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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from Mississippi
Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players that were born in this state.
Where players grew up or went to school does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Birthplace | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Spencer Haywood | PF | 1970 | Silver City | 77 |
| 2 | Chet Walker | SF | 1963 | Bethlehem | 185 |
| 3 | Monta Ellis | SG | 2006 | Jackson | 264 |
| 4 | Al Jefferson | C | 2005 | Monticello | 284 |
| 5 | Sam Lacey | C | 1971 | Indianola | 298 |
| 6 | Danny Manning | PF | 1989 | Hattiesburg | 324 |
| 7 | Antonio McDyess | PF | 1996 | Quitman | 343 |
| 8 | John Johnson | SF | 1971 | Carthage | 344 |
| 9 | Purvis Short | SF | 1979 | Hattiesburg | 407 |
| 10 | Mo Williams | PG | 2004 | Jackson | 451 |
| 11 | Clarence Weatherspoon | PF | 1993 | Crawford | 517 |
| 12 | Slick Watts | PG | 1974 | Rolling Fork | 643 |
| 13 | Derrick McKey | PF | 1988 | Meridian | 664 |
| 14 | George Wilson | C | 1965 | Meridian | 825 |
| 15 | George T. Johnson | C | 1973 | Tylertown | 833 |
| 16 | Larry Smith | PF | 1981 | Rolling Fork | 847 |
| 17 | E.C. Coleman | PF | 1974 | Flora | 914 |
| 18 | Lindsey Hunter | PG | 1994 | Utica | 941 |
| 19 | Erick Dampier | C | 1997 | Jackson | 951 |
| 20 | Mike Green | C | 1974 | McComb | 1037 |
| 21 | Cornell Warner | PF | 1971 | Jackson | 1062 |
| 22 | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | PG | 1991 | Gulfport | 1070 |
| 23 | Archie Dees | PF | 1959 | Ethel | 1079 |
| 24 | Ed Manning | SF | 1968 | Summit | 1106 |
| 25 | Sonny Boswell | SG | 1937 | Greenville | 1125 |
| 26 | Terry Catledge | PF | 1986 | Houston | 1159 |
| 27 | Ira Harge | C | 1965 | Anguila | 1226 |
| 28 | Nick Weatherspoon | SF | 1974 | Greenwood | 1252 |
| 29 | Willie Norwood | SF | 1972 | Carrolton | 1434 |
| 30 | Othella Harrington | PF | 1997 | Jackson | 1455 |
| 31 | Wendell Ladner | SF | 1971 | Necaise Crossing | 1570 |
| 32 | Harvey Catchings | C | 1975 | Jackson | 1635 |
| 33 | Cliff Meely | PF | 1972 | Rosedale | 1667 |
| 34 | Travis Outlaw | SF | 2004 | Starkville | 1768 |
| 35 | Cleveland Buckner | PF | 1962 | Yazoo City | 2108 |
| 36 | James Robinson | PG | 1994 | Jackson | 2161 |
| 37 | Rickey Brown | C | 1981 | Madison County | 2435 |
| 38 | Ollie Darden | PF | 1968 | Aberdeen | 2476 |
| 39 | Ronnie Lester | PG | 1981 | Canton | 2509 |
| 40 | Melvin Booker | PG | 1996 | Pascagoula | 2636 |
| 41 | Rodney Hood | SG | 2015 | Meridian | 2666 |
| 42 | Rowland Garrett | SF | 1973 | Canton | 2710 |
| 43 | Alphonso Ford | SG | 1994 | Greenwood | 2812 |
| 44 | Drew Eubanks | C | 2019 | Starkville | 2842 |
| 45 | Billy Ray Bates | SG | 1980 | Kosciusko | 2910 |
| 46 | Bob Quick | SF | 1969 | Thornton | 3020 |
| 47 | Isaiah Canaan | SG | 2014 | Biloxi | 3039 |
| 48 | Wyatt Boswell | PG | 1943 | Greenville | 3093 |
| 49 | Dewitt Menyard | C | 1968 | Columbus | 3158 |
| 50 | Jim Ware | PF | 1967 | Natchez | 3308 |
| 51 | Roosevelt Hudson | SG | 1943 | Unknown | 3478 |
| 52 | Hillery Brown | SF | 1943 | Jackson | 3532 |
| 53 | Quitman Sullins | C | 1962 | Boonville | 3582 |
| 54 | Plummer Lott | SF | 1968 | Jackson | 3631 |
| 55 | Randolph Keys | SF | 1989 | Collins | 3814 |
| 56 | Arvesta Kelly | PG | 1968 | Jackson | 3871 |
| 57 | Jonathan Bender | SF | 2000 | Picayune | 3980 |
| 58 | Tommie Bowens | PF | 1968 | Okolona | 4216 |
| 59 | Ronald Dupree | SF | 2004 | Biloxi | 4298 |
| 60 | Johnny O'Bryant | PF | 2015 | Cleveland | 4392 |
| 61 | Thermon Blacklidge | PF | 1942 | Moselle | 4447 |
| 62 | Antonio Harvey | PF | 1994 | Pascagoula | 4468 |
| 63 | Earl Barron | C | 2006 | Clarksdale | 4512 |
| 64 | Audie Norris | C | 1983 | Jackson | 4519 |
| 65 | Charles A. Jones | C | 1985 | Scooba | 4619 |
| 66 | Joe Courtney | PF | 1993 | Jackson | 4730 |
| 67 | Clay Johnson | SG | 1982 | Yazoo City | 4760 |
| 68 | Sedric Toney | PG | 1986 | Columbus | 4805 |
| 69 | Terence Davis | SG | 2020 | Southaven | 4848 |
| 70 | Gerald Glass | SG | 1991 | Greenwood | 4899 |
| 71 | Litterial Green | PG | 1993 | Pascagoula | 4970 |
| 72 | Eddie Hughes | PG | 1988 | Greenville | 5162 |
| 73 | Henry Ward | SG | 1976 | Jackson | 5336 |
| 74 | John Smith | C | 1969 | Columbus | 5462 |
| 75 | Leland Mitchell | SG | 1968 | Kiln | 5547 |
| 76 | Lancaster Gordon | SG | 1985 | Jackson | 5622 |
| 77 | Quinndary Weatherspoon | SG | 2020 | Canton | 5698 |
| 78 | Wardell Jackson | SF | 1975 | Yazoo City | 5737 |
| 79 | Alonzo Bradley | SF | 1978 | Utica | 5840 |
| 80 | Kenny Payne | SF | 1990 | Laurel | 5845 |
| 81 | Joel Hitt | C | 1940 | Goss | 5938 |
| 82 | Trey Johnson | SG | 2008 | Jackson | 5970 |
| 83 | Dee Brown (1984) | PG | 2007 | Jackson | 6026 |
| 84 | Mike Ratliff | C | 1973 | New Albany | 6186 |
| 85 | Michael Phelps | SG | 1986 | Vicksburg | 6243 |
| 86 | Latavious Williams | C | 2011 | Starkville | 6609 |
| 87 | Justin Reed | PF | 2005 | Jackson | 6824 |
| 88 | Keith Edmonson | SG | 1983 | Gulfport | 6968 |
| 89 | Jackie Butler | C | 2005 | McComb | 6980 |
| 90 | Gene Short | SF | 1976 | Macon | 7101 |
| 91 | Maurice Carter | SG | 2004 | Jackson | 7147 |
| 92 | D.J. Stewart | SG | 2022 | Avon | 7274 |
| 93 | Earnie Killum | SG | 1971 | Clarksdale | 7535 |
| 94 | Tang Hamilton | SF | 2002 | Jackson | 7865 |
| 95 | J.P. Prince | SF | 2011 | Jackson | 8061 |
| 96 | Sylvester Norris | C | 1980 | Jackson | 8355 |
| 97 | Eric Washington | PG | 1998 | Pearl | 8829 |
| 98 | John Stroud | SF | 1981 | New Albany | 9036 |
| 99 | Brandon Boston | SF | 2022 | Pearl | 9299 |
| 100 | Jeremy Wise | PG | 2011 | Jackson | 9601 |
| 101 | Cornelius Cash | PF | 1977 | Macon | 9667 |
| 102 | Robert Woodard | SG | 2021 | Columbus | 9864 |
| 103 | Taze Moore | SF | 2023 | Southaven | 10029 |
| 104 | Louis Davis | SG | 1994 | Natchez | 10193 |
| 105 | Shaq Buchanan | PG | 2020 | Madison | 10194 |
| 106 | Dyron Nix | SF | 1990 | Meridian | 10206 |
| 107 | Jasper Johnson | PF | 2008 | Hollandale | 10216 |
| 108 | Jesse Pate | SG | 1997 | Jackson | 10254 |
| 109 | Courtney Fells | SG | 2010 | Shannon | 10261 |
| 110 | Tolu Smith | C | 2025 | Bay St. Louis | 10360 |
| 111 | Dwayne Whitfield | PF | 1996 | Aberdeen | 10565 |
| 112 | Ricky Love | PF | 1978 | Houston | 11098 |
| 113 | Darius Rice | PF | 2005 | Jackson | 11291 |
| 114 | Jerod Ward | PF | 1999 | Jackson | 11570 |
| 115 | Je'Kel Foster | PG | 2007 | Natchez | 11593 |
| 116 | Floyd Kerr | PG | 1970 | Oxford | 11674 |
| 117 | Jason Forte | SG | 2007 | Bay Springs | 11854 |
| 118 | Red Stroud | PG | 1968 | Forest | 12295 |
| 119 | Marion Hilliard | PF | 1977 | Crystal Springs | 12305 |
| 120 | Graylin Warner | SF | 1985 | Tylertown | 12437 |
| 121 | Aaron Sellers | PF | 1969 | Mendenhall | 12460 |
| 122 | Leroy Hurd | PF | 2005 | Moss Point | 12624 |
| 123 | Gavin Ware | PF | 2017 | Starkville | 13323 |
| 124 | Garrison Brooks | PF | 2023 | Meridian | 13385 |
| 125 | Vincent Jones | C | 2001 | Jackson | 13554 |
| 126 | Patric Fairs | SG | 1988 | Cleveland | 13881 |
| 127 | Marcus Fleming | PF | 2003 | Fayette | 14056 |
| 128 | Vernel Singleton | SF | 1993 | Natchez | 14216 |
| 129 | Herman Veal | SF | 1985 | Jackson | 14594 |
| 130 | Andre Stringer | PG | 2015 | Jackson | 14686 |
| 131 | Lester Fonville | C | 1988 | Mound Bayou | 14854 |
| 132 | Cedric Carter | PF | 1999 | Natchez | 15679 |
| 133 | Jarvis Gunter | PF | 2009 | Columbus | 15812 |
| 134 | Jarkel Joiner | PG | 2024 | Oxford | 15853 |
| 135 | Marcus Mann | PF | 1997 | Carthage | 16032 |
| 136 | Marcus Bullard | SG | 1999 | Gulfport | 16083 |
| 137 | Jarvis Williams | SF | 2010 | Jackson | 16215 |
| 138 | Shan Foster | SG | 2009 | Laurel | 16559 |
| 139 | Jason Parker | PG | 2005 | Oxford | 16924 |
| 140 | Dwight Stewart | PF | 1996 | Holly Springs | 16976 |
| 141 | Romero Osby | PF | 2014 | Meridian | 17097 |
| 142 | Chancellor Nichols | PF | 1992 | Jackson | 17327 |
| 143 | Byron Allen | C | 2007 | Leland | 17509 |
| 144 | Jarvis Summers | SG | 2016 | Jackson | 17631 |
| 145 | K.J. Williams | PF | 2024 | Cleveland | 17716 |
| 146 | Tony Watts | PG | 1993 | Rolling Fork | 17800 |
| 147 | Aaron Harper | SF | 2005 | Jackson | 17920 |
| 148 | Terrence Simmons | SG | 2009 | Durant | 18108 |
| 149 | Reece Hampton | SF | 2009 | Greenwood | 18324 |
| 150 | Ryan Bond | C | 1997 | Greenville | 18714 |
| 151 | Thomas Terrell | SF | 2004 | Brookhaven | 18990 |
| 152 | Carlos Funchess | SF | 1992 | Magee | 19138 |
| 153 | Nick Gamble | PF | 2008 | Tylertown | 19322 |
| 154 | Kenny Dawkins | PG | 2010 | Holly Springs | 19456 |
| 155 | Charles Thomas (1986) | SF | 2009 | Jackson | 19654 |
| 156 | John Knight | SG | 2023 | Jackson | 19790 |
| 157 | Elbert Rogers | PF | 1993 | Pascagoula | 19821 |
| 158 | Daniel Coleman | PG | 2020 | Richton | 19884 |
| 159 | Mychal Ammons | SG | 2015 | Vicksburg | 20289 |
| 160 | Maurice Bolden | SF | 2013 | Jackson | 20386 |
| 161 | Ladarius White | SG | 2016 | McComb | 20652 |
| 162 | Ravern Johnson | SF | 2012 | Lyon | 20671 |
| 163 | LaQuinton Ross | SF | 2015 | Jackson | 20803 |
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