Determining the greatest basketball player to emerge from the state of Massachusetts points to several legendary figures who achieved monumental success at the professional level. Icons such as Hall of Fame center Patrick Ewing, who grew up in Cambridge and starred at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School before dominating at Georgetown and in the NBA, is frequently placed at the very top. Other notable Massachusetts-born basketball legends include Dana Barros, Ryan Gomes, and numerous prep school standouts who left permanent marks on the sport.