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Mr. Basketball USA
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mr. Basketball USA |
| image | Wilt Chamberlain3.jpg |
| imagesize | 200px |
| alt | Black man kneeling on one knee with a basketball resting on the other and his hand atop the basketball. He is wearing a red, white and blue Harlem Globetrotters uniform. |
| caption | Wilt Chamberlain is recognized as the first Mr. Basketball USA |
| awarded_for | High school basketball's top male player |
| presenter | Ballislife (EA Sports 2003–2009; Student Sports 1996–2002) |
| country | United States |
| year | 1996 (retroactive to 1955) |
| holder | Cameron Boozer |
Mr. Basketball USA, formerly known as the ESPN RISE National Player of the Year and EA SPORTS National Player of the Year, is an award presented annually to the best-performing United States boys' high school basketball player as determined by Ballislife.com. Over the years, the award has been the property of different organizations: From 1996–2002, the award was presented by Student Sports; from 2003–2009, it was presented by EA Sports.; and from 2010–2012, the award was presented by ESPN HS. In the final year of this span, 2012, the award was given retroactively to a player of each year from 1955–1995, 1955's recipient being Wilt Chamberlain.
According to information posted online by Ballislife, "Selections are based on high school accomplishment, not future college/pro potential, and are reflective of those that lead their teams to state championships. Ballislife does not knowingly select fifth-year players, and those ineligible due to age or academics, Mr. Basketball USA or to its various All-American teams."
Current selections are made through a season-long polling process of a 10-member expert panel with a final year-end ballot to determine the winner. The panel includes five McDonald's All-American selection committee members. The panel is polled weekly for a list of the top seven national player of the year candidates regardless of graduating class. The votes are then translated into a 10-point scoring system, with 10 points for a first-place vote, nine points for second-place vote, and down to four points for a seventh-place vote.
Winners
:G – Guard :CG – Combo guard :PG – Point guard :SG – Shooting guard :F – Forward :PF – Power forward :SF – Small forward :C – Center :— in Runner(s)-up column indicates years in which the voting procedures and the resulting votes yielded a consensus winner with no runner(s)-up named. :— in College column indicates that player either returned to high school or went directly to professional basketball in the subsequent year.
| Year | Player | High school | City | Height | Position | College | Runner(s)-up | Edgar Lacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Overbrook | Philadelphia, PA | C | Kansas | ||||
| 1956 | Crispus Attucks | Indianapolis, IN | G | Cincinnati | ||||
| 1957 | Middletown | Middletown, OH | F | — | ||||
| 1958 | Middletown | Middletown, OH | F | Ohio State | ||||
| 1959 | St. Cecilia | Kearny, NJ | F | LaSalle | ||||
| 1960 | Boys | Brooklyn, NY | C | Iowa | ||||
| 1961 | Crystal City | Crystal City, MO | F | Princeton | ||||
| 1962 | Carver | Chicago, IL | F | Michigan | ||||
| 1963 | Jefferson | Los Angeles, CA | F | UCLA | ||||
| 1964 | Power Memorial | New York, NY | C | — | ||||
| 1965 | Power Memorial | New York, NY | C | UCLA | ||||
| 1966 | Norwalk | Norwalk, CT | G | Niagara | ||||
| 1967 | Pershing | Detroit, MI | F | Detroit | ||||
| 1968 | Aviation | Redondo Beach, CA | G | USC | ||||
| 1969 | Washington | Indianapolis, IN | F | Indiana | ||||
| 1970 | Mansfield | Mansfield, PA | C | Maryland | ||||
| 1971 | Schenley | Pittsburgh, PA | F | Marquette | ||||
| 1972 | Thornridge | Dolton, IL | G | Indiana | ||||
| 1973 | DeMatha | Hyattsville, MD | F | Notre Dame | ||||
| 1974 | Petersburg | Petersburg, VA | C | — | ||||
| 1975 | Elk Grove | Elk Grove, CA | C | San Francisco | ||||
| 1976 | Male | Louisville, KY | G | Louisville | ||||
| 1977 | Fort Hamilton | Brooklyn, NY | F | Maryland | ||||
| 1978 | Westinghouse | Chicago, IL | F | DePaul | ||||
| 1979 | St. Joseph | Cleveland, OH | F | Ohio State | ||||
| 1980 | Proviso East | Maywood, IL | G | Marquette | ||||
| 1981 | Rindge & Latin | Cambridge, MA | C | Georgetown | ||||
| 1982 | Washington | Tulsa, OK | F | Oklahoma | ||||
| 1983 | Dunbar | Baltimore, MD | SF | Georgetown | ||||
| 1984 | Crenshaw | Los Angeles, CA | SF | LSU | ||||
| 1985 | DeMatha | Hyattsville, MD | F | Duke | ||||
| 1986 | Kempsville | Virginia Beach, VA | C | North Carolina | ||||
| 1987 | Skyline | Dallas, TX | F | UNLV | ||||
| 1988 | Indian River | Chesapeake, VA | C | Georgetown | ||||
| 1989 | Archbishop Molloy | Briarwood, NY | PG | Georgia Tech | ||||
| 1990 | Bedford North Lawrence High School | Bedford, IN | G | Indiana | ||||
| 1991 | Country Day | Beverly Hills, MI | C | Michigan | ||||
| 1992 | St. Joseph | Alameda, CA | PG | California | ||||
| 1993 | Simon Gratz | Philadelphia, PA | F | North Carolina | ||||
| 1994 | Rice | New York, NY | SG | St. John's | ||||
| 1995 | Mauldin / Farragut | Mauldin, SC / Chicago, IL | C | — | ||||
| 1996 | Shadow Mountain | Phoenix, AZ | PG | Arizona | ||||
| 1997 | Auburndale / Mount Zion | Auburndale, FL / Durham, NC | SF | — | ||||
| 1998 | Elsik | Houston, TX | F | — | ||||
| 1999 | Picayune | Picayune, MS | F | — | ||||
| 2000 | East St. Louis | East St. Louis, IL | F | — | ||||
| 2001 | Camden | Camden, NJ | CG | Memphis | ||||
| 2002 | St. Vincent – St. Mary | Akron, OH | G | — | ||||
| 2003 | St. Vincent – St. Mary | Akron, OH | G | — | ||||
| 2004 | Lincoln | Brooklyn, NY | PG | — | ||||
| 2005 | Lanier | Jackson, MS | SG | — | ||||
| 2006 | Lawrence North | Indianapolis, IN | C | Ohio State | ||||
| 2007 | Huntington | Huntington, WV | G | USC | ||||
| 2008 | Dominguez / Oak Hill Academy | Compton, CA / Mouth of Wilson, VA | PG | — | ||||
| 2009 | South Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | PF | Georgia Tech | DeMarcus Cousins, | |||
| 2010 | Ames | Ames, IA | SF | North Carolina | ||||
| 2011 | St. Patrick | Elizabeth, NJ | SF | Kentucky | ||||
| 2012 | Bishop Gorman | Las Vegas, NV | SF | UCLA | ||||
| 2013 | Vaughn / Huntington | Vaughan, ON / Huntington, WV | SF | Kansas | ||||
| 2014 | Curie | Chicago, IL | PF | Kansas | ||||
| 2015 | Box Hill Senior / Montverde | Melbourne / Montverde, FL | PF | LSU | ||||
| 2016 | Chino Hills | Chino Hills, CA | PG | UCLA | ||||
| 2017 | Father Tolton / Nathan Hale | Columbia, MO / Seattle, WA | SF | Missouri | ||||
| 2018 | St. Marcellinus / Montverde | Mississauga, ON / Montverde, FL | SG | Duke | ||||
| 2019 | McQuaid Jesuit / La Lumiere | Brighton, NY / La Porte, IN | PF | Washington | ||||
| 2020 | Bowie / Montverde | Arlington, TX / Montverde, FL | PG | Oklahoma State | ||||
| 2021 | Minnehaha | Minneapolis, MN | C | Gonzaga | ||||
| 2022 | Montverde | Montverde, FL | SF | Duke | , Dereck Lively | |||
| 2023 | Christopher Columbus High School | Westchester, FL | PF | Duke | ||||
| 2024 | Nokomis Regional / Montverde | Newport, ME / Montverde, FL | SF | Duke | ||||
| 2025 | Christopher Columbus High School | Westchester, FL | PF | Duke |
Source:
Notes
References
- Flores, Ronnie. (April 16, 2012). "Mr. Basketball USA winners: ESPNHS national player of the year honorees date back to 1955". [[ESPN HS]].
- Flores, Ronnie. (January 5, 2012). "Preseason Mr. Basketball USA Tracker: Shabazz Muhammad is target". [[ESPN HS]].
- Flores, Ronnie. (August 27, 2021). "All-Time Mr. Basketball USA Honorees". GrassrootsHoops.net.
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