Emsley A. Laney High School

"Laney High School" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Lucy Craft Laney High School in Augusta, Georgia.

Emsley A. Laney High School (commonly known as Laney High School) is a four-year public high school in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. It is a part of New Hanover County Schools. The school’s most notable alumnus is Michael Jordan.

The Michael Jordan Gymnasium at Laney

Emsley A. Laney High School
Address
2700 N College Rd Wilmington, North Carolina 28405 United States
Coordinates	34°17′51″N 77°52′22″W
Information
Type	Public high school secondary school
Motto	Our Treasure is Knowledge
Established	1976 (49 years ago) (1976)
School district	New Hanover County Schools
Superintendent	Charles Foust
CEEB code	344349
Principal	Danny Little
Teaching staff	112.22 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Gender	Co-Educational
Number of students	2,248 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.03[1]
Campus	Suburban
Campus size	26.477 acres
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Athletics conference	North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA)
Sports	basketball, baseball, cross country, cheerleading, football, golf, lacrosse, swimming, softball, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball, wrestling
Mascot	Buccaneer
Nickname	Buccaneers
Website	laney.nhcs.net

History

The school was named after Emsley Armfield Laney (1904–1999), a business and community leader for several decades in Wilmington. He was a member of the school board for over 30 years, serving as chairman during part of that time.^[2]

Notable alumni

• Kadeem Allen, professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League^[3]
• David Bostian, professional wrestler signed to WWE under ring name Myles Borne^[4]
• Arnold Brown, former NFL defensive back
• Dondi E. Costin, major general in the United States Air Force^[5]
• Jeff Ferrell, former MLB pitcher^[6]
• Kitwana Jones, former linebacker in the Canadian Football League^[7]
• Larry Jordan, former professional basketball player and basketball executive, Michael Jordan’s brother
• Michael Jordan, NBA player, businessman and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame^[8][9]
• Greg Lindquist, New York-based artist^[10]
• Leroy Smith, professional basketball player^[11]
• Lara Trump, television producer and campaign adviser to her father-in-law Donald Trump^[12]
• Kevin Whitted, professional basketball player and coach^[13]
• Tamera Young, WNBA player^[14]