All-Time Starting Fives Alumni Tournament: Oak Hill Academy makes case as greatest high school program ever

Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), which has produced more NBA players than any other school, is the clear favorite in our 32-team tournament. It scores 8.785 points in our ranking system, which essentially means its nearly twice as good as the average team in the tournament (an average score would be 5.0).

Power Memorial, behind the impressive resume of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, is the No. 2 seed in the tournament while Pershing (Detroit, Mich.) is No. 3 and DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) is No. 4.

Which team do you think would win the All-Time Starting Fives Alumni Tournament? Read on for a breakdown of all 32 participants. All-Time Starting Fives Alumni Tournament


Carmelo Anthony
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 17 years in NBA, 10-time All-Star, 26,314 career points.

Stephen Jackson
Bio: Prep All-American, 14 years in NBA, 12,976 career points.

Rajon Rondo
Bio: Prep All-American, 14 years in NBA, 4-time All-Star, 8,909 career points.

Jerry Stackhouse
Bio: 2-time prep All-American, college All-American, 18 years in NBA, 2-time All-Star, 16,409 career points.

Rod Strickland
Bio: Prep All-American, 17 years in NBA, 14,463 career points.

The Lowdown: Oak Hill Academy has sent 33 players to the NBA, so its No. 1 rank shouldn't come as any surprise in this exercise. The 80 years of NBA service ranks No. 1 for any starting five among the Top 32 teams listed. The 79,071 career NBA points is also No. 1.

2. Power Memorial (New York) — 7.921

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor)
Bio: 3-time prep All-American, 3-time college All-American, 20 years in NBA, 19-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 38,387 career points.

Mario Elie
Bio: 11 years in NBA, 6,265 career points.

Len Elmore
Bio: College All-American, 10 years in NBA, 3,948 career points.

Ed Searcy
Bio: Prep All-American, 1 year in NBA, 6 career points.

Johnny Ezersky
Bio: 3 years in NBA, 1,031 career points.

The Lowdown: No longer in existence, Power Memorial gets most of its NBA years, points and all-star honors from one player — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. So Power Memorial's ranking may be a little slanted due to the presence of possibly the most decorated basketball player in history. However, having Abdul-Jabbar on the team also makes it a clear contender.

3. Pershing (Detroit) — 7.860

Kevin Willis
Bio: 21 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 17,253 career points.

Steve Smith
Bio: College All-American, 14 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 13,430 career points.

Ralph Simpson
Bio: Prep All-American, 10 years in ABA/NBA, 5-time All-Star, 11,785 career points.

Spencer Haywood
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 13 years in NBA, 5-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 17,111 career points.

Mel Daniels
Bio: College All-American, 9 years in ABA/NBA, 7-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 11,778 career points.

The Lowdown: Pershing might be the most balanced team in the tournament with two talented guards and possibly the best frontline out of the 32 teams with Willis, Haywood and Daniels. Pershing has the second-highest number of years of service with 67 and it's total career points of 71,357 makes Pershing, along with Oak Hill Academy, as one of two teams with over 70,000 career points. Pershing also ties for the highest number of All-Star game selections. Pershing falls short with only two high school All-Americans. Pershing is also the only team in which every player scored more than 10,000 career NBA points.

4. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) — 7.815

Adrian Dantley
Bio: Prep All-American, 2-time college All-American, 15 years in NBA, 6-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 23,177 career points.

Keith Bogans
Bio: 2-time prep All-American, 11 years in NBA, 4,257 career points.

Kenny Carr
Bio: Prep All-American, 10 years in NBA, 7,813 career points.

Danny Ferry
Bio: 2-time prep All-American, National Player of the Year, 2-time college All-American, 13 years in NBA, 6,439 career points.

Victor Oladipo
Bio: College All-American, 7 years in NBA, 2-time All-Star, 7,207 career points.

The Lowdown: DeMatha ranks No. 1 among the 32 teams with five college All-American honors — two each for Dantley and Ferry. DeMatha also has six high school All-American honors, which is tied for second. DeMatha falls short when it comes to NBA All-Stars selections with eight.

5. Springarn (Washington, D.C.) — 7.231

Elgin Baylor
Bio: 2-time college All-American, 14 years in NBA, 11-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 23,149 career points.

Dave Bing
Bio: 12 years in NBA, 7-time All-Stars, Hall of Fame, 18,327 career points.

Sherman Douglas
Bio: College All-American, 12 years in NBA, 8,425 career points.

Earl Jones
Bio: 3-time prep All-American (1 year at Springarn), 2 years in NBA, 13 career points.

John Tresvant
Bio: 9 years in NBA, 5,118 career points.

The Lowdown: No longer open, Springarn was home to a pair of Hall of Fame players in Baylor and Bing. The 18 All-Star appearances also ranks second among the 32 teams. Earl Jones played one year at Springarn, but was a three-time high school All-American and a two-time Division 2 national Player of the Year.

6. Boys & Girls (Brooklyn, N.Y.) — 6.495
(known as Boys School until 1975)

Lenny Wilkens
Bio: College All-American, 15 years in NBA, 9-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 17,772 career points.

Pearl Washington
Bio: 2-time prep All-American, college All-American, 3 years in NBA, 1,660 career points.

Connie Hawkins
Bio: Prep All-American, 9 years in NBA, 5-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 11,528 career points.

Sihugo Green
Bio: 2-time college All-American, 9 years in NBA, 4,636 career points.

Mel Davis
Bio: 4 years in NBA, 1,008 career points.

The Lowdown: Boys & Girls has produced a pair of Hall of Fame players while Sihugo Green was a two-time college All-American in the 1950s. Hawkins likely would have been a college All-American if not for a point-shaving scandal. Hawkins was not involved, but was banned nonetheless for having his name associated with the scandal.

7. Laurinburg Prep (Laurinburg, N.C.) — 6.475

Sam Jones
Bio: 12 years in NBA, 5-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 15,411 career points.

Charlie Scott
Bio: 2-time college All-American, 10 years in NBA, 7-time All-Star, 14,837 career points.

Jimmy Walker
Bio: 2-time college All-American, 9 years in NBA, 2-time All-Star, 11,655 career points.

Chris Washburn
Bio: Prep All-American, 2 years in NBA, 222 career points.

Mike Evans
Bio: 9 years in NBA, 4,531 career points.

The Lowdown: Laurinburg was an all-black school when Jones, Scott and Walker attended in the 1950s and 60s. Scott and Walker were both 2-time college All-Americans while Jones was a Hall of Fame player.

8. Overbrook (Philadelphia) — 6.369

Wilt Chamberlain
Bio: Prep All-American, 2-time college All-American, 14 years in NBA, 13-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 31,419 career points.

Walt Hazzard
Bio: College All-American, 10 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 9,087 career points.

Malik Rose
Bio: 13 years in NBA, 5,003 career points.

Mike Gale
Bio: 11 years in NBA, 6,203 career points.

Wali Jones
Bio: 11 years in NBA, 6,672 career points.

The Lowdown: Chamberlain accounts for most of the awards for Overbrook, but he also ranks as possibly the second most dominant high school player ever, behind only Abdul-Jabbar.

9. DeWitt Clinton (Bronx, N.Y.) — 5.759

Ricky Sobers
Bio: 11 years in NBA, 10,902 career points.

Dolph Schayes
Bio: 15 years in NBA, 12-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 18,438 career points.

Tiny Archibald
Bio: 13 years in NBA, 6-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 16,481 career points.

Tom Henderson
Bio: 9 years in NBA, 6,088 career points.

Butch Lee
Bio: 2-time college All-American, 2 years in NBA, 773 career points.

