Day HS; Chicago Hales Franciscan HS;	1997	University of Naveda, Reno	Washington	2008-10	-
McHartley	Maurice	Detroit Central HS	1960	North Carolina A&T	Dallas (A), NY (A), Miami (A), Pittsburgh (A)	1967-70
McIntosh	Kennedy	South Haven HS	1967	Eastern Michigan University	Chicago, Seattle	1971-75	-
Money	Eric	Detroit Kettering HS	1972	Arizona	Detroit, New Jersey, Philadelphia	1974-80	-
Miller	Anthony “Pig”	Benton Harbor HS	1990	Michigan State	LA Lakers, Atlanta, Houston, Phil	1994-04	-
Mills	Terry	Romulus HS	1986	University of Michigan	Denver, New Jersey, Detroit	1990-01	-
Murrey	Dorie	Detroit Cass Tech HS	1962	University of Detroit	Detroit, Seattle, Portland, Baltimore	1966-72	-
Newble	Ira	Southfield HS	1993	Miami of Ohio	San Antonio, Atlanta, Cleveland, LA Lakers, Seattle	2000-08	-
Norman	Coniel “Connie”	Detroit Kettering HS	1972	Arizona	Philadelphia, San Diego	1974-79	-
Peplowski	Mike	Warren DeLaSalle HS	1988	Michigan State University	Sacramento, Detroit, Washington, Milwaukee, Golden State,	1993-97	-
Peterson	Mel	Stephenson HS	1956	Wheaton College	Baltimore, Oakland (A), L.A. (A)	1963-64; 1967-70	-
Peterson	Morris	Flint Northwestern HS	1995	Michigan State	Toronto, New Orleans	2000-09	-
Peeples	George	Ecorse HS	c. 1961	University of Iowa	Indiana (A), Carolina (A), Dallas (A)	1967-73	-
Pettway	Jerry	Detroit Northern HS	1962	Northwood Institute	Houston (A)	1967-69	-
Poquette	Ben	East Lansing HS	1973	Central Michigan University	Detroit, Utah, Cleveland, Chicago	1977-87	-
Plummer	Gary	Detroit Osborn HS	1980	Boston University	Golden State; Denver	1984-85; 1992-93	-
Respert	Shawn	Redford Bishop Borgess HS	1990	Michigan State University	Milwaukee, Toronto, Dallas, Phoenix	1989-00	-
Rice	Glen	Flint Northwestern HS	1985	University of Michigan	Miami, Charlotte, LA Lakers, NY Knicks	1989-01	-
Richardson	Jason	Saginaw Arthur Hill HS	1999	Michigan State University	Golden State, Charlotte, Phoenix	2001-09	-
Roberson	Anthony	Saginaw HS	2001	Florida	Memphis, Golden State, Chicago, NY Knicks	2005-09	-
Roberson	Terrence	Saginaw Buena Vista HS	1995	Fresno State	Charlotte	2000-01	-
Robertson	Darryl “Tony”	Detroit Southwestern HS	1973	West Virginia	Atlanta, Golden State	1977-79	-
Robinson	Eddie	Flint Northern HS	1994	Trinity Valley CC (TX), Brown Mackie JC, Central Oklahoma	Charlotte, Chicago	1999-03	-
Rogers	Carlos	Detroit Mackenzie and Detroit Northwestern HS	1989	Arkansas – Little Rock, Tennessee State	Golden State, Toronto, Portland, Houston, Indiana	1994-01	-
Rose	Jalen	Detroit Southwestern HS	1991	University of Michigan	Denver, Indiana, Chicago, Toronto, NY Knicks, Phoenix	1994-06	-
Roundfield	Dan	Detroit Chadsey HS	1971	Central Michigan University	Indiana, Atlanta, Detroit, Washington	1975-87	-
Russell	Michael "Campy"	Pontiac Central HS	1971	University of Michigan	Cleveland, NY Knicks	1974-85	-
Russell	Frank	Pontiac Central HS	1967	Oakland CC (MI), University of Detroit	Chicago	1972-73	-
Russell	Walker D.	Pontiac Central HS	1978	Oakland CC (MI), Merritt CC (CA), Houston, Western Michigan University	Detroit, Atlanta, Indiana	1982-88	-
Russell	Walker Jr.	Rochester HS	2003	Jacksonville State University	Detroit	2011-12	-
Scheffler	Steve	Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern HS	1986	Purdue	Charlotte, Denver, Seattle	1990-97	-
