San Diego Players
& High School Players
Drafted in the NBA
Current NBA Draft Rules
The following rules were established in the league's 2005 collective bargaining agreement (CBA). There has been talk among the NBA owners & players to change the rules. The following rules are valid since the high school class of 2006, which included Chase Budinger, Kevin Durant and Greg Oden:
All players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft.
All U.S. players must be one year removed from the graduation of his high school class. U.S. players are defined as players who were born in the U.S., live in the U.S. or attended a U.S. high school or college.
Players Drafted in the NBA From CIF-San Diego Section High Schools
Draft, Player
1965 John Fairchild
1967 Elbert Miller
1968 Elbert Miller
1968 Dave Miller
1969 Steve Rippe
1972 John Tschogl
1974 Bill Walton
1976 Steve Copp
1976 Ralph Drollinger
1977 Ralph Drollinger
1978 Joel Kramer
1978 Ralph Drollinger
1981 Bob Bartholomew
1982 Cliff Livingston
1984 Mike Whitmarsh
1984 Michael Pitts*
1985 Ken Johnson
1987 Chris Dudley
1990 Jud Buechler
1995 Erik Meek
1997 Scott Pollard
1997 Mark Sanford
1998 Jelani McCoy*
2003 Luke Walton
2007 Jared Dudley
2007 Dominic McGuire
2009 Chase Budinger*
2011 Jeremy Tyler
2013 Jeff Withey
*McDonald's All-American
High School
San Dieguito High*
San Diego
San Diego
Crawford
Lincoln
Hilltop
Helix
Hilltop
Grossmont
Grossmont
Patrick Henry
Grossmont
Kearny
Morse
Monte Vista
Sweetwater
La Jolla
Torrey Pines
Poway
San Pasqual
Torrey Pines
Lincoln
St. Augustine
Cathedral//USDHS
Horizon
Lincoln
La Costa Canyon
San Diego High
Horizon
*school now closed
NBA Team
Los Angeles Lakers
San Diego
Milwaukee
San Diego
San Francisco
Golden State
Portland
New Orleans
Boston
New Jersey
Phoenix
Seattle
San Antonio
Detroit
Portland
San Antonio
Chicago
Cleveland
Seattle
Houston
Detroit
Miami
Seattle
Los Angeles Lakers
Charlotte
Washington
Detroit
Charlotte
Portland
Round, Pick
2nd round, 8th pick
7th round, 12th pick
8th round, 12th pick
17th round, 1st pick
8th round, 7th pick
4th round, 13th pick
1st round, 1st pick
3rd round, 8th pick
7th round, 17th pick
8th round, 1st pick
3rd round, 19th pick
5th round, 17th pick
8th round, 17th pick
1st round, 9th pick
5th round, 18th pick
7th round, 7th pick
2nd round, 4th pick
4th round, 6th pick
2nd round, 11th pick
2nd round, 12th pick
1st round, 19th pick
2nd round, 2nd pick
2nd round, 4th pick
2nd round, 3rd pick
1st round, 22nd pick
2nd round, 17th pick
2nd round, 14th pick
2nd round, 9th pick
2nd round, 9th pick
Players Who Have Declared for the NBA Draft Out of High School
(California players are bold faced)
Draft, Player
1974 Moses Malone
1975 Darryl Dawkins
1975 Bill Willoughby
1989 Shawn Kemp
1995 Kevin Garnett
1996 Kobe Bryant
1996 Jermaine O’Neal
1996 Taj McDavid
1997 Tracy McGrady
1998 Al Harrington
1998 Rashard Lewis
1998 Korleone Young
1998 Ellis Richardson
1999 Jonathan Bender
1999 Leon Smith
2000 Darius Miles
2000 DeShawn Stevenson
2001 Kwame Brown
2001 Tyson Chandler
2001 Eddy Curry
2001 DeSagana Diop
2001 Ousmane Cisse
2001 Tony Key
2002 Amare Stoudemire
2002 DeAngelo Collins
2002 Lenny Cooke
2003 LeBron James
2003 Travis Outlaw
2003 Ndudi Ebi
2003 Kendrick Perkins
2003 James Lang
2003 Charlie Villanueva
2004 Dwight Howard
2004 Shaun Livingston
2004 Robert Swift
2004 Sebastian Telfair
2004 Al Jefferson
2004 Josh Smith
2004 J.R. Smith
2004 Dorell Wright
2004 Jackie Butler
2005 Martell Webster
2005 Gerald Green
2005 C.J. Miles
2005 Ricky Sanchez
2005 Monta Ellis
2005 Louis Williams
2005 Andray Blatche
2005 Amir Johnson
High School
Petersburg (VA)
Evans (Orlando, FL)
Morrow (Englewood, NJ)
Concord (Elkhart, IN)
Farragut (Chicago, IL)
Lower Merion (Ardmore, PA)
Eau Claire (Columbia, SC)
Palmetto (Williamston, SC)
Mt. Zion Academy (Durham, NC)
St. Patrick’s (Elizabeth, NJ
Elsik (Alief, TX)
Hargrave Military (Chatham, VA)
Poly (Sun Valley, CA)
Picayune (MS)
M.L. King (Chicago, IL)
East St. Louis (IL)
Washington (Easton, CA)
Glynn Academy (Brunswick, GA)
Dominguez (Compton, CA)
Thornwood (South Holland, IL)
Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, VA)
St. Jude (Montgomery, AL)
Centennial (Compton, CA)
Cypress Creek (Orlando, FL)
Inglewood (CA)
N. Regional Valley (Old Tappan, NY)
St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, OH)
Starkville (MS)
Westbury Christian (Houston, TX)
Ozen (Beaumont, TX)
Central Park Christian (Birmingham, AL)
Blair Academy (Blairstown, NJ)
SW Atlanta Christian (Atlanta, GA)
Peoria Central (Peoria, IL)
Bakersfield (CA)
Lincoln (Brooklyn, NY)
Prentiss (MS)
Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, VA)
St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, NJ)
South Kent Prep (South Kent, CT)
McComb (MS)
Seattle Prep (Seattle, WA)
Gulf Shores Academy (Houston, TX)
Skyline (Dallas, TX)
IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)
Lanier (Jackson, MS)
South Gwinnett (Snellville, GA)
South Kent Prep (CT)
Westchester (Los Angeles, CA)
NBA Team
Utah (ABA)
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Seattle
Minnesota
Charlotte
Portland
Not Drafted
Toronto
Indiana
Seattle
Detroit
Not Drafted
Toronto
San Antonio
LA Clippers
Utah
Washington
LA Clippers
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Not Drafted
Phoenix
Not Drafted
Not Drafted
Cleveland
Portland
Minnesota
Memphis
New Orleans
Not Drafted
Orlando
LA Clippers
Seattle
Portland
Boston
Atlanta
New Orleans
Miami
Not Drafted
Portland
Boston
Utah
Portland
Golden State
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Round, Pick Overall
3rd Rd., 22nd overall
1st Rd., 5th overall
2nd Rd., 19th overall
1st Rd., 17th overall
1st Rd., 5th overall
1st Rd., 13th overall
1st Rd., 17th overall
n/a
1st Rd., 9th overall
1st Rd., 25th overall
2nd Rd., 32nd overall
2nd Rd., 40th overall
n/a
1st Rd., 5th overall
1st Rd., 29th overall
1st Rd., 3rd overall
1st Rd., 23rd overall
1st Rd., 1st overall
1st Rd., 2nd overall
1st Rd., 4th overall
1st Rd., 8th overall
2nd Rd., 47th overall
n/a
1st Rd., 9th overall
n/a
n/a
1st Rd., 1st overall
1st Rd., 23rd overall
1st Rd., 26th overall
1st Rd., 27th overall
2nd Rd., 48th overall
n/a
1st Rd., 1st overall
1st Rd., 4th overall
1st Rd., 12th overall
1st Rd., 13th overall
1st Rd., 15th overall
1st Rd., 17th overall
1st Rd., 18th overall
1st Rd., 19th overall
n/a
1st Rd., 6th overall
1st Rd., 18th overall
2nd Rd., 34th overall
2nd Rd., 35th overall
2nd Rd., 40th overall
2nd Rd., 45th overall
2nd Rd., 49th overall
2nd Rd., 56th overall
Players Drafted Out of High School
By the Numbers
49 Players declared for the draft
7 Not drafted
0 San Diego Players
6 California Players
Players of Note
1974 Moses Malone
1975 Darryl Dawkins
1995 Kevin Garnett
1996 Kobe Bryant
1997 Tracy McGrady
2002 Amare Stoudemire
2003 LeBron James
2004 Dwight Howard
Year-by-Year Trends
Early Years: Minimal Players
1974: 1 player declared for draft
1975: 2
1976: none
1977: none
1978: none
1979: none
1980: none
1981: none
1982: none
1983: none
1984: none
1985: none
1986: none
1986: none
1987: none
1988: none
1989: 1
1990: none
1991: none
1992: none
1993: none
1994: none
Year-by-Year Trends
Modern Era: Exodus Begins
1995: 1 player declared for draft
1996: 3
1997: 1
1998: 4
1999: 2
2000: 2
Internet/Blogger Hype Era: NBA Sees Trend
2001: 6
2002: 3
2003: 6
2004: 9
2005: 8