The Lowdown: A pair of DeWitt Clinton players made the Hall of Fame in Schayes and Archibald. The school produced four players with at least nine years of NBA experience. Lee might have joined them if not for a knee injury in his second season. He was a two-time college All-American and the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player.

10. Inglewood (Calif.) — 5.556

Reggie Theus
Bio: 13 years in NBA, 2-time All-Star, 19,015 career points.

Paul Pierce
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 19 years in NBA, 10-time All-Star, 26,397 career points.

Jay Humphries
Bio: 11 years in NBA, 8,772 career points.

Jason Hart
Bio: 9 years in NBA, 1,623 career points.

Harold Miner
Bio: College All-American, 4 years in NBA, 1,801 career points.

The Lowdown: Theus and Pierce give Inglewood one of the highest-scoring duos on the list. The school's 57,608 points rank fourth among the 32 teams.

11. Carver (Chicago) — 5.506

Terry Cummings
Bio: College All-American, 18 years in NBA, 2-time All-Star, 19,460 career points.

Tim Hardaway
Bio: 13 years in NBA, 5-time All-Star, 15,373 career points.

Cazzie Russell
Bio: Prep All-American, 3-time college All-American, 12 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 12,377 career points.

Priest Lauderdale
Bio: 2 years in NBA, 255 career points.

Marlbert Pradd
Bio: 2 years in NBA, 332 career points.

The Lowdown: Carver only produced eight NBA All-Star selections, the lowest total among the top 10 teams, but it had four college All-Americans, including three by Russell.

12. Dominguez (Compton, Calif.) — 5.402

Tayshaun Prince
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 14 years in NBA, 11,272 career points.

Dennis Johnson
Bio: 14 years in NBA, 5-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 15,535 career points.

Tyson Chandler
Bio: Two-time prep All-American, 19 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 9,509 career points.

Cedric Ceballos
Bio: 11 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 8,693 points.

Jordan Hamilton
Bio: College All-American, 5 years in NBA, 890 career points.

The Lowdown: The 63 years of NBA experience for Dominguez ranks third among the 32 teams, but the career point total ranks only 13th. Dennis Johnson, like Bill Russell, barely played in high school and did not become a great player until he reached the NBA.

13. Archbishop Molloy (Queens, N.Y.) — 5.305

Kenny Smith
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 10 years in NBA, 9,397 career points.

Brian Winters
Bio: 9 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 10,537 career points.

Robert Werdann
Bio: Prep All-American, 3 years in NBA, 101 career points.

Kevin Joyce
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 3 years in NBA, 1,906 career points.

Kenny Anderson
Bio: 3-time Prep All-American, National Player of the Year, college All-American, 14 years in NBA, 1-time all-Star, 10,789 career points.

The Lowdown: Another school with six prep All-Americans, including three by Anderson. However, the school has produced two NBA All-Stars.

14. Artesia (Lakewood, Calif.) — 5.300

Ed O'Bannon
Bio: Two-time prep All-American, college All-American, NCAA Player of the Year, 2 years in NBA, 634 career points.

Charles O'Bannon
Bio: Two-time prep All-American, 2 years in NBA, 120 career points.

Jason Kapono
Bio: Prep All-American, 9 years in NBA, 3,398 career points.

James Harden
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 11 years in NBA, 8-time All-Star, 20,723 career points.

Tom Tolbert
Bio: 7 years in NBA, 2,030 career points.

The Lowdown: Artesia players combined for 31 years in the NBA, one of the lowest totals among the 32 teams, but the six prep All-Americans, including four by the O'Bannon brothers, is the second best on the list. James Harden's prolific career also puts Artesia near the top 10.

15. McClymonds (Oakland, Calif.) — 5.284

Paul Silas
Bio: Prep All-American, 16 years in NBA, 2-time All-Star, 11,782 career points.

Bill Russell
Bio: 2-time college All-American, 13 years in NBA, 12-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 14,522 career points.

Antonio Davis
Bio: 13 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 9,041 career points.