Scheffler	Tom	St. Joseph HS	1973	Purdue	Portland	1984-85	-
Scott	Brent	Lansing Everett HS	1989	Rice	Indiana	1996-97	-
Shasky	John	Birmingham Brother Rice HS	1982	University of Minnesota	Miami, Golden State, Dallas	1988-91	-
Siewert	Ralph	Mt. Clemens HS	1940	Dakota Wesleyan	Toronto Huskies (BAA), St Louis Bombers (BAA)	1946-47	11/21/90
Simpson	Ralph	Detroit Southeastern and Detroit Pershing HS	1968	Michigan State University	Denver (A), Detroit, Phil, New Jersey	1970-80	-
Smith	Doug	Detroit Mackenzie HS	1987	University of Missouri	Dallas	1991-95	-
Smith	John Jr.	Muskegon HS	c.1962	Southern Colorado University	Dallas (A), Pittsburgh (A)	1968-70	-
Smith	Steve	Detroit Pershing HS	1987	Michigan State University	Miami, Atlanta, Portland, San Antonio, New Orleans, Miami, Charlotte	1991-05	-
Sparrow	Guy	Pontiac Central HS	1950	University of Detroit	New York, Philadelphia	1957-60	-
Spoelstra	Art	Wyoming Godwin Heights HS	1950	Western Kentucky	Rochester, Minnesota, NY Knicks	1954-58	-
Sprewell	Latrell	Flint Central HS & Milwaukee (WI) Washington HS	c. 1988	Three Rivers CC (MO), Alabama	Golden State, NY Knicks, Minnesota	1994-05	-
Steigenga	Matt	Grand Rapids South Christian HS	1988	Michigan State University	Chicago	1996-97	-
Stevens	Barry	Flint Northwestern HS	1981	Iowa State University	Golden State	1992-93	02/21/07
Stolkey	Arthur	Detroit Holy Redeemer HS	1938	University of Detroit	Detroit Falcons	1946-47	-
Suton	Gordon	Lansing Everett HS	2004	Michigan State University	Utah	2009-10	-
Tarpley	Roy	Mobile Blount (AL), Far Rockaway (NY) and Detroit Cooley HS	1982	University of Michigan	Dallas	1986-91	-
Taylor	Maurice	Detroit Henry Ford HS	1994	University of Michigan	LA Clippers, Houston, NY Knicks, Sacramento	1999-2006	-
Thigpen	Justus	Flint Northern HS	1965	Mott CC (MI), Weber State	Pittsburgh (A), Detroit, Kansas City-Omaha	1969-70; 1972-74	-
Thomas	Carl	Lansing Everett HS	1987	Eastern Michigan University	Sacramento, Cleveland, Orlando, San Antonio	1991-92; 1996-99	-
Thomas	Charles	Lansing Everett HS	1987	Eastern Michigan University	Detroit	1991-92	-
Thomas	Terry	Hazel Park HS	1971	University of Detroit	Detroit	1975-76	-
Tomjanovich	Rudy	Hamtramck HS	1966	University of Michigan	San Diego, Houston	1970-81	-
Trapp	George ”Instant Heat”	Highland Park HS & Monrovia, (CA) HS	1967	Pasadena City College (CA), Long Beach State	Atlanta, Detroit	1971-77	1/21/02
Trapp	John Q.	Highland Park HS	c.1963	Pasadena City College (CA), University of Nevada-Las Vegas	San Diego, LA Lakers, Philadelphia, Denver (A)	1968-73	05/11/11
Traylor	Robert "Tractor"	Detroit Murray-Wright HS	1995	University of Michigan	Milwaukee, Cleveland, Charlotte, New Orleans, Cleveland	1998-05	-
Tucker	Kelvin "Trent"	Flint Northwestern HS	1979	University of Minnesota	NY Knicks, Atlanta, Phoenix, San Antonio, Chicago	1982-93	-
Tyler	Terry	Detroit Central and Detroit Northwestern HS	1974	University of Detroit	Detroit, Sacramento, Dallas	1979-89	-
Vaught	Loy	East Kentwood HS	1985	University of Michigan	LA Clippers, Detroit, Washington, Dallas	1990-2001	-
Vincent	Jay	Lansing Eastern HS	1977	Michigan State University	Dallas, Washington, Denver, San Antonio, Phil, LA Lakers	1981-90	-
