Laurinburg Institute is a historic African American preparatory school in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The school was founded in 1904, by Emmanuel Monty and Tinny McDuffie at the request of Booker T. Washington. The school has had a successful men's basketball program in the past, with alumni of the school having competed at the collegiate, international, and professional levels, including in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Notable alumni
Antonio Anderson, NBA playerAntonio Anderson Stats. Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2019. Renaldo Balkman, NBA player Spider Bennett, ABA player Joe Budden, broadcaster, songwriter, and former rapper Draelon Burns, basketball player Wes Covington, MLB player Charlie Davis, NBA playerCharlie Davis Stats. Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2019. Joey Dorsey, NBA player Robert Dozier, PBA player Arvydas Eitutavičius, Lithuanian professional basketball player Mike Evans, NBA player and coach Dizzy Gillespie, musician Chris Johnson, NBA player Sam Jones, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, 10x NBA champion and 5x NBA All-Star Omar Khanani, basketball player Earl "The Goat" Manigault, street basketball player Grachan Moncur III, jazz trombonist Billy Reid, NBA Player Quantez Robertson, BBL player Magnum Rolle, Bahamian professional basketball player Charlie Scott, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, 3x NBA All-Star and NBA champion in 1976 Jimmy Walker, NBA player Chris Washburn, NBA player Dexter Westbrook, ABA player Shawne Williams, NBA player
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