analysis/poor_town_hs_program_class.csv

draft_year,pick,player_name,high_school_finish,hs_city,hs_state,place_over_state_ratio,place_median_hh_income,program_bucket,rationale_short,sources_note
2016,2,Brandon Ingram,Kinston,Kinston,North Carolina,0.509,36878.0,program_school,Kinston Basketball Town; multi-NBA alumni; deep title tradition,HighSchoolOT; News & Observer
2016,5,Kris Dunn,New London,New London,Connecticut,0.617,59098.0,program_school,CT Class L title; prior titles/Gatorade alumni from New London,Norwich Bulletin; ESPN
2016,12,Taurean Prince,Warren,San Antonio,Texas,0.829,65056.0,program_school,Multi-NBA pipeline (Uzoh/Prince/Umude); state semis 2006/11/12,NISD athletics PDF; FOX San Antonio; Wikipedia Warren
2016,14,Denzel Valentine,Sexton,Lansing,Michigan,0.746,54382.0,program_school,Back-to-back MI Class B titles; multi-Big Ten cohort,MLive; Lansing State Journal
2016,18,Henry Ellenson,Rice Lake,Rice Lake,Wisconsin,0.676,52417.0,ordinary_limited,Small-town WI school; Ellenson-driven state-final runs,Marquette Athletics; USA Today HS
2016,30,Damian Jones,Scotlandville Magnet,Baton Rouge,Louisiana,0.823,49994.0,program_school,Scotlandville modern LA dynasty / The Program,WBRZ; Crescent City Sports
2016,31,Deyonta Davis,Muskegon,Muskegon,Michigan,0.614,44735.0,program_school,Undefeated Class A champs 2014; consecutive Mr. Basketball,MLive; MHSAA
2016,54,Kay Felder,Pershing,Detroit,Michigan,0.548,39938.0,program_school,Historic Detroit Pershing / PSL multi-title program,MLive; Detroit PSL
2016,60,Tyrone Wallace,Bakersfield,Bakersfield,California,0.813,80540.0,ordinary_limited,Local scoring legend; Central Section deep run not statewide factory,Cal Athletics
2017,12,Luke Kennard,Franklin,Franklin,Ohio,0.821,58587.0,ordinary_limited,First sectional/district titles in school history; no OHSAA title,FOX Sports; USA Today HS
2017,33,Wes Iwundu,Spring Westfield,Houston,Texas,0.826,64813.0,ordinary_limited,Boys: no UIL state title; Iwundu only NBA; girls titles not transferable,Houston Chronicle; Wikipedia Westfield; RealGM
2017,34,Frank Mason III,Petersburg,Petersburg,Virginia,0.544,50698.0,program_school,Petersburg Wave tradition (Moses Malone era); Mason #2 scorer,Progress-Index; KU Athletics
2017,44,Damyean Dotson,Yates,Houston,Texas,0.826,64813.0,program_school,Yates Houston UIL multi-title powerhouse,Wikipedia; ABC13
2017,46,Sterling Brown,Proviso East,Maywood,Illinois,0.825,68815.0,program_school,Proviso East NBA pipeline; 4 IHSA titles,Chicago Sun-Times; Wikipedia
2017,51,Monte Morris,Flint Beecher,Beecher,Michigan,0.515,37515.0,program_school,Flint Beecher small-school dynasty; back-to-back titles,MLive
2018,18,Lonnie Walker IV,Reading,Reading,Pennsylvania,0.565,44091.0,program_school,Storied Reading program; first PIAA title with Walker,PennLive; Wikipedia
2018,27,Robert Williams,North Caddo,Vivian,Louisiana,0.366,22237.0,ordinary_limited,Tiny North Caddo; not a talent factory; Williams stayed local,Boston.com
2018,32,Jevon Carter,Proviso East,Maywood,Illinois,0.825,68815.0,program_school,Proviso East NBA pipeline; 4 IHSA titles,Chicago Sun-Times; Wikipedia
2018,35,Melvin Frazier,L.W. Higgins,Marrero,Louisiana,0.681,41402.0,ordinary_limited,No LHSAA title; lone 1993 5A runner-up; AAU-driven recruit,14-0 Productions LHSAA; Wikipedia Melvin Frazier
2018,41,Jarred Vanderbilt,Victory Prep Academy,Houston,Texas,0.826,64813.0,ordinary_limited,Short-lived Houston charter; not traditional multi-decade power,Wikipedia Victory Prep
2018,48,Keita Bates-Diop,University,Normal,Illinois,0.777,64785.0,ordinary_limited,Normal U-High lab school; few NBA products from area,WJBC; Wikipedia
2018,52,Vince Edwards,Middletown,Middletown,Ohio,0.8,57102.0,program_school,Historic Middletown OH 7-title / Jerry Lucas pedigree,Wikipedia; OHSAA history
2018,59,George King,Brennan,San Antonio,Texas,0.829,65056.0,ordinary_limited,School opened 2010; King early-class 39-3/semis; first state final 2026 after him,CU signing note; KSAT; Wikipedia Brennan
2019,2,Ja Morant,Crestwood,Sumter,South Carolina,0.802,55592.0,ordinary_limited,Crestwood not a state-title factory; late national recruiting,Wikipedia; Crestwood coverage
2019,6,Jarrett Culver,Coronado,Lubbock,Texas,0.776,60895.0,ordinary_limited,Solid Lubbock Coronado under Dean; regional not TX blueblood,Lubbock AJ
2019,14,Romeo Langford,New Albany,New Albany,Indiana,0.76,54710.0,ordinary_limited,First New Albany state title since 1973; Langford-driven,IHSAA; USA Today HS
