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Mississippi Mr. Basketball

Summary

Each year the Mississippi Mr. Basketball award is given to the best high school boys basketball player in the state of Mississippi by The Clarion-Ledger.[1]

Award winners edit

Year Player High School College NBA draft
2015 Malik Newman (3) Callaway HS, Jackson Mississippi State/Kansas
2014 Malik Newman (2) Callaway HS, Jackson Mississippi State/Kansas
2013 Malik Newman Callaway HS, Jackson Mississippi State/Kansas
2012 Devonta Pollard Kemper County HS, De Kalb Alabama, EMCC, Houston
2011 Rodney Hood Meridian HS, Meridian Mississippi State, Duke 2014 NBA draft: 1st Round, 23rd overall by the Utah Jazz
2010 Rashad Perkins Starkville HS, Starkville Chipola, MGCCC, Henderson State
2009 Andre Stringer Forest Hill HS, Jackson LSU
2008 Rashanti Harris New Hope HS, Columbus --
2007 R.L. Horton Lanier HS, Jackson Southern Miss
2006 Ravern Johnson Coahoma County HS, Clarksdale Mississippi State
2005 Monta Ellis Lanier HS, Jackson None 2005 NBA draft: 2nd Round, 40th overall by the Golden State Warriors
2004 Al Jefferson Prentiss HS, Prentiss None 2004 NBA draft: 1st Round, 15th overall by the Boston Celtics
2003 Charlie White Provine HS, Jackson Jackson State
2002 Jackie Butler McComb HS, McComb None
2001 Mo Williams Murrah HS, Jackson Alabama 2003 NBA draft: 2nd Round, 47th overall by the Utah Jazz
2000 Timmy Bowers Harrison Central HS, Gulfport Mississippi State
1999 Jonathan Bender Picayune Memorial HS, Picayune None 1999 NBA draft: 1st Round, 5th overall by the Toronto Raptors
1998 David Sanders Provine HS, Jackson Ole Miss
1997 Tang Hamilton Lanier HS, Jackson Mississippi State
1996 Quentin Smith Vicksburg HS, Vicksburg Mississippi State, Southern Miss
1995 Michael DeGruy Harrison Central HS, Gulfport Tallahassee CC, Henderson State
1994 Jerry Nichols Lanier HS, Jackson Georgetown
1993 Jesse Pate Murrah HS, Jackson Chipola Junior College, Arkansas
1992 Othella Harrington (2) Murrah HS, Jackson Georgetown 1996 NBA draft: 2nd Round, 30th overall by the Houston Rockets
1991 Othella Harrington Murrah HS, Jackson Georgetown 1996 NBA draft: 2nd Round, 30th overall by the Houston Rockets
1990 Bernard Haslett Vaiden HS, Vaiden Southern Miss
1989 James Robinson Murrah HS, Jackson Alabama 1993 NBA draft: 1st Round, 21st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers
1988 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf[2] (2) Gulfport HS, Gulfport LSU 1990 NBA draft: 1st Round, 3rd overall by the Denver Nuggets
1987 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf[2] Gulfport HS, Gulfport LSU 1990 NBA draft: 1st Round, 3rd overall by the Denver Nuggets
1986 Steve Galloway Murrah HS, Jackson New Orleans
1985 Kenny Payne Northeast Jones, Laurel Louisville 1989 NBA draft: 1st Round, 19th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
1984 Joe Coleman Forest Hill HS, Jackson Ole Miss
1983 Todd McCaskill Forest Hill HS, Jackson Mississippi State
1982 Todd McCaskill Mendenhall HS, Mendenhall
1981 James Williams Magee HS, Magee
1980 Charles Jones East Kemper High School, Scooba Louisville 1984 NBA draft: 2nd Round, 36th overall by the Phoenix Suns
1979 Walter Mason Horn Lake HS, Horn Lake NWCC


Most winners by high school and college edit

Number High School
7 Murrah High School, Jackson
4 Lanier High School, Jackson
3 Callaway High School, Jackson
3 Forest Hill High School, Jackson
2 Gulfport High School, Gulfport
2 Harrison Central High School, Gulfport
2 Provine High School, Jackson
Number College
9 Mississippi State
3 Alabama
3 LSU
3 Southern Miss
2 Georgetown
2 Henderson State
2 Louisville
2 Ole Miss

See also edit

Mississippi Miss Basketball

References edit

  1. ^ Thomas, Chris (2014-04-13). "Past Mr. Basketball, boys Coach of the Year winners". ClarionLedger.com. The Clarion-Ledger.
  2. ^ a b Known at the time as Chris Jackson

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