NBA Draft 2022: Which state had the most high school alumni selected?

Here's a state-by-state (and sometimes country by country) look at all the players picked in the draft.
NBA Draft 2022: Which state had the most high school alumni selected?
NBA Draft 2022: Which state had the most high school alumni selected? /

In 2021 the NBA Draft was all about Florida vs. California in terms of high school alumni picked.

Not so much in 2022. Arizona stepped up as Florida's biggest competitor, and Indiana was close behind.

Most mock drafts had Jabari Smith going No. 1, but Orlando went with O'Dea High School (Washington) product Paolo Banchero.

We looked up where every player drafted competed in their final year of high school basketball (if applicable) and grouped them by state.

Here they all are, grouped by state (or country if outside the U.S.) in alphabetical order, with the high school each player attended and where they were picked in the draft. 

Twenty-two states and nine countries outside the U.S. are represented.

Alabama (1)

JD Davison, Calhoun High School (No. 53 overall to Boston)

Arizona (6)

Shaedon Sharpe, Dream City Christian Academy (No. 7 overall to Portland)

Jalen Williams, Perry High School (No. 12 overall to Oklahoma City)

Dalen Terry, Hillcrest Prep (No. 18 overall to Chicago)

MarJon Beauchamp, Dream City Christian Academy (No. 24 overall to Milwaukee)

TyTy Washington Jr., AZ Compass Prep (No. 29 overall to Memphis, reportedly traded to Minnesota)

Jabari Walker, AZ Compass Prep (No. 57 overall to Portland)

Arkansas (1)

Jaylin Williams, Northside High School (No. 34 overall to Oklahoma City)

Australia (2)

Dyson Daniels (No. 8 overall to New Orleans)

Luke Travers (No. 56 overall to Cleveland)

Brazil (1)

Gui Santos (No. 55 overall to Golden State)

California (3)

Peyton Watson, Long Beach Poly (No. 30 overall to Oklahoma City, traded to Denver)

Christian Koloko, Sierra Canyon (No. 33 overall to Toronto)

Isaiah Mobley, Rancho Christian School (No. 49 overall to Cleveland)

Canada (1)

Bennedict Mathurin (No. 6 overall to Indiana)

Congo (1)

Yannick Nzosa (No. 54 overall to Washington)

Croatia (1)

Karlo Matkovic (No. 52 overall to New Orleans)

Florida (6)

Jalen Duren, Montverde Academy (No. 13 overall to Charlotte, reportedly traded to Detroit)

Mark Williams, IMG Academy (No. 15 overall to Charlotte)

Andrew Nembhard, Montverde Academy (No. 31 overall to Indiana)

Caleb Houstan, Montverde Academy (No. 32 overall to Orlando)

Moussa Diabate, IMG Academy (No. 43 overall to L.A. Clippers)

Josh Minott, St. Andrew's School (No. 45 overall to Charlotte)

France (3)

Ousmane Dieng (No. 11 overall to New York, traded to Oklahoma City)

Ismael Kamagate (No. 46 overall to Detroit, reportedly traded to Denver)

Hugo Besson (No. 58 overall to Indiana, reportedly traded to Milwaukee)

Georgia (2)

Jabari Smith, Sandy Creek High School (No. 3 overall to Houston) 

Walker Kessler, Woodward Academy (No. 22 overall to Memphis, reportedly traded to Minnesota)

Illinois (2)

Max Christie, Rolling Meadows High School (No. 35 overall to L.A. Lakers)

EJ Liddell, Belleville High School-West (No. 41 overall to New Orleans)

Indiana (4)

Jaden Ivey, La Lumiere School (No. 5 overall to Detroit)

Jeremy Sochan, La Lumiere School (No. 9 overall to San Antonio)

Jake LaRavia, Lawrence Central High School (No. 19 overall to Minnesota, reportedly traded to Memphis)

Blake Wesley, Riley High School (No. 25 overall to San Antonio)

Iowa (1)

Keegan Murray, Prairie High School (No. 4 overall to Sacramento)

Italy (2)

Gabriele Procida (No. 36 overall to Portland, reportedly traded to Detroit)

Matteo Spagnolo (No. 50 overall to Minnesota)

Kansas (3)

Christian Braun, Blue Valley Northwest High School (No. 21 overall to Denver)

Kennedy Chandler, Sunrise Christian Academy (No. 38 overall to San Antonio, traded to Memphis)

Kendall Brown, Sunrise Christian Academy (No. 48 overall to Minnesota, reportedly traded to Indiana)

Michigan (1)

Ryan Rollins, Dakota High School (No. 44 overall to Atlanta, reportedly traded to Golden State)

Minnesota (2)

Chet Holmgren, Minnehaha Academy (No. 2 overall to Oklahoma City)

David Roddy, Breck School (No. 23 overall to Philadelphia, traded to Memphis)

Missouri (1)

Ochai Agbaji, Oak Park High School (No. 14 overall to Cleveland)

Nevada (1)

Jaden Hardy, Coronado High School (No. 37 overall to Sacramento, reportedly traded to Dallas)

New York (1)

A.J. Griffin, Archbishop Stepinac (No. 16 overall to Charlotte)

North Carolina (1)

Wendell Moore Jr., Cox Mill High School (No. 26 overall to Dallas, reportedly traded to Minnesota)

Ohio (2)

Malaki Branham, St. Vincent-St. Mary (No. 20 overall to San Antonio)

Vince Williams, St. John's Jesuit (No. 47 overall to Memphis)

Pennsylvania (1)

Tyrese Martin, William Allen High School (No. 51 overall to Golden State, reportedly traded to Atlanta)

Senegal (1)

Khalifa Diop (No. 39 overall to Cleveland)

Serbia (1)

Nikola Jovic (No. 27 overall to Miami)

South Carolina (1)

Bryce McGowens, Wren High School (No. 40 overall to Minnesota, reportedly traded to Charlotte)

Virginia (1)

Trevor Keels, Paul VI Catholic High School (No. 42 overall to New York)

Washington (2)

Paolo Banchero, O'Dea High School (No. 1 overall to Orlando)

Tari Eason, Garfield High School (No. 17 overall to Houston)

Wisconsin (2)

Johnny Davis, La Crosse Central High School (No. 10 overall to Washington)

Patrick Baldwin Jr., Hamilton Sussex High School (No. 28 overall to Golden State)


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