NCAA Tournament 2014: Which high schools produced the most tournament players?

By Colin Ward-Henninger Mar 25, 2014, 12:00am

Traditional basketball powers lead the list of high schools with the most alumni in the NCAA tournament.

Pac-12 Player of the Year Nick Johnson is one of eight players from Findlay Prep in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
Pac-12 Player of the Year Nick Johnson is one of eight players from Findlay Prep in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
Photo by Jim Redman
Now that the frenzy of the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament is complete, it's a good time to reflect on the tournament as a whole.

We thought we'd start by taking a look at which high schools produced the most players in this year's tournament.

See which NCAA Tournament coaches also coached high school teams

Prep school Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) has a dominant lead with a whopping 14 players in this year's tournament, led by Syracuse's C.J. Fair, Iowa State's Melvin Ejim, and North Carolina State's T.J. Warren.



Behind Brewster are some more traditional powers: Montverde Academy (Fla.) with nine, followed by Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) and Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) with eight apiece.

Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.), Northfield Mount Hermon (Mount Hermon, Mass.) and Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) get the award for being the best feeder systems — Hargrave has four former players on the Louisville roster, Northfield Mount Hermon has four alumni at Harvard, while Lone Peak sent four players to BYU.

This list of high schools with multiple players in the tournament takes into account all 68 teams that made the original field. Players listed multiple times attended multiple high schools. The information is based on rosters and high schools listed on college websites.

High Schools with Multiple NCAA Tournament Players

Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) - 14
Eli Carter, Florida
Mitch McGary, Michigan
Naadir Tharpe, Kansas
C.J. Fair, Syracuse
Ron Patterson, Syracuse
Melvin Ejim, Iowa State
Markus Kennedy, Southern Methodist
T.J. Warren, North Carolina State
Patrick Wallace, North Carolina State
Kyle Washington, North Carolina State
Semaj Christon, Xavier
Jalen Reynolds, Xavier
Durand Johnson, Pittsburgh
Austin Carroll, American

Montverde Academy (Fla.) - 9
Kasey Hill, Montverde Academy (2012)
Kasey Hill, Montverde Academy (2012)
Photo by Jim Redman
Michael Frazier II, Florida
Kasey Hill, Florida
James Bell, Villanova
Papa Ndao, Saint Joe's
Steve Moundou-Missi, Harvard
Miguel Cartagena, George Washington
Patricio Garino, George Washington
Michel Enanga, Coastal Carolina
Dakari Johnson, Kentucky

Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) - 8
Brandon Ashley, Arizona
Nick Johnson, Arizona
Winston Shepard, San Diego State
Naz Long, Iowa State
Gavin Schilling, Michigan State
Amedeo Della Valle, Ohio State
Dominic Artis, Oregon
Allerik Freeman, Baylor



IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) - 8
DeAndre Daniels, Connecticut
Mangok Mathiang, Louisville
Jamari Traylor, Kansas
Dwight Powell, Stanford
Alex Gavrilovic, Dayton
Kamari Murphy, Oklahoma State
Christian Garrett, Kansas
Ford Stuen, Oklahoma State

Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) - 8
Drew Mellon, Arizona
Xavier Johnson, Colorado
Eli Stalzer, Colorado
Gary Franklin, Baylor
Andy Brown, Stanford
David Brown, UCLA
David Wear, UCLA
Travis Wear, UCLA

New Hampton School (N.H.) - 6
Brady Heslip, Baylor
Kyle Odister, Cal Poly
Cole McConnell, Michigan
Lew Evans, Tulsa
Evan Manning, Kansas
Trevor Glassman, Manhattan

Northfield Mount Hermon (Mount Hermon, Mass.) - 6
Spike Albrecht, Michigan
Matt Brown, Harvard
Evan Cummins, Harvard
Zena Edosomwan, Harvard
Laurent Rivard, Harvard
Skyler White, George Washington

Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Mass.) - 6
Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati
Grandy Glaze, Saint Louis
Myles Davis, Xavier
Antonio Barton, Tennessee
Jamel Artis, Pittsburgh
Angel Nunez, Gonzaga

Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) - 6
Quinn Cook, Oak Hill Academy (2010)
Quinn Cook, Oak Hill Academy (2010)
Photo by Jamie Dahl
Tyler Lewis, North Carolina State
Quinn Cook, Duke
Baye Moussa Keita, Syracuse
Damien Wilson, Memphis
Lennard Freeman, North Carolina State
Jordan Adams, UCLA



Christ School (Arden, N.C.) - 5
Marshall Plumlee, Duke
Zach Korkowski, Wofford
Jaylen Allen, Wofford
Dee Giger, Harvard
Eric Smith, Coastal Carolina

Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) - 5
Anton Gill, Louisville
Terry Rozier, Louisville
Maurice Creek, George Washington
Luke Hancock, Louisville
Montrezl Harrell, Louisville

Huntington St. Joseph Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) - 5
Andrew Wiggins, Kansas
Dominic Woodson, Memphis
Sim Bhullar, New Mexico State
Travon Landry, New Mexico State
Sharife Sergeant, Stephen F. Austin

Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) - 5
Justin Anderson, Virginia
Josh Hairston, Duke
Kevin Larsen, George Washington
Isaiah Armwood, George Washington
Ish Wainright, Baylor

South Kent School (Conn.) - 5
Reggie Agbeko, Saint Louis
Kamall Richards, Xavier
Russ Smith, Louisville
Chris Johnson, Arizona
Ge'Lawn Guyn, Cincinnati

Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) - 4
Anson Winder, BYU
Ben Carter, Oregon
Johnathan Loyd, Oregon
Rosco Allen, Stanford



DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) - 4
Jarius Lyles, Virginia Commonwealth
Jerami Grant, Syracuse
BeeJay Anya, North Carolina State
James Robinson, Pittsburgh

Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas) - 4
Andrew (left) and Aaron Harrison, Fort Bend Travis
Andrew (left) and Aaron Harrison, Fort Bend Travis
Photo by Jim Redman
Anthony Odunsi, Albany
Ray Penn, Texas Southern
Aaron Harrison, Kentucky
Andrew Harrison, Kentucky

Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) - 4
Kris Jenkins, Villanova
Tyler Thornton, Duke
Nate Britt, North Carolina
Chrarles Glover, Mount St. Mary's

Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa) - 4
Zach Bohannon, Wisconsin
Grant Gibbs, Creighton
Marcus Paige, North Carolina
Darius Stokes, Iowa

Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) - 4
Nate Austin, BYU
Tyler Haws, BYU
Eric Mika, BYU
Josh Sharp, BYU

Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) - 4
Nick Banyard, New Mexico
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
Phil Forte, Oklahoma State
Mason Cox, Oklahoma State



St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) - 4
Michael Young, Pittsburgh
Tyler Ennis, Syracuse
Melvin Johnson, Virginia Commonwealth
Tyler Harris, Providence

St. Mark's (Southborough, Mass.) - 4
Alex Murphy, Florida
Kaleb Tarczewski, Arizona
Nik Stauskas, Michigan
Melsahn Basabe, Iowa

Tilton School (N.H.) - 4
Wayne Selden Jr., Kansas
Geroges Niang, Iowa State
Gerald Coleman, Gonzaga
Aaron Law, Coastal Carolina

Wilson (Dallas) - 4
Devon Williams, New Mexico
Rawane Ndiaye, Tennessee
Trey Davis, UMass
Zach Coleman, UMass{PAGEBREAK}Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.) - 3
Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
Eddie Eshoo, Dayton
Bobby Wehrli, Dayton

Edmond Memorial (Okla.) - 3
Shaquille Morris, Wichita State
Jordan Woodard, Oklahoma
James Woodard, Tulsa

Grace Prep (Arlington, Texas) - 3
Je'lon Hornbeak, Oklahoma
Nick Russell, Southern Methodist
Isaiah Austin, Baylor



Highland Park (Dallas) - 3
James Fraschilla, Oklahoma
Will Miller, Mount St. Mary's
Matt Fraschilla, Harvard

La Cueva (Albuquerque, N.M.) - 3
Aaron Kubinski, New Mexico State
Bryce Alford, UCLA
Kory Alford, UCLA

Lake Forest Academy (Lake Forest, Ill.) - 3
Dylan Ennis, Villanova
Todd Zafirovski, Duke
Charles Harris, Western Michigan

