Washington Mr. Basketball

The Washington Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top high school basketball player in the state of Washington. The award is presented annually by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association.[1][2]

Award winners

Year Player High School College NBA Draft
1994Michael DickersonFederal WayArizona1998 NBA draft: 1st rd, 14th overall by the Houston Rockets
1995Donald WattsLake WashingtonWashington
1996Quincy WilderDecaturHighline/USC/Evergreen State
1997Michael JohnsonBallardWashington
1998Grant LeepMount VernonWashington
1999Curtis BorchardtEastlakeStanford2002 NBA draft: 1st rd, 18th overall by the Orlando Magic
2000Luke RidnourBlaineOregon2003 NBA draft: 1st rd, 14th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics
2001Eroll KnightChief SealthWashington/Gonzaga
2002Justin HoltTacoma LincolnTacoma/Indian Hills
2003Aaron BrooksFranklinOregon2007 NBA draft: 1st rd, 26th overall by the Houston Rockets
2004David PendergraftBrewsterGonzaga
2005Jon BrockmanSnohomishWashington2009 NBA draft: 2nd rd, 38th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers
2006Spencer HawesSeattle PrepWashington2007 NBA draft: 1st rd, 10th overall by the Sacramento Kings
2007Venoy OvertonFranklinWashington
2008Shawn StocktonFerrisMontana
2009Peyton SivaFranklinLouisville2013 NBA draft: 2nd rd, 56th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2010Joe HarrisChelanVirginia2014 NBA draft: 2nd rd, 33rd overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2011Gary Bell Jr.KentridgeGonzaga
2012Jordan ChatmanUnionBYU,[3] Boston College
2013[4]Zach LaVineBothellUCLA2014 NBA draft: 1st rd, 13th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves[5]
2014Jason ToddJacksonPortland
2015Dejounte MurrayRainier BeachWashington 2016 NBA draft: 1st rd, 29th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
2016JaQuori McLaughlinPeninsulaOregon State/UC Santa Barbara
2017Michael Porter Jr.Nathan HaleMissouri2018 NBA draft: 1st rd, 14th overall by the Denver Nuggets
2018Kevin Porter Jr.Rainier BeachUSC2019 NBA draft: 1st rd, 30th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2019Anton WatsonGonzaga Preparatory SchoolGonzaga
2020[6]Tanner ToolsonUnionBYU
2021 -- No award given[7]
2022[8] Tyler Bilodeau Kamiakin Oregon State
2023[9] Brooklyn Hicks Timberline UNLV

Winners by school

School Number of Awards Years
Franklin 3 2003, 2007, 2009
Rainier Beach 2 2015, 2018
Union 2 2012, 2020
20 other schools 1

References

  1. "Harris named Mr. Basketball". 16 March 2010.
  2. http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/photos/2010/mar/16/56034/
  3. "The Columbian".
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2013-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://seattletimes.com/html/collegesports/2022357564_mhoop29xml.html
  6. "Union's Tanner Toolson named Mr. Basketball by state coaches association". 26 September 2023.
  7. sgwibca. "Wibca Announcement". WIBCA. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  8. "Prep notebook: Dylan Darling named boys 4A state player of the year; Jayden Stevens selected for all-tourney first team | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  9. Palmer, Hailey (March 7, 2023). "Timberline's Brooklyn Hicks named Washington's Mr. Basketball for 2022-23 by state coaches association". Sports Illustrated High School News, Analysis and More. Retrieved May 31, 2023.


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