California Mr. Basketball

Honor awarded to high school basketball players

Each year the California Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of California.[1] It has been awarded since 1905.[1][2] Many have gone on to play in the NBA.

Voting is done in a points system. Each voter selects first, second, and third place votes. A player receives five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote, and one point for a third-place vote. The player who garners the most points receives the award.

## Award winners

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This sports-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2024)

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Year  | Player  | High school  | College  | NBA draft

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2024  | Trent Perry[3] | Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, California | UCLA[4] |
2023  | Jared McCain[5] | Corona Centennial, Corona, California | Duke | 2024 NBA draft: First round, 16th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
2022  | Donovan Dent[6] | Corona Centennial, Corona, California | New Mexico |
2021  | Amari Bailey | Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, California | UCLA | 2023 NBA draft: second round, 41st overall by the Charlotte Hornets
2020  | Brandon Boston Jr. | Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, California | Kentucky | 2021 NBA draft: second round, 51st overall by the Memphis Grizzlies
2019  | Onyeka Okongwu (2)  | Chino Hills High School, Chino Hills | USC | 2020 NBA draft: first round, 6th overall by the Atlanta Hawks
2018  | Onyeka Okongwu | Chino Hills High School, Chino Hills | USC | 2020 NBA draft: first round, 6th overall by the Atlanta Hawks
2017  | Ethan Thompson | Bishop Montgomery High School, Torrance | Oregon State |
2016  | Lonzo Ball | Chino Hills High School, Chino Hills | UCLA[7] | 2017 NBA draft: first round, 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers
2015  | Ivan Rabb | Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland | California | 2017 NBA draft: second round, 35th overall by the Orlando Magic
2014  | Stanley Johnson | Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana | Arizona | 2015 NBA draft: first round, 8th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2013  | Aaron Gordon (2)  | Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose | Arizona[8] | 2014 NBA draft: first round, 4th overall by the Orlando Magic
2012  | Aaron Gordon | Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose | Arizona[9] | 2014 NBA draft: first round, 4th overall by the Orlando Magic
2011  | Ryan Anderson | Long Beach Poly, Long Beach | Boston College/Arizona[10] |
2010  | Allen Crabbe | Frederick K. C. Price III High School, Los Angeles | California[11] | 2013 NBA draft: 2nd round, 31st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2009  | Kawhi Leonard | Martin Luther King High School, Riverside | San Diego State[12] | 2011 NBA draft: 1st round, 15th overall by the Indiana Pacers
2008  | Jrue Holiday | Campbell Hall School, North Hollywood | UCLA[13] | 2009 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 17th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
2007  | Taylor King | Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana | Duke/Villanova[14]/Concordia |
2006  | Chase Budinger | La Costa Canyon High School, Carlsbad | Arizona[15] | 2009 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 44th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2005  | Amir Johnson | Westchester High School, Los Angeles  | None | 2005 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 56th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2004  | DeMarcus Nelson | Sheldon High School, Sacramento | Duke[16] | 2008 NBA draft: Undrafted, signed as a free agent by the Golden State Warriors
2003  | Trevor Ariza | Westchester High School, Los Angeles  | UCLA | 2004 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 43rd overall by the New York Knicks
2002  | Hassan Adams | Westchester High School, Los Angeles  | Arizona | 2006 NBA draft: 2nd round, 54th overall by the New Jersey Nets
2001  | Tyson Chandler (2)  | Dominguez High School, Compton | None | 2001 NBA draft: first round, 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers
2000  | Tyson Chandler | Dominguez High School, Compton | None | 2001 NBA draft: 1st round, 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers
1999  | Casey Jacobsen | Glendora High School, Glendora | Stanford | 2002 NBA draft: 1st round, 22nd overall by the Phoenix Suns
1998  | Tayshaun Prince | Dominguez High School, Compton | Kentucky | 2002 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 23rd overall by the Detroit Pistons
1997  | Baron Davis | Crossroads Schools, Santa Monica | UCLA | 1999 NBA draft: 1st round, 3rd overall by the Charlotte Hornets
1996  | Corey Benjamin | Fontana High School, Fontana | Oregon State | 1998 NBA draft: 1st round, 28th overall by the Chicago Bulls
1995  | Paul Pierce | Inglewood High School, Inglewood | Kansas | 1998 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Boston Celtics
1994  | Jelani Gardner | St. John Bosco High School, Bellflower | Pepperdine/California |
1993  | Charles O'Bannon | Artesia High School, Lakewood | UCLA | 1997 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 32nd overall by the Detroit Pistons
1992  | Jason Kidd (2)  | St. Joseph Notre Dame High School, Alameda | California | 1994 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 2nd overall by the Dallas Mavericks
1991  | Jason Kidd | St. Joseph Notre Dame High School, Alameda | California | 1994 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 2nd overall by the Dallas Mavericks
1990  | Ed O'Bannon | Artesia High School, Lakewood | UCLA | 1995 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the New Jersey Nets
1989  | Tracy Murray | Glendora High School, Glendora | UCLA | 1992 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 18th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
1988  | Chris Mills | Fairfax High School, Los Angeles  | Arizona/Kentucky | 1993 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 22nd overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
1987  | LeRon Ellis | Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana | Syracuse/Kentucky | 1991 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 22nd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers
1986  | Scott Williams | Glen A. Wilson High School, Hacienda Heights  | North Carolina |
1985  | Tom Lewis  | Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana | Pepperdine/USC |
1984  | John Williams (2)  | Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles  | LSU | 1986 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 12th overall by the Washington Bullets
1983  | John Williams | Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles  | LSU | 1986 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 12th overall by the Washington Bullets
1982  | Tony Jackson  | Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland | DePaul |
1981  | Dwayne Polee | Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles  | Pepperdine/UNLV | 1986 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 54th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers
1980  | Ralph Jackson | Inglewood High School, Inglewood | UCLA | 1984 NBA draft: 4th Rnd, 71st overall by the Indiana Pacers
1979  | Darren Daye | John F. Kennedy High School, Los Angeles  | UCLA | 1983 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 57th overall by the Washington Bullets
1978  | Greg Goorjian  | Crescenta Valley High School, La Crescenta-Montrose | UNLV |
1977  | Phil Barner | Fremont High School, Oakland | University of Oregon
1976  | Rich Branning  | Marina High School, Huntington Beach | Notre Dame | 1980 NBA Draft: 4th Rnd, 76th overall by the Indiana Pacers
1975  | Bill Cartwright (2)  | Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove | San Francisco | 1979 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the New York Knicks
1974  | Bill Cartwright | Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove | San Francisco | 1979 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the New York Knicks
1973  | Marques Johnson | Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles  | UCLA | 1977 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks
1972  | Cliff Pondexter | San Joaquin Memorial High School, Fresno | Long Beach State | 1974 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 16th overall by the Chicago Bulls
1971  | Roscoe Pondexter | San Joaquin Memorial High School, Fresno | Long Beach State | 1974 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 56th overall by the Boston Celtics
1970  | Bill Walton | Helix High School, La Mesa | UCLA | 1974 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers
1969  | Keith Wilkes | Ventura High School, Ventura | UCLA | 1974 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 11th overall by the Golden State Warriors
1968  | Paul Westphal | Aviation High School, Redondo Beach | USC | 1972 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Boston Celtics
1967  | Curtis Rowe | John C. Frémont High School, Los Angeles  | UCLA | 1971 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 11th overall by the Detroit Pistons
1966  | Dennis Awtrey | Blackford High School, San Jose | Santa Clara | 1970 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 12th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
1965  | Bob Portman | St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco | Creighton | 1969 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 7th overall by the San Francisco Warriors
1964  | Russ Critchfield | Salinas High School, Salinas | California |
1963  | Edgar Lacey | Jefferson High School, Los Angeles  | UCLA | 1968 NBA draft: 4th Rnd, 43rd overall by the San Francisco Warriors
1962  | Joe Ellis | McClymonds High School, Oakland | San Francisco | 1966 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 13th overall by the San Francisco Warriors
1961  | Gail Goodrich | John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, Los Angeles  | UCLA | 1965 NBA draft: Territorial pick by the Los Angeles Lakers
1960  | Paul Silas | McClymonds High School, Oakland | Creighton | 1964 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 10th overall by the St. Louis Hawks
1959  | Steve Gray | George Washington High School, San Francisco | St Mary's | 1963 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 20th overall by the San Francisco Warriors
1958  | Billy McGill | Jefferson High School, Los Angeles  | Utah | NBA 1962–1965
1957  | Tom Meschery | Lowell High School, San Francisco | St. Mary's | 1961 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 7th overall by the Philadelphia Warriors
1956  | Fred LaCour (2)  | St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco | San Francisco | 1960 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 22nd overall by the St. Louis Hawks
1955  | Fred LaCour | St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco | San Francisco | 1960 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 22nd overall by the St. Louis Hawks
1954  | Willie Davis  | Alameda High School, Alameda |  |
1953  | Bill Bond  | St. Anthony High School, Long Beach | Stanford |
1952  | Willie Naulls | San Pedro High School, Los Angeles  | UCLA | 1956 NBA draft: 2nd round, 9th overall by the St. Louis Hawks
1951  | Ken Sears | Watsonville High School, Watsonville | Santa Clara | 1955 NBA draft: 1st round, 4th overall by the New York Knicks
1950  | Don Bragg | Galileo High School, San Francisco | UCLA | 1955 NBA draft by the Minneapolis Lakers

## Most winners by college

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Number | Program

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17 | UCLA
7 | Arizona
5 | San Francisco
5 | California
3 | Duke
3 | Kentucky
3 | Pepperdine
3 | USC
2 | Creighton
2 | Long Beach State
2 | LSU
2 | Santa Clara
2 | Stanford
2 | UNLV

* includes multiple winners

## Most winners by high school

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Number | High School Program

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4 | Mater Dei High School
3 | Chino Hills High School
3 | Crenshaw High School
3 | Dominguez High School
3 | St. Ignatius College Preparatory
3 | Westchester High School
2 | Bishop O'Dowd High School
2 | Artesia High School
2 | Archbishop Mitty High School
2 | Corona Centennial High School
2 | Elk Grove High School
2 | Glendora High School
2 | Inglewood High School
2 | Jefferson High School
2 | McClymonds High School
2 | Palo Alto High School
2 | San Joaquin Memorial High School
2 | St. Joseph Notre Dame High School

## References

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1. ^ a b Flores, Ronnie (April 9, 2009). "Mr. Basketball 2009: Kawhi Leonard". CalHiSports.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009.
2. ^ "California State Teams, Players of Year". Los Angeles Times. July 6, 1989. p. G-7. Retrieved October 8, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Flores, Ronnie (April 5, 2024). "Mr. Basketball 2024: Trent Perry". Calisports.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
4. ^ "Men's Basketball Signs Trent Perry". UCLA Athletics. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
5. ^ Flores, Ronnie (April 7, 2023). "Mr. Basketball 2023: Husky Repeat". Calisports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
6. ^ Flores, Ronnie (April 14, 2022). "Mr. Basketball 2022: Making A Dent". Calisports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
7. ^ Flores, Ronnie (April 25, 2016). "Mr. Basketball 2016: Lonzo Ball". CalHiSports.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016.
8. ^ Aaron Gordon. "Aaron Gordon Bio – The University of Arizona Official Athletic Site". arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
9. ^ Aaron Gordon. "Aaron Gordon Bio – The University of Arizona Official Athletic Site". arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
10. ^ Ryan Anderson. "Ryan Anderson Profile – BCEAGLES.COM – Boston College Official Athletic Site". Bceagles.Com. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
11. ^ "Allen Crabbe Profile – The University of California Official Athletic Site". Calbears.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
12. ^ Kawhi Leonard. "Player Bio: Kawhi Leonard – San Diego State University Official Athletic Site". Goaztecs.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
13. ^ "Player Bio: Jrue Holiday – UCLA Official Athletic Site". Uclabruins.com. 1990-06-12. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
14. ^ "Player Bio: Taylor King – Villanova University Official Athletic Site". Villanova.com. 1988-05-30. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
15. ^ "Player Bio: Chase Budinger – University of Arizona Wildcats Official Athletic Site". Arizonawildcats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
16. ^ "DeMarcus Nelson – Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. Retrieved 2012-06-07.

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High school Mr. Basketball awards by state

* Alabama
* Arkansas
* California
* 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

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