The North Carolina Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top boys’ high school senior basketball player in the state of North Carolina. The award is presented annually by the Charlotte Observer.[1][2]
Award winners
Year |
Player |
High School |
College |
NBA draft |
1985 | Chucky Brown | North Brunswick | NC State | 1989 NBA Draft : 2nd Rnd, 43rd overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers |
1986 | Robert Brickey | E.E.Smith | Duke | |
1987 | Henrik Rodl | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | |
1988 | Kenny Williams | Northeastern | Barton County Community College | 1990 NBA Draft : 2nd Rnd, 46th overall by the Indiana Pacers |
1989 | Bryant Feggins | Winston-Salem Glenn | NC State | |
1990 | Rodney Rogers | Durham Hillside | Wake Forest | 1993 NBA Draft : 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the Denver Nuggets |
1991 | Donald Williams | Garner | North Carolina | |
1992 | Todd Fuller | Charlotte Christian School | NC State | 1996 NBA Draft : 1st Rnd, 11th overall by the Golden State Warriors |
1993 | Jeff Capel | South View | Duke | |
1994 | Ishua Benjamin | Concord | NC State | |
1995 | Antawn Jamison | Providence | North Carolina | 1998 NBA Draft : 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the Toronto Raptors |
1996 | Vincent Whitt | Dudley | Clemson | |
1997 | Jenis Grindstaff | McDowell | Tennessee | |
1998 | Kris Lang | Huss | North Carolina | |
1999 | Jason Parker | West Charlotte | Kentucky | |
2000 | Scooter Sherrill | West Rowan | NC State | |
2001 | Anthony Richardson | Leesville Road | Florida State | |
2002 | Shavlik Randolph | Broughton | Duke | |
2003 | Chris Paul | West Forsyth | Wake Forest | 2005 NBA Draft : 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the New Orleans Hornets |
2004 | Anthony Morrow | Charlotte Latin School | Georgia Tech | 2008 NBA Draft : Undrafted, free agent signed by Golden State |
2005 | Kevin Swinton | Dudley | UNC Wilmington | |
2006 | Will Graves | Dudley | North Carolina | |
2007 | Demontez Stitt | Butler | Clemson | |
2008 | Ty Walker | New Hanover | Wake Forest | |
2009 | Mason Plumlee | Christ School | Duke | 2013 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 22nd overall by the Brooklyn Nets |
2010 | Reggie Bullock | Kinston | North Carolina | 2013 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 25th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers |
2011 | Terry Whisnant | Cherryville High School | Florida State; East Carolina | |
2012 | Rodney Purvis | Upper Room Christian Academy | NC State; Connecticut | |
2013 | Isaiah Hicks | Webb | North Carolina | |
2014 | Theo Pinson | High Point Wesleyan | North Carolina | |
2015 | Brandon Ingram | Kinston | Duke | 2016 NBA Draft : 1st Rnd, 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers |
2016 | Bam Adebayo | High Point Christian | Kentucky | 2017 NBA Draft : 1st Rnd, 14th overall by the Miami Heat |
2017 | Lavar Batts | Robinson | NC State | |
2018 | Coby White | Greenfield School | North Carolina | |
Schools with multiple winners
School |
Number of Awards |
Years |
Dudley |
3 |
1996, 2005, 2006 |
Kinston |
2 |
2010, 2015 |
References
High school Mr. Basketball awards by state |
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