First-Round Draftees
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Here is a list of the city-leagues products (Public, Catholic,
Inter-Ac) taken in the first round of the NBA, NFL and MLB drafts. Number after franchise name represents position in first
round. In NBA draft, "T" indicates territorial selection. In MLB draft, "#" indicates pick was made when player was
high school senior.
| | NBA | |
YEAR | NAME | TEAM | SCHOOL | COLLEGE
1948 | George Hauptfuhrer | Boston (3) | Penn Charter | Harvard
1950 | Paul Arizin | Phila. Warriors (T3) | *La Salle | Villanova
| Larry Foust | Chicago (6) | S. Catholic | La Salle
1953 | Ernie Beck | Phila. Warriors (T1) | W. Catholic | Penn
1955 | Tom Gola | Phila. Warriors (T3) | La Salle | La Salle
1956 | Hal Lear | Phila. Warriors (T8) | Overbrook | Temple
1958 | Guy Rodgers | Phila. Warriors (T5) | Northeast | Temple
1959 | Wilt Chamberlain | Phila. Warriors (T3) | Overbrook | Kansas
| John Richter | Boston (8) | Frankford | N.C. State
1961 | Ray "Chink" Scott | Detroit (4) | West Phila. | Portland
1962 | Wayne Hightower | Phila. Warriors (7) | Overbrook | Kansas
1964 | Walt Hazzard | LA Lakers (5T) | Overbrook | UCLA
1965 | Jim Washington | St. Louis (8) | West Cath. | Villanova
1966 | Matt Guokas Jr. | 76ers (9) | St. Joe Prep | St. Joseph's
1967 | Earl Monroe | Baltimore (2) | Bartram | Wins.-Salem
1969 | Larry Cannon | Chicago (5) | Lincoln | La Salle
1973 | Mike Bantom | Phoenix (8) | Roman | St. Joseph's
1974 | Mike Sojourner | Atlanta (10) | Germantown | Utah
1975 | Joe Bryant | Golden State (14) | Bartram | La Salle
1977 | Rich Laurel | Portland (19) | Overbrook | Hofstra
1980 | Michael Brooks | San Diego (9) | West Cath. | La Salle
1987 | Dallas Comegys | Atlanta (21) | Roman | DePaul
1989 | Pooh Richardson | Minnesota (10) | Franklin | UCLA
1990 | Lionel Simmons | Sacramento (7) | Southern | La Salle
| Bo Kimble | LA Clippers (8) | Dobbins | Loy.-Marymount
1992 | Randy Woods | LA Clippers (16) | Franklin | La Salle
1994 | Aaron McKie | Portland (17) | Gratz | Temple
1995 | Rasheed Wallace | Washington (4) | Gratz | N. Carolina
2001 | Eddie Griffin | New Jersey (7) | Roman | Seton Hall
2005 | Hakim Warrick | Memphis (19) | #Univ. City | Syracuse
2006 | Kyle Lowry | Memphis (24) | Dougherty | Villanova
| Mardy Collins | NY Knicks (29) | Gratz | Temple
2009 | Gerald Henderson | Charlotte (12) | Episcopal | Duke
| Wayne Ellington | Minnesota (28) | Episcopal | N. Carolina
2011 | Markieff Morris | Phoenix (13) | Prep Charter | Kansas
| Marcus Morris | Houston (14) | Prep Charter | Kansas
2022 | Jalen Duren | Charlotte (13) | @Roman | Memphis State
*-played only a few games (as deep
sub) in December of senior year.
#-transferred to Friends' Central for final two
years.
@-transferred out of Phila. area
after sophomore season.
| | NFL | |
YEAR | NAME | TEAM | SCHOOL | COLLEGE
1961 | Herb Adderley | Green Bay (12) | Northeast | Michigan State
1971 | Bob Bell | Detroit (21) | West Phila. | Cincinnati
1974 | John Cappelletti | LA Rams (11) | Bonner | Penn State
1989 | Burt Grossman | San Diego (8) | Carroll | Pittsburgh
1990 | Blair Thomas | NY Jets (2) | Frankford | Penn State
1996 | Marvin Harrison | Indianapolis (19) | Roman | Syracuse
2000 | Anthony Becht | NY Jets (27) | Bonner | W. Virginia
2004 | Kevin Jones | Detroit (30) | O'Hara | Va. Tech
2008 | Matt Ryan | Atlanta (3) | Penn Charter | Boston College
2013 | Sharrif Floyd | Minnesota (23) | Washington | Florida
2016 | Will Fuller | Houston (21) | Roman | Notre Dame
2018 | Mike McGlinchey | San Francisco (9) | Penn Charter | Notre Dame
| D.J. Moore | Carolina (24) | Imhotep | Maryland
2021 | Kyle Pitts | Atlanta (4) | Wood | Florida
| | MLB | |
YEAR | NAME | TEAM | SCHOOL | COLLEGE
1978 | Tito Nanni | Seattle (6) | #Chestnut Hill | None
1984 | John Marzano | Boston (14) | Central | Temple
1995 | Ben Davis | San Diego (2) | #Malvern | None
| David Miller | Cleveland (23) | Chestnut Hill | Clemson
1997 | Glenn Davis | Los Angeles (25) | Malvern | Vanderbilt
1998 | Josh McKinley | Montreal (11) | #Malvern | None
2003 | Chris Lubanski | Kansas City (5) | #Kenn.-Ken. | None
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Published
March 5, 2026
Updated
March 5, 2026