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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