Alabama Mr. Basketball
Award for high school boys
Each year the Alabama Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Alabama. The award winner is selected by members of the Alabama Sports Writers Association.[1]
Award winners
Year | Player | High School | College | NBA draft |
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2023 | Labaron Philon[2] | Baker, Mobile | Kansas | |
2022 | Barry Dunning Jr. | McGill-Toolen Catholic High School, Mobile | Arkansas/UAB | |
2021 | JD Davison (2) | Calhoun High School, Letohatchee | Alabama | 2022 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 53rd overall by the Boston Celtics |
2020 | JD Davison | Calhoun High School, Letohatchee | Alabama[3] | |
2019 | Trendon Watford (2) | Mountain Brook, Mountain Brook | LSU | |
2018 | Trendon Watford | Mountain Brook, Mountain Brook | LSU | |
2017 | John Petty (2) | Jemison, Huntsville | Alabama | |
2016 | John Petty | J.O. Johnson High School, Huntsville | Alabama | |
2015 | Dazon Ingram | Theodore High School, Theodore | Alabama/UCF | |
2014 | William Lee | Dallas County High School, Plantersville | UAB | |
2013 | De'Runnya Wilson | Wenonah High School, Birmingham | Mississippi State[4] | |
2012 | Craig Sword | Carver High School, Montgomery | Mississippi State | |
2011 | Trevor Lacey (2) | S. R. Butler High School, Huntsville | Alabama/NC State | |
2010 | Trevor Lacey | S. R. Butler High School, Huntsville | Alabama/NC State | |
2009 | Kerron Johnson | Madison Academy, Madison | Belmont | |
2008 | JaMychal Green | St. Jude Academy, Montgomery | Alabama | |
2007 | Courtney Fortson | Jefferson Davis High School, Montgomery | Arkansas | |
2006 | Stanley Robinson | Huffman High School, Birmingham | Connecticut | 2010 NBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 59th overall by the Orlando Magic |
2005 | Richard Hendrix | Athens High School, Athens | Alabama | 2008 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 49th overall by the Golden State Warriors |
2004 | Ronald Steele (2) | John Carroll Catholic High School, Birmingham | Alabama | |
2003 | Ronald Steele | John Carroll Catholic High School, Birmingham | Alabama | |
2002 | Kennedy Winston | Mattie T. Blount High School, Prichard | Alabama | |
2001 | Chris White | Virgil I. Grissom High School, Huntsville | ||
2000 | Gerald Wallace | Childersburg High School, Childersburg | Alabama | 2001 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 25th overall by the Sacramento Kings |
1999 | Marvin Stone | Virgil I. Grissom High School, Huntsville | Kentucky/Louisville | |
1998 | Sam Haginas | UMS-Wright Preparatory School, Mobile | Alabama | |
1997 | Anthony Williams | Loachapoka High School, Loachapoka | Vanderbilt | |
1996 | Isaac Spencer | Jefferson Davis High School, Montgomery | Murray State | |
1995 | Brian Williams | Jefferson Davis High School, Montgomery | Alabama | |
1994 | Rod Willie | Lee High School, Huntsville | Georgia Southern | |
1993 | Howard Pride | S. R. Butler High School, Huntsville | Vanderbilt | |
1992 | Darryl Wilson | South Lamar School, Millport | Mississippi State | |
1991 | Victor Newman | Houston Academy, Dothan | NC State | |
1990 | Cedric Moore | Woodlawn High School, Birmingham | Alabama | |
1989 | Queintonia Higgins | Fairhope High School, Fairhope | Wyoming | |
1988 | Terrence Lewis | Ramsay High School, Birmingham | Providence | |
1987 | Bryant Lancaster | Valley High School, Valley | Alabama | |
1986 | Larry Rembert | Keith Middle-High School, Orrville | UAB | |
1985 | Vincent Robinson | Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport | Memphis State/Chattanooga | |
1984 | Steven Seay | Enterprise High School, Enterprise | San Francisco | 1989 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 58th overall by the Utah Jazz |
1983 | Terry Coner | Phillips High School, Birmingham | Alabama | 1987 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 44th overall by the Atlanta Hawks |
1982 | Buck Johnson | Hayes, Birmingham | Alabama | 1986 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 20th overall by the Houston Rockets |
1981 | Ennis Whatley | Phillips High School, Birmingham | Alabama | 1983 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 13th overall by the Kansas City Kings |
1980 | ||||
1979 | Mike Davis | Fayette County, Fayette | Alabama | 1983 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 42nd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks |
1978 | Eddie Phillips | A. H. Parker, Birmingham | Alabama | 1982 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 21nd overall by the New Jersey Nets |
1975 | Reggie King | Jackson-Olin, Birmingham | Alabama | 1979 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 18nd overall by the Kansas City Kings |
Schools with multiple winners
School | Number of Awards | Years |
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S. R. Butler High School, Huntsville | 3 | 2011, 2010, 1993 |
Jefferson Davis High School | 3 | 2007, 1996, 1995 |
Calhoun High School | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
Mountain Brook | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
John Carroll Catholic High School | 2 | 2004, 2003 |
Virgil I. Grissom High School | 2 | 2001, 1999 |
Phillips High School | 2 | 1981, 1983 |
Most Winners By College
Number | Program |
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18 | Alabama |
3 | Mississippi State |
3 | UAB |
2 | NC State |
2 | Vanderbilt |
2 | Arkansas |
See also
References
- ^ "Alabama Sports Writers Association". Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ Greenberg, Brett (April 6, 2023). "Baker's Labaron Philon named Alabama's Mr. Basketball". wkrg.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "5-star point guard J.D. Davison commits to Alabama". 3 October 2020.
- ^ Wilson is primarily known as a wide receiver on the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, but he also played on the men's basketball team.
External links
- ASWA Basketball Player of the Year
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High school Mr. Basketball awards by state
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- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- See also
- Category
- Mr. Basketball USA
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