Indiana Mr. Basketball

Basketball honor for high school player in the US state of Indiana

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Eric Gordon playing for North Central High School (March 5, 2007)

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] Only seniors are eligible to win the award.

## Award winners

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Year  | Player  | High School  | College  | NBA/ABA draft

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1939  | George Crowe[5] | Franklin  | Indiana Central |
1940  | Ed Schienbein[6] | Southport | Indiana |
1941  | John Bass[7] | Greenwood | none  |
1942  | Bud Brown[8][9] | Muncie Burris | Georgetown |
1943,
1944  | No Games
(World War II)  |  |  |
1945  | Tom 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]
1948  | Bob Masters[15] | Lafayette Jefferson | Indiana |
1949  | Dee Monroe[16] | Madison | Kentucky |
1950  | Ronald "Pat" Klein[17] | Marion |  |
1951  | Tom Harrold  | Muncie Central | Colorado |
1952  | Joe Sexson[18] | Indianapolis Tech | Purdue | 1956 NBA draft: 6th Rnd, 48th overall by the New York Knicks[19]
1953  | Hallie Bryant[20] | Indianapolis Crispus Attucks | Indiana |
1954  | Bobby Plump[21] | Milan | Butler |
1955  | Wilson 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
1957  | John Coalmon[25] | South Bend Central | Fordham |
1958  | Mike 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
1962  | Larry Humes[31] | Madison | Evansville |
1963  | Rick Jones[32] | Muncie Central | Miami (FL) |
1964  | Dennis 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

1970  | Dave Shepherd[38] | Carmel | Indiana
Mississippi |
1971  | Mike Flynn[39] | Jeffersonville | Kentucky | 1975 NBA draft: 7th Rnd, 113th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
1972  | Phil 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
1976  | Dave 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
1979  | Steve 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
1981  | Dan Palombizio[50] | Michigan City Rogers | Purdue
Ball State |
1982  | Roger 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 |
1985  | Jeff Grose[56] | Warsaw | Northwestern |
1986  | Mark 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 |
1988  | Woody Austin[59] | Richmond | Purdue |
1989  | Pat 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
1992  | Charles Macon  | Michigan City Elston | Ohio State
Central Michigan |
1993  | Maurice "Kojak" Fuller[62] | Anderson | Vincennes University
Southern |
1994  | Bryce Drew | Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 1998 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 16th overall by the Houston Rockets
1995  | Damon Frierson  | Ben Davis | Miami (OH) |
1996  | Kevin Ault  | Warsaw | Missouri State |
1997  | Luke Recker | DeKalb | Indiana
Iowa |
1998  | Tom 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
2003  | Justin Cage  | Indianapolis Pike | Xavier |
2004  | A.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

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School  | Number of Awards  | Years

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Anderson | 4  | 1946, 1974, 1984, 1993
Marion | 4  | 1950, 1976, *1987, *1987
Indianapolis North Central | 4  | 1999, 2004, 2007, 2017
Washington | 4  | 1979, 2005, 2008, 2011
Kokomo | 3  | 1945, 1959, 2024
Lafayette Jefferson | 3  | 1948, 1964, 1986
Muncie Central | 3  | 1951, 1960, 1963
Bloomington North | 2  | 2000, 2002
Bloomington South | 2  | 2009, 2020
Carmel | 2  | 1968, 1970
Indianapolis Crispus Attucks | 2  | 1953, 1956
Ft. Wayne South Side | 2  | 1958, 1967
Gary Roosevelt | 2  | 1955, 1991
Hamilton Southeastern | 2  | 2012, 2013
Indianapolis Manual | 2  | *1961, *1961
Indianapolis Pike | 2  | 2001, 2003
Indianapolis Tech | 2  | 1952, 2014
Indianapolis Washington | 2  | 1965, 1969
Madison | 2  | 1949, 1962
Michigan City Rogers | 2  | 1981, 1984
New Castle | 2  | 1973, 1983
Valparaiso | 2  | 1982, 1994
Warsaw | 2  | 1985, 1996

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

### Colleges with multiple winners

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College  | Number of Awards  | Years

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Indiana | 29  | 1940, 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 | 13  | 1952, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1975,
1981, 1984, 1988, 1991, 2015, 2021, 2022
Kentucky | 6  | 1949, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1982, 2014
Ohio State | 3  | 1992, 2006, 2010
North Carolina | 3  | 1976, 2002, 2008
Cincinnati | 3  | 1956, 1960, 1974
Butler | 3  | 1954, 1968, 1972
Notre Dame | 3  | 2001, 2005, 2023
Evansville | 2  | 1962, 1986
Kansas | 2  | 1978, 2024
Miami (FL) | 2  | 1958, 1963
Vincennes University | 2  | 1974, 1993

## See also

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* Indiana Miss Basketball award

## References

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1. ^ "Mr. Basketball winners". The Indianapolis Star. April 10, 2005. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
2. ^ Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame - Mr. Basketball (1939 to Present) Archived 2007-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "IndyStar Mr. Basketball Caleb Swanigan uses 4A state title as springboard to honor".
4. ^ "IndyStar: Indianapolis Star, Indiana news, breaking news and sports".
5. ^ "George Crowe". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
6. ^ "Ed Schienbein". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
7. ^ "John Bass". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
8. ^ "Kenneth Brown". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
9. ^ "Kenneth Jacob Brown Jr". thestarpress.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
10. ^ "Tom Schwartz". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
11. ^ "Johnny Wilson". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
12. ^ Hirsch, Stuart (November 10, 2015). "Anderson High School will be home to Johnny Wilson statute". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
13. ^ "Bill Garrett". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
14. ^ "Bill Garrett and the Integration of Big Ten Basketball, Part II". Indiana Historical Bureau. March 17, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2018. Also: "1951 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
15. ^ "Bob Masters". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
16. ^ "Dee Monroe". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
17. ^ "Ronald Klein". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
18. ^ "Joe Sexson". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
19. ^ "1956 NBA draft".
20. ^ "Hallie Bryant". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
21. ^ "Bobby Plump". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
22. ^ "Wilson Eison". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
23. ^ "1959 NBA draft".
24. ^ "Oscar Robertson". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
25. ^ "John Coalmon". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
26. ^ "Mike McCoy". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
27. ^ "Jimmy Rayl". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
28. ^ "Ron Bonham". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
29. ^ "Tom Van Arsdale". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
30. ^ "Dick Van Arsdale". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
31. ^ "Larry Humes". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
32. ^ "Richard Jones". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
33. ^ "Billy Keller". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
34. ^ "Rick Mount". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
35. ^ "Willie Long". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
36. ^ "Billy Shepherd". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
37. ^ "George McGinnis". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
38. ^ "Dave Shepherd". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
39. ^ "Mike Flynn". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
40. ^ "Phil Cox". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
41. ^ "Kent Benson". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
42. ^ "Steve Collier". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
43. ^ Bremer, George (September 10, 2015). "Anderson High star Taylor, 1974 co-Mr. Basketball, dies of cancer". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
44. ^ "Kyle Macy". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
45. ^ "David Colescott". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
46. ^ "Ray Tolbert". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
47. ^ "David Magley". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
48. ^ "Steve Bouchie". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
49. ^ "James Master". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
50. ^ "Dan Palombizio". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
51. ^ Nieto, Mike (July 23, 2012). "Where are they now? Roger Harden". Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
52. ^ "Steve Alford". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
53. ^ Bremer, George (February 1, 2011). "Life after basketball". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
54. ^ Stanton, Mike (January 4, 1987). "Fallen star rising again". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
55. ^ DiCarlo, Angelo (May 19, 2015). "Former Mr. Basketball Delray Brooks named boys hoops coach at Clay". WNDU. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
56. ^ Norwood, Robin (January 14, 1988). "Grose's Net Gain: The Mr. Basketball that Hoosiers didn't want is something special to Wildcats". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
57. ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (June 29, 2015). "Former IU player Jay Edwards wants a different shot at NBA". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
58. ^ Monteith, Mark (March 23, 2015). "One on One with Lyndon Jones". 1070 The Fan. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
59. ^ Baird, Nathan (November 21, 2013). "Former IU player Jay Edwards wants a different shot at NBA". Journal & Courier. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
60. ^ Ostermann, Zach (November 13, 2014). "Where are they now? Remembering the Hoosiers of '89". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
61. ^ Keefer, Zak (May 18, 2014). "Indiana basketball legend Damon Bailey joins Butler women's staff". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
62. ^ Monet, Ebone (February 12, 2014). "Maurice 'Kojak' Fuller uses life experiences to reach out to kids". WRTV6. Retrieved October 5, 2015.

## External links

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* Indiana's Mr. Basketball
* Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
* Indianapolis Monthly story on award winners
* Pictures of all former Mr. Basketballs

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* Texas
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* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin

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