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The first white American player to come right out of high school to play in the NBA was Robert Swift, who came out of Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, California, in 2004.
While basketball player was in High School is first coach was Jim Jones. Later Jones left to coach elsewhere.
Kwame Brown is an American professional basketball player playing for the Philadelphia 76ers. He was also the first overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards and was the first number one draft pick to be selected straight out of high school.
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Basketball HistoryMoses Malone was the first male player to go straight from high school into the NBA. That is a wrong answer!!!! Darrell Dawkins was the first person to enter the NBA from High School!!Moses Malone was the first person to go from high school to the ABA!!___________________________________________________________Actually, Reggie Harding was the first player to go from high school to the NBA. Reggie was drafted in 1962 by the Detroit Pistons. In 1962 "Chocolate Thunder" was 5 years old and Moses Malone was 7 years old.Reggie Harding was supposed to be the first player to go from high school to the NBA but when he was drafted the NBA rules was that you must wait until one year after you high school class graduated so Reggie had to play Minor Basketball League. Darryl Dawkins was the first person to enter the NBA from High School. Darryl was drafted in the 1975 draft. He was 18 years old.
There was not a first person to play NBA basketball ,ritard, basketball is played in teams.
Of course, the person that invented basketball which was James Naismith.
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