Bobby "Bingo" Smith was the first Melrose High School player from Memphis to make it to the NBA, playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Smith went on to become a legendary basketball player for the Cavs who retired his jersey in 1979.
From the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame page:
Chosen sixth overall by the San Diego Rockets in the 1969 NBA draft, the former University of Tulsa star played one season in California before the Cleveland Cavaliers made him one of the 11 players they selected in the 1970 expansion draft. He earned his nickname "Bingo" while at University of Tulsa, to differentiate him from the two other Bobby Smiths on the roster.
Jason and John remembered Smith on Friday's (10/27) 92.9 FM ESPN radio show here: