In past years, the state of New York has held the title as the “Basketball Mecca” due to the amount of talent that has come from there.
Kenny Anderson, Billy Cunningham, Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, Bob Cousy, Stephon Marbury, Metta World Peace, Bernard King, Mark Jackson and many others were born and raised in the state of New York and ascended to basketball greatness.
Recently, the tides have turned. New York is no longer the home of the best high school talent in basketball. In fact, the state of North Carolina ranks better than New York when it comes to the amount of players recruited by Division I schools.