Florida Mr. Basketball
Honor awarded to high school basketball players
Each year the Florida Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Florida.
The winner of the Mr. Basketball Award, sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers, Inc. and the Florida Athletic Coaches Association, is determined in voting by a statewide panel of high school basketball coaches and prep media representatives.[1][2][3][4]
Award winners
Year | Player | High School | College | NBA Draft |
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2024 | Cameron Boozer (2)[5] | Christopher Columbus High School, Miami | ||
2023 | Cameron Boozer[6] | Christopher Columbus High School, Miami | ||
2022 | Brice Sensabaugh[7] | Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando | Ohio State | 2023 NBA draft: Round 1, 28th overall by the Utah Jazz |
2021 | Dallan Coleman | West Nassau High School, Callahan | Georgia Tech | |
2020 | Isaiah Adams | Paxon School for Advanced Studies, Jacksonville | Central Florida / Buffalo | |
2019 | Vernon Carey Jr. (2) | NSU University School, Fort Lauderdale | Duke | 2020 NBA draft: Round 2, 32nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets |
2018 | Vernon Carey Jr. | NSU University School, Fort Lauderdale | Duke | 2020 NBA draft: Round 2, 32nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets |
2017 | Kevin Knox II | Tampa Catholic High School, Tampa | Kentucky | 2018 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the New York Knicks |
2016 | Tony Bradley | Bartow High School, Bartow | North Carolina | 2017 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 28th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers |
2015 | Antonio Blakeney | Oak Ridge High School, Orlando | LSU | |
2014 | Joel Berry II (3) | Lake Highland Preparatory School, Apopka | North Carolina | |
2013 | Joel Berry II (2) | Lake Highland Preparatory School, Apopka | North Carolina | |
2012 | Joel Berry II | Lake Highland Preparatory School, Apopka | North Carolina | |
2011 | Austin Rivers | Winter Park High School, Winter Park | Duke | 2012 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the New Orleans Hornets |
2010 | Brandon Knight (2) | Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale | Kentucky | 2011 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 8th overall by the Detroit Pistons |
2009 | Brandon Knight | Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale | Kentucky | 2011 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 8th overall by the Detroit Pistons |
2008 | Ray Shipman | Monsignor Edward Pace High School, Miami Gardens | Florida/Central Florida(football) | |
2007 | Nick Calathes (2) | Lake Howell High School, Winter Park | Florida | 2009 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 45th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves |
2006 | Nick Calathes | Lake Howell High School, Winter Park | Florida | 2009 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 45th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves |
2005 | Keith Brumbaugh | DeLand High School, DeLand | Hillsborough CC (FL) | |
2004 | Darius Washington | Edgewater High School, Orlando | Memphis | |
2003 | Chris Richard | Kathleen High School, Lakeland | Florida | 2007 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 41st overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves |
2002 | Amar'e Stoudemire | Cypress Creek High School, Orlando | None | 2002 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the Phoenix Suns |
2001 | Adrian McPherson | Southeast High School, Bradenton | Florida State (football) | 2005 NFL draft: 5th Rnd, 152nd overall by the New Orleans Saints |
2000 | Orien Greene | Gainesville High School, Gainesville | Florida/UL Lafayette | 2005 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 53rd overall by the Boston Celtics |
1999 | Casey Sanders | Tampa Preparatory School, Tampa | Duke | |
1998 | Teddy Dupay | Mariner High School, Cape Coral | Florida | |
1997 | Jason Pryor | Fort Walton Beach High School, Fort Walton Beach | Ohio State | |
1996 | Luke Barnes | South Miami High School, Miami | Miami | |
1995 | Vince Carter | Mainland High School, Daytona Beach | North Carolina | 1998 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 5th overall by the Golden State Warriors |
1994 | LeRon Williams | Southeast High School, Bradenton | Florida | |
1993 | James Collins | Andrew Jackson High School, Jacksonville | Florida State | 1997 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 37th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers |
1992 | Steve Edwards (2) | Miami Senior High School, Miami | Miami | |
1991 | Steve Edwards | Miami Senior High School, Miami | Miami | |
1990 | Clifford Rozier | Southeast High School, Bradenton | North Carolina/Louisville | 1994 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 16th overall by the Golden State Warriors |
1989 | Doug Edwards | Miami Senior High School, Miami | Florida State | 1993 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 13th overall by the Atlanta Hawks |
1988 | Johnny Walker | Shanks High School, Quincy | Florida | |
1987 | Chris Corchiani (2) | Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, Hialeah | North Carolina State | 1991 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 36th overall by the Orlando Magic |
1986 | Chris Corchiani | Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, Hialeah | North Carolina State | 1991 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 36th overall by the Orlando Magic |
1985 | Toney Mack | Brandon High School, Brandon | Georgia | 1989 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 54th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers |
1984 | Vernon Maxwell | Buchholz High School, Gainesville | Florida | 1988 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 47th overall by the Denver Nuggets |
1983 | Frank Ford | Osceola High School, Kissimmee | Auburn |
Most winners by college
Number | Program |
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9 | Florida |
6 | North Carolina |
4 | Kentucky |
3 | Florida State |
3 | Miami |
3 | Duke |
2 | North Carolina State |
2 | Ohio State |
Most winners by high school
Number | High School Program |
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4 | Lake Highland Preparatory School |
3 | Miami Senior High School |
3 | Southeast High School |
2 | Christopher Columbus High School |
2 | Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School |
2 | Lake Howell High School |
2 | NSU University School |
2 | Pine Crest School |
References
- ^ "Brandon Knight Named 2009 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball" (PDF). Florida Dairy Farmers (Press release). April 8, 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2011 – via www.floridamilk.com.
- ^ "Bleacher Report". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ Hicklin, Stacy (April 9, 2009). "Brandon Knight named Florida's Mr. Basketball". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Nomination / Voting Process". Florida Dairy Farmers. Retrieved July 20, 2019 – via www.floridamilk.com.
- ^ Staudt, Rick (April 5, 2024). "Boozer earns second Mr. Basketball award". Source Hoops. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Staudt, Rick (March 31, 2023). "COLUMBUS STANDOUT CAMERON BOOZER NAMED FLORIDA MR. BASKETBALL". Source Hoops. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Lind, Andrew (April 4, 2022). "Ohio State Forward Signee Brice Sensabaugh Named Florida's Mr. Basketball". SI.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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High school Mr. Basketball awards by state
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
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- See also
Category
- Mr. Basketball USA
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