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Minnesota Mr. Basketball

Honor awarded to high school basketball players

Minnesota Mr. Basketball
Summary

Honor awarded to high school basketball players

Kevin McHale (#32 Celtics) was the recipient of the award in 1976.

Minnesota Mr. Basketball is an annual award recognizing excellence in Minnesota boys' high school basketball. The female equivalent is Minnesota Miss Basketball.

The award's legitimacy was challenged in February 2017 when Henry Sibley, Minnesota high school basketball coach John Carrier called out owner and chairman Ken Lien for his politicized anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant tweets from the @mrbasketballmn Twitter account. The Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association was among many who announced their support of Carrier's complaint.

The award was established in 1975 and is given to the person(s) chosen as the best high school boys' basketball senior in the U.S. state of Minnesota. A nine-member selection committee, has selected five finalists in March of every year since the award began. Those five finalists are chosen from a larger pool of 15 finalists picked in January, and the winner of the award is named in April. In order to select the most deserving student-athlete, the selection panel watches over 120 high school basketball games and creates detailed reviews on every one of them. The winner is then invited to an honorary dinner, along with the Minnesota Miss Basketball selection. Twice the panel chose two winners, in 1979 and 1998.

The first award winner was Gene Glynn, who attended Waseca High School in Waseca, Minnesota. He played for Mankato State University, now known as Minnesota State University.

Six recipients of the Minnesota Mr. Basketball award were enrolled at Hopkins High School and Minneapolis North High School, the most of any high school. Most recipients go to Division I universities, with a high of 17 attending the University of Minnesota. Glynn, the 1975 winner; Jim Jensen, the 1978 winner; Steve Schlotthauer, the 1986 winner; Tom Conroy, the 1989 winner; Joel McDonald, the 1991 winner; and Bret Yonke, the 1992 winner, all attended Division II schools. Conroy attended Northeastern Illinois University, which upgraded to Division I in 1991, his sophomore year. Yonke began his career at Division I Northwestern and later transferred to Division II St. Cloud State due to lack of playing time. The 1981 winner, Redd Overton, never attended a university and chose the junior college route instead.

Several former Minnesota Mr. Basketballs have been selected in the National Basketball Association Draft. Kevin McHale, the 1976 choice; Randy Breuer, the 1979 co-choice; Sam Jacobson, the 1994 choice; Joel Przybilla, the 1998 co-choice; and Kris Humphries, the 2003 choice, and Tyus Jones were picked in the first round. Kevin Lynch, the 1987 choice; Khalid El-Amin, the 1997 choice; and 2001 choice Rick Rickert were picked in the second round. Jim Petersen, the 1980 choice, was the only pick in the now obsolete third round. Chet Holmgren was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the second overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft, making him the highest-selected draft pick ever taken out of Gonzaga and the highest-drafted pick from the state of Minnesota, topping Kevin McHale, who was taken third overall in 1980.

