Mississippians in the NBA
| NBA Players | Hometown | College | NBA Team |
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| Jackie Bulter | McComb | McComb H.S. | San Antonio Spurs |
| Erick Dampier | New Hebron | Mississippi State | Dallas Mavericks |
| Ronald Dupree | Biloxi | LSU | Detroit Pistons |
| Monta Ellis | Jackson | Lanier H.S. | Golden State Warriors |
| Othella Harrington | Jackson | Georgetown Univ. | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Lindsey Hunter | Jackson | Jackson State Univ. | Chicago Bulls |
| Al Jefferson | Prentiss | Prentiss H.S. | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Antonio McDyess | Quitman | Univ. of Alabama | San Antonio Spurs |
| Ronald Murray | Shaw | Meridian CC | Chicago Bulls |
| Travis Outlaw | Starkville | Starkville H.S. | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Justin Reed | Jackson | Ole Miss | Houston Rockets |
| Lawrence Roberts | Houston, TX | Mississippi State | Memphis Grizzlies |
| James Singleton | Chicago, IL | Pearl River CC | Washington Wizards |
| Maurice Williams | Jackson | Univ. of Alabama | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Lorenzen Wright | Oxford | Univ. of Memphis | Atlanta Hawks |
Mississippians in the WNBA
| WNBA Players | Hometown | College | WNBA Team |
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| Navonda Moore | Jackson | University of Alabama | Minnesota Lynx |
| Murriel Page | Bay Springs | University of Florida | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Armintie Price | Myrtle | Ole Miss | Atlanta Dream |
| LaToya Thomas | Greenville | Mississippi State | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Tan White | Tupelo | Mississippi State | Connecticut Sun |
| Tamika Whitmore | Tupelo | University of Memphis | Connecticut Sun |
Mississippians Formerly in the WNBA/NBA
| WNBA/NBA Players | Hometown | College | WNBA Team |
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| Ruthie Bolton-Holifield | Lucedale | Auburn University | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Niesa Johnson | Clinton | University of Alabama | Charlotte Sting |
| Clarence Weatherspoon | Crawford | University of Southern Mississippi | Philadelphia 76s |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | Gulfport | LSU | Denver Nuggets |
| James Robinson | Jackson | University of Alabama | Portland Trailblazers |
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