Vincent	Sam	Lansing Eastern HS	1981	Michigan State University	Boston, Seattle, Chicago, Orlando	1985-92	-
Walker	Chet	Benton Harbor HS	1958	Bradley	Syracuse, Philadelphia, Chicago	1962-75	-
Webber	Chris	Birmingham Detroit Country Day HS	1991	University of Michigan	Golden State, Washington, Sacramento, Philadelphia, Detroit	1993-08	-
Whaley	Robert	Benton Harbor HS	2000	Barton County (KS) Community College, University of Cincinnati, Walsh University	Utah	2005-06	-
Whittington	Shayne	Lawrence HS	2009	Western Michigan University	Indiana	2014	-
Wilburn	Ken	River Rouge HS	1962	Central State (OH)	Chicago, Minnesota, New York, Denver (A)	1967-69	-
Williams	Cliff “Chain”	Detroit Southwestern HS	1963	Bowling Green	Detroit	1968-69	-
Williams	Sam	Detroit Northern HS	1963	Burlington CC (IA), Iowa	Milwaukee	1968-70	-
Willis	Kevin	Detroit Pershing HS, and Detroit Kettering	1980	Jackson CC, Michigan State	Atlanta	1984-88	-

Harlem Globetrotters

When someone as world renowned as Robert “Showboat” Hall cannot crack a listing because he did not play in the NBA, it simply means that it is time to start another list. Here is a roster of players who attended high school in Michigan before joining “The World’s Greatest Basketball Show”. It is still some of the greatest entertainment around.

Thanks to Bill Hoover and to Detroit Free Press writer Jim Benagh's April 11, 1976 artile for much of the information on the list.

*Last Name*	*First Name*	*High School or Place of Birth*	*Senior Year*	*College*	*Pro Team*	*Years with the Trotters*	*Date Died*
Alexander	Bacari	Detroit Northern and Detroit Southwestern HS	1994	Robert Morris College (PA), University of Detroit	Harlem Globetrotters	1999-01	-
Bates	Floyd	Flint Central HS	c. 1940	Great Lakes Academy	Harlem Globetrotters	1942-47	1975
Brown	George	Detroit Cass Tech HS	1953	Wayne State University	Harlem Globetrotters		-
Bullard	Will "Bull"	Detroit Northwestern, Detroit Central and Detroit Southeastern HS	c. 2002	Marygrove College, Richland (TX) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi-	Harlem Globetrotters	2008	-
Burch	Walter Jr.	Ferndale HS	c.	-	Harlem Globetrotters	1952	-
Burton	Ed	Muskegon Heights HS	1957	Michigan State University	Harlem Globetrotters	1963-64	-
Coates	Kara	Detroit Northern HS	1937	Clark College (GA)	Harlem Globetrotters	1947	11/1/06
Davis	James "Country"	Detroit Miller HS	c. 1936	-	Harlem Globetrotters	1937	-
Denning	Blaine	Detroit Northern HS	1948	Wilberforce (OH), Lawrence Tech	Harlem Globetrotters	1952	-
Drain	Jesse	Saginaw HS	1991	Houston	Harlem Globetrotters	2000-01	-
English	Carlos "Dizzy"	Warren Fitzgerald HS	c.	Mott Community College, Cleveland State University	Harlem Globetrotters	2013, 2015	-
Finney	Gus	Detroit Cass Tech HS	c.	Paul Quinn College	Harlem Globetrotters	1934-36	-
Gaines	David “Smokey”	Detroit Miller and Detroit Northeastern HS	1959	LeMoyne-Owen	Harlem Globetrotters	1963-67	-
Gee	Sammy	Detroit Miller HS	1947	-	Harlem Globetrotters	1947-55	-
Griffin	Robert	Belleville HS	c.	-Southeastern Iowa Community College, Iowa	Harlem Globetrotters	2003	-
Griffin	William Sylvester	Detroit Cass Tech HS	c.	-	Harlem Globetrotters	-	-
Griffin	Willie "Spider"	Detroit Northeastern HS	c.1964	-	Harlem Globetrotters	-	-
