Mississippi Mr. Basketball

Each year the Mississippi Mr. Basketball award is given to the best high school boys basketball player in the state of Mississippi by The Clarion-Ledger.

Award winners

Year	Player	High School	College	NBA draft
2015	Malik Newman (3)	Callaway HS, Jackson	Mississippi State/Kansas
2014	Malik Newman (2)	Callaway HS, Jackson	Mississippi State/Kansas
2013	Malik Newman	Callaway HS, Jackson	Mississippi State/Kansas
2012	Devonta Pollard	Kemper County HS, De Kalb	Alabama, EMCC, Houston
2011	Rodney Hood	Meridian HS, Meridian	Mississippi State, Duke	2014 NBA draft: 1st Round, 23rd overall by the Utah Jazz
2010	Rashad Perkins	Starkville HS, Starkville	Chipola, MGCCC, Henderson State
2009	Andre Stringer	Forest Hill HS, Jackson	LSU
2008	Rashanti Harris	New Hope HS, Columbus	--
2007	R.L. Horton	Lanier HS, Jackson	Southern Miss
2006	Ravern Johnson	Coahoma County HS, Clarksdale	Mississippi State
2005	Monta Ellis	Lanier HS, Jackson	None	2005 NBA draft: 2nd Round, 40th overall by the Golden State Warriors
2004	Al Jefferson	Prentiss HS, Prentiss	None	2004 NBA draft: 1st Round, 15th overall by the Boston Celtics
2003	Charlie White	Provine HS, Jackson	Jackson State
2002	Jackie Butler	McComb HS, McComb	None
2001	Mo Williams	Murrah HS, Jackson	Alabama	2003 NBA draft: 2nd Round, 47th overall by the Utah Jazz
2000	Timmy Bowers	Harrison Central HS, Gulfport	Mississippi State
1999	Jonathan Bender	Picayune Memorial HS, Picayune	None	1999 NBA draft: 1st Round, 5th overall by the Toronto Raptors
1998	David Sanders	Provine HS, Jackson	Ole Miss
1997	Tang Hamilton	Lanier HS, Jackson	Mississippi State
1996	Quentin Smith	Vicksburg HS