Ohio Mr. Basketball

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This is a list of players who have won the title of Ohio Mr. Basketball.

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There are two awards, one awarded by the Associated Press, and one awarded by the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association.

Award winners

Associated Press Mr. Basketball

Associated Press Mr. Basketball [1]
YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeNBA Draft
1988,
1989
Jimmy Jackson Toledo Macomber Ohio State 1992 NBA draft: 1st round, 4th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
1990Bob Patton Jr. Youngstown Liberty Stanford
1991,
1992
Greg Simpson Lima Senior Ohio State
1993 Geno Ford Cambridge Ohio
1994Aaron Hutchins Lima Central Catholic Marquette
1995Damon Stringer Cleveland Heights Cleveland State
Ohio State
1996 Jason Collier Springfield Catholic Indiana
Georgia Tech
2000 NBA draft: 1st round, 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks
1997 Kenny Gregory Independence Kansas
1998William "Sonny" Johnson Garfield Heights Cleveland State
Ohio
1999Emmanuel Smith Columbus Virginia
2000 (tie) Chester Mason Cleveland South Miami
2000 (tie)Tony Stockman Medina Clemson
Ohio State
2001,
2002,
2003
LeBron James St. Vincent – St. Mary None 2003 NBA draft: 1st round, 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2004 Jamar Butler Lima Shawnee Ohio State
2005,
2006
O. J. Mayo North College Hill USC 2008 NBA draft: 1st round, 3rd overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
2007 Jon Diebler Upper Sandusky Ohio State 2011 NBA draft: 2nd round, 51st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers
2008 William Buford Toledo Libbey Ohio State
2009,
2010
Jared Sullinger Northland Ohio State 2012 NBA draft: 1st round, 21st overall by the Boston Celtics
2011 Trey Burke Northland Michigan 2013 NBA draft: 1st round, 9th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
2012Justin Fritts Mentor Wheeling Jesuit
2013Marc Loving St. John's Jesuit Ohio State
2014,
2015
Luke Kennard Franklin Duke 2017 NBA draft: 1st round, 12th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2016
Zavier Simpson Lima Senior Michigan
2017
Kaleb Wesson Westerville South Ohio State
2018
Dane Goodwin Upper Arlington Notre Dame
2019
Samari Curtis Xenia Nebraska
Evansville
Bowling Green
2020
VonCameron Davis Walnut Ridge Kent State
2021
Malaki Branham St. Vincent – St. Mary Ohio State 2022 NBA draft: 1st round, 20th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
2022
Gabe Cupps [2] Centerville High School Indiana
2023
Devin Royal [3] Pickerington High School Central Ohio State
2024Colin White [4] Ottawa-Glandorf High School Ohio State

Schools with multiple winners

SchoolNumber of AwardsYears
St. Vincent–St. Mary 42001, 2002, 2003, 2021
Lima Senior 31991, 1992, 2016
Northland 32009, 2010, 2011
Franklin 22014, 2015
North College Hill 22005, 2006
Toledo Macomber 21988, 1989

Colleges with multiple winners

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Kaleb Wesson
CollegeNumber of AwardsYears
Ohio State 161988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2000,
2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013,
2017, 2021, 2023, 2024
Indiana 21996, 2022
Michigan 22011, 2016
Duke 22014, 2015
USC Trojans 22005, 2006
Cleveland State 21995, 1998
Ohio 21993, 1998

OHSBCA Mr. Basketball

The Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association selects Mr. Basketball in Boys Basketball each year. The procedures for the selection of Mr. Basketball is (1) that the Player must be nominated by a district director or Officer, (2) Nominees can be a senior or underclassman, (3) Each player's stats will be discussed among the district directors and Officers and (4) District Directors will vote to determine the winner. [5]

YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeNBA Draft
1989 Jimmy Jackson Toledo Macomber Ohio State 1992 NBA draft: 1st round, 4th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
1990Tyrice Walker Hamilton Xavier
1991,
1992
Greg Simpson Lima Senior Ohio State
1993Damon Flint Cincinnati Woodward Cincinnati
1994Byron Gladden Lorain Admiral King Virginia Commonwealth
1995 Shaun Stonerook Westerville North Ohio State/Ohio
1996 Jason Collier Springfield Catholic Indiana/Georgia Tech 2000 NBA draft: 1st round, 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks
1997 Andre Hutson Trotwood-Madison Michigan State
1998 Keith McLeod Canton McKinley Bowling Green
1999Brooks Hall Troy Dayton
2000 Romain Sato Dayton Christian Xavier 2004 NBA draft: 2nd round, 52nd overall by the San Antonio Spurs
2001,
2002,
2003
LeBron James St. Vincent – St. Mary None 2003 NBA draft: 1st round, 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2004 Jamar Butler Lima Shawnee Ohio State
2005 Jamelle Cornley Columbus Brookhaven Penn State
2006 Raymar Morgan Canton McKinley Michigan State
2007 Jon Diebler Upper Sandusky Ohio State
2008 William Buford Toledo Libbey Ohio State
2009,
2010
Jared Sullinger Northland Ohio State 2012 NBA draft: 1st round, 21st overall by the Boston Celtics
2011 Travis Trice Wayne Michigan State
2012 Terry Rozier Shaker Heights Louisville 2015 NBA draft: 1st round, 16th overall by the Boston Celtics
2013Marc Loving St. John's Jesuit Ohio State
2015,
2014
Luke Kennard Franklin Duke 2017 NBA draft: 1st round, 12th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2016 Zavier Simpson Lima Senior Michigan
2017 Kaleb Wesson Westerville South Ohio State
2018Dane Goodwin Upper Arlington Notre Dame
2019Ben Roderick Olentangy Liberty Ohio University
2020Von Cameron Davis Walnut Ridge Kent State

Schools with multiple winners

SchoolNumber of AwardsYears
Lima Senior 31991, 1992, 2016
St. Vincent–St. Mary 32001, 2002, 2003
Franklin 22014, 2015
Northland 22009, 2010
Canton McKinley 21998, 2006

Colleges with multiple winners

CollegeNumber of AwardsYears
Ohio State 111989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017
Michigan State 31997, 2006, 2011
Duke 22014, 2015
Xavier 21990, 2000

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References

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  2. Gilbert, Jeff (March 18, 2022). "Centerville's Cupps wins top honor from state coaches association". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  3. "Pickerington Central's Devin Royal is Ohio Mr. Basketball, CVCA's Darryn Peterson was a finalist". Akron Beacon Journal. March 16, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  4. "Future Buckeye Colin White claims Ohio Mr. Basketball award". NBC4 WCMH-TV. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
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