California Mr. Basketball

Last updated

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. [1] Many have gone on to play in the NBA.

Contents

Voting is done in 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 who garners the most points receives the award. The California Mr. Basketball award is the second oldest such award in the nation; only Indiana Mr. Basketball, which was first awarded in 1939, predates it. [2] [3]

Award winners

YearPlayerHigh schoolCollegeNBA draft
2024Trent Perry [4] Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, California UCLA [5]
2023 Jared McCain [6] Corona Centennial, Corona, California Duke
2022Donovan Dent [7] Corona Centennial, Corona, California New Mexico
2021 Amari Bailey Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, California UCLA 2023 NBA draft: second round, 41st overall by the Charlotte Hornets
2020 Brandon Boston Jr. Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, California Kentucky 2021 NBA draft: second round, 51st overall by the Memphis Grizzlies
2019 Onyeka Okongwu (2) Chino Hills High School, Chino Hills USC 2020 NBA draft: first round, 6th overall by the Atlanta Hawks
2018 Onyeka Okongwu Chino Hills High School, Chino Hills USC 2020 NBA draft: first round, 6th overall by the Atlanta Hawks
2017 Ethan Thompson Bishop Montgomery High School, Torrance Oregon State
2016 Lonzo Ball Chino Hills High School, Chino Hills UCLA [8] 2017 NBA draft: first round, 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers
2015 Ivan Rabb Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland California 2017 NBA draft: second round, 35th overall by the Orlando Magic
2014 Stanley Johnson Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana Arizona 2015 NBA draft: first round, 8th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2013 Aaron Gordon (2) Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose Arizona [9] 2014 NBA draft: first round, 4th overall by the Orlando Magic
2012 Aaron Gordon Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose Arizona [10] 2014 NBA draft: first round, 4th overall by the Orlando Magic
2011 Ryan Anderson Long Beach Poly, Long Beach Boston College/Arizona [11]
2010 Allen Crabbe Frederick K. C. Price III High School, Los Angeles California [12] 2013 NBA draft: 2nd round, 31st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2009 Kawhi Leonard Martin Luther King High School, Riverside San Diego State [13] 2011 NBA draft: 1st round, 15th overall by the Indiana Pacers
2008 Jrue Holiday Campbell Hall School, North Hollywood UCLA [14] 2009 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 17th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
2007 Taylor King Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana Duke/Villanova [15] /Concordia
2006 Chase Budinger La Costa Canyon High School, Carlsbad Arizona [16] 2009 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 44th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2005 Amir Johnson Westchester High School, Los Angeles None 2005 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 56th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2004 DeMarcus Nelson Sheldon High School, Sacramento Duke [17] 2008 NBA draft: Undrafted, signed as a free agent by the Golden State Warriors
2003 Trevor Ariza Westchester High School, Los Angeles UCLA 2004 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 43rd overall by the New York Knicks
2002 Hassan Adams Westchester High School, Los Angeles Arizona 2006 NBA draft: 2nd round, 54th overall by the New Jersey Nets
2001 Tyson Chandler (2) Dominguez High School, Compton None 2001 NBA draft: first round, 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers
2000 Tyson Chandler Dominguez High School, Compton None 2001 NBA draft: 1st round, 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers
1999 Casey Jacobsen Glendora High School, Glendora Stanford 2002 NBA draft: 1st round, 22nd overall by the Phoenix Suns
1998 Tayshaun Prince Dominguez High School, Compton Kentucky 2002 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 23rd overall by the Detroit Pistons
1997 Baron Davis Crossroads Schools, Santa Monica UCLA 1999 NBA draft: 1st round, 3rd overall by the Charlotte Hornets
1996 Corey Benjamin Fontana High School, Fontana Oregon State 1998 NBA draft: 1st round, 28th overall by the Chicago Bulls
1995 Paul Pierce Inglewood High School, Inglewood Kansas 1998 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Boston Celtics
1994 Jelani Gardner St. John Bosco High School, Bellflower Pepperdine/California
1993 Charles O'Bannon Artesia High School, Lakewood UCLA 1997 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 32nd overall by the Detroit Pistons
1992 Jason Kidd (2) St. Joseph Notre Dame High School, Alameda California 1994 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 2nd overall by the Dallas Mavericks
1991 Jason Kidd St. Joseph Notre Dame High School, Alameda California 1994 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 2nd overall by the Dallas Mavericks
1990 Ed O'Bannon Artesia High School, Lakewood UCLA 1995 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the New Jersey Nets
1989 Tracy Murray Glendora High School, Glendora UCLA 1992 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 18th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
