Each year the Indiana Miss Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school girls basketball player in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
School | Number of Awards | Years |
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Bedford North Lawrence | 3 | 1992, 2019, 2024 |
Warsaw | 3 | 1976, 1978, 2004 |
Indianapolis Brebeuf | 2 | 1988, 2007 |
Ben Davis | 2 | 2001, 2011 |
Norwell | 2 | 1977, 2012 |
Homestead | 2 | 2017, 2022 |
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