NBA players from Mississippi

37 NBA players on file were born in Mississippi. 2 are on NBA rosters now: Alijah Martin and Tolu Smith. Monta Ellis leads them with 14,858 career points. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

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On NBA rosters now (2)

NBA players from Mississippi on rosters now

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Alijah MartinTOR	G	2025–2027	2	32 GP · 103 PTS · 36 REB · 22 AST	Summit, MS
Tolu SmithDET	F	2024–2027	3	23 GP · 76 PTS · 68 REB · 14 AST	Bay Saint Louis, MS

Former NBA players (35)

Former NBA players from Mississippi

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Monta Ellis	SG	2005–2017	12	833 GP · 14,858 PTS · 2,874 REB · 3,856 AST	Jackson, MS
Al Jefferson	C	2004–2018	14	915 GP · 14,343 PTS · 7,690 REB · 1,347 AST	Monticello, MS
Danny Manning	F	1988–2003	15	883 GP · 12,367 PTS · 4,615 REB · 2,063 AST	Hattiesburg, MS
Antonio McDyess	PF	1995–2011	15	1,015 GP · 12,227 PTS · 7,638 REB · 1,300 AST	Quitman, MS
Mo Williams	PG	2003–2016	13	818 GP · 10,759 PTS · 2,264 REB · 3,990 AST	Jackson, MS
Clarence Weatherspoon	PF	1992–2005	13	915 GP · 10,483 PTS · 6,846 REB · 1,346 AST	Crawford, MS
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf	G	1990–2001	9	586 GP · 8,553 PTS · 1,087 REB · 2,079 AST	Gulfport, MS
Erick Dampier	C	1996–2012	16	987 GP · 7,309 PTS · 7,005 REB · 817 AST	Jackson, MS
Larry Smith	PF	1980–1993	13	883 GP · 5,904 PTS · 8,125 REB · 941 AST	Rolling Fork, MS
Travis Outlaw	SF	2003–2014	11	622 GP · 5,273 PTS · 1,974 REB · 514 AST	Starkville, MS
Othella Harrington	PF	1996–2008	12	709 GP · 5,212 PTS · 3,130 REB · 443 AST	Jackson, MS
Rodney Hood	SG	2014–2022	8	448 GP · 4,656 PTS · 1,160 REB · 736 AST	Meridian, MS
Nick Weatherspoon	SF	1973–1980	7	453 GP · 4,086 PTS · 2,232 REB · 418 AST	Greenwood, MS
James Robinson	G	1993–2001	7	381 GP · 2,882 PTS · 660 REB · 715 AST	Jackson, MS
E. C. Coleman	PF	1973–1979	6	357 GP · 2,553 PTS · 2,151 REB · 472 AST	Flora, MS
Isaiah Canaan	G	2013–2019	6	235 GP · 1,913 PTS · 438 REB · 454 AST	Biloxi, MS
Gerald Glass	G	1990–1996	4	201 GP · 1,553 PTS · 512 REB · 298 AST	Greenwood, MS
Jonathan Bender	SF	1999–2010	8	262 GP · 1,453 PTS · 582 REB · 170 AST	Picayune, MS
Eric Washington	F	1997–1999	2	104 GP · 716 PTS · 216 REB · 108 AST	Pearl, MS
Earl Barron	C	2005–2015	8	140 GP · 640 PTS · 492 REB · 63 AST	Clarksdale, MS
Ronald Dupree	SF	2003–2011	6	157 GP · 555 PTS · 339 REB · 100 AST	Biloxi, MS
Justin Reed	SF	2004–2007	3	136 GP · 472 PTS · 186 REB · 68 AST	Jackson, MS
Antonio Harvey	F	1993–2003	8	169 GP · 455 PTS · 339 REB · 49 AST	Pascagoula, MS
Litterial Green	G	1992–1999	5	148 GP · 423 PTS · 75 REB · 182 AST	Pascagoula, MS
Sedric Toney	G	1985–1994	5	112 GP · 409 PTS · 98 REB · 235 AST	Columbus, MS
Jackie Butler	C	2004–2007	3	69 GP · 343 PTS · 205 REB · 30 AST	Mccomb, MS
Joe Courtney	F	1992–1997	4	96 GP · 264 PTS · 140 REB · 27 AST	Jackson, MS
Melvin Booker	G	1995–1997	2	32 GP · 166 PTS · 38 REB · 74 AST	Pascagoula, MS
Dee Brown	PG	2006–2009	2	68 GP · 140 PTS · 69 REB · 119 AST	Jackson, MS
Trey Johnson	SG	2008–2012	3	23 GP · 59 PTS · 20 REB · 15 AST	Jackson, MS
Maurice Carter	PG	2003–2004	1	10 GP · 42 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST	Jackson, MS
Dwayne Whitfield	F	1995–1996	1	8 GP · 40 PTS · 25 REB · 2 AST	Aberdeen, MS
Alphonso Ford	G	1993–1995	2	11 GP · 35 PTS · 20 REB · 10 AST	Greenwood, MS
Tang Hamilton	F	2001–2002	1	9 GP · 20 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST	Jackson, MS
Malik Newman	G	2019–2022	2	2 GP · 10 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST	Jackson, MS

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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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