Missouri high schools have produced an amazing number of professional athletes, especially in the last few years. There have always been a large number of baseball players from the Show Me State, but football and basketball are starting to emerge. Here are some of the NBA superstars that spent their formative years in the Show Me State playing at high school gymnasiums across the state.
Ben McLemore
(Wellston High)
Bradley Beal
Chaminade
Brandon Rush
(KC Westport High)
Otto Porter, Jr.
(Scott County Central)
Jayson Tatum
(Chaminade Prep)
Alec Burks
(Grandview High)
Anthony Tolliver
(Springfield Kickapoo)
Jordan Barnett
(CBC High School)
Michael Porter, Jr.
(Tolton Catholic – JC)
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