All-Time Philadelphia NBA/ABA Team

    This team represents Ted Silary's opinion of the best NBA-ABA players from high schools in Philadelphia's three city leagues (Public, Catholic, Inter-Ac) through the 2013-14 season.
    A complete list of Philly's NFL-AFL players is here, along with "closest corner" info (shows where they lived while in high school).
    Most statistical information on the players' pro careers was researched on www.basketball-reference.com.

FIRST TEAM
(Three Frontcourt Players Followed by Two Backcourt Players)

Wilt Chamberlain F
Overbrook / Kansas
Teams: Warriors, 1960-65; 76ers, 1965-68; Lakers, 1969-73.
All-Star Game: 13 times.
All-NBA: First team seven times; second team three times.
Notes: Considered by many the best player in NBA history . . . Averaged
30.1 points, 22.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists . . . Best scoring average: 50.4
in 1962 . . . Averaged 22.5 points in 160 playoffs . . . Played in 1,045 games
. . . Won NBA title with 76ers in '67 and Lakers in '72 . . . Listed among
Top 50 all-time players in '96 . . . Hall of Fame inductee.

Paul Arizin F
La Salle / Villanova
Teams: Warriors, 1951-52/55-62 (served in Marines, 1953-54).
All-Star Game: Nine times.
All-NBA: First team three times; second team once.
Notes: Averaged 22.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists . . . Best scoring
average: 26.4 in 1959 . . . Averaged 24.2 points in 49 playoffs . . . Played in
713 games . . . Won NBA title with Warriors in '56 . . . Listed among Top 50
all-time players in '96 . . . Hall of Fame inductee . . . (Never played varsity
at La Salle High)

Larry Foust F
South Catholic / La Salle
Teams: Pistons, 1951-57; Lakers, 1958-60; Hawks, 1960-62.
All-Star Game: Seven times (six; unable to play due to injury in '52)
All-NBA: First team once; second team once.
Notes: Averaged 13.7 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists . . . Best scoring
average: 17.0 in 1955 . . . Averaged 12.4 points in 73 playoffs . . . Played in
817 games.

Earl Monroe B
John Bartram / Winston-Salem
Teams: Bullets, 1968-72; Knicks, 1972-80.
All-Star Game: Three times.
All-NBA: First team once.
Notes: Averaged 18.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists . . . Best scoring
average: 25.8 in 1969 . . . Averaged 17.9 points in 82 playoffs . . . Played in
926 games . . . Won NBA title with Knicks in '73 . . . Listed among Top 50
all-time players in '96 . . . Hall of Fame inductee.

Tom Gola B
La Salle / La Salle
Teams: Warriors 1956/1958-63; Knicks, 1963-66 (served in Army, 1957).
All-Star Game: Four times.
All-NBA: Second team once.
Notes: Averaged 11.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists . . . Best scoring
average: 15.0 in 1960 . . . Averaged 11.1 points in 39 playoffs . . . Played in
698 games . . . Won NBA title with Warriors in '56 . . . Hall of Fame inductee.

SECOND TEAM
(Three Frontcourt Players Followed by Two Backcourt Players)

Rasheed Wallace F
Gratz / North Carolina
Teams: Bullets, 1996; Trail Blazers, 1997-2004; Hawks, 2004; Pistons,
2004-09; Celtics, 2010; Knicks, 2013.
All-Star Game: Four times.
All-NBA: None.
Notes: Averaged 14.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists . . . Best scoring
average: 19.3 in 2002 . . . Averaged 13.5 points in 177 playoffs . . . Played
in 1,109 games.

Ray Scott F
West Philadelphia / Portland (drafted out of Eastern Basketball League)
Teams: Pistons, 1962-67; Bullets, 1967-70; Squires in ABA, 1971-72.
All-Star Game: None.
All-NBA: None.
Notes: Averaged a combined 14.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in the
two leagues . . . Best scoring average: 17.9 in 1966 . . . Averaged 13.8 points
in 48 combined playoffs . . . Played in 811 combined games.

Jim Washington F
West Catholic / Villanova
Teams: Hawks, 1966; Bulls, 1967-69; 76ers, 1970-72; Hawks, 1972-75;
Braves, 1975-76.
All-Star Game: None.
All-NBA: None.
Notes: Averaged 10.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists . . . Best scoring
average: 14.0 in 1969 . . . Averaged 8.8 points in 42 playoffs . . . Played in
774 games.

Guy Rodgers B
Northeast / Temple
Teams: Warriors, 1959-66; Bulls, 1967-68; Royals, 1968; Bucks, 1969-70.
All-Star Game: Three times.
All-NBA: None.
Notes: Averaged 11.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.8 assists . . . Best scoring
average: 18.6 in 1966 . . . Averaged 11.0 in 46 playoffs . . . Played in 892
games.

Cuttino "Cat" Mobley
Cardinal Dougherty / Rhode Island
Teams: Rockets, 1999-2004; Magic, 2005; Kings, 2006-09.
All-Star Game: None.
All-NBA: None.
Notes: Averaged 16.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists . . . Best scoring
average: 21.7 in 2002 . . . Averaged 12.8 in 26 playoffs . . . Played in 747
games.

THIRD TEAM
(Two Frontcourt Players Followed by Three Backcourt Players)

Wayne Hightower F
Overbrook / Kansas
Teams: Warriors, 1963-65; Bullets, 1965-67; Pistons, 1967; Rockets in ABA,
1968-69; Stars, 1970-71; Chaparrals, 1971; Cougars, 1972.
All-Star Game: None.
All-NBA/ABA: None.
Notes: Averaged a combined 11.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists . . .
Best scoring average: 18.1 in 1970 . . . Averaged 10.0 points in 38 combined
playoffs . . . Played in 565 combined games.