1988 Chris Mills Fairfax High School, Los Angeles Arizona/Kentucky 1993 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 22nd overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
1987 LeRon Ellis Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana Syracuse/Kentucky 1991 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 22nd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers
1986 Scott Williams Glen A. Wilson High School, Hacienda Heights North Carolina
1985Tom Lewis Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana Pepperdine/USC
1984 John Williams (2) Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles LSU 1986 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 12th overall by the Washington Bullets
1983 John Williams Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles LSU 1986 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 12th overall by the Washington Bullets
1982Tony Jackson Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland DePaul
1981 Dwayne Polee Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles Pepperdine/UNLV 1986 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 54th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers
1980 Ralph Jackson Inglewood High School, Inglewood UCLA 1984 NBA draft: 4th Rnd, 71st overall by the Indiana Pacers
1979 Darren Daye John F. Kennedy High School, Los Angeles UCLA 1983 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 57th overall by the Washington Bullets
1978Greg Goorjian Crescenta Valley High School, La Crescenta-Montrose UNLV
1977 Phil Barner Fremont High School, Oakland University of Oregon
1976Rich Branning Marina High School, Huntington Beach Notre Dame 1980 NBA Draft: 4th Rnd, 76th overall by the Indiana Pacers
1975 Bill Cartwright (2) Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove San Francisco 1979 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the New York Knicks
1974 Bill Cartwright Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove San Francisco 1979 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the New York Knicks
1973 Marques Johnson Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles UCLA 1977 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks
1972 Cliff Pondexter San Joaquin Memorial High School, Fresno Long Beach State 1974 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 16th overall by the Chicago Bulls
1971 Roscoe Pondexter San Joaquin Memorial High School, Fresno Long Beach State 1974 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 56th overall by the Boston Celtics
1970 Bill Walton Helix High School, La Mesa UCLA 1974 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers
1969 Keith Wilkes Ventura High School, Ventura UCLA 1974 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 11th overall by the Golden State Warriors
1968 Paul Westphal Aviation High School, Redondo Beach USC 1972 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Boston Celtics
1967 Curtis Rowe John C. Frémont High School, Los Angeles UCLA 1971 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 11th overall by the Detroit Pistons
1966 Dennis Awtrey Blackford High School, San Jose Santa Clara 1970 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 12th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
1965 Bob Portman St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco Creighton 1969 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 7th overall by the San Francisco Warriors
1964 Russ Critchfield Salinas High School, Salinas California
1963 Edgar Lacey Jefferson High School, Los Angeles UCLA 1968 NBA draft: 4th Rnd, 43rd overall by the San Francisco Warriors
1962 Joe Ellis McClymonds High School, Oakland San Francisco 1966 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 13th overall by the San Francisco Warriors
1961 Gail Goodrich John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, Los Angeles UCLA 1965 NBA draft: Territorial pick by the Los Angeles Lakers
1960 Paul Silas McClymonds High School, Oakland Creighton 1964 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 10th overall by the St. Louis Hawks
1959 Steve Gray George Washington High School, San Francisco St Mary's 1963 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 20th overall by the San Francisco Warriors
1958 Billy McGill Jefferson High School, Los Angeles Utah NBA 1962–1965
1957 Tom Meschery Lowell High School, San Francisco St. Mary's 1961 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 7th overall by the Philadelphia Warriors
1956 Fred LaCour (2) St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco San Francisco 1960 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 22nd overall by the St. Louis Hawks
1955 Fred LaCour St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco San Francisco 1960 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 22nd overall by the St. Louis Hawks
1954Willie Davis Alameda High School, Alameda
1953Bill Bond St. Anthony High School, Long Beach Stanford
1952 Willie Naulls San Pedro High School, Los Angeles UCLA 1956 NBA draft: 2nd round, 9th overall by the St. Louis Hawks
1951 Ken Sears Watsonville High School, Watsonville Santa Clara 1955 NBA draft: 1st round, 4th overall by the New York Knicks
1950Don Bragg Galileo High School, San Francisco UCLA 1955 NBA draft by the Minneapolis Lakers

