Public school in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Emsley A. Laney High School is a
public
high school in
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. The school was named after Emsley Armfield Laney, a business and community leader for several decades in Wilmington. It is a part of
New Hanover County Schools. The school’s most notable alumnus is
Michael Jordan.
Notable alumni
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Kadeem Allen (born 1993), basketball player for
Hapoel Haifa in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Dondi E. Costin (born 1964), former major general in the
United States Air Force
[2]
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Jeff Ferrell (born 1990), former
MLB pitcher
[3]
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Kitwana Jones (born 1981), former linebacker in the
Canadian Football League
[4]
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Larry Jordan (born 1962), former basketball player and basketball executive, Michael Jordan’s brother
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Michael Jordan (born 1963), former
NBA player and
Basketball Hall of Famer
[5]
[6]
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Leroy Smith (born 1963), former professional basketball player
[7]
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Lara Trump (born 1982), former television producer and campaign adviser to her father-in-law
Donald Trump
[8]
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Kevin Whitted, former basketball player and coach
[9]
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Tamera Young (born 1986), former
WNBA player
[10]
References
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"Search for Public Schools - Emsley A Laney High (370333001373 )".
National Center for Education Statistics.
Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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^ Eastman, Peg (October 3, 2018).
"Meet Dondi E. Costin of Charleston Southern University".
Charleston Mercury. Archived from
the original on September 18, 2020.
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^ Detweiler, Eric.
"Jeff Ferrell optimistic despite difficult season".
Star-News.
Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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"Kitwana Jones - Football".
University of North Carolina Athletics. Archived from
the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via goheels.com.
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"Photos: PHOTOS: Cape Fear region's notable graduates".
Star-News. June 7, 2019. Archived from
the original on November 19, 2020.
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"NBA.com: Michael Jordan Bio".
NBA.com.
Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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"Playing for Keeps - Book excerpt". NBA.com. Archived from
the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
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^ Leyva, Hannah (September 2, 2016).
"Wrightsville Beach native Lara Trump loves coming home to campaign for father-in-law Donald Trump". PortCityDaily.
Archived from the original on May 14, 2020 – via portcitydaily.com.
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"Kevin Whitted". Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from
the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
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"Tamera Young - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA".
WNBA. Archived from
the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via wnba.com.
External links