Each year the Mississippi Mr. Basketball award is given to the best high school boys basketball player in the state of Mississippi by The Clarion-Ledger. [1]
Number | High School |
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7 | Murrah High School, Jackson |
4 | Lanier High School, Jackson |
3 | Callaway High School, Jackson |
3 | Forest Hill High School, Jackson |
2 | Gulfport High School, Gulfport |
2 | Harrison Central High School, Gulfport |
2 | Provine High School, Jackson |
Number | College |
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9 | Mississippi State |
3 | Alabama |
3 | LSU |
3 | Southern Miss |
2 | Georgetown |
2 | Henderson State |
2 | Louisville |
2 | Ole Miss |
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