Utah Mr. Basketball

Each year, the Utah Mr. Basketball Award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Utah, in the United States. Class 5A was introduced in 1994. Class 6A was introduced in 2018.

The award has been given since 1987 by the Deseret News . Winners are chosen by the Utah Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (UAPSSA).

Utah Mr. Basketball award winners

Year	Utah Mr. Basketball	High school	Class	College	NBA
2025	Gavin Lowe [1]	Olympus	5A	TBA
2024	Cooper Lewis [2]	Lehi	6A	Saint Mary's [3]
2023	Quentin Meza [4]	Cyprus	6A	Wofford
2022	Collin Chandler [5]	Farmington	6A	BYU
2021	Ethan Potter [6]	Layton	6A	Utah Valley/Utah Tech
2020	Dallin Hall [7]	Fremont	6A	BYU
2019	Rylan Jones [8]	Olympus	5A	Utah/Utah State
2018	Rylan Jones [9]	Olympus	5A	Utah/Utah State
2017	Jaxon Brenchley	Ridgeline	3A	Utah
2016	Frank Jackson	Lone Peak	5A	Duke	2017 2nd Round
2015	Jesse Wade	Davis	5A	Gonzaga/BYU
2014	T. J. Haws	Lone Peak	5A	BYU
2013	Nick Emery	Lone Peak	5A	BYU
2012	Jordan Loveridge	West Jordan	5A	Utah
2011	Tyrell Corbin	West	5A	UC Davis/SLCC/CSU Bakersfield
2010	Kyle Collinsworth	Provo	4A	BYU
2009	Tyler Haws	Lone Peak	5A	BYU
2008	Tyler Haws	Lone Peak	5A	BYU
2007	Morgan Grim	Riverton	5A	Utah/Utah State
2006	Daniel Deane	Judge Memorial	3A	Utah/Oregon St.
2005	Jackson Emery	Lone Peak	5A	BYU
2004	Tai Wesley	Provo	4A	Utah State
2003	Josh Olson	Alta	5A	Utah
2002	Brody Van Brocklin	Davis	5A	Weber State
2001	Jared Jensen	Fremont	5A	BYU
2000	Garner Meads	Brighton	5A	BYU
1999	Tim Henry	Mountain View	5A	SLCC
1998	Tony Brown	Mountain Crest	4A	Utah State
1997	Britton Johnsen	Murray	4A	Utah	Various NBA teams
1996	Jeff Johnsen	Murray	4A	Utah
1995	Jeff Johnsen	Murray	4A	Utah
1994	Alex Jensen	Viewmont	5A	Utah
1993	Ben Melmeth	Judge Memorial	3A	Utah
1992	JaRon Boone	Skyline	4A	Nebraska
1991	Justin Weidauer	Cottonwood	3A	BYU
1990	Kenneth Roberts	Bingham	4A	BYU
1989	Shawn Bradley	Emery High School	2A	BYU	1993 1st Round
1988	Matt Bowman	Timpview	3A	Utah Valley
1987	Kurt Miller	Ben Lomond	3A	New Mexico

Schools with multiple winners

Schools with multiple winners

School	Number of awards	Years
Lone Peak	6	2005, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016
Murray	3	1995, 1996, 1997
Olympus	3	2018, 2019, 2025
Judge Memorial	2	1993, 2006
Provo	2	2004, 2010
Davis	2	2002, 2015
Fremont	2	2001, 2020

References

1. Edward, James (March 22, 2025). "Fierce Competitor: Olympus' Gavin Lowe named Deseret News 2025 Mr. Basketball". Deseret News.
2. "Champion's mentality drives Lehi's Cooper Lewis to new heights, 2024 Deseret News Mr. Basketball award". March 26, 2024.
3. "Gaels Add Utah Mr. Basketball Cooper Lewis; Will Join Gaels in 2026". smcgaels.com. May 9, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
4. "Cyprus Quentin Meza caps sensational career by being named Deseret News 2023 Mr. Basketball". March 23, 2023.
5. Haslam, Tyler (March 23, 2022). "Collin Chandler concludes legacy-leaving career at Farmington with 2022 Deseret News Mr. Basketball honors". Deseret News. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
6. "High school boys basketball: Layton's double-double machine Ethan Potter named 2021 Deseret News Mr. Basketball". April 2, 2021.
7. "Fremont High's Dallin Hall is the 'best player in the state' and the Deseret News' 2020 Mr. Basketball". March 26, 2020.
8. Edward, James (March 29, 2019). "A relentless pursuit to get better helps Olympus' Rylan Jones earn a second Mr. Basketball award". Deseret News. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
9. Edwards, James (March 20, 2018). "Olympus High's speedy guard Rylan Jones is Deseret News' 2018 Mr. Basketball". Deseret News. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019.