Laurinburg Institute is a traditionally black preparatory school

University-preparatory school

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 in Laurinburg, North Carolina

Laurinburg, North Carolina

Laurinburg is a mid-sized city in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Scotland County. Located in southern North Carolina near the South Carolina state border, Laurinburg is southwest of Fayetteville and is home to St. Andrews Presbyterian College...

. The school was started in 1904 by Emmanuel Monty and Tinny McDuffie at the request of Booker T. Washington

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.

The school is particularly noted for its rich basketball

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 tradition, having produced several McDonald's High School All-Americans. Its most notable basketball alumni include Sam Jones

Sam Jones (basketball)

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, NBA Hall of Famer with the Boston Celtics

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, and Charlie Scott

Charlie Scott

Charles Thomas Scott is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the now-defunct American Basketball Association and eight seasons in the National Basketball Association .A 6'5" guard/forward from the Laurinburg Institute...

, an All-American at UNC

University of North Carolina

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 and NBA All-Star.

Notable alumni

• Renaldo Balkman
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• Spider Bennett
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• Mike Evans
• Dizzy Gillespie
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• Sam Jones
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• Earl "The Goat" Manigault
• Billy Reid
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• Magnum Rolle
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• Charlie Scott
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• Jimmy Walker
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• Chris Washburn
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• Shawne Williams
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• Joey Dorsey
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• Chris Johnson
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