North Carolina Mr. Basketball

The North Carolina Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top boys’ high school senior basketball player in the state of North Carolina. The award is presented annually by the Charlotte Observer.^[1]^[2]

Award winners

Year	Player	High School	College	NBA draft
1985	Chucky Brown	North Brunswick	NC State	1989 NBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 43rd overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
1986	Robert Brickey	E.E. Smith	Duke
1987	Henrik Rodl	Chapel Hill	North Carolina
1988	Kenny Williams	Northeastern	Barton County CC	1990 NBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 46th overall by the Indiana Pacers
1989	Bryant Feggins	Glenn	NC State
1990	Rodney Rogers	Durham Hillside	Wake Forest	1993 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the Denver Nuggets
1991	Donald Williams	Garner	North Carolina
1992	Todd Fuller	Charlotte Christian School	NC State	1996 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 11th overall by the Golden State Warriors
1993	Jeff Capel	South View	Duke
1994	Ishua Benjamin	Concord	NC State
1995	Antawn Jamison	Providence	North Carolina	1998 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the Toronto Raptors
1996	Vincent Whitt	Dudley	Clemson
1997	Jenis Grindstaff	McDowell	Virginia Tech; Tennessee
1998	Kris Lang	Hunter Huss	North Carolina
1999	Jason Parker	West Charlotte	Kentucky
2000	Scooter Sherrill	West Rowan	NC State
2001	Anthony Richardson	Leesville Road	Florida State
2002	Shavlik Randolph	Broughton	Duke	2005 NBA draft : Undrafted, free agent signed by Philadelphia 76ers
2003	Chris Paul	West Forsyth	Wake Forest	2005 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the New Orleans Hornets
2004	Anthony Morrow	Charlotte Latin School	Georgia Tech	2008 NBA draft : Undrafted, free agent signed by Golden State
2005	Kevin Swinton	Dudley	UNC Wilmington
2006	Will Graves	Dudley	North Carolina
2007	Demontez Stitt	Butler	Clemson
2008	Ty Walker	New Hanover	Wake Forest
2009	Mason Plumlee	Christ School	Duke	2013 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 22nd overall by the Brooklyn Nets
2010	Reggie Bullock	Kinston	North Carolina	2013 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 25th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers
2011	Terry Whisnant	Cherryville	Florida State; East Carolina
2012	Rodney Purvis	Upper Room Christian Academy	NC State; Connecticut
2013	Isaiah Hicks	Webb	North Carolina
2014	Theo Pinson	High Point Wesleyan	North Carolina	2018 NBA draft : Undrafted, free agent signed by Brooklyn Nets
2015	Brandon Ingram	Kinston	Duke	2016 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers^[3]
2016	Bam Adebayo	High Point Christian Academy	Kentucky	2017 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 14th overall by the Miami Heat^[4]
2017	Lavar Batts	Jay M. Robinson	NC State; UNC Asheville
2018	Coby White	Greenfield School	North Carolina	2019 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 7th overall by the Chicago Bulls^[5]
2019	Wendell Moore Jr.	Cox Mill	Duke	2022 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 26th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
2020	Tristan Maxwell	North Mecklenburg	Georgia Tech
2021	Terquavion Smith	Farmville Central	NC State
2022	Cade Tyson^[6]	Carmel Christian	Belmont; North Carolina
2023	Isaiah Evans	North Mecklenburg	Duke^[7]
2024	Isaiah Evans	North Mecklenburg	Duke^[7]

Schools with multiple winners

School	Number of Awards	Years
Dudley	3	1996, 2005, 2006
North Mecklenburg	3	2020, 2023, 2024
Kinston	2	2010, 2015

References

^ http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2009/04/12/659673/the-carolinas-top-seniors.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2009/04/12/659650/past-winners-of-mrms-basketball.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Wertz, Langston (April 4, 2015). "Weddington's Stephanie Watts, Kinston's Brandon Ingram named Mrs and Mr. Basketball". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
^ Fisher, Chris (April 9, 2016). "Bam Adebayo named North Carolina Mr. Basketball". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2016.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Coby White Named Mr. Basketball for North Carolina". tarheeltimes.com. Tar Heel Times. March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
^ Wertz Jr., Langston (March 9, 2022). "Talking Preps NC: NCHSAA championship preview; Mr./Ms. Basketball". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Holland, Monica (April 27, 2023). "Duke basketball lands five-star in-state recruit Isaiah Evans". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

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[2] ttps://www.charlotteobserver.com/2009/04/12/659650/past-winners-of-mrms-basketball.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] Wertz, Langston (April 4, 2015). "Weddington's Stephanie Watts, Kinston's Brandon Ingram named Mrs and Mr. Basketball". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

[4] Fisher, Chris (April 9, 2016). "Bam Adebayo named North Carolina Mr. Basketball". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2016.^{[dead link‍]}

[5] "Coby White Named Mr. Basketball for North Carolina". tarheeltimes.com. Tar Heel Times. March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

[6] Wertz Jr., Langston (March 9, 2022). "Talking Preps NC: NCHSAA championship preview; Mr./Ms. Basketball". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved June 5, 2022.

[iecommit-7] Holland, Monica (April 27, 2023). "Duke basketball lands five-star in-state recruit Isaiah Evans". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

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Award winners

Schools with multiple winners

See also

References