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

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Year Player High School College NBA Draft
1994 Michael Dickerson Federal Way Arizona 1998 NBA draft: 1st rd, 14th overall by the Houston Rockets
1995 Donald Watts Lake Washington Washington
1996 Quincy Wilder Decatur Highline/USC/Evergreen State
1997 Michael Johnson Ballard Washington
1998 Grant Leep Mount Vernon Washington
1999 Curtis Borchardt Eastlake Stanford 2002 NBA draft: 1st rd, 18th overall by the Orlando Magic
2000 Luke Ridnour Blaine Oregon 2003 NBA draft: 1st rd, 14th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics
2001 Eroll Knight Chief Sealth Washington/Gonzaga
2002 Justin Holt Tacoma Lincoln Tacoma/Indian Hills
2003 Aaron Brooks Franklin Oregon 2007 NBA draft: 1st rd, 26th overall by the Houston Rockets
2004 David Pendergraft Brewster Gonzaga
2005 Jon Brockman Snohomish Washington 2009 NBA draft: 2nd rd, 38th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers
2006 Spencer Hawes Seattle Prep Washington 2007 NBA draft: 1st rd, 10th overall by the Sacramento Kings
2007 Venoy Overton Franklin Washington
2008 Shawn Stockton Ferris Montana
2009 Peyton Siva Franklin Louisville 2013 NBA draft: 2nd rd, 56th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2010 Joe Harris Chelan Virginia 2014 NBA draft: 2nd rd, 33rd overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2011 Gary Bell Jr. Kentridge Gonzaga
2012 Jordan Chatman Union BYU,[3] Boston College
2013[4] Zach LaVine Bothell UCLA 2014 NBA draft: 1st rd, 13th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves[5]
2014 Jason Todd Jackson Portland
2015 Dejounte Murray Rainier Beach Washington 2016 NBA draft: 1st rd, 29th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
2016 JaQuori McLaughlin Peninsula Oregon State/UC Santa Barbara
2017 Michael Porter Jr. Nathan Hale Missouri 2018 NBA draft: 1st rd, 14th overall by the Denver Nuggets
2018 Kevin Porter Jr. Rainier Beach USC 2019 NBA draft: 1st rd, 30th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2019 Anton Watson Gonzaga Preparatory School Gonzaga 2024 NBA draft: 2nd rd, 54th overall by the Boston Celtics
2020[6] Tanner Toolson Union BYU
2021 -- No award given[7]
2022[8] Tyler Bilodeau Kamiakin Oregon State
2023[9] Brooklyn Hicks Timberline UNLV
2024[10] Jacob Cofie Eastside Catholic Virginia

Winners by school

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

References

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  1. ^ "Harris named Mr. Basketball". 16 March 2010.
  2. ^ "2010 Photos". www.wenatcheeworld.com.
  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. ^ "College Sports". seattletimes.com.
  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.
  10. ^ Milles, Todd (March 19, 2024). "Virginia signee Jacob Cofie named 'Mr. Basketball' by Washington coaches association (WIBCA)". highschool.si.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.