Hall	Robert “Showboat”	Detroit Russell School	c.	-	Harlem Globetrotters	1948-74	-
Hardy	Barry “High Rise”	Inkster HS	c.1986	Brigham Young University (HI)	Harlem Globetrotters	1999-06	-
Harmon	Mike	Detroit Murray Wright HS	c. 1997	University of Dayton, Detroit Mercy,	Harlem Globetrotters	2002-03	-
Haynes	Jimmy	Detroit Cass Tech HS	c.	-	Harlem Globetrotters	1937-38	-
Hightower	Cory	Flint Northwestern HS & Mt. Zion Christian Academy (NC)	c. 1998	Indian Hills CC (IA)	Harlem Globetrotters	2000	-
Horton	Willie	Detroit Northwestern HS	c. 1961	-	Harlem Globetrotters	1968	-
House	Stuart	Redford St. Mary and Detroit Denby HS	c. 1976	-	Harlem Globetrotters	-	-
Jackson	Mike	Detroit Eastern HS	c.	Coahoama, Mississippi Community College	Harlem Globetrotters	-	-
Johnson	Andre “Prince”	LDetroit Millenium/Detroit Cooley HS	1977	Oakland Community College	Harlem Globetrotters	1997	-
Johnson	Earvin “Magic”	Lansing Everett HS	1977	Michigan State University	Harlem Globetrotters	1997	-
Jones	Collins	Detroit Moore School	c.	-	Harlem Globetrotters	-	-
Justice	Charlie	Hamtramck/Detroit Northern	c.	-	Harlem Globetrotters	-	-
King	Woodruff “Boudreau”	Detroit Cass Tech HS	c.1943	-	Harlem Globetrotters	1947-50	-
King	Wilbert	Detroit Pershing HS	c.1935	-	Harlem Globetrotters	1947-49	-
Kirksey	Webster	Saginaw HS	1951	Eastern Michigan University	Harlem Globetrotters		-
Kline	Jumpin’ Johnny	Detroit Northwestern and Detroit Northeastern HS	1949	Wayne State University	Harlem Globetrotters	1953-59	-
Miller	Anthony “Pig”	Benton Harbor HS	1990	Michigan State	LA Lakers, Atlanta, Houston, Phil	1994-01	-
Payne	Woody	Ypsilanti HS	c. 2005	University of Detroit Mercy	Harlem Globetrotters	2010	-
Phelps	Silas	Detroit Northern HS	c.1942	-	Harlem Globetrotters	1944-50	-
Primas	Charlie “King Snake”	Detroit Miller HS	1950	Wayne State University	Harlem Globetrotters	1954-58	-
Reffigee	Dedrick	Detroit Southeastern HS	c.1975	Northwood Institute and Michigan State University	Harlem Globetrotters	1986-88	-
Roberson	Terrence	Saginaw Buena Vista HS	1995	Fresno State	Harlem Globetrotters	2001-	-
Rusan	Harry	Detroit Cass Tech HS	c.1930	Paul Quinn College	Harlem Globetrotters	1934-39	-
Scarborough	Willie	Detroit Moore School	c.	-	Harlem Globetrotters	-	-
Shepard	Andy	Saginaw HS	c. 1952	Eastern Michigan	Harlem Globetrotters	-	-
Smith	Doug	Detroit Mckenzie HS	1987	University of Missouri	Harlem Globetrotters	-	-
Smith	Walker (aka Sugar Ray Robinson)	Detroit Garfield School	c.	-	Harlem Globetrotters	-	-
Summons	Murphy	Detroit Northwestern HS	c.	-	Harlem Globetrotters	1950-65	-
Tolbert	Tony	Detroit St. Martin dePorres HS	1989	University of Michigan, Detroit Mercy	Harlem Globetrotters	2000-01	-
Twyman	Jimmy	Detroit Central HS	c.1999	Detroit Mercy	Harlem Globetrotters	-	-
Wagner	Ernie	Detroit Northern and Detroit Northeastern HS	1950	Wayne State University	Harlem Globetrotters	1954-68	-
Ward	Charles “Tiny Brown” and “Goose Tatum, Jr.”	Detroit Capron	c.	-	Harlem Globetrotters	-	-
Waters	Walter	Detroit Southeastern	2003	Cleveland State, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Schoolcraft CC, Macomb CC	Harlem Globetrotters	-	-
Zeigler	Vertis	Detroit Northern HS	c.	Wilberforce	Harlem Globetrotters	1942-50	-