Laurinburg Institute

Laurinburg Institute
Laurinburg Institute
Address
	125 McGirts Bridge Road; Laurinburg, North Carolina 28352; United States
Coordinates	34°46′59″N 79°27′24″W / 34.783179°N 79.456594°W
Information
Motto	"Deeds, Not Words"
Established	1904 (120 years ago)
CEEB code	342176
President	Frank H. McDuffie, Jr.
Grades	9–12
Color(s)	Blue and gold ;
Team name	Tigers
Website	www.laurinburginstitute.org

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. Emmanuel McDuffie was a graduate from Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute.^[1]

The school is noted for its output of highly accomplished alumni, including a rich basketball tradition, having produced several All-Americans, collegiate players, international players, and NBA players.

Notable alumni

Antonio Anderson, NBA player^[2]
Renaldo Balkman, NBA player
Spider Bennett, ABA player
Joe Budden, broadcaster, songwriter, and former rapper
Wes Covington, MLB player
Charlie Davis, NBA player^[3]
Joey Dorsey, NBA player
Robert Dozier, PBA player
Arvydas Eitutavičius, Lithuanian professional basketball player
Mike Evans, NBA player and coach
Dizzy Gillespie, musician^[4]
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
Billy Reid, NBA Player
Quantez Robertson, BBL player
Magnum Rolle, Bahamian professional basketball player
Charlie Scott, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, 3x NBA All-Star and NBA champion in 1976
Jimmy Walker, NBA player
Chris Washburn, NBA player
Dexter Westbrook, ABA player
Shawne Williams, NBA player

References

^ Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt by William James Edwards
^ Antonio Anderson Stats. Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
^ Charlie Davis Stats. Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
^ Brown, Claude (1980-02-03). "In Love With the Trumpet; Dizzy Author's Query". New York Times. p. BR4. At 16, the future father of bebop entered Laurinburg Institute... In 1935 he left Laurinburg Institute and joined his family at their new home...

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[1] Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt by William James Edwards

[2] Antonio Anderson Stats. Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

[3] Charlie Davis Stats. Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

[4] Brown, Claude (1980-02-03). "In Love With the Trumpet; Dizzy Author's Query". New York Times. p. BR4. At 16, the future father of bebop entered Laurinburg Institute... In 1935 he left Laurinburg Institute and joined his family at their new home...

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Laurinburg Institute
Address

125 McGirts Bridge Road Laurinburg, North Carolina 28352 United States
Coordinates	34°46′59″N 79°27′24″W / 34.783179°N 79.456594°W / 34.783179; -79.456594
Information
Motto	"Deeds, Not Words"
Established	1904 (120 years ago) (1904)
CEEB code	342176
President	Frank H. McDuffie, Jr.
Grades	9–12
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Team name	Tigers
Website	www.laurinburginstitute.org