List
There have been 42 high school draftees in the NBA Draft. Three draftees were selected first overall; Kwame Brown in 2001 NBA Draft, LeBron James in 2003 and Dwight Howard in 2004 NBA Draft. Two draftees went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in their first season; LeBron James and 2002 draftee Amar'e Stoudemire. Three draftees went on to win the Most Valuable Player Award; Kevin Garnett in 2004, Kobe Bryant in 2008 and LeBron James in 2009, 2010 and 2012. Eight draftees have been selected to the All-Star Game while seven draftees have been selected to the All-NBA Team.
| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| # | Denotes player who never played in the NBA |
| Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Draft team | High school (city) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4 | 29 | Harding, ReggieReggie Harding | C | United States | Detroit Pistons | Detroit Eastern High School (Detroit, Michigan)1 | |
| 1975 | 1 | 5 | Dawkins, DarrylDarryl Dawkins | C | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Maynard Evans High School (Orlando, Florida) | |
| 1975 | 2 | 19 | Willoughby, BillBill Willoughby | F/C | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Dwight Morrow High School (Englewood, New Jersey) | |
| 1995 | 1 | 5 | Garnett, KevinKevin Garnett* | F | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Farragut Career Academy (Chicago, Illinois) | |
| 1996 | 1 | 13 | Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant* | G | United States | Charlotte Hornets | Lower Merion High School (Ardmore, Pennsylvania) | |
| 1996 | 1 | 17 | O'Neal, JermaineJermaine O'Neal* | F/C | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Eau Claire High School (Columbia, South Carolina) | |
| 1997 | 1 | 9 | McGrady, TracyTracy McGrady* | F | United States | Toronto Raptors | Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, North Carolina) | |
| 1998 | 1 | 25 | Harrington, AlAl Harrington | F | United States | Indiana Pacers | St. Patrick High School (Elizabeth, New Jersey) | |
| 1998 | 2 | 32 | Lewis, RashardRashard Lewis+ | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Alief Elsik High School (Houston, Texas) | |
| 1998 | 2 | 40 | Young, KorleoneKorleone Young | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia) | |
| 1999 | 1 | 5 | Bender, JonathanJonathan Bender | F | United States | Toronto Raptors | Picayune Memorial High School (Picayune, Mississippi) | |
| 1999 | 1 | 25 | Smith, LeonLeon Smith | C | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Martin Luther King High School (Chicago, Illinois) | |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | Miles, DariusDarius Miles | F | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | East St. Louis High School (East St. Louis, Illinois) | |
| 2000 | 1 | 23 | Stevenson, DeShawnDeShawn Stevenson | G | United States | Utah Jazz | Washington Union High School (Fresno, California) | |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | Brown, KwameKwame Brown | F | United States | Washington Wizards | Glynn Academy (Brunswick, Georgia) | |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | Chandler, TysonTyson Chandler | C | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Dominguez High School (Compton, California) | |
| 2001 | 1 | 4 | Curry, EddyEddy Curry | C | United States | Chicago Bulls | Thornwood High School (South Holland, Illinois) | |
| 2001 | 1 | 8 | Diop, DeSaganaDeSagana Diop | C | Senegal | Cleveland Cavaliers | Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) | |
| 2001 | 2 | 46 | Cisse, OusmaneOusmane Cisse# | F | Mali | Denver Nuggets | St. Jude High School (Montgomery, Alabama) | |
| 2002 | 1 | 9 | Stoudemire, Amar'eAmar'e Stoudemire* | F/C | United States | Phoenix Suns | Cypress Creek High School (Orlando, Florida) | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | James, LeBronLeBron James* | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | St. Vincent – St. Mary High School (Akron, Ohio) | |
| 2003 | 1 | 23 | Outlaw, TravisTravis Outlaw | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Starkville High School (Starkville, Mississippi) | |
| 2003 | 1 | 26 | Ebi, NdudiNdudi Ebi | F | United Kingdom Nigeria |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Westbury Christian School (Houston, Texas) | |
| 2003 | 1 | 27 | Perkins, KendrickKendrick Perkins | C | United States | Memphis Grizzlies | Clifton J. Ozen High School (Beaumont, Texas) | |
| 2003 | 2 | 48 | Lang, JamesJames Lang | C | United States | New Orleans Hornets | Central Park Christian High School (Birmingham, Alabama) | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | Howard, DwightDwight Howard* | F/C | United States | Orlando Magic | Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (Atlanta, Georgia) | |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 | Livingston, ShaunShaun Livingston | G | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Peoria High School (Peoria, Illinois) | |
| 2004 | 1 | 12 | Swift, RobertRobert Swift | C | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Bakersfield High School (Bakersfield, California) | |
| 2004 | 1 | 13 | Telfair, SebastianSebastian Telfair | G | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn, New York) | |
| 2004 | 1 | 15 | Jefferson, AlAl Jefferson | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Prentiss High School (Prentiss, Mississippi) | |
| 2004 | 1 | 17 | Smith, JoshJosh Smith | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) | |
| 2004 | 1 | 18 | Smith, J. R.J. R. Smith | G | United States | New Orleans Hornets | Saint Benedict's Preparatory School (Newark, New Jersey) | |
| 2004 | 1 | 19 | Wright, DorellDorell Wright | G/F | United States | Miami Heat | South Kent Preparatory School (South Kent, Connecticut) | |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 | Webster, MartellMartell Webster | G/F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Seattle Preparatory School (Seattle, Washington) | |
| 2005 | 1 | 10 | Bynum, AndrewAndrew Bynum+ | C | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | St. Joseph High School (Metuchen, New Jersey) | |
| 2005 | 1 | 18 | Green, GeraldGerald Green | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Gulf Shores Academy (Houston, Texas) | |
| 2005 | 2 | 34 | Miles, C. J.C. J. Miles | G | United States | Utah Jazz | Skyline High School (Dallas, Texas) | |
| 2005 | 2 | 35 | Sánchez, RickyRicky Sánchez# | F | Puerto Rico | Portland Trail Blazers | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) | |
| 2005 | 2 | 40 | Ellis, MontaMonta Ellis | G | United States | Golden State Warriors | Lanier High School (Jackson, Mississippi) | |
| 2005 | 2 | 45 | Williams, LouisLouis Williams | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | South Gwinnett High School (Snellville, Georgia) | |
| 2005 | 2 | 49 | Blatche, AndrayAndray Blatche | F | United States | Washington Wizards | South Kent Preparatory School (South Kent, Connecticut) | |
| 2005 | 2 | 56 | Johnson, AmirAmir Johnson | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Westchester High School (Los Angeles, California) |
^ 1: Reggie Harding played and graduated from Detroit Eastern High School in January but he played high school basketball in Nashville, Tennessee prior to the draft.
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