Loyola (Los Angeles) - 3
Trey Mason, Loyola (2013)
Trey Mason, Loyola (2013)
Photo by John Downey
Jacob Hazzard, Arizona
Trey Mason, Arizona
Nicholas Lucenti, Oregon

Miller (Charlottesville, Va.) - 3
Chase Cannon, North Carolina State
Andrew White II, Kansas
Brice Kofane, Providence

Pershing (Detroit) - 3
Sherron Dorsey-Walker, Iowa State
Keith Appling, Michigan State
Martez Walker, Texas



Plano West (Texas) - 3
Geoffrey Groselle, Creighton
Geofffey Bates, Colorado
Brandon Allums, Texas

Price (Los Angeles) - 3
Skylar Spencer, San Diego State
Askia Booker, Colorado
Chance Murray, Arizona State

Fork Union Military Academy (Va.) - 3
Thomas Rogers, Virginia
Kyle Buffkin, Coastal Carolina
Ron Trapps, Coastal Carolina

Rice (Harlem, N.Y.) - school closed in 2011 - 3
Emmy Andujar, Manhattan
Shane Southwell, Kansas State
Jermaine Sanders, Cincinnati

St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) - 3
Jake Lorbach, Ohio State
Matt Stainbrook, Xavier
Tim Stainbrook, Xavier

Worcester Academy (Mass.) - 3
Darryl Reynolds, Villanova
Matt Panaggio, Mercer
Russ DeRemer, Syracuse



Yates (Houston) - 3
Clyde Santee, UMass
Damyeah Dotson, Oregon
Joseph Young, Oregon

Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, Pa.) - 2
Rakeem Christmas, Syracuse
Warren Gillis, Coastal Carolina

All Hallows (Bronx, N.Y.) - 2
RaShawn Stores, Manhattan
Michael Alvarado, Manhattan

Ames (Iowa) - 2
Doug McDermott, Creighton
Bubu Palo, Iowa State

Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, Fla.) - 2

Justin Jackson, Cincinnati
Ian Baker, New Mexico State

Benedictine (Savannah, Ga.) - 2
Jibri Bryan, Mercer
Daniel Coursey, Mercer

Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.) - 2
Rahsad Whack, Mount St. Mary's
Talib Zanna, Pittsburgh



Bloomington South (Bloomington, Ind.) - 2
Dee Davis, Xavier
Matt Carlino, BYU

Blue Ridge (St. George, Va.) - 2
Paris Maragkos, George Washington
Kristijan Krajina, Mount St. Mary's

Briarcrest Christian (Eads, Tenn.) - 2
Leslie McDonald, North Carolina
Austin Nichols, Memphis

Broughton (Raleigh, N.C.) - 2
Chris Brickhouse, North Carolina State
Staats Battle, North Carolina State

Campbell Hall (North Hollywood, Calif.) - 2
Austin McBroom, Campbell Hall (2010)
Austin McBroom, Campbell Hall (2010)
Photo by David Hood
Austin McBroom, Saint Louis
Christian Garrett, Kansas

Canyon Springs (Moreno Valley, Calif.) - 2
Merv Lindsay, New Mexico
Gary Johnson, Albany



Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, N.Y.) - 2
Tyler Wilson, Manhattan
Angel Nunez, Gonzaga

Carter (Dallas) - 2
Vicktor Arnick, Texas Southern
Victor Haywood-Harris, Texas Southern

Centennial (Las Vegas) - 2
Malcolm Allen, Stanford
Marcus Allen, Stanford

Chaparral (Scottsdale, Ariz.) - 2
Eric Conklin, Arizona
Jarett Upchurch, Arizona State

Chapel Hill (N.C.) - 2
James Manor, North Carolina
Denzel Robinson, North Carolina

Charis Prep (Goldsboro, N.C.) - 2
Jarred Guest, Virginia Commonwealth
Antonin Galaya, N.C. Central



Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, N.C.) - 2
Anthony Gill, Virginia
Akil Mitchell, Virginia

Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tenn.) - 2
Jake McDowell, Memphis
Drew Barham, Gonzaga

Churchill (San Antonio) - 2
Taylor Sultive, Cal Poly
Connor Lammert, Texas

Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.) - 2
Calaen Robinson, Arizona State
Dave Whitmore, Arizona State

De Pere (Wis.) - 2
Brett VandenBergh, North Dakota State
Chris Kading, North Dakota State

Delbarton (Morristown, N.J.) - 2
Kevin Dunleavy, Southern Methodist
Wade Morgan, Stanford



East New York Transit Tech (Brooklyn, N.Y.) - 2
Rhamel Brown, Manhattan
Rich Williams, Manhattan

East Troy (Wis.) - 2
Brett Prahl, Milwaukee
Alex Prahl, Milwaukee

Fishburne Military (Waynesboro, Va.) - 2
Kuran Iverson, Memphis
T.J. Hallice, Mercer

Germantown (Wis.) - 2
Zak Showalter, Wisconsin
Dan Studer, Milwaukee

Grant (Portland, Ore.) - 2
Theo Friedman, Oregon
Mike Moser, Oregon

Great Bridge Christian Academy (Chesapeake, Va.) - 2
Emerson Burk, Virginia Commonwealth
Briante Weber, Virginia Commonwealth



Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.) - 2
Zak Irvin, Michigan
Gary Harris, Michigan State

Heights (Wichita, Kan.) - 2
Evan Wessel, Wichita State
Perry Ellis, Kansas

Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) - 2
Sam Prescott, Mount St. Mary's
Brandon Austin, Oregon

J.P. McCaskey (Lancaster, Pa.) - 2
Lamar Patterson, Pittsburgh
Devonne Pinkard, Delaware

Jones (Orlando, Fla.) - 2
Lexx Edwards, Florida
Demarcus Croaker, Texas

Kalamazoo Central (Mich.) - 2
Von Washington, Western Michigan
Devin Oliver, Dayton



Kecoughtan (Hampton, Va.) - 2
Rodney Bullock, Providence
Josh Fortune, Providence

Kentridge (Kent, Wash.) - 2
Gary Bell Jr., Gonzaga
Shaquielle McKissic, Arizona State

La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) - 2
Obij Aget, New Mexico
Matej Buovac, New Mexico State

Lake Oswego (Ore.) - 2
Christian McDonald, Weber State
Connor Griffin, Gonzaga

Landon (Bethesda, Md.) - 2
Darion Atkins, Virginia
Joe McDonald, George Washington

Lawrence Free State (Lawrence, Kan.) - 2
Tyler Self, Kansas
Evan Manning, Kansas



Lawrence North (Indianapolis) - 2
Stephan Van Treese, Louisville
Justin Martin, Xavier

Lexington Catholic (Lexington, Ky.) - 2
Dillon Avare, Louisville
Vee Sanford, Dayton

Life Center Academy (Burlington, N.J.) - 2
LaQuinton Ross, Ohio State
Carlton Allen, Manhattan

Lincoln (Dallas) - 2
D.K. Eldridge, New Mexico State
Le'Bryan Nash, Oklahoma State

Lincoln (San Diego) - 2
Norman Powell, Lincoln (2009)
Norman Powell, Lincoln (2009)
Photo by Kirt Winter
Norman Powell, UCLA
Nate Maxey, N.C. Central

Madison Memorial (Wis.) - 2
Jeronne Maymon, Tennessee
Junior Lomomba, Providence



Maine Central Institute (Pittsfield, Maine) - 2
Levan Shengelia, Albany
James Farr, Xavier

Melrose (Memphis, Tenn.) - 2
Chris Jones, Louisville
Markel Crawford, Memphis

Mission Viejo (Calif.) - 2
Kevin Panzer, American
Isaac Neilson, BYU

Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore) - 2
Charlie Jones, American
Kam Williams, Ohio State

Mt. Vernon (N.Y.) - 2
Isaiah Cousins, Oklahoma
Jabarie Hinds, UMass

Naaman Forest (Garland) - 2
Demarcus Holland, Texas
Prince Ibeh, Texas



Northland (Columbus, Ohio) - 2
Jalen Robinson, Dayton
Devon Scott, Dayton

Northwest (Olathe, Kan.) - 2
Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
Shavon Shields, Nebraska

Oldsmar Christian (Fla.) - 2
D.J. Bowles, Wichita State
Dante Holmes, N.C. Central

Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.) - 2
Chris Martin, Mount St. Mary's
DeAndre' Bembry, Saint Joe's