Joe Ellis
Bio: 8 years in NBA, 4,623 career points.

Nate Williams
Bio: 8 years in NBA, 7,709 career points.

The Lowdown: Ironically, Bill Russell, one of the greatest college and professional players of all-time, barely played during his time at McClymonds. Silas might otherwise be considered the greatest player to ever come out of the Oakland school. While the school produced some long-time players in the NBA, only one of the players (Silas) was a high school All-American.

16. Rice (New York, N.Y.) — 4.402

Kemba Walker
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 9 years in NBA, 4-time All-Star, 13,069 career points.

Dean Meminger
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 6 years in NBA, 2,552 career points.

Felipe Lopez
Bio: 3-time prep All-American, National Player of the Year, 4 years in NBA, 1,448 career points.

Andre Barrett
Bio: 4 years in NBA, 219 career points.

Kenny Satterfield
Bio: Prep All-American, 2 years in NBA, 321 career points.

The Lowdown: Now closed, Rice had six prep All-Americans, including National Player of the Year Felipe Lopez, but its starting five has 17,609 career points — the fourth lowest total on the list.

17. Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.) — 4.355

Stephon Marbury
Bio: 2-time prep All-American, National Player of the Year, 13 years in NBA, 2-time All-Star, 16,297 career points.

Lance Stephenson
Bio: 2-time prep All-American, 9 years in NBA, 4,354 career points.

Sebastian Telfair
Bio: 2-time prep All-American, National Player of the Year, 10 years in NBA, 4,183 career points.

Isaiah Whitehead
Bio: Prep All-American, 2 years in NBA, 643 career points.

Dave Newmark
Bio: Prep All-American, 3 years in NBA, 1,003 career points.

The Lowdown: Lincoln has more prep All-Americans than any team on the list, including three two-time selections in Marbury, Stephenson and Telfair. Both Marbury and Telfair were also national Players of the Year. However, Lincoln had no college All-Americans and only two NBA All-Stars.

18. LaSalle Academy (New York) — 4.306

Metta World Peace (Ron Artest)
Bio: Prep All-American, 17 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 13,058 career points.

John Roche
Bio: 2-time college All-American, 8 years in NBA, 5,345 career points.

Tom Owens
Bio: 12 years in NBA, 9,898 career points.

Dick McGuire
Bio: 11 years in NBA, 7-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, 5,921 career points.

Billy Hassett
Bio: 2 years in NBA, 405 career points.

The Lowdown: La Salle does not have any standouts at any one level, but has a solid group of players. As a result, La Salle is just above average in nearly every category. McGuire is a Hall of Fame player, but he played in the 1950s when scoring was much lower.

19. Simeon (Chicago) — 4.213

Nick Anderson
Bio: Prep All-American, 13 years in NBA, 11,529 career points.

Jabari Parker
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 6 years in NBA, 4,208 career points.

Derrick Rose
Bio: 3-time prep All-American, 11 years in NBA, 3-time All-Star, 11,185 career points.

Bobby Simmons
Bio: 10 years in NBA, 4,189 career points.

Kendrick Nunn
Bio: 1 year in NBA, 970 career points.

The Lowdown: Simeon has two of the top players in the nation over the past 15 years in Parker and Rose. Both earned National Player of the Year honors with Rose earning All-American honors three straight years.

20. Jefferson (Brooklyn, N.Y.) — 4.052

Max Zaslofsky
Bio: 10 years in NBA, All-Star, 7,990 career points.

Jim McMillian
Bio: Prep All-American, 9 years in NBA, 8,736 career points.

Sidney Green
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 10 years in NBA, 5,080 career points.

Leroy Ellis
Bio: 14 years in NBA, 10,176 career points.

Tony Jackson
Bio: Prep All-American, 2-time college All-American, 2 years in NBA, 2,190 career points.

The Lowdown: Jefferson had three college All-Americans, but just NBA All-Star among its five starters.

21. Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) — 4.026

Kevin Durant
Bio: 2-time prep All-American, college All-American, NCAA Player of the Year, 12 years in NBA, 10-time All-Star, 22,940 career points.

Linas Kleiza
Bio: Prep All-American, 7 years in NBA, 3,561 career points.

Greivis Vasquez
Bio: 7 years in NBA, 3,591 career points.

Justin Anderson
Bio: 5 years in NBA, 1,157 career points.

Patrick McCaw
Bio: 4 years in NBA, 755 career points.

The Lowdown: Durant accounts for nearly all of Montrose Christian's points in the five categories, including 72 percent of the career points and all of the All-American and All-Star honors.

22. Verbum Dei (Los Angeles) — 3.890

Dave Greenwood
Bio: Prep All-American, 2-time college All-American, 12 years in NBA, 8,428 career points.

Andre Miller
Bio: College All-American, 17 years in NBA, 16,278 career points.

Roy Hamilton
Bio: Prep All-American, 2 years in NBA, 336 career points.

Kenny Fields
Bio: Prep All-American, 4 years in NBA, 1,140 career points.

Ken Austin
Bio: 1 years in NBA, 12 career points.

The Lowdown: Verbum Dei is the only team in the Top 32 without a single NBA All-Star selection, but it does have an above average number of college and prep All-Americans.

23. Proviso East (Maywood, Ill.) — 3.872

Michael Finley
Bio: 15 years in NBA, 2-time All-Star, 17,306 career points.

Doc Rivers
Bio: Prep All-American, 13 years in NBA, All-Star, 9,377 career points.

Shannon Brown
Bio: Prep All-American, 9 years in NBA, 3,118 career points.

Jim Brewer
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 9 years in NBA, 4,099 career points.

Reggie Jordan
Bio: 6 years in NBA, 500 career points.

The Lowdown: Proviso East produced three NBA All-Stars and one college All-American, but the five players averaged over 10 years of service in the NBA.

24. St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) — 3.690

Bobby Hurley
Bio: 2-time prep All-American, college All-American, 5 years in NBA, 1,032 career points.

Rodrick Rhodes
Bio: 3-time prep All-American, 3 years in NBA, 380 career points.

David Rivers
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 3 years in NBA, 383 career points.

Terry Dehere
Bio: College All-American, 6 years in NBA, 3,235 career points.

Kyle Anderson
Bio: Prep All-American, 6 years in NBA, 1,936 career points.

The Lowdown: St. Anthony has done well at the prep level with five All-Americans, but it has the lowest NBA career point total with just 6,966.

25. Male (Louisville, Ky.) — 3.644

Darrell Griffith
Bio: Prep All-American, National Player of the Year, college All-American, NCAA Player of the Year, 10 years in NBA, 12,391 career points.

Winston Bennett
Bio: 2-time prep All-American, 3 years in NBA, 648 career points.

Ralph Beard
Bio: 2-time college All-American, 2 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 2,006 career points.

Dallas Thornton
Bio: 2 years in NBA, 341 career points.

Wesley Cox
Bio: Prep All-American, 2 years in NBA, 342 career points.

The Lowdown: Male had 19 years of NBA service, but that might have been much higher if Beard had not been banned from the NBA for his part in a point-shaving scandal.

26. Mount Vernon (N.Y.) — 3.605

Ray Williams
Bio: 10 years in NBA, 10,158 career points

Gus Williams
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 11 years in NBA, 2-time All-Star, 14,093 career points.

Rodney McCray
Bio: Prep All-American, 10 years in NBA, 9,014 career points.

Ben Gordon
Bio: 11 years in NBA, 11,084 career points.

Earl Tatum
Bio: 4 years in NBA, 2,508 career points.

The Lowdown: Mount Vernon is one of three teams to have four players with more than 9,000 career points.