Most winners by college

NumberProgram
17 UCLA
7 Arizona
5 San Francisco
5 California
3 Duke
3 Kentucky
3 Pepperdine
3 USC
2 Creighton
2 Long Beach State
2 LSU
2 Santa Clara
2 Stanford
2 UNLV

Most winners by high school

NumberHigh School Program
4Mater Dei High School
3Chino Hills High School
3Crenshaw High School
3Dominguez High School
3St. Ignatius College Preparatory
3Westchester High School
2Bishop O'Dowd High School
2Artesia High School
2Archbishop Mitty High School
2Corona Centennial High School
2Elk Grove High School
2Glendora High School
2Inglewood High School
2Jefferson High School
2McClymonds High School
2Palo Alto High School
2San Joaquin Memorial High School
2St. Joseph Notre Dame High School

Related Research Articles

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of 124 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points, second-place votes are worth three points, and a third-place vote is worth one. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award. Since the 2022–23 NBA season, winners receive the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy, named after the two-time defensive player of the year winner.

The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals. The award is decided by a panel of eleven media members, who cast votes after the conclusion of the Finals. The person with the highest number of votes wins the award. The award was originally a black trophy with a gold basketball-shaped sphere at the top, similar to the Larry O'Brien Trophy, until a new trophy was introduced in 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zaza Pachulia</span> Georgian basketball player (born 1984)

Zaza Pachulia is a Georgian professional basketball executive and former player who is a basketball operations consultant for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball</span> College mens basketball team

The San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team is the men's college basketball program that represents San Diego State University. The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The team plays their home games at Viejas Arena.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009–10 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2009–10 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's eleventh season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Viejas Arena. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in MWC play. They won the 2010 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned an 11 seed in the Midwest Region and were defeated by 6 seed and AP #15 Tennessee in the first round.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Anderson (basketball)</span> American basketball player (born 1989)

James Lee Anderson is an American professional basketball player for Manisa BB of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball at Oklahoma State University. In 2010, Anderson was named Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and a first team All-American. He was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 20th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft.

This list comprises all players who have participated in at least one league match for Northern Virginia Royals in the USL Premier Development League since the USL began keeping detailed records in 2003. Players who were on the roster but never played a first team game are not listed; players who appeared for the team in other competitions but never actually made an USL appearance are noted at the bottom of the page where appropriate.

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.

The 2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season was the 12th season of Mountain West Conference basketball. This was the final season for the two Utah schools in the conference. BYU became a member of the West Coast Conference in most sports, including basketball, while its football program became independent. Utah joined the Pacific-10 Conference, which changed its name to the Pac-12 with Colorado also joining from the Big 12 Conference. The Mountain West welcomed new members as well, with Boise State joining in 2011 and Fresno State and Nevada following in 2012. The Brigham Young University Cougars and San Diego State men's basketball teams ended the regular season as co-champions. San Diego State earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by defeating BYU in the conference tournament. BYU and UNLV secured at-large bids into the tournament. Both BYU and SDSU reached the Sweet Sixteen round but were also eliminated in that round.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Derrick Williams (basketball)</span> American basketball player (born 1991)

Derrick LeRon Williams is an American professional basketball player who last played for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats from 2009 to 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010–11 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2010–11 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second year head coach Sean Miller, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. Miller was named the Pac-10 Conference 2011 John R. Wooden Coach of the Year. The Wildcats finished the regular season 25–6, 14–4 in Pac-10 play to win the twelfth Pac-10 regular season championship title for first time since 2005 and lost in the championship game of the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament to Washington. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, as the No. 5 seed in the West Regional, where they defeated Memphis in the second round, Texas in the third round, and Duke in the round of sixteen. In the Elite Eight, they lost to the eventual national champion Connecticut.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drew Gordon</span> American professional basketball player

