So, without further ado, here's my big ass list of some notable (or random bums like Matt Bonner, sicne basically no one else came out of that state) players by state:
ALABAMA: Charles Barkley, Derrick Coleman, Jeff Malone, Gerald Wallace, Theo Ratliff, Wesley Person, Robert Horry, John Drew, Larry Kenon, Chuck Person
ALASKA: Carlos Boozer
ARIZONA: Sean Elliot, Paul Silas
ARKANSAS: Scottie Pippen, Joe Johnson, Sydney Moncrief, Corliss Williamson, Fat Lever, Michael Cage, Joe Barry Carroll, Bryant Reeves, Fred Jones
CALIFORNIA: Gilbert Arenas, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Reggie Miller, Isaiah Rider, Gary Payton, Jason Kidd, Keith Van Horn, Kevin Johnson, Reggie Theus, Bill Walton, Tayshaun Prince, Tyson Chandler, Kyle Korver, Drew Gooden, Andre Miller, Dennis Johnson, DeShawn Stevenson, Paul Westphal, Josh Childress, Baron Davis, Richard Jefferson, Jamaal Wilkes, Cliff Robinson, Michael Cooper
COLORADO: Chauncey Billups, Eddie Gill, Darrick Martin
CONNECTICUT: Ryan Gomes, Marcus Camby, Calvin Murphy, Charles Smith, Rick Mahorn, Courtney Alexander
DELAWARE: Joey Graham, Stephen Graham
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Adrian Dantley, Elgin Baylor, Walt Williams, Dave Bing, Delonte West, Sherman Douglas, Kermit Washington, Roger Mason, Tim Legler
FLORIDA: Vince Carter, Mitch Richmond, David Robinson, Tracy McGrady, Artis Gilmore, Amare Stoudemire, Eddie Jones, Dee Brown, Darryl Dawkins, Eddie Johnson, Udonis Haslem, Marquis Daniels, Vernon Maxwell, Anthony Mason, Chucky Atkins, Jumaine Jones, Trevor Ariza, Keyon Dooling, Steve Blake, James Jones, Reggie Evans
GEORGIA: World B. Free, Walt Frazier, Shareef Abdur Rahim, Josh Smith, Dwight Howard, Mike Mitchell, Horace Grant, Louis Williams
HAWAII: Cedric Ceballos
IDAHO: Luke Ridnour
ILLINOIS: Dwyane Wade, Isiah Thomas, George Mikan, Shawn Marion, Tim Hardaway, Antoine Walker, Eddie Johnson, Michael Finley, Juwan Howard, Corey Maggette, Jff Hornacek, Andre Iguodala, Eddy Curry, Laphonso Ellis, Darius Miles, Sean May, Red Kerr, Maurice Cheeks, Bobby Simmons, Jack Sikma, Tony Allen, Luther Head, Shaun Livingston, Nazr Mohammed, Mark Agguire, Hersey Hawkins
INDIANA: Glenn Robinson, Larry Bird, Zach Randolph, George McInnis, Shawn Kemp, Bonzi Wells, Brad Miller, Scott Skiles, Jared Jeffries, Walter McCarty, Greg Oden
IOWA: Kirk Hinrich, Raef LaFrentz, Nick Collison, Ryan Bowen, Patrick O'Bryant
KANSAS: Alvan Adams, Byron Houston, Arian Griffin, Maurice Evans, Earl Watson, Larry Drew, Wayne Simien
KENTUCKY: Dave Cowens, Allan Houston, Rex Chapman, Darrell Griffith, Derek Anderson, Wes Unseld, Greg Buckner, Rajon Rondo, Melvin Turpin
LOUISIANA: Karl Malone, Elvin Hayes, Bob Pettit, Clyde Drexler, Rashard Lewis, Jimmy Jones, Orlando Woolridge, Danny Granger, Robert Parish, Bill Russell, Steve Jones, Bobby Phills, Marquees Johnson, Willis Reed, Avery Johnson, Paul Millsap, Tyrus Thomas, Brandon Bass, Chris Duhon, Joe Dumars
MAINE: Jeff Turner
MARYLAND: Kevin Durant, Steve Francis, Sam Cassell, Rudy Gay, Jarrett Jack, Reggie Williams, Muggsy Bogues, Josh Boone, Quintin Daley, Dennis Scott
MASSACHUSETTS: Vinny Del Negro, Bill Laimbeer, Matt Geiger, Dana Barros
MICHIGAN: Chris Webber, Glen Rice, Magic Johnson, Jason Richardson, Morris Peterson, Rudy Tomjanovich, Jalen Rose, Kenyon Martinm, Don Nelson, Chris Kaman, Marcus Fizer, Charlie Bell, Maurice Taylor, Eddie Robinson, Mateen Cleaves, Jay Vincent
MINNESOTA: Kevin McHale, Joel Pryzbilla, Kris Humphries, Troy Bell
MISSISSIPPI: Spencer Haywood, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Danny Manning, Monta Ellis, Maurice Williams, Al Jefferson, Erick Dampier, Travis Outlaw, Antonio McDyess
MISSOURI: Larry Hughes, Jo Jo White, Tyron Lue, David Lee, Kareem Rush
MONTANA: Larry Krystkowiak, Phil Jackson
NEBRASKA: Fred Hoiberg, Bob Boozer
NEVADA: Marcus Banks, Ricky Davis, Greg Anthony, Pat Garrity
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Matt Bonner