27. Dunbar (Baltimore) — 3.330

David Wingate
Bio: Prep All-American, 15 years in NBA, 4,166 career points.

Reggie Williams
Bio: Prep All-American, National Player of the Year, 10 years in NBA, 7,508 career points.

Reggie Lewis
Bio: 6 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 7,902 career points.

Sam Cassell
Bio: 15 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 15,635 career points.

Muggsy Bogues
Bio: 14 years in NBA, 6,858 career points.

The Lowdown: While Dunbar players did have a total of 60 years in the NBA, the low number of NBA All-Stars and college All-Americans drops the Poets to the bottom of the list. Interestingly enough, however, four of the players — Wingate, Williams, Lewis, and Bogues — all played on the same team while they were at Dunbar.

28. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) — 3.267

D'Angelo Russell
Bio: College All-American, 5 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 5,532 career points.

Ben Simmons
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 3 years in NBA, 2-time All-Star, 3,518 career points.

Luc Mbah a Moute
Bio: 11 years in NBA, 4,375 career points.

R.J. Barrett
Bio: Prep All-American, National Player of the Year, college All-American, 1 year in NBA, 803 career points.

Dakari Johnson
Bio: 1 year in NBA, 55 career points.

The Lowdown: Although Montverde has a combined 21 years of NBA experience (the third lowest total), it has a higher than average total of college All-Americans with three.

29. Murrah (Jackson, Miss.) — 3.253

Othella Harrington
Bio: 2-time prep All-American, 12 years in NBA, 5,212 career points.

Lindsey Hunter
Bio: 17 years in NBA, 7,956 career points.

James Robinson
Bio: Prep All-American, 7 years in NBA, 2,882 career points.

Mo Williams
Bio: Prep All-American, 12 years in NBA, 1-time All-Star, 10,759 career points.

Trey Johnson
Bio: 3 years in NBA, 59 career points.

The Lowdown: Murrah produced four prep All-Americans and over 50 years of NBA experience, but had no college All-Americans and one NBA All-Star.

30. Crenshaw (Los Angeles) — 3.195

Kevin Ollie
Bio: 13 years in NBA, 2,496 career points.

Marques Johnson
Bio: College All-American, NCAA Player of the Year, 11 years in NBA, 5-time All-Star, 13,892 career points.

Darwin Cook
Bio: 8 years in NBA, 5,820 career points.

John Williams
Bio: Prep All-American, 8 years in NBA, 4,406 career points.

Tremaine Fowlkes
Bio: Prep All-American, 4 years in NBA, 301 career points.

The Lowdown: Crenshaw is one of two teams among the 32 on the list that scores below average in all five categories. It scored highest in NBA tenure with four players over eight years in the league.

31. Northwestern (Flint, Mich.) — 3.164

Trent Tucker
Bio: 11 years in NBA, 6,236 career points.

Glen Rice
Bio: Prep All-American, college All-American, 15 years in NBA, 3-time All-Star, 18,336 career points.

Morris Peterson
Bio: 11 years in NBA, 7,628 career points.

Jeff Grayer
Bio: 9 years in NBA, 3,257 career points.

Desmon Farmer
Bio: 2 years in NBA, 26 career points.

The Lowdown: Rice dominates the five categories, but the group has an above average total of 48 years of NBA experience.

32. Southwest (Macon, Ga.) — 2.672

Jeff Malone
Bio: 13 years in NBA, 2-time All-Star, 17,231 career points.

Norm Nixon
Bio: 10 years in NBA, 2-time All-Star, 12,065 career points.

Sharone Wright
Bio: Prep All-American, 4 years in NBA, 1,974 career points.

Myles Patrick
Bio: Prep All-American, 1 year in NBA, 5 career points.

Ivano Newbill
Bio: 3 years in NBA, 198 career points.

The Lowdown: Like Crenshaw, Southwest scored below average on all five categories. It scored best on career points (31,472) and worst on college All-Americans (zero).