Iowa Mr. Basketball

Last updated

Each year, the Iowa Mr. Basketball award is given to the male athlete chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Iowa in the United States.

Contents

Awarded since 1981, winners were chosen by the Iowa Newspaper Association at the time that annual all-state selections are made until 2017. Starting with the 2018 season, the honor was awarded by the newly formed Iowa Print Sports Writers Association, who took over all-state selections for the newspaper industry starting with the 2018 high school basketball seasons. [1] Most of the award winners have gone on to play at the highest levels of college basketball, and some have continued play in the National Basketball Association.

Voting is done on a points system. Each voter selects first, second, and third-place votes. A player receives five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote, and one point for a third-place vote. The player receiving the most points receives the award.

Award winners

YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeNotes
1981Todd BerkenpasMaple Valley Iowa
1982 (tie)Ted Burbach Dubuque Wahlert Iowa State / Western Illinois
1982 (tie)Randy KraayenbrinkPaullina Northern Iowa
1983Todd Lumsden Linn-Mar Northern Iowa
1984Al Lorenzen Kennedy Iowa
1985Brian David Kuemper Catholic Arizona
1986Chris Gaines Waterloo West Hawaiʻi
1987Robert Johnson Lincoln Iowa State
1988Wade Lookingbill Fort Dodge Iowa
1989Mike Bergman Waverly-Shell Rock Iowa State
1990Mike Davis Waterloo East Southwest Missouri State / Southeastern CC
1991 Fred Hoiberg Ames Iowa State Played 10 years in the NBA and is former head coach of the Chicago Bulls and the Iowa State University men's basketball team. He is currently head coach of the University of Nebraska men's basketball team.
1992Eric PothovenPella Christian Liberty
1993Jess SettlesWinfield-Mt. Union Iowa [2]
1994 Raef LaFrentz MFL Mar-Mac, Monona Kansas Played 11 seasons (1998–2009) in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, and Portland Trail Blazers.
1995Adam Spanich Regis USC / MCC / Oral Roberts
1996Justin Wessel Prairie Arizona 1997 NCAA Champion
1997 Dean Oliver Mason City Iowa Played in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors from 2001 to 2003. Oliver is currently an assistant men's basketball coach at Wisconsin.
1998David Newman Hoover Drake / Northwestern
1999 (tie) Nick Collison Iowa Falls Kansas Played in the NBA for the Oklahoma City Thunder and is now currently retired.
1999 (tie) Kirk Hinrich Sioux City West Kansas Played in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, and Washington Wizards
2000Glen Worley Iowa City West Iowa [3] Currently Assistant Coach at Academy of Art University
2001Tyler McKinney Urbandale Creighton
2002 Jeff Horner Mason City Iowa Currently Head Coach at Truman State University
2003Brooks McKowen Wapsie Valley Northern Iowa [4] Current Head Coach at Upper Iowa University
2004Carlton Reed Waterloo East Northern Iowa [5] /Iowa
2005Josh Van EsMOC-Floyd Valley Northwestern College
2006 Jason Bohannon Linn-Mar Wisconsin [6]
2007 Clayton Vette Waverly-Shell Rock Iowa State/Winona State undrafted in the NBA, has played for various European teams
2008Matt Gatens Iowa City Iowa [7]
2009Brennan Cougill Bishop Heelan Iowa [8] / Green Bay [9]
2010 Harrison Barnes Ames North Carolina [10] Named the "Player of the Year" in the USA Today 2010 All-USA high school boys basketball team. [11] 2015 NBA Finals Champion. Currently plays in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings.
2011 Jarrod Uthoff Cedar Rapids Jefferson Wisconsin / Iowa [12]
2012 Marcus Paige Linn-Mar North Carolina [13]
2013 Peter Jok West Des Moines Valley Iowa [14]
2014Wyatt Lohaus Iowa City West Northern Iowa
2015 Daniel Tillo Sioux City North Kentucky / Iowa WesternPursued baseball instead of basketball. Currently in Kansas City Royals organization.
2016 Jordan Bohannon Linn-Mar Iowa
2017Joe SmoldtGladbrook-Reinbeck Upper Iowa
2018 Joe Wieskamp Muscatine Iowa Drafted 41st overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2021 NBA draft.
2019 (tie) D. J. Carton Bettendorf Ohio State/Marquette
2019 (tie)Jake HilmerNorth Linn Upper Iowa Pursuing basketball and baseball at Upper Iowa.
2020Bowen Born Norwalk Northern Iowa
2021 Tucker DeVries Waukee Drake
2022 Tamin Lipsey [15] Ames Iowa State
2023 Pryce Sandfort Waukee Northwest Iowa
2024Jesse Van Kalsbeek [16] MOC-Floyd ValleyNorthwestern College (IA)

Related Research Articles

The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raymar Morgan</span> American basketball player

Raymar Morgan is an American professional former basketball player. He played college basketball at the Michigan State University.

Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School is a public senior high school located in Waverly, Iowa, United States. It provides high school education for Waverly and surrounding areas in Bremer County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iowa High School Athletic Association</span> Regulator of Iowa high school athletics

The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) is the regulating body for male Iowa high school interscholastic athletics and is a full member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. Its female counterpart, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, (IGHSAU) is an associate member. Iowa is the only state that maintains separate governing bodies for boys' and girls' athletics.

The Gatorade Player of the Year awards are given annually to up and coming high school student-athletes in the United States. They are given for boys baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, boys football, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls track & field, girls softball, and girls volleyball.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Terrence Oglesby</span> American-Norwegian basketball player

Terrence Rønnestad Oglesby is an American-Norwegian professional basketball player who last played for the Umeå BBK of the Swedish Basketligan. Before moving to Europe to play professionally, he had played college basketball for Clemson University. Born in Kongsberg, Norway, Oglesby holds dual citizenship with the United States and Norway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season</span> Basketball season

The 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 1999, with the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on April 3, 2000, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season</span> Basketball season

The 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2005, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on April 3, 2006, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Florida Gators won their first NCAA national championship with a 73–56 victory over the UCLA Bruins. This was the last Final Four site at the RCA Dome. The Final Four will return to the city of Indianapolis, but will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year award was established in 1967 to recognize the best men's college basketball coach of the year, as voted upon by the Associated Press (AP). A parallel award for women's coaches was added in 1995. The 2011 women's award, shared by three coaches, was notable as the first shared AP award in any college sport.

Lauren Lueders is an American basketball player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nancy Lieberman Award</span> American womens college basketball award

The Nancy Lieberman Award, named for Basketball Hall of Fame legend Nancy Lieberman, was given annually by the Rotary Club of Detroit in the Award's first 14 years to the nation's top collegiate point guard in women's Division I basketball. Sue Bird won the inaugural award in 2000, making her the first of only three players to have won three Lieberman Awards. Paige Bueckers is the first freshman to win the award in 2021, and only three players have won as sophomores —Bird in 2000 and the other two three-time winners, Sabrina Ionescu in 2018 and Caitlin Clark in 2022.

Dedric Demond Willoughby was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Each year the California Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of California. Many have gone on to play in the NBA.

Each year the Florida Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Florida.

Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the only Catholic high school in the local metropolitan area. It is affiliated with twelve area Catholic parishes and the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Xavier opened in 1998 after the merger of two previous Catholic high schools, Regis and LaSalle.

Tiffany Gooden is a former professional basketball player in the ABL. When her pro career ended, Gooden embarked on a new career as an attorney. Gooden currently practices law as a partner in the firm of Hall & Gooden LLP in her hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Her efforts played a key role in bringing the Indiana high school girls' basketball championships to Fort Wayne after the 2009 season.

The Mr. Colorado Basketball honor recognizes the top boys’ high school basketball player in the state of Colorado. The trademarked award has been presented annually since 1993 by The Denver Post to the player of the year selected from the best players in each of the five high school divisions.

Joe Coleman is an American basketball player. He was named 2011 Minnesota Mr. Basketball and was a Top 100 ESPN Recruit. He was also a contestant on The Bachelorette.

Each year the Miss Iowa Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school girls' basketball player in the state of Iowa, in the United States.

Tamin Lipsey is an American college basketball player for the Iowa State Cyclones of the Big 12 Conference.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.iahsaa.org/basketball/Archives/bb_mr_bb.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. ↑ "IOWA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Hawkeye Sports - University of Iowa Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  4. ↑ "Brooks McKowen". Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Carlton Reed". Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Player Bio: Jason Bohannon - UWBadgers.com - the Official Web Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  7. ↑ "Player Bio: Matt Gatens - IOWA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  8. ↑ "Player Bio: Brennan Cougill - IOWA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  9. ↑ "Brennan Cougill Bio - the Official Site of Green Bay Athletics". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
  10. ↑ "North Carolina Tar Heels". Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  11. ↑ Halley, Jim (April 21, 2010). "2010 All-USA boys basketball: Harrison Barnes leads the way". USA Today . Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Jarrod Uthoff Profile - Iowa Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  13. ↑ "Welcome to nginx eaa1a9e1db47ffcca16305566a6efba4!185.15.56.1". www.indystar.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Valley's Peter Jok named Iowa's Mr. Basketball | the des Moines Register | desmoinesregister.com". www.desmoinesregister.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  15. ↑ Johnson, Jeff (March 15, 2022). "Iowa all-state boys' basketball 2022: North Linn's Austin Hilmer a 1st-teamer for 2nd-straight year". The Gazette. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Jesse Van Kalsbeek named Mr. Iowa Basketball; IPSWA announces boys basketball all-state teams". iowasportswriters.com.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.