Lionel Simmons F
Southern / La Salle
Teams: Kings, 1991-97.
All-Star Game: None.
All-NBA: None.
Notes: Averaged 12.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists . . . Best scoring
average: 18.0 in 1991 . . . Averaged 9.5 in four playoffs . . . Played in 454
games.

Walt Hazzard B
(Later known as Mahdi Abdul-Rahman)
Overbrook / UCLA
Teams: Lakers, 1965-67; SuperSonics, 1968; Hawks, 1969-71; Braves, 1972-73;
Warriors, 1973; SuperSonics, 1974.
All-Star Game: Once.
All-NBA: None.
Notes: Averaged 12.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists . . . Best scoring
average: 24.0 in 1968 . . . Averaged 11.8 in 58 playoffs . . . Played in 724
games.

Fred "Mad Dog" Carter B
Ben Franklin / Mount St. Mary's
Teams: Bullets, 1970-72; 76ers, 1972-77; Bucks, 1977.
All-Star Game: None.
All-NBA: None
Notes: Averaged 15.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists . . . Best scoring
average: 21.9 in 1975 . . . Averaged 15.9 in 28 playoffs . . . Played in 611
games.

Jerome "Pooh" Richardson B
Ben Franklin / UCLA
Teams: Timberwolves, 1990-92; Pacers, 1993-94; Clippers, 1995-99.
All-Star Game:
All-NBA: None.
Notes: Averaged 11.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists . . . Best scoring
average: 17.1 in 1991 . . . Averaged 3.5 in six playoffs . . . Played in 639
games.

Best of the rest

Gene Banks, F, West Philadelphia, Duke, 1982-87, Spurs/Bulls,
11.3 points/5.8 rebounds/2.9 assists.

Mike Bantom, F, Roman, St. Joseph's, 1974-82, Suns/SuperSonics/
Knicks/Pacers/76ers, 12.1 points/6.4 rebounds/2.3 assists.

Ernie Beck, F, West Catholic, Penn, 1954-61, Warriors/Hawks/Nats,
6.3 points/3.2 rebounds/1.8 assists.

Michael Brooks, F, West Catholic, La Salle, 1981-84/1987-88, Clippers/
Pacers/Rockets, 12.8 points/6.3 rebounds/2.6 assists.

Joe Bryant, F, Bartram, La Salle, 1976-1983, 76ers/Clippers/Rockets,
8.7 points/4.0 rebounds/1.7 assists.

Rasual Butler, B, Roman, La Salle, 2003-12/2014, Heat/Hornets/Clippers/
Bulls/Raptors, 7.8 points/2.4 rebounds/0.8 assists.

Mike Gale, B, Overbrook, Elizabeth City, 1972-82, Colonels (ABA)/
Nets (ABA)/Spurs (ABA)/Spurs/Trail Blazers/Warriors, 7.4 points/2.5
rebounds/4.3 assists.

Matt Guokas Jr., B, St. Joseph's Prep, St. Joseph's, 1967-76, Warriors/
Bulls/Kings/Rockets/Braves/Bulls/Kings, 5.8 points/2.0 rebounds/3.0
assists.

Gerald Henderson, B, Episcopal, Duke, 2009-14, Bobcats, 12.0 points/
3.4 rebounds/2.0 assists.

Marc Jackson, F, Roman, Temple, 2001-07, Warriors/Timberwolves/
76ers/Nets/Hornets, 8.4 points/4.3 rebounds/0.8 assists.

Ollie Johnson, F, Southern, Temple, 1973-82, Trail Blazers/Jazz/Kings/
Hawks/Bulls/76ers, 7.7 points/3.3 rebounds/1.8 assists.

Wali Jones, B, Overbrook, Villanova, 1965-73/1975-76; Bullets/76ers/
Bucks/Stars (ABA)/Pistons/76ers, 10.1 rebounds/2.3 rebounds/3.2 assists.

Lewis "Black Magic" Lloyd, B, Overbrook, Drake, 1982-87/1990,
Warriors/Rockets/76ers, 13.2 points/3.1 rebounds/2.9 assists.

Kyle Lowry, B, Dougherty, Villanova, 2007-14, Grizzles/Rockets/Raptors,
11.7 points/3.8 rebounds/5.4 assists.

Aaron McKie, B, Gratz, Temple, 1995-2007, Trail Blazers/Pistons/76ers/
Lakers, 7.4 points/3.3 rebounds/2.7 assists.

Ronald "Flip" Murray, B, Strawberry Mansion, Shaw, 2003-10, Bucks/
SuperSonics/Cavaliers/Pistons/Pacers/Hawks/Bobcats/Bulls, 9.9 points/
2.1 rebounds/2.3 assists.

Doug Overton, B, Dobbins, La Salle, 1993-2002/2004, Bullets/Nuggets/
76ers/Magic/Nets/Celtics/Nets/Hornets/Clippers/Nets, 4.5 points/1.3
rebounds/2.1 assists.

Malik Rose, F, Overbrook, Drexel, 1997-2009, Hornets/Spurs/Knicks/
Thunder, 6.2 points/4.1 rebounds/0.8 assists.

Tom "Trooper" Washington, F, Edison, Cheyney, 1968-73, all in ABA,
Pipers/Stars/Floridians/Nets, 10.6 points/10.0 rebounds/2.4 assists.

Alvin Williams, B, Germantown Academy, Villanova, 1998-2004/2006-07,
Trail Blazers/Raptors/Clippers, 9.0 points/2.5 rebounds/4.1 assists.