Drew Edward Gordon is an American former professional basketball player. The power forward began his college basketball career with the UCLA Bruins, then transferred during his sophomore year to the New Mexico Lobos. Gordon garnered a number of accolades for his play as the starting center for the Lobos, giving New Mexico a dominating inside presence. He is the older brother of Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mr. Basketball USA</span> Award

Mr. Basketball USA, formerly known as the ESPN RISE National Player of the Year and EA SPORTS National Player of the Year, is an award presented to the United States boys' high school basketball national player of the year by Ballislife.com. Before 1996, retroactive recognition was determined for honorees going back to 1955's selectee Wilt Chamberlain, determined by National High School Hall of Fame member Doug Huff, who has been a McDonald's All-American Game selection committee member since the game's inception, CalHiSports.com Editor Mark Tennis and Ballislife.com National Editor Ronnie Flores. From 1996–2002 the selections were made by Student Sports and from 2003–2009 by EA Sports. From 2010–2012 the award was determined by ESPN HS until the award was taken over and executed by Flores in 2013 after his tenure with ESPN ended.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aaron Gordon</span> American basketball player (born 1995)

Aaron Addison Gordon is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in San Jose, California, Gordon attended Archbishop Mitty High School where he led his team to two state championships and was named California Mr. Basketball in his junior and senior years. Gordon then played one year of college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats, during which they won the Pac-12 regular season title and reached the Elite Eight of the 2014 NCAA tournament.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jalen Brunson</span> American basketball player (born 1996)

Jalen Marquis Brunson is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted with the 33rd overall selection of the 2018 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks and played his first four seasons in the NBA with them. He played college basketball for Villanova University, where he was the National Player of the Year as a junior and won two national championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eric Paschall</span> American basketball player (born 1996)

Eric Luther Paschall is an American professional basketball player who last played for Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Fordham Rams and the Villanova Wildcats. He was selected with the 41st overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft by the Warriors and named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2020.

Zhaire Jahi-ihme Smith is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Texas Tech before being drafted 16th overall by the Phoenix Suns and traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Cameron Whitmore is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class.

References

  1. myespn.go.com https://web.archive.org/web/20091015072057/http://myespn.go.com/blogs/calhisports/0-6-77/Mr--Basketball-2009--Kawhi-Leonard.html. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Mr. Basketball
  3. Indiana Mr. Basketball
  4. Flores, Ronnie (April 5, 2024). "Mr. Basketball 2024: Trent Perry". Calisports.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. "Men's Basketball Signs Trent Perry". UCLA Athletics. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  6. Flores, Ronnie (April 7, 2023). "Mr. Basketball 2023: Husky Repeat". Calisports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  7. Flores, Ronnie (April 14, 2022). "Mr. Basketball 2022: Making A Dent". Calisports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  8. Flores, Ronnie (April 25, 2016). "Mr. Basketball 2016: Lonzo Ball". CalHiSports.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016.
  9. Aaron Gordon. "Aaron Gordon Bio – The University of Arizona Official Athletic Site". arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  10. Aaron Gordon. "Aaron Gordon Bio – The University of Arizona Official Athletic Site". arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  11. Ryan Anderson. "Ryan Anderson Profile – BCEAGLES.COM – Boston College Official Athletic Site". Bceagles.Com. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  12. "Allen Crabbe Profile – The University of California Official Athletic Site". Calbears.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  13. Kawhi Leonard. "Player Bio: Kawhi Leonard – San Diego State University Official Athletic Site". Goaztecs.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  14. "Player Bio: Jrue Holiday – UCLA Official Athletic Site". Uclabruins.com. 1990-06-12. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  15. "Player Bio: Taylor King – Villanova University Official Athletic Site". Villanova.com. 1988-05-30. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  16. "Player Bio: Chase Budinger – University of Arizona Wildcats Official Athletic Site". Arizonawildcats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  17. "DeMarcus Nelson – Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. Retrieved 2012-06-07.