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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[edit]

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
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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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.


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