Where every player in the NBA conference finals attended high school

Centennial, Northside and Wagner are the only high schools with multiple players represented in the league's final four.

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By Jordan Divens

May 18, 2026, 12:30pm

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Following Cleveland's blowout victory over Detroit in game seven Sunday, the NBA conference finals are set. Oklahoma City faces San Antonio in the Western Conference and the Cavaliers take on New York in the Eastern Conference.

The NBA has seen a strong influx of international talent with each of the last eight MVPs being foreign born. However, 61 of the 72 players representing teams in the conference finals played high school basketball in the United States.

The most notable player, back-to-back MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, was born in Canada before moving to the United States to play at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.) alongside his cousin Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who recently won Most Improved Player with the Atlanta Hawks.

Three schools feature multiple players in the conference finals. Centennial (Corona, Calif.) products Jared McCain (Thunder) and Carter Bryant (Spurs) will go head-to-head in the West. Isaiah Joe and Jaylin Williams of Northside (Fort Smith, Ark.) both play for the defending champion Thunder while Wagner (San Antonio, Texas) has alums Jordan Clarkson and Kevin McCullar Jr. on the Knicks.

Read on for a complete look at where every conference finalist went to high school.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Jarrett Allen, St. Stephen's Episcopal (Austin, Texas)

Thomas Bryant, Huntington Prep (Huntington, W.Va.)

Keon Ellis, Leesburg (Fla.)

Tristan Enaruna, Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah)

James Harden, Artesia (Lakewood, Calif.)

Sam Merrill, Bountiful (Utah)

Riley Minex, Vero Beach (Fla.)

Donovan Mitchell, Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.)

Evan Mobley, Rancho Christian (Temecula, Calif.)

Larry Nance Jr., Revere (Richfield, Ohio)

Craig Porter Jr., Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute, Ind.)

Tyrese Proctor, Australia

Olivier Sarr, France

Dennis Schroder, Germany

Max Strus, Stagg (Palos Hills, Ill.)

Nae'Qwan Tomlin, Urban Assembly (N.Y.)

Jaylon Tyson, John Paul II (Plano, Texas)

Dean Wade, St. John (St. John, Kan.)

New York Knicks

Jose Alvarado, Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.)

O.G. Anunoby, Jefferson City (Jefferson City, Mo.)

Mikal Bridges, Great Valley (Malvern, Pa.)

Jalen Brunson, Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.)

Jordan Clarkson, Wagner (San Antonio, Texas)

Pacome Dadiet, France

Mohamed Diawara, Boys' Latin Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Josh Hart, Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)

Ariel Hukporti, Germany

Trey Jemison, Hoover (Ala.)

Dillon Jones, Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)

Tyler Kolek, St. George's (Middletown, R.I.)

Miles McBride, Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Kevin McCullar Jr., Wagner

Mitchell Robinson, Chalmette (La.)

Landry Shamet, Park Hill (Kansas City, Mo.)

Jeremy Sochan, La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.)

Karl-Anthony Towns, St. Joseph (Metuchen, N.J.)

Oklahoma City Thunder

Brooks Barnhizer, Jefferson (Lafayette, Ind.)

Branden Carlson, Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)

Alex Caruso, A&M Consolidated (College Station, Texas)

Luguentz Dort, Conrad Academy (Orlando, Fla.)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Isaiah Hartenstein, Germany

Chet Holmgren, Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis, Minn.)

Isaiah Joe, Northside (Fort Smith, Ark.)

Jared McCain, Centennial (Corona, Calif.)

Ajay Mitchell, Belgium

Payton Sandfort, Waukee (Iowa)

Thomas Sorber, Archbishop Ryan (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Nikola Topic, Serbia

Cason Wallace, Richardson (Texas)

Aaron Wiggins, Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.)

Jalen Williams, Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.)

Jaylin Williams, Northside

Kenrich Williams, University (Waco, Texas)

San Antonio Spurs

Harrison Barnes, Ames (Iowa)

Bismack Biyombo, Democratic Republic of Congo

Carter Bryant, Centennial

Stephon Castle, Newton (Covington, Ga.)

Julian Champagnie, Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

De'Aaron Fox, Cypress Lakes (Katy, Texas)

Dylan Harper, Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)

Harrison Ingram, St. Mark's (Dallas, Texas)

Keldon Johnson, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)

David Jones Garcia, Teays Valley Christian (Scott Depot, W. Va.)

Luke Kornet, Liberty Christian (Argyle, Texas)

Jordan McLaughlin, Etiwanda (Calif.)

Emanuel Miller, Prolific Prep (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Kelly Olynyk, British Columbia

Mason Plumlee, Christ School (Arden, N.C.)

Devin Vassell, Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Ga.)

Lindy Waters III, Norman North (Norman, Okla.)

Victor Wembanyama, France

Where every player in the NBA conference finals attended high school

Centennial, Northside and Wagner are the only high schools with multiple players represented in the league's final four.

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