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In the early years of the NBA draft, a player had to finish his four-year college eligibility to be eligible for selection. Reggie Harding, who had graduated from high school but did not enroll in a college, became the first player drafted out of high school when the Detroit Pistons selected him in the fourth round of the 1962 draft. [3]
This page lists the NBA players who were taken directly out of U.S. high schools, without having either enrolled in a U.S. college or university, played in a foreign professional league, or commit to a secondary league like the NBA Development League before being drafted.
[1] [2] To be eligible for the NBA draft, a player in the United States must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft and must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class. [3] From 1967 until the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, the American Basketball Association (ABA) held its own draft. [4]
Seven colleges and 17 Indiana high schools are represented on NBA training camp rosters as the 2023-24 season begins. ... The 19th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft is set to make $3.2 million ...
A former Folsom High School star realized his dream Thursday when his name was called in the second round of the 2024 NBA draft. The Memphis Grizzlies selected Washington State forward Jaylen ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 December 2024. LeBron James, a high school draftee, was one of the most anticipated first overall draft picks. The first overall pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the league's annual draft. The first pick ...
A.J. Dybantsa, a 6-foot-9 wing, has reclassified up from the 2026 to the 2025 high school class, he announced Wednesday morning. Dybantsa is one of the best players in the country regardless of ...
He played high school basketball at Henninger High School and South Kent School before he was drafted in the second round of the 2005 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. Born in New York and an American by birth, Blatche became a naturalized citizen of the Philippines in June 2014, enabling him to join the country's national basketball team .