Virginia Mr. Basketball

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The Virginia Mr. Basketball Award was given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Virginia. The award winner was selected by The Roanoke Times .

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Award winners

YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeNBA draft
1982 Dell Curry [1] Fort Defiance Virginia Tech 1986 NBA draft: 1st round, 15th overall by the Utah Jazz
1983
1984Kevin Madden [2] Robert E. Lee North Carolina
1985Kevin Madden (2) [2] Robert E. LeeNorth Carolina
1986 J. R. Reid [2] Kempsville North Carolina 1989 NBA draft: 1st round, 5th overall by the Charlotte Hornets
1987 Alonzo Mourning [3] Indian River Georgetown 1992 NBA draft: 1st round, 2nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets
1988 Alonzo Mourning [3] Indian River Georgetown 1992 NBA draft: 1st round, 2nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets
1989 George Lynch [2] Patrick Henry North Carolina 1993 NBA draft: 1st round, 12th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers
1990 Grant Hill [1] South Lakes Duke 1994 NBA draft: 1st round, 3rd overall by the Detroit Pistons
1991 Cory Alexander [1] Oak Hill Academy Virginia 1995 NBA draft: 1st round, 29th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
1992
1993 Allen Iverson Bethel High School Georgetown 1996 NBA draft: 1st round, 1st overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
1994 Curtis Staples [1] Patrick HenryVirginia
1995Marco Harrison [4] Petersburg NC State
1996 Jason Capel [5] Indian River North Carolina
1997Brian Demarco Williams [6] James River Hagerstown CC
American
1998 Ronald Curry [2] Hampton North Carolina
1999 Travis Watson [7] Oak Hill AcademyVirginia
2000 Cliff Hawkins [1] Oak Hill Academy Kentucky
2001
2002 JJ Redick [8] Cave Spring Duke 2006 NBA draft: 1st round, 11th overall by the Orlando Magic
2003 J. R. Reynolds [9] Oak Hill AcademyVirginia
2004Marquie Cooke [10] Nansemond River Virginia Tech
2005 Marcus Ginyard [2] Bishop O'Connell North Carolina
2006 Vernon Macklin [3] Hargrave Military Academy Georgetown
Florida
2011 NBA draft: 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Detroit Pistons
2007 Julian Vaughn [1] Oak Hill Academy Florida State
Georgetown
2008 Ed Davis [11] Benedictine North Carolina 2010 NBA draft: 1st round, 13th overall by the Toronto Raptors
2009Tristan Spurlock [12] Word of Life Christian Virginia
UCF
2010 James Michael McAdoo Norfolk Christian North Carolina
2011James Michael McAdoo (2) [13] Norfolk ChristianNorth Carolina

Winners by high school

High schoolCityWinners
Oak Hill Academy Mouth of Wilson 5
Indian River Chesapeake 2
Norfolk Christian Norfolk 2
Patrick Henry Roanoke 2
Robert E. Lee Staunton 2
Benedictine Richmond 1
Bishop O'Connell Arlington 1
Cave Spring Roanoke 1
Fort Defiance Fort Defiance 1
Hampton Hampton 1
Hargrave Military Academy Chatham 1
James River Midlothian 1
Kempsville Virginia Beach 1
Nansemond River Suffolk 1
Petersburg Petersburg 1
South Lakes Reston 1
Word of Life Christian Springfield 1

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