2019,38,Daniel Gafford,El Dorado,El Dorado,Arkansas,0.81,49244.0,ordinary_limited,Reached 6A final with Gafford; boys titles older (1976/82),Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; Wikipedia
2019,42,Admiral Schofield,Zion-Benton,Zion,Illinois,0.757,63104.0,program_school,2008 4A runner-up; multi-D1 decade; Sun-Times #41 winningest; McKinney NBA alum,Chicago Sun-Times; IHSA records
2019,45,Isaiah Roby,Dixon,Dixon,Illinois,0.712,59406.0,ordinary_limited,Took over 1-28 Dixon program; turnaround around Roby,Wikipedia; Nebraska Athletics
2020,2,James Wiseman,Memphis East,Memphis,Tennessee,0.743,51736.0,program_school,Memphis East multi-TSSAA title history (Wiseman title later vacated),TSSAA; USA Today HS
2020,12,Tyrese Haliburton,Oshkosh North,Oshkosh,Wisconsin,0.803,62188.0,ordinary_limited,Oshkosh North first WIAA D1 state title with Haliburton,Wikipedia; NFHS
2020,40,Robert Woodard II,Columbus,Columbus,Mississippi,0.748,42235.0,ordinary_limited,First MHSAA 6A titles (2016/18) with Woodard; star-driven,The Dispatch; Clarion Ledger; Wikipedia
2020,57,Reggie Perry,Thomasville,Thomasville,Georgia,0.642,49673.0,ordinary_limited,First GHSA boys title/McDonald's AA/NBA pick with Perry,WTXL; GHSA; GHSBP Thomasville
2021,9,Davion Mitchell,Liberty County,Hinesville,Georgia,0.776,60028.0,ordinary_limited,Liberty County first GHSA state title with Mitchell,Coastal Courier; Wikipedia
2021,41,Joe Wieskamp,Muscatine,Muscatine,Iowa,0.774,58117.0,ordinary_limited,First Muscatine state tourney in 16 years; old titles only,Iowa Athletics; IAHSS
2021,42,Isaiah Livers,Kalamazoo Central,Kalamazoo,Michigan,0.717,52272.0,program_school,Kalamazoo Central multi-title Class A program,MLive; MHSAA
2022,10,Johnny Davis,La Crosse,La Crosse,Wisconsin,0.721,55866.0,program_school,La Crosse Central recent D2 title; consecutive Mr. Basketball,WisSports; WXOW
2022,25,Blake Wesley,Riley HS,South Bend,Indiana,0.775,55786.0,ordinary_limited,Riley sectional peak; not Indiana blueblood factory,Wikipedia; WSBT
2022,41,E.J. Liddell,Belleville Township HS West,Belleville,Illinois,0.762,63535.0,ordinary_limited,Belleville West titles look star-driven (2x Mr. Basketball),BND; Wikipedia
2023,21,Noah Clowney,Dorman,Roebuck,South Carolina,0.739,51204.0,program_school,Dorman SC Class 5A dynasty,GoUpstate
2023,45,GG Jackson II,Ridge View,Columbia,South Carolina,0.801,55529.0,program_school,Ridge View multi-Class 5A titles; Jackson on 2022 champs,The State; Gatorade
2024,3,Reed Sheppard,North Laurel,London,Kentucky,0.747,47591.0,ordinary_limited,North Laurel rare non-metro KY McDonald's AA; Sweet 16s with Reed,Lexington Herald-Leader
2024,4,Stephon Castle,Newton,Covington,Georgia,0.76,58810.0,ordinary_limited,First McDonald's AA in Newton history,Newton Athletics; Wikipedia
2024,7,Donovan Clingan,Central,Bristol,Connecticut,0.826,79076.0,ordinary_limited,Bristol Central first state title since 1990; stayed over prep schools,CT Insider
2024,23,AJ Johnson,Taft,Woodland Hills,California,0.827,81939.0,program_school,Taft City Section pedigree (Farmar/Dinwiddie alumni); panel finishing school,Basketball-Reference; local alumni reporting
2024,49,Tristen Newton,Burges,El Paso,Texas,0.761,59745.0,ordinary_limited,No UIL basketball title; Newton scoring legend; lightly recruited (ECU only),El Paso Times; KERA
2024,56,Kevin McCullar Jr.,Wagner,San Antonio,Texas,0.829,65056.0,program_school,Clarkson/Roberson NBA pipeline; multi state semis/finals; SA powerhouse,KENS5; San Antonio Magazine; Old Coach
2025,11,Cedric Coward,Fresno Central,Fresno,California,0.716,70991.0,ordinary_limited,Section D1 titles but no CIF state/NBA pipeline; Coward no HS offers (D3 path),Fresno Bee; KMPH; Wikipedia Central Fresno
2025,31,Rasheer Fleming,Camden,Camden,New Jersey,0.392,40546.0,program_school,Camden NJ public-school state-title leader; Fleming on 2022 champs,Courier-Post
2025,39,Alijah Martin,North Pike,Summit,Mississippi,0.52,29375.0,ordinary_limited,North Pike small-school multi-sport; mid-major start,Wikipedia; FAU
2025,44,Brooks Barnhizer,Jefferson,Lafayette,Indiana,0.747,53716.0,ordinary_limited,No clear multi-title / multi-NBA pipeline signal,Limited public reporting
2025,54,Taelon Peter,Russellville,Russellville,Arkansas,0.837,50877.0,ordinary_limited,No clear multi-title / multi-NBA pipeline signal,Limited public reporting