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NBA Points by U.S. State - with a Map (Top 3 Scorers per State)

Listed below are the the top 3 scorers from each U.S. state and Washington DC based upon total points in their NBA & ABA careers. Given the player names and number of points, can you name the state? A correct guess will fill that state in on the map.
Based on state of birth for each player
Updated through the end of the 2025-26 season, per Basketball Reference
The source includes points from the NBA (1949-2024) and ABA (1967-1976)
Players in bold were active through the end of the 2025-26 season
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Players (Points)
Total Points
Birth State
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387); Michael Jordan (32,292); Julius Erving (30,026)
100,705
New York
LeBron James (43,440); Stephen Curry (26,528); John Havlicek (26,395)
96,363
Ohio
Karl Malone (36,928); Elvin Hayes (27,313); Robert Parish (23,334)
87,575
Louisiana
James Harden (29,339); Russell Westbrook (27,176); DeMar DeRozan (26,711)
83,226
California
Kobe Bryant (33,643); Wilt Chamberlain (31,419); Earl Monroe (17,454)
82,516
Pennsylvania
Kevin Durant (32,597); Adrian Dantley (23,177); Elgin Baylor (23,149)
78,923
District of Columbia
Vince Carter (25,728); Artis Gilmore (24,941); David Robinson (20,790)
71,459
Florida
Shaquille O'Neal (28,596); Rick Barry (25,279); Karl-Anthony Towns (16,384)
70,259
New Jersey
Dan Issel (27,482); Dwayne Wade (23,165); Terry Cummings (19,460)
70,107
Illinois
Moses Malone (29,580); Allen Iverson (24,368); Bob Dandridge (15,530)
69,478
Virginia
Kevin Garnett (26,071); Alex English (25,613); Larry Nance (15,687)
67,371
South Carolina
Chris Paul (23,058); Walt Bellamy (20,941); Walter Davis (19,521)
63,520
North Carolina
George Gervin (26,595); Devin Booker (18,120); Magic Johnson (17,707)
62,422
Michigan
Jerry West (25,192); Hal Greer (21,586); Deron Williams (13,804)
60,582
West Virginia
Oscar Robertson (26,710); Bailey Howell (17,770); Lou Williams (15,593)
60,073
Tennessee
John Stockton (19,711); Jamal Crawford (19,419); Jason Terry (18,881)
58,011
Washington
Charles Barkley (23,757); Jeff Malone (17,231); George McGinnis (17,009)
57,997
Alabama
Joe Johnson (20,407); Scottie Pippen (18,940); Glen Rice (18,336)
57,683
Arkansas
Dwight Howard (19,485); Dale Ellis (19,004); World B. Free (17,955)
56,444
Georgia
Larry Bird (21,791); Zach Randolph (18,578); Dick Barnett (15,358)
55,717
Indiana
LaMarcus Aldridge (20,558); Chrish Bosh (17,189); Grant Hill (17,137)
54,884
Texas
Chet Walker (18,831); Spencer Haywood (17,111); Monta Ellis (14,858)
50,800
Mississippi
Latrell Sprewell (16,712); Terry Porter (15,586); Fred Brown (14,018)
46,316
Wisconsin
Bradley Beal (17,306); Jo Jo White (14,399); Jason Tatum (14,132)
45,837
Missouri
Ron Boone (17,437); Blake Griffin (14,513); Wayman Tisdale (12,878)
44,828
Oklahoma
Tom Chambers (20,049); Byron Scott (15,097); John Collins (8,488)
43,634
Utah
Cliff Hagan (14,870); Allan Houston (14,551); Dave Cowens (13,516)
42,937
Kentucky
Sam Cassell (15,635); Jeff Green (14,480); Steve Francis (10,446)
40,561
Maryland
Calvin Murphy (17,949); Mike Gminski (10,953); Michael Adams (9,621)
38,523
Connecticut
Mike Newlin (12,507); A.C. Green (12,331); Danny Ainge (11,964)
36,802
Oregon
Alvan Adams (13,910); Scott Wedman (11,916); Lucius Allen (9,407)
35,233
Kansas
Kevin McHale (17,335); Mark Olberding (8,940); Dick Garmaker (5,597)
31,872
Minnesota
Chauncey Billups (15,802); Derrick White (7,666); Chuck Williams (6,894)
30,362
Colorado
Harrison Barnes (14,572); Kirk Hinrich (9,594); Raef LaFrentz (5,690)
29,856
Iowa
Bill Laimbeer (13,790); Dana Barros (8,901; Vinny Del Negro (7,038)
29,729
Massachusetts
Ricky Davis (9,912); Greg Anthony (5,497); C.J. Watson (4,344)
19,753
Nevada
Sean Elliott (10,544); Jerryd Bayless (4,909); Marvin Bagley III (4,106)
19,559
Arizona
Bob Boozer (12,964); Kenny Sailors (3,480); Fred Hoiberg (2,944)
19,388
Nebraska
Walt Hazzard (9,087); Donte DiVincenzo (5,469); Bones Hyland (2,366)
16,922
Delaware
Mike Miller (10,973); Jon Sundvold (3,886); Med Park (1,924)
16,783
South Dakota
Cedric Ceballos (8,693); Red Rocha (6,362); Only 2 players from state
15,055
Hawaii
Phil Jackson (5,428); Mike Lewis (4,081); Larry Krystkowiak (3,425)
12,934
Montana
Bill Bridges (11,012); Andre Roberson (1,382); Rudy White (384)
12,778
New Mexico
Doug McDermott (6,162); Tyler Johnson (3,469); Mark Landsberger (2,468)
12,099
North Dakota
Duncan Robinson (5,737); Jeff Turner (3,697); Cooper Flagg (1,473)
10.907
Maine
Marvin Barnes (5,034); Ernie DiGregorio (2,997); Ernie Calverley (1,961)
9,992
Rhode Island
Luke Ridnour (7,740); Charlie Black (1,245); Steve Hayes (545)
9,530
Idaho
James Johnson (5,830); Vern Gardner (1,339); Floyd Volker (397)
7,566
Wyoming
Mario Chalmers (5,743); Daishen Nix (331); Only 2 players from state
6,074
Alaska
Matt Bonner (4,632); Only 1 player from state
4,632
New Hampshire
No players from state
0
Vermont
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