"I can't even explain the feeling, going pro, you know," the graduate of Farragut Academy in Chicago said.

Farley played high school basketball for Orr Academy before transferring to Farragut Academy.

But Bryant follows by a year the leap from high school to the N.B.A. by Kevin Garnett, from Chicago's Farragut Academy to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Three years ago, Michael Wright was at Farragut Academy in Chicago, wowing the same high school fans who once cheered for Kevin Garnett.

Luckey initially attended The Admiral Farragut Academy but left after his first year to return to a civilian high school in Marin County, California.

Ronnie Fields played at Farragut Academy in Chicago from 1992-1996 and was a teammate of Kevin Garnett during the 1995 season.

Fields now mentors and trains youth at the Farragut Academy.

Kevin Garnett, the 6-foot-11-inch senior center for Farragut Academy on Chicago's West Side, said yesterday he is forgoing his freshman, sophomore, junior and senior seasons.

The rookie Kevin Garnett, who played at Chicago's Farragut Academy last season, added 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.

Fields, a 6-foot-4-inch guard from Farragut Academy in Chicago, had been expected to sit out his first season under Proposition 48.