Oso Ighodaro joins small list of Phoenix Suns players from Arizona

Oso Ighodaro returns home.

The Phoenix Suns selected the Marquette big man with the No. 40 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, allowing the Phoenix Desert Vista High product to join a small list of former basketball players from Arizona high schools or prep academy schools who play for the Arizona NBA team.

How small is the list?

When Ighodaro plays in a regular season game for the Suns for the first time, he will be only the eighth Arizona high school graduate to do so for Phoenix.

The first was Bernard Thompson of Phoenix South Mountain. The most recent is Saben Lee, a product of Tempe Corona del Sol.

The most famous? Channing Frye, a product of Phoenix Saint Mary's, and Deandre Ayton, a product of Phoenix Hillcrest Prep.

Take a look at the seven Arizona high school products set to suit up for the Suns, with Ighodaro set to be the eighth in the 2024-25 season.

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Bernard Thompson, Phoenix South Mountain, 1985-88

In three seasons with the Suns, Thompson averaged 6.7 points per game and 2.0 rebounds per game. He played 122 games in Phoenix.

Gerald Brown, Phoenix Carl Hayden, 1998-99

Brown played 33 games for the Suns during the 1998–1999 season, averaging 2.4 points in 7.2 minutes per game.

Channing Frye, Phoenix Saint Mary's, 2009–2014

Frye played 304 games for the Suns and averaged 11.4 points per game and 5.7 rebounds per game during his time in Phoenix.

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Bryce Cotton, Tucson Palo Verde, 2015-16

Cotton played in three games for the Suns, averaging 1.3 points in 11 minutes per game.

Alan Williams, Phoenix North, 2015–2018

In three seasons in Phoenix, Williams averaged 6.4 points per player and 5.7 rebounds per game in 62 games for the Suns.

Deandre Ayton, Phoenix Hillcrest Prep, 2018-2023

Ayton, the Suns' No. 1 overall pick, played in 303 games for Phoenix, scoring 16.7 points per game and grabbing 10.4 rebounds per game.

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Saben Lee, Tempe Corona del Sol, 2022-24

In his two seasons in Phoenix, Lee appeared in 47 games and averaged 4.6 points per game in 11.7 minutes played per game.

Oso Ighodaro, Phoenix Desert Vista 2024-?

The Phoenix Suns selected the former Desert Vista product with the number 40 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

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