NEW JERSEY: Rick Barry, Shaquille O'Neal, Tommy Heinsohn, Tim Thomas, Troy Murphy, JR Smith, Kelly Tripucka, Dajuan Wagner, Randy Foye, Jay Williams, David West, Mike Bibby, Brevin Knight, Dennis Rodman, Andrew Bynum, Dahtnay Jones
NEW MEXICO: Bill Bridges
NEW YORK: Carmelo Anthony, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julius Erving, Bernard King, Jamal Mashburn, Stephon Marbury, Lamar Odom, Jamal Tinsley, Tiny Archibald, Elton Brand, Bob Lanier, Lenny Wilkins, Bob Cousy, Conny Hawkins, Chris Mullin, Dolph Schayes, Ron Artest, Christian Laettner, Roy Tarpley, Kenny Anderson, Charlie Villanueva, Mike James, Tom Gugliotta, Rod Strickland, Vinnie Johnson, Sam Perkins, Gus Williams, Channing Frye, Speedy Claxton, Mark Blount, Mike Dunleavy, Etan Thomas, Ike Diogu, George Thomspon
NORTH CAROLINA: Bob McAdoo, David Thompson, Buck Williams, Walt Bellamy, Brad Daugherty, Cedric Maxwell, Bobby Jones, Lou Hudson, Jerry Stackhouse, Sam Jones, Chris Paul, Chris Wilcox, Rashad McCants, Darrell Armstrong, Henry Bibby, Damien Wilkins, Josh Howard
NORTH DAKOTA: Mark Landsberger
OHIO: LeBron James, John Havlicek, Michael Redd, Nate Thurmond, Ron Harper, Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, Kevin Martin, Kerry Kittles, Jim Paxson, Norm Van Lier, Brian Grant, Charles Oakley, James Posey, Antonio Daniels
OKLAHOMA: Antoine Carr, John Starks, Mark Price, Shelden Williams, Stacey King, Ron Boone, Wayman Tisdale
OREGON: Damon Stoudemire, Terrell Brandon, Luke Jackson, Ronnie Brewer, AC Green, Danny Ainge, Mike Newlin
PENNSYLVANIA: Pete Maravich, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Paul Arizin, Earl Monroe, Rip Hamilton, Cuttino Mobley, Rasheed Wallace, Maurice Lucas, Jameer Nelson, Sam Bowie, Ronald Murray, Bob Sura, Hakim Warrick, Eddie Griffin, Walt Szczerbiak, John Salmons
RHODE ISLAND: Marvin Barnes
SOUTH CAROLINA: Raymond Felton, Jermaine O'Neal, Xavier McDaniel, Kevin Garnett, Alex English, Kwame Brown, Mikki Moore, Larry Nance, Michael Dickerson
SOUTH DAKOTA: Mike Miller
TENNESSEE: Oscar Robertson, Penny Hardaway, Ron Mercer, Tony Delk, Shawne Williams, Rodney Carney, Marcus Haislip, Qyntel Woods, Campy Russell, Popeye Jones
TEXAS: Larry Johnson, Chris Bosh, Grant Hill, Ricky Pierce, Stephen Jackson, Emeka Okafor, Desmond Mason, Mike Dunleavy Jr, LaMarcus Aldridge, Desmond Mason, David Wesley, TJ Ford, Kurt Thomas, Spud Webb, Gerald Green, Michael Williams, Kendrick Perkins, Jeff Foster, Brian Skinner
UTAH: Byron Scott, Tom Chambers, Devin Brown, Scott Pollard, Fred Roberts
VERMONT: None
VIRGINIA: Allen Iverson, Moses Malone, Alonzo Mourning, Ralph Sampson, Bryant Stith, Dell Curry, Joe Smith, Jimmy Walker, Keith Boagns, Jerome Kersey
WASHINGTON: Brandon Roy, Jamal Crawford, Jason Terry, Nate Robinson, Doug Christie, Marvin Williams, Martell Webster, John Stockton, Spencer Hawes, James Edwards
WEST VIRGINIA: Hal Greer, Jerry West, Jason Williams, Deron Williams, Rod Thorn, Mike D'Antoni, Tamar Slay
WISCONSIN: Fred Brown, Caron Butler, Latrell Sprewell, Devin Harris, Terry Porter, Chris Mihm
WYOMING: Adam Morrison
I thought it was interesting when I started this post, but about 2 hours later now after finally compiling that massive list. This doesn't seem so fun. Burn out.
Anyway check out some of the great looking All-State teams you could form with these (I know some players are out of position)...
New York:
C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
PF - Elton Brand
SF - Julius Erving
SG - Michael Jordan
PG - Bob Cousy
California:
C - Bill Walton
PF - Tyson Chandler
SF - Paul Pierce
SG - Ray Allen
PG - Jason Kidd
Pennsylvania:
C - Wilt Chamberlain
PF - Rasheed Wallace
SF - Rip Hamilton
SG - Kobe Bryant
PG - Pete Maravich
Florida:
C - David Robinson
PF - Amare Stoudemire
SF - Tracy McGrady
SG - Vince Carter
PG - Dee Brown
Illinois:
C - George Mikan
PF - Shawn Marion
SF - Andre Iguodala
SG - Dwyane Wade
PG - Isiah Thomas
