Yes,  they played high school basketball in Pennsylvania!!
Pennsylvania High School Basketball Players who distinguished themselves in areas other than basketball in their later career

Player's Name Pennsylvania High School None Basketball Distinction
Richie
Allen

(1965 Topps baseball card)

Wampum H. S. Played major league baseball for 15 seasons, nine with the Philadelphia Phillies
Fred Blitnikoff Erie Tech Became an All-Pro receiver for the Oakland Raiders football team
Jim Bradley Johnstown Bishop McCort Became the team doctor for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 21st century
Bob
Casey
(
Photo: from book cover, Fighting for Life
by
Robert P. Casey)
Scranton Prep On January 20, 1987, he was elected the Governor of Pennsylvania
Jim Kelly East Brady H. S. (District 9) 1980, the Kelly brothers one being Jim won the PIAA State Basketball title defeating Darby Twp (District 1) 72-66.
 
His football career with the Buffalo Bills earned him enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002
Tom McMillan Mansfield H. S. Was elected to the U.S. Congress from the State of Maryland
Gene
Mikelonis

(AP Photo)

DuBois H. S. First team all-state football in 1953,  a fantastic football player who played at  the U. S. Military Academy before an injury cut his career short.
Joe Montana Ringgold H. S. Won four Super Bowls quarterbacking the San Francisco 49ers
Joe Namath Beaver Falls H. S. Was named the MVP of the 1969 Super Bowl leading the New York Jets
Jack
Palance

(IMDb Movie Database)

Hazleton H. S. Became a Hollywood movie star. He won an Oscar  in 1991 for "City Slickers."

Joe Paterno

(Centre Daily Times photo)

played his high school basketball in Brooklyn, NY, then at Brown University where as the point guard on the freshman team, where he was matched up in a game against NBA great Bob Cousy from Holy Cross. In 2007, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as the legendary Penn State coach.

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