NBA players from Canton, Ohio

6 NBA players on file were born in Canton, Ohio. 2 are on NBA rosters now: CJ McCollum and Darryn Peterson. CJ McCollum leads them with 17,001 career points. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

On NBA rosters now (2)

NBA players from Canton, Ohio on rosters now

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career
CJ McCollumATL	G	2013–2027	14	875 GP · 17,001 PTS · 3,153 REB · 3,345 AST
Darryn PetersonUTAH	G	2026–2027	1	10 GP · 148 PTS · 40 REB · 38 AST

Former NBA players (4)

Former NBA players from Canton, Ohio

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career
Eric Snow	PG	1995–2008	13	846 GP · 5,791 PTS · 2,141 REB · 4,245 AST
Kosta Koufos	C	2008–2019	11	686 GP · 3,913 PTS · 3,452 REB · 359 AST
Keith McLeod	PG	2003–2007	4	200 GP · 1,105 PTS · 268 REB · 536 AST
Michael Hawkins	G	1996–2001	4	75 GP · 132 PTS · 68 REB · 117 AST

Birthplace as ESPN lists it for each player. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.

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