NBA players from Mississippi

34 NBA players on file were born in Mississippi. 2 are on NBA rosters now: Tolu Smith and Alijah Martin. Erick Dampier has played the most NBA seasons of them, 16. 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 Mississippi on rosters now
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsBorn
Tolu SmithDETF2024–20262Bay Saint Louis, MS
Alijah MartinTORG2025–20261Summit, MS

Former NBA players (32)

Former NBA players from Mississippi
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsBorn
Erick DampierC1996–201216Jackson, MS
Antonio McDyessPF1995–201115Quitman, MS
Danny ManningF1988–200315Hattiesburg, MS
Al JeffersonC2004–201814Monticello, MS
Clarence WeatherspoonPF1992–200513Crawford, MS
Mo WilliamsPG2003–201613Jackson, MS
Monta EllisSG2005–201712Jackson, MS
Othella HarringtonPF1996–200812Jackson, MS
Travis OutlawSF2003–201411Starkville, MS
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufG1990–20019Gulfport, MS
Antonio HarveyF1993–20038Pascagoula, MS
Earl BarronC2005–20158Clarksdale, MS
Jonathan BenderSF1999–20108Picayune, MS
Rodney HoodSG2014–20228Meridian, MS
James RobinsonG1993–20017Jackson, MS
Isaiah CanaanG2013–20196Biloxi, MS
Ronald DupreeSF2003–20116Biloxi, MS
Litterial GreenG1992–19995Pascagoula, MS
Sedric ToneyG1985–19945Columbus, MS
Gerald GlassG1990–19964Greenwood, MS
Joe CourtneyF1992–19974Jackson, MS
Jackie ButlerC2004–20073Mccomb, MS
Justin ReedSF2004–20073Jackson, MS
Trey JohnsonSG2008–20123Jackson, MS
Alphonso FordG1993–19952Greenwood, MS
Dee BrownPG2006–20092Jackson, MS
Eric WashingtonF1997–19992Pearl, MS
Malik NewmanG2019–20222Jackson, MS
Melvin BookerG1995–19972Pascagoula, MS
Dwayne WhitfieldF1995–19961Aberdeen, MS
Maurice CarterPG2003–20041Jackson, MS
Tang HamiltonF2001–20021Jackson, MS

Birthplace as ESPN lists it for each player. Most seasons first.

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