Laurinburg Institute
Laurinburg Institute is a historic African American preparatory school in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The school was founded in 1904 by Emmanuel Monty and Tinny McDuffie at the request of Booker T. Washington.
The school is particularly noted for its output of highly accomplished alumni, as well as a rich basketball tradition, having produced several All-Americans.
Emmanuel McDuffie graduated from Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute.Notable alumni
- Antonio Anderson, NBA player
- Renaldo Balkman, NBA player
- Spider Bennett, ABA player
- Joe Budden, broadcaster, songwriter, and former rapper
- Wes Covington, MLB player
- Charlie Davis, NBA player
- Joey Dorsey, NBA player
- Robert Dozier, PBA player
- Arvydas Eitutavičius, Lithuanian professional basketball player
- Mike Evans, NBA player and coach
- Dizzy Gillespie, musician
- Chris Johnson, NBA player
- Sam Jones, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, 10x NBA champion and 5x NBA All-Star
- Earl "The Goat" Manigault, street basketball player
- Grachan Moncur III, jazz trombonist
- Magnum Rolle, Bahamian professional basketball player
- Charlie Scott, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, 3x NBA All-Star and NBA champion in 1976
- Woody Shaw, Sr. and Rosalie Pegues
- Jimmy Walker, NBA player
- Chris Washburn, NBA player
- Dexter Westbrook, ABA player
- Shawne Williams, NBA player
