| LONG ISLAND PLAYERS WHO PLAYED IN THE NBA (THROUGH 2026) | ||||||||
| Name | Years Played | High School | Class | College | Draft Year | Round | Pick | Draft Team |
| *VJ Edgecombe | 1 | LI Lutheran | 2023 | Baylor | 2025 | 1 | 3 | Philafelphia 76ers |
| *Ryan Dunn | 2 | LI Lutheran | 2021 | Virginia | 2024 | 1 | 28 | Phoenix Suns |
| *Jonathan Kuminga | 4 | Our Savior New America | 2019 | N/A | 2021 | 1 | 7 | Golden State Warriors |
| *Tobias Harris | 14 | Half Hollow Hills West | 2010 | Tennessee | 2011 | 1 | 19 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Danny Green | 14 | St. Mary's | 2005 | North Carolina | 2009 | 2 | 46 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| A.J. Price | 7 | Amityville | 2004 | Connecticut | 2009 | 2 | 52 | Indiana Pacers |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 10 | Cold Spring Harbor | 1995 | Miami (Ohio) | 1999 | 1 | 6 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Mike James | 12 | Amityville | 1993 | Duquesne | 1998 | Undrafted | - | N/A |
| Zendon Hamilton | 6 | Sewnahaka | 1994 | St. John's | 1998 | Undrafted | - | N/A |
| Tom Gugliotta | 12 | Whitman | 1988 | North Carolina State | 1992 | 1 | 6 | Washington Bullets |
| Shelton Jones | 1 | Amityville | 1984 | St. John's | 1988 | 2 | 27 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Billy Donovan | 1 | St. Agnes | 1983 | Providence | 1987 | 3 | 68 | Utah Jazz |
| A.J. Wynder | 1 | St. Agnes | 1981 | Fairfield | 1987 | Undrafted | - | N/A |
| Tim Kempton | 8 | St. Dominic | 1982 | Notre Dame | 1986 | 6 | 124 | San Diego Clippers |
| Bill Wennington | 13 | LI Lutheran | 1981 | St. John's | 1985 | 1 | 16 | Dallas Mavericks |
| James Rowinski | 2 | Syosset | 1979 | Purdue | 1984 | 4 | 86 | Utah Jazz |
| Derrick Rowland | 1 | Brentwood | 1977 | SUNY Potsdam | 1981 | 10 | 211 | Denver Nuggets |
| Frank Brickowski | 12 | Locust Valley | 1977 | Penn State | 1981 | 3 | 57 | New York Knicks |
| Howard Wood | 1 | East Hampton | 1978 | Tennessee | 1981 | 2 | 27 | Utah Jazz |
| Jeff Ruland | 8 | Sachem | 1977 | Iona | 1980 | 2 | 25 | Golden State Warriors |
| Jim Graziano | 0 | Farmingdale | 1976 | South Carolina | 1980 | 9 | 184 | Denver Nuggets |
| Reggie Carter | 2 | LI Lutheran | 1975 | St. John's | 1979 | 2 | 27 | New York Knicks |
| Marc Iavaroni | 7 | Plainview JFK | 1974 | Virginia | 1978 | 3 | 55 | New York Knicks |
| Toby Knight | 4 | Port Jefferson | 1973 | Notre Dame | 1977 | 2 | 32 | New York Knicks |
| Mitch Kupchak | 10 | Brentwood | 1972 | North Carolina | 1976 | 1 | 13 | Washington Bullets |
| ****Al Skinner | 6 | Malverne | 1970 | Massachusetts | 1974 | 9 | 160 | Boston Celtics |
| Dennis DuVal | 2 | Westbury | 1970 | Syracuse | 1974 | 2 | 30 | Washington Bullets |
| Foots Walker | 10 | Southampton | 1970 | West Georgia | 1974 | 3 | 38 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Phil Hankinson | 2 | Great Neck | 1969 | Pennsylvania | 1973 | 2 | 35 | Boston Celtics |
| ***Julius Erving | 16 | Roosevelt | 1968 | Massachusetts | 1972 | 1 | 12 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Bill Chamberlain | 2 | LI Lutheran | 1968 | North Carolina | 1972 | 3 | 43 | Golden State Warriors |
| Tom Riker | 3 | St. Dominic | 1968 | South Carolina | 1972 | 1 | 8 | New York Knicks |
| Brian Mahoney | 1 | St. Agnes | 1967 | Manhattan | 1971 | 5 | 69 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Jeff Halliburton | 2 | Malverne | 1967 | Drake | 1971 | 3 | 39 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Randy Smith | 12 | Bellport | 1967 | Buffalo | 1971 | 7 | 104 | Buffalo Braves |
| **Joe DePre | 2 | Westbury | 1966 | St. John's | 1970 | 2 | 29 | Phoenix Suns |
| Jim Hayes | 1 | St. Agnes | 1966 | Boston University | 1970 | 3 | 47 | Detroit Pistons |
| Jim Kissane | 1 | Chaminade | 1964 | Boston College | 1968 | 5 | 55 | Cincinnati Royals |
| *****Art Heyman | 6 | Oceanside | 1958 | Duke | 1963 | 1 | 1 | New York Knicks |
| **Larry Brown | 7 | Long Beach | 1958 | North Carolina | 1963 | 7 | 55 | Baltimore Bullets |
| Connie Dierking | 12 | Valley Stream Central | 1954 | Cincinnati | 1958 | 1 | 5 | Syracuse Nationals |
| Bill Thieben | 2 | Sayville | 1952 | Hofstra | 1956 | 3 | 22 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| Ronnie MacGilvray | 1 | Sewnahaka | 1948 | St. John's | 1952 | 4 | 38 | Rochester Royals |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | 6 | Oceanside | 1945 | Colgate | 1949 | 3 | 32 | New York Knicks |
| Joe Mullaney | 1 | Chaminade | 1943 | Holy Cross | 1949 | 3 | 28 | Boston Celtics |
| Carl Braun | 13 | Garden City | 1945 | Colgate | 1947 | Undrafted | - | N/A |
| George Nostrand | 4 | Uniondale | 1940 | High Point/Wyoming | 1945 | Undrafted | - | N/A |
| Dick Murphy | 1 | St. Agnes | 1939 | Manhattan | 1943 | Undrafted | - | N/A |
| * Active player | ||||||||
| ** Played only in the ABA | ||||||||
| *** Years played include 5 years in the ABA | ||||||||
| **** Years played include 2 years in the ABA | ||||||||
| ***** Years played include 3 years in the ABA | ||||||||