Each year the Tennessee Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys' basketball player in the U.S. state of Tennessee by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. [1] A Mr. Basketball is named for each of five divisions competing in Tennessee boys' basketball.
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Class A | Class AA | Class AAA | Class AAAA | Division II A | Division II AA | |||||||
Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | |
1986 | Sylvester Gray | Bolton | Charles "Cannon" Whitby | Obion County | Ron Huery | Whitehaven | ||||||
1987 | Fitz Jones | East Robertson | Jerry Meyer | David Lipscomb | DeWayne Garner | Brainerd | ||||||
1988 | Ronald Jones | Dresden | Jerry Meyer | David Lipscomb | Todd Day | Hamilton | ||||||
1989 | Carlus Groves | East Robertson | Orlando Lightfoot | Chattanooga City | Darryl Miller | Oak Ridge | ||||||
1990 | Eric Mitchell | Pickett County | Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway | Treadwell | David Vaughn | Whites Creek | ||||||
1991 | Eugene Parris | Pickett County | Stanley Caldwell | Union City | David Vaughn | Whites Creek | ||||||
1992 | Steve Hamer | Middleton | Stanley Caldwell | Union City | Tony Delk | Haywood | ||||||
1993 | David Woodard | East Robertson | Ron Mercer | Goodpasture | Sylvester Ford | Fairley | ||||||
Corrie Johnson | Hardin County | |||||||||||
1994 | Ron Mercer | Goodpasture | Oliver Simmons | David Lipscomb | Edgar Perkins | White Station | ||||||
1995 | Joseph Amonett | Pickett County | Oliver Simmons | David Lipscomb | Cedrick Wallace | Lawrence County | ||||||
1996 | Sam Howard | Goodpasture | Joey Tuck | Macon County | Charles Hathaway | Hillwood | ||||||
1997 | Kirk Haston | Perry County | Niki Arinze | Martin Luther King | Tony Harris | Memphis East | ||||||
1998 | Adam Sonn | Donelson Christian Academy | Harris Walker | Brainerd | Vincent Yarbrough | Cleveland | Will Howard-Downs | University School of Nashville | ||||
1999 | Heath Hardin | Moore County | Terrence Woods | Treadwell | Brent Jolly | White County | Will Howard-Downs | University School of Nashville | ||||
2000 | Jason Holwerda | Chattanooga Christian | Cameron Crisp | Bolivar Central | Josh Hare | Bradley Central | David Harrison | Brentwood Academy | ||||
2001 | Jason Holwerda | Chattanooga Christian | Taureen Moy | BT Washington | Earnest Shelton | White Station | David Harrison | Brentwood Academy | ||||
2002 | Trey Pearson | South Fulton | Andre Allen | BT Washington | Demarco Polk | Stratford | Billy May | Father Ryan | ||||
2003 | Jake Skogen | Tennessee Temple | Andre Allen | BT Washington | Lee Humphrey | Maryville | Marc Gasol | Lausanne | ||||
2004 | Jonathan Cook | Chattanooga Christian | Corey Brewer | Portland | Jamont Gordon | Glencliff | Brandan Wright | Brentwood Academy | ||||
2005 | Nicchaeus Doaks | Peabody | Thaddeus Young | Mitchell | J. P. Prince | White Station | Brandan Wright | Brentwood Academy | ||||
2006 | Marquis Weddle | Union City | Willie Kemp | Bolivar Central | Barry Stewart | Shelbyville | Brandan Wright | Brentwood Academy | ||||
2007 | M. J. Brown | Union City | Jewuan Long | Liberty | Maurice Miller | Raleigh Egypt | Brandon Brown | Brentwood Academy | ||||
2008 | M. J. Brown | Union City | John Jenkins | Station Camp | Terrico White | Craigmont | Elliot Williams | St. George's | Leslie McDonald | Briarcrest | ||
2009 | Reginald Buckner | Manassas | John Jenkins | Station Camp | Drew Kelly | Centennial | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. | St. George's | Leslie McDonald | Briarcrest | ||
2010 | Malcolm Smith | Clarksville Academy | Jalen Steele | Fulton | Joe Jackson | White Station | Dwight Tarwater | Webb School | Jordan Price | McCallie School | ||
2011 | Malcolm Smith | Clarksville Academy | Kedren Johnson | Marshall County | Andre Hollins | White Station | John Ross Glover | University School of Jackson | Conor McDermott | Ensworth | ||
2012 | Martavious Newby | B.T. Washington | Craig Bradshaw | Christ Presbyterian Academy | Alex Poythress | Clarksville Northeast | John Ross Glover | University School of Jackson | Austin Nichols | Briarcrest | ||
2013 | Alex Fountain | Wartburg Central | Jalen Lindsey | Christ Presbyterian Academy | Nick King | Memphis East | Cameron Payne | Lausanne | Austin Nichols | Briarcrest | ||
2014 | Desonta Bradford | Humboldt | Braxton Blackwell | Christ Presbyterian Academy | Leron Black | White Station | Rob Marberry | Franklin Road Academy | Andrew Fleming | Ensworth | ||
2015 | Jeremiah Martin | Memphis Mitchell | Braxton Blackwell | Christ Presbyterian Academy | Dedric Lawson | Hamilton | Justin Wertner | St. George's | Micah Thomas | Briarcrest | ||
2016 | Nicholas Hopkins | Fayetteville | Bo Hodges | Maplewood | Alex Lomax | Memphis East | Chase Hayden | St. George's | Darius Garland | Brentwood Academy | ||
2017 | Tyreke Key | Clay County | Bo Hodges | Maplewood | Alex Lomax | Memphis East | Chase Hayden | St. George's | Darius Garland | Brentwood Academy | ||
2018 | Caden Mills | Van Buren County | Kadrion Johnson | Marshall County | Tyler Harris | Cordova | Keon Johnson | The Webb School | Darius Garland | Brentwood Academy | ||
2019 | Ja'Darius Harris | Peabody | Kadrion Johnson | Marshall County | James Wiseman | Memphis East | Keon Johnson | The Webb School | Kennedy Chandler | Briarcrest | ||
2020 | Ryley McClaran | Eagleville | Johnathan Lawson | Wooddale | Jacobi Wood | Cleveland | Moussa Cissé | Lausanne | Kennedy Chandler | Briarcrest | ||
2021 | Grant Strong | Clay County | Toris Woods | Bolivar Central | Mason Miller | Houston | Kameron Jones | Evangelical Christian | B. J. Edwards | Knoxville Catholic | ||
2022 [2] | Grant Strong | Clay County | Gus Davenport | Cannon County | Ja'Kobi Gillespie | Greeneville | Brandon Miller | Cane Ridge | Tyler Byrd | Tipton-Rosemark | Chandler Jackson | Christian Brothers |
2023 [3] | Rodgerick Robinson Jr. | Middleton | Jaylen Jones | East Nashville | Damarien Yates | Fayette-Ware | Jarred Hall | Lebanon | Isaiah West | Goodpasture | Lukas Walls | Webb School of Knoxville |
2024 [4] | Jordan McCullum | Harriman | Jahvin Carter | Alcoa | Tyler Lee | Fulton | Emerson Tenner, Jr. | Cordova | Kavien Jones | BGA | Tyler Tanner | Brentwood Academy |
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