Paul Laurence Dunbar (Lexington, Ky.) - 2
Will Gary, Eastern Kentucky
Tod Lanter, Kentucky

Penn Wood (Lansdowne, Pa.) - 2
Tyree Bynum, Texas Southern
Aaron Brown, Saint Joe's



Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove, Calif.) - 2
Xavier Thames, San Diego State
Arik Armstead, Oregon

Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas) - 2
Zach Peters, Arizona
Julius Randle, Kentucky

Princeton (Cincinnati) - 2
Orlando Williams, Eastern Kentucky
Jordan Sibert, Dayton

Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, N.C.) - 2
Juvonte Reddic, Virginia Commonwealth
Jason Calliste, Oregon

Ravenscroft (Raleigh, N.C.) - 2
Luke Davis, North Carolina
Anton Gill, Louisville

Ridgeway (Memphis, Tenn.) - 2
Tarik Black, Kansas
Sampson Carter, UMass



Riverside University (Milwaukee) - 2
Trinson White, Milwaukee
Phillip Nolan, Connecticut

Rochester (Rochester Hills, Mich.) - 2
Taylor Perry, Western Michigan
James Young, Kentucky

Rock (Gainesville, Fla.) - 2
Scottie Wilbekin, Florida
Joel Embiid, Kansas

Rowlett (Texas) - 2
Nathan Hawkins, Nebraska
Jeffrey Carroll, Oklahoma State

Sagemont (Weston, Fla.) - 2
Egor Koulechov, Arizona State
Vieux Kande, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas) - 2
Ryan McClurg, Texas
Trey Pinkney, Stephen F. Austin



Sexton (Lansing, Mich.) - 2
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State
Clemmons Anthony, Iowa

Sheldon (Sacramento, Calif.) - 2
Dakarai Allen, San Diego State
D'Erryl Williams, San Diego State

Simeon (Chicago) - 2
Jabari Parker, Duke
Kendall Pollard, Dayton

Skyview (Nampa, Idaho) - 2
J.C. Kennedy, Weber State
Kyle Dranginis, Gonzaga

Southeastern (Detroit) - 2
Percy Gibson, Iowa State
Brandan Kearney, Arizona State

St. Augustine (New Orleans) - 2
Javan Felix, Texas
Elridge Moore, University of Louisiana at Lafayette



St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (Delafield, Wis.) - 2
Mario Matasovic, Western Michigan
Jevon Thomas, Kansas State

St. Mark's (Wilmington, Del.) - 2
Tom Allshouse, Delaware
Sean Locke, Delaware

St. Raymond Boys (Bronx, N.Y.) - 2
Devin Brooks, Creighton
Jose Rodriguez, Texas Southern

St. Xavier (Cincinnati) - 2
Erik Stenger, Xavier
Tim Whelan, Xavier

Strongsville (Ohio) - 2
Aaron White, Iowa
Deverin Muff, Eastern Kentucky

Sumner Academy (Kansas City, Kan.) - 2
Davonte Chaney, Texas Southern
Benny Parker, Nebraska



Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) - 2
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
Gabriel Olaseni, Iowa

Taft (Woodland Hills, Calif.) - 2

DeAndre Daniels, Connecticut
Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado

Wando (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) - 2
Dwayne Polee, Westchester (2010)
Dwayne Polee, Westchester (2010)
Photo by Michael Duffy
John Swinton, Wofford
Eric Wagenlander, Wofford

Waterloo West (Iowa) - 2
John Puk, Albany
TrayVonn Wright, North Dakota State

Westchester (Los Angeles) - 2
Jordin Mayes, Arizona
Dwayne Polee II, San Diego State

Westtown (Pa.) - 2
Daniel Ochefu, Villanova
Yilret Yiljep, American

Westwind Prep Academy (Phoenix) - 2
Juwan Moody, N.C. Central
T.K. Edogi, Tulsa
Bo Barnes, Arizona State
Nate Maxey, N.C. Central



Word of God Christian Academy (Raleigh, N.C.) - 2
Josh Newkirk, Pittsburgh
Reggie Groves, N.C. Central

York Prep (New York) - 2
Tor Watts, Connecticut
Shane Richards, Manhattan