Can you name the players who went from High School/Prep School straight to the NBA?

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This quiz only includes players chosen in the first round...our apologies to Rashard Lewis.
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Year	Player	Team (Overall Pick)
1975		Philadelphia 76ers (5)
1989		Seattle SuperSonics (17)
1995		Minnesota Timberwolves (5)
1996		Charlotte Hornets (13)
1996		Portland Trail Blazers (17)
1997		Toronto Raptors (9)
1998		Indiana Pacers (25)
1999		San Antonio Spurs (29)
1999		Toronto Raptors (5)
2000		Los Angeles Clippers (3)
2000		Utah Jazz (23)
2001		Washington Wizards (1)
2001		Los Angeles Clippers (2)
2001		Chicago Bulls (4)
2001		Cleveland Cavaliers (8)
2002		Phoenix Suns (8)

Year	Player	Team (Overall Pick)
2003		Cleveland Cavaliers (1)
2003		Portland Trail Blazers (23)
2003		Minnesota Timberwolves (26)
2003		Memphis Grizzlies (27)
2004		Orlando Magic (1)
2004		Los Angeles Clippers (4)
2004		Seattle SuperSonics (12)
2004		Portland Trail Blazers (13)
2004		Boston Celtics (15)
2004		Atlanta Hawks (17)
2004		New Orleans Hornets (18)
2004		Miami Heat (19)
2005		Portland Trail Blazers (6)
2005		Los Angeles Lakers (10)
2005		Boston Celtics (18)

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NBA HS 1st Rounders Quiz

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Created Nov 5, 2008 in Sports
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	Bouchkilele:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 14:51 GMT	7 points
	Huge NBA fan here and only got 21 of 30. Never heard of Ndudi Ebi. Methinks I'd remember a name like that. Lotta staying power for high schoolers. All the ones from the 90's (except Bender) still playing. With the exception of the aforementioned Ebi and Darius Miles, I think all the 2000's are still playing as well ("playing as well" not to be confused with "playing well" or else I'd leave out Kwame Brown too)

	Samsonite:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 14:54 GMT	10 points
	Bill Willoughby? And Kemp didn't really go straight from prep to pro...he actually enrolled at Kentucky but was kicked off the team before playing in a game. If Leon Smith is excluded, I think Kemp should be as well.

	DirtyKash:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 14:55 GMT	7 points
	You're a huge NBA fan and you haven't heard of Ndudi Ebi? C'mon... And the list has Kobe drafted by the Raptors. Should fix that, as it's the Hornets.

	montecarlo:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 15:04 GMT	4 points
	interesting list up till 1996 (i had to look this up since i typed moses malone 22 times, and sporcle never accepted it.) http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0765788.html

	Ben:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 15:16 GMT	6 points
	Malone went to the ABA first... so I didnt include him... and I will get them to fix the Kobe error.. not sure why it did that...and not sure why I left Smith off... sorry :(

	jake_t:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 16:00 GMT	2 points
	The Jazz drafted C.J. Miles out of high school in 2005.

	Ben:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 16:09 GMT	3 points
	jwork.. its 1st rounders only... sorry!

	Tim_Allen:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 16:35 GMT	9 points
	Why limit it to 1st rounders? You left off Stephen Jackson, Rashard Lewis, Monta Ellis, and a bunch of others who are big name players in the NBA.

	Chiaprofessor:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 17:08 GMT	4 points
	I don't follow b-ball so I did horribly. But, there was a Bender at a high school I used to teach at, from 98-2001, who always said he was going pro straight from high school. So, I had to look up Jonathan to be sure. Not the same guy, and I'm not surprised.

	Kicking222:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 17:38 GMT	4 points
	I agree that Moses should be there... maybe asterisked, but he did go straight to the PROS out of HS. Anyway, another great idea for a quiz. Well done, Ben.

	PlayerKyle14:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 18:20 GMT	4 points
	ebi was a big time high schooler that skipped a chance to play for lute olsen at arizona to get drafted. he had a lot of upside, but is more of a cautionary tale. he fizzled out fairly quickly. i always thought he would for some reason. and the reason its only first rounders is because the quiz would be giant if it included 2nd rounders. and less than 5% of people would get those 2nd rounders. i consider myself a nba draft junkie, but even id have trouble getting 100%. for every rashard lewis, theres a james lang. for every monta ellis, theres a ricky sanchez. for every stephen jackson, theres a ousmane cisse. so be careful what you wish for.

	TimC:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 19:25 GMT	4 points
	While there's some busts on this list, the success rate of these guys in the league is surprisingly high.

	Vernon Gonsalves:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 19:59 GMT	4 points
	How about a Whole Career with Same Team quiz (10 years minimum) for guys like Duncan, Stockton, David Robinson etc. And on the flip side a "Played For Over 5 Teams". Could even do that one on All-Stars only (like Billups for example)

	Camden:	Nov 6th, 2008 at 03:01 GMT	3 points
	You see the guys that are success stories on here, but there are way more guys who entered the draft and then didn't even get drafted out of HS. Korleone Young. Look him up. Just one huge example of unbelievable potential gone to waste due to bad advice. Too bad.

	Kevin:	Nov 8th, 2008 at 13:36 GMT	3 points
	Heh, the drafting team really throws you off if you're trying to figure out who jumped straight in. I generally don't associate Diop with the Cavs, or Perkins with the Grizzlies. Good quiz though. Much enjoyed.

	kevin:	Nov 14th, 2008 at 17:48 GMT	4 points
	The 76ers in the seventies is a total fake out as everyone will think of moses malone.

	croppja:	Jan 14th, 2009 at 01:09 GMT	3 points
	Selby, I think the Bender you are referring to is Brandon from Louisville's Ballard High School. I remember him talking about declaring as a Sophomore in high school.

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Feb 3rd, 2009 at 05:29 GMT	2 points
	Samsonite, I was wondering about Willoughby too. Turns out he was a 2nd round pick (though 19th overall -- smaller league).

	croppja:	Mar 14th, 2009 at 23:23 GMT	1 point
	I meant Chianerd. The Bender you are probably thinking about was Brandon I'm guessing?

	pbrown:	Apr 6th, 2009 at 20:02 GMT	2 points
	I like how most superstars in the NBA today did not go to college; Bryant, James, Howard, Garnett,

	josh b:	May 2nd, 2009 at 21:06 GMT	5 points
	moses malone!

	ThaDeez22:	Jun 5th, 2009 at 08:17 GMT	2 points
	awesome game. 24/31, forgot some easy ones =/... kemp harrington jefferson. deshawn stevenson named the next MJ when he was in high school

	BeatNavy:	Jun 10th, 2009 at 04:57 GMT	-2 points
	yao ming went to college?

	cranny:	Jun 18th, 2009 at 18:52 GMT	-2 points
	You forgot Rashard Lewis, drafted with the 3rd pick of the second round (32nd overall) by the Seattle Supersonics in the 1998 draft.

	G_MoNeY:	Jul 7th, 2009 at 20:51 GMT	1 point
	DAMN!! 8 first round pick in the 204 draft came from high school and you can say that 2 maybe 3 or 4 are really good are they are Dwight Howard, Al Jefferson and Josh Smith. j.R. Smith is good but not but not as good as the other 3

	Doctor_Tom:	Aug 17th, 2009 at 06:43 GMT	-2 points
	The NBA should still allow players to go straight to the NBA.

	nickp:	Aug 26th, 2009 at 21:17 GMT	4 points
	Stoudemire was picked 9th in 2002 not 8th.

	pkd7290:	Oct 28th, 2009 at 00:58 GMT	-4 points
	rashard lewis out of Alief Elsik High School, 1998 32nd overall pick to the Seatlle Supersonics. What the eff Ben?

	delmontex31:	Dec 18th, 2009 at 07:38 GMT	-2 points
	^ yeah you definately forgot rashard lewis, star player

	Scal:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 04:25 GMT	4 points
	The quiz is only first-rounders...Rashard Lewis was drafted in the 2nd round

	skinnyd:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 23:59 GMT	1 point
	Shawn Kemp went to a junior college but didn't play basketball there so I don't think he should be on here.

	zlb33:	Mar 28th, 2010 at 05:18 GMT	-1 points
	Dorell Wright... Ugh C'mon Pat Riley, Not one of your greatest decisons.

	tunnel:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 17:18 GMT	1 point
	I believe Shawn Kemp played a year or two of JC ball before he was drafted.

	runDTC52:	Nov 19th, 2010 at 01:05 GMT	0 points
	All 31 with 2:20 to spare. Yes..........

	Balltap2350:	Nov 19th, 2010 at 07:32 GMT	1 point
	Actually @Bouchkilele Jonathan Bender is still playing also

	kanojoe2000:	Dec 6th, 2010 at 13:23 GMT	0 points
	stoudemire was picked 9th not 8th

	gvogt3:	Apr 14th, 2011 at 23:15 GMT	1 point
	lol Travis Outlaw

	Murf1013:	May 9th, 2011 at 11:10 GMT	2 points
	Why are there 32 answers instead of 31?

	jeb714:	Dec 31st, 2011 at 03:23 GMT	1 point
	moses malone?

	Jack34789:	Mar 30th, 2012 at 07:14 GMT	1 point
	lou williams