Award winners

Joel Przybilla was the co-recipient of the award in 1998.
Kris Humphries was the recipient of the award in 2003.
Royce White was the recipient of the award in 2009.
Tyus Jones was the 2013 recipient.
YearPlayerHigh schoolUniversityNBA Draft
1975Waseca High School, WasecaMinnesota State
1976Hibbing High School, HibbingMinnesotaMcHale was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round with the 3rd pick of the 1980 NBA draft.
1977Prior Lake High School, Prior LakeMinnesota
1978Bemidji High School, BemidjiSouth Dakota State
1979Lincoln High School, Lake CityMinnesotaBreuer was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round with the 18th pick of the 1983 NBA draft.
1979Duluth Central High School, DuluthNebraska
1980St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis ParkMinnesotaPetersen was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 3rd round with the 4th pick (51st overall) of the 1984 NBA draft.
1981Minneapolis North High School, MinneapolisNorth Hennepin Community College
1982Irondale High School, New BrightonMontana State
1983Coon Rapids High School, Coon RapidsMarquette
1984Prior Lake High School, Prior LakeMinnesota
1985Minneapolis North High School, MinneapolisWestern Kentucky
1986Mounds View High School, Mounds ViewAugustana (SD)
1987Bloomington Jefferson High School, BloomingtonMinnesotaLynch was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2nd round with the 1st pick (28th overall) of the 1991 NBA draft.
1988Minneapolis North High School, MinneapolisEastern Kentucky
1989DeLaSalle High School, MinneapolisNortheastern Illinois
1990Owatonna High School, OwatonnaMinnesota
1991Chisholm High School, ChisholmSt. Cloud State
1992Eagan High School, EaganNorthwestern/St. Cloud State
1993Elk River High School, Elk RiverEast Carolina/Illinois State
1994Park High School, Cottage GroveMinnesotaJacobson was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round with the 26th pick of the 1998 NBA draft.
1995Minneapolis Roosevelt High School, MinneapolisMiami (OH)
1996Faribault High School, FaribaultCal Poly/Minnesota
1997Minneapolis North High School, MinneapolisConnecticutEl-Amin was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round with the 5th pick (34th overall) of the 2000 NBA draft.
1998Totino-Grace High School, FridleySeton Hall
1998Monticello High School, MonticelloMinnesotaurl=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2000.htmltitle=2000 NBA Draftwork=Basketball-reference.comaccess-date=August 18, 2010}}
1999Mounds View High School, Mounds ViewDuke
2000Minnetonka High School, MinnetonkaNorth Carolina/Minnesota
2001Duluth East High School, DuluthMinnesotaRickert was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2nd round with the 26th pick (55th overall) of the 2003 NBA draft.
2002Academy of Holy Angels, RichfieldOhio
2003Hopkins High School, MinnetonkaMinnesotaHumphries was drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 1st round with the 14th pick of the 2004 NBA draft.
2004Chaska High School, ChaskaMinnesota
2005Mounds View High School, Mounds ViewCal Poly/Minnesota/Colorado State
2006Braham High School, BrahamMichigan State
2007Hopkins High School, MinnetonkaMinnesota
2008Benilde-St. Margaret's School, St. Louis ParkWisconsin
2009Hopkins High School, MinnetonkaMinnesota/Iowa StateWhite was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round with the 16th pick of the 2012 NBA draft.
2010Minnesota Transitions School, MinneapolisWest Virginia
2011Hopkins High School, MinnetonkaMinnesota
2012Hopkins High School, MinnetonkaHarvard
2013Park Center Senior High School, Brooklyn ParkNorth Dakota
2014Apple Valley High School, Apple ValleyDukeJones was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 24th pick of the 2015 NBA draft and traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves on draft night.
2015JT GibsonChamplin Park High School, Brooklyn ParkOmaha
2016Hopkins High School, MinnetonkaMinnesotaCoffey went undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft but later signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.
2017McKinley Wright IVChamplin Park High School, Brooklyn ParkColorado
2018Apple Valley High School, Apple ValleyDukeJones was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs with the 41st pick (2nd Round) of the 2020 NBA draft.
2019Matthew HurtJohn Marshall High School, RochesterDuke
2020Jalen SuggsMinnehaha Academy, MinneapolisGonzagaSuggs was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 5th pick in the 1st Round of the 2021 NBA draft.
2021Chet HolmgrenMinnehaha Academy, MinneapolisGonzagaHolmgren was drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 2nd pick in the 1st Round of the 2022 NBA draft.
2022Braeden CarringtonPark Center Senior High School, Brooklyn ParkMinnesota
2023Nasir WhitlockDeLaSalle High School, MinneapolisLehigh
2024Jackson McAndrewWayzata High School, PlymouthCreighton
2025Chase ThompsonAlexandria Area High School, AlexandriaClemson

Most winners

NumberUniversity
20Minnesota
4Duke
2Cal Poly
2Gonzaga
2St. Cloud State
1Augustana (SD)
1Clemson
1Colorado State
1Connecticut
1Creighton
1Dayton
1East Carolina
1Eastern Kentucky
1Harvard
1Illinois State
1Iowa State
1Lehigh
1Marquette
1Miami (OH)
1Michigan State
1Minnesota State
1Montana State
1Nebraska
1North Carolina
1North Dakota
1Northeastern Illinois
1Northwestern
1Ohio
1Omaha
1Seton Hall
1South Dakota State
1Western Kentucky
1West Virginia
1Wisconsin
NumberHigh school
6
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Notes

References

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