Indiana Mr. Basketball

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The Indiana Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top high school basketball player in the state of Indiana. The award is presented annually by The Indianapolis Star . [1] The first Indiana Mr. Basketball was George Crowe of Franklin High School in 1939. [2] The Indiana Mr. Basketball award is the oldest such award in the nation, predating the second oldest by over a decade; California would be the next state with such an award in 1950. [3]

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Award winners

[4]

YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeNBA/ABA draft
1939 George Crowe [5] Franklin Indiana Central
1940Ed Schienbein [6] Southport Indiana
1941John Bass [7] Greenwood none
1942Bud Brown [8] [9] Muncie Burris Georgetown
1943,
1944
No Games
(World War II)
1945Tom Schwartz [10] Kokomo Indiana
1946 Johnny Wilson [11] [12] Anderson Anderson
1947 Bill Garrett [13] Shelbyville Indiana 1951 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 16th overall, by the Boston Celtics [14]
1948Bob Masters [15] Lafayette Jefferson Indiana
1949Dee Monroe [16] Madison Kentucky
1950Ronald "Pat" Klein [17] Marion
1951Tom Harrold Muncie Central Colorado
1952 Joe Sexson [18] Indianapolis Tech Purdue 1956 NBA draft: 6th Rnd, 48th overall by the New York Knicks [19]
1953Hallie Bryant [20] Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Indiana
1954 Bobby Plump [21] Milan Butler
1955Wilson Eison [22] Gary Roosevelt Purdue 1959 NBA draft: 4th Rnd, 28th overall by the Minneapolis Laker [23]
1956 Oscar Robertson [24] Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Cincinnati 1960 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Cincinnati Royals
1957John Coalmon [25] South Bend Central Fordham
1958Mike McCoy [26] Ft. Wayne South Side Miami (FL)
1959 Jimmy Rayl [27] Kokomo Indiana 1963 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 22nd overall by the Cincinnati Royals
1960 Ron Bonham [28] Muncie Central Cincinnati 1964 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 18th overall by the Boston Celtics
1961 (tie) Tom Van Arsdale [29] Indianapolis Manual Indiana 1965 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 11th overall by the Detroit Pistons
1961 (tie) Dick Van Arsdale [30] Indianapolis Manual Indiana 1965 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 10th overall by the New York Knicks
1962Larry Humes [31] Madison Evansville
1963Rick Jones [32] Muncie Central Miami (FL)
1964Dennis Brady Lafayette Jefferson Purdue
1965 Billy Keller [33] Indianapolis Washington Purdue 1969 NBA draft: 7th Rnd, 2nd by the Milwaukee Bucks
1966 Rick Mount [34] Lebanon Purdue 1970 ABA Draft: 1st Rnd by the Indiana Pacers

1970 NBA draft: 8th Rnd, 132nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers

1967 Willie Long [35] Ft. Wayne South Side New Mexico 1971 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 35th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
1968 Billy Shepherd [36] Carmel Butler
1969 George McGinnis [37] Indianapolis Washington Indiana 1971 ABA Draft: Indiana Pacers

1973 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 22nd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers

1970Dave Shepherd [38] Carmel Indiana
Mississippi
1971 Mike Flynn [39] Jeffersonville Kentucky 1975 NBA draft: 7th Rnd, 113th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
1972Phil Cox [40] Connersville Butler
Gardner–Webb
1973 Kent Benson [41] New Castle Indiana 1977 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks
1974 (tie)Steve Collier [42] Southwestern Cincinnati
1974 (tie)Roy Taylor [43] Anderson Vincennes University North Texas State
1975 Kyle Macy [44] Peru Purdue
Kentucky
1979 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 22nd overall by the Phoenix Suns
1976Dave Colescott [45] Marion North Carolina
1977 Ray Tolbert [46] Madison Heights Indiana 1981 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 18th overall by the New Jersey Nets
1978 David Magley [47] South Bend LaSalle Kansas 1982 NBA draft: 2nd round, 28th pick, Cleveland Cavaliers
1979Steve Bouchie [48] Washington Indiana 1983 NBA draft: 4th round, 78th pick, Detroit Pistons
1980 Jim Master [49] Ft. Wayne Harding Kentucky 1984 NBA draft: 6th Rnd, 127th overall by the Atlanta Hawks
1981Dan Palombizio [50] Michigan City Rogers Purdue
Ball State
1982Roger Harden [51] Valparaiso Kentucky
1983 Steve Alford [52] New Castle Indiana 1987 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 26th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
1984 (tie) Troy Lewis [53] Anderson Purdue
1984 (tie) Delray Brooks [54] [55] Michigan City Rogers Indiana
Providence
1985Jeff Grose [56] Warsaw Northwestern
1986Mark Jewell Lafayette Jefferson Evansville
1987 (tie) Jay Edwards [57] Marion Indiana 1989 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 33rd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers
1987 (tie)Lyndon Jones [58] Marion Indiana
1988Woody Austin [59] Richmond Purdue
1989Pat Graham [60] Floyd Central Indiana
1990 Damon Bailey [61] Bedford North Lawrence Indiana 1994 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 44th overall by the Indiana Pacers
1991 Glenn Robinson Gary Roosevelt Purdue 1994 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks
1992Charles Macon Michigan City Elston Ohio State
Central Michigan
1993Maurice "Kojak" Fuller [62] Anderson Vincennes University
Southern
1994 Bryce Drew Valparaiso Valparaiso 1998 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 16th overall by the Houston Rockets
1995Damon Frierson Ben Davis Miami (OH)
1996Kevin Ault Warsaw Missouri State
1997 Luke Recker DeKalb Indiana
Iowa
1998Tom Coverdale Noblesville Indiana
1999 Jason Gardner Indianapolis North Central Arizona
2000 Jared Jeffries Bloomington North Indiana 2002 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 11th overall by the Washington Wizards
2001 Chris Thomas Indianapolis Pike Notre Dame
2002 Sean May Bloomington North North Carolina 2005 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 13th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats
2003Justin Cage Indianapolis Pike Xavier
2004A.J. Ratliff Indianapolis North Central Indiana
2005 Luke Zeller Washington Notre Dame
2006 Greg Oden Lawrence North Ohio State 2007 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers
2007 Eric Gordon Indianapolis North Central Indiana 2008 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 7th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers
2008 Tyler Zeller Washington North Carolina 2012 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 17th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
2009 Jordan Hulls Bloomington South Indiana
2010 Deshaun Thomas Bishop Luers Ohio State 2013 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 58th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
2011 Cody Zeller Washington Indiana 2013 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats
2012 Gary Harris Hamilton Southeastern Michigan State 2014 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 19th by the Chicago Bulls
2013 Zak Irvin Hamilton Southeastern Michigan
2014 Trey Lyles Indianapolis Tech Kentucky 2015 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 12th by the Utah Jazz
2015 Caleb Swanigan Homestead Purdue 2017 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 26th by the Portland Trail Blazers
2016 Kyle Guy Lawrence Central Virginia 2019 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 55th by the New York Knicks
2017 Kris Wilkes Indianapolis North Central UCLA
2018 Romeo Langford New Albany Indiana 2019 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 14th by the Boston Celtics
2019 Trayce Jackson-Davis Center Grove Indiana 2023 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 57th by the Washington Wizards
2020 Anthony Leal Bloomington South Indiana
2021 Caleb Furst Blackhawk Christian School Purdue
2022 Braden Smith Westfield Purdue
2023 Markus Burton Penn Notre Dame
2024 Flory Bidunga Kokomo Kansas

Schools with multiple winners

SchoolNumber of AwardsYears
Anderson 41946, 1974, 1984, 1993
Marion 41950, 1976, *1987, *1987
Indianapolis North Central 41999, 2004, 2007, 2017
Washington 41979, 2005, 2008, 2011
Kokomo 31945, 1959, 2024
Lafayette Jefferson 31948, 1964, 1986
Muncie Central 31951, 1960, 1963
Bloomington North 22000, 2002
Bloomington South 22009, 2020
Carmel 21968, 1970
Indianapolis Crispus Attucks 21953, 1956
Ft. Wayne South Side 21958, 1967
Gary Roosevelt 21955, 1991
Hamilton Southeastern 22012, 2013
Indianapolis Manual 2*1961, *1961
Indianapolis Pike 22001, 2003
Indianapolis Tech 21952, 2014
Indianapolis Washington 21965, 1969
Madison 21949, 1962
Michigan City Rogers 21981, 1984
New Castle 21973, 1983
Valparaiso 21982, 1994
Warsaw 21985, 1996

* – Indicates a tie in which both recipients attended the same school

Colleges with multiple winners

CollegeNumber of AwardsYears
Indiana 291940, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1959,
1961, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1977,
1979, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1987, 1989,
1990, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2007,
2009, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2020
Purdue 131952, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1975,
1981, 1984, 1988, 1991, 2015, 2021, 2022
Kentucky 61949, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1982, 2014
Ohio State 31992, 2006, 2010
North Carolina 31976, 2002, 2008
Cincinnati 31956, 1960, 1974
Butler 31954, 1968, 1972
Notre Dame 32001, 2005, 2023
Evansville 21962, 1986
Kansas 21978, 2024
Miami (FL) 21958, 1963
Vincennes University 21974, 1993

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