Notable Alumni
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| Name | Class year | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Evans | 1987 | former NFL player | |
| Louis Farrakhan | attended | leader of the Nation of Islam | |
| Oronde Gadsden | former NFL player | ||
| Cleo Hill | former professional basketball player; first person from a CIAA school to be drafted in the first round of the National Basketball Association | ||
| Richard Huntley | former NFL player | ||
| Earl "the Pearl" Monroe | 1967 | former National Basketball Association player | |
| Timmy Newsome | former NFL player | ||
| Monte Ross | 1992 | Head Basketball Coach University of Delaware | |
| Louise Smith | Educator, helped to establish the first kindergarten program in N.C. | ||
| Stephen A. Smith | 1989 | The Philadelphia Inquirer sports columnist, co-star of ESPN First Take and former host of ESPN's Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith | |
| Yancey Thigpen | former all-pro National Football League player | ||
| Luke Torian | 1980 | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 35th District | |
| Theodore "Ted" Blunt | Wilmington, Delaware City Council President | ||
| William Hayes | 2008 | professional football player | |
| Jim Reid | former NBA player | ||
| Earl "the Twirl" Williams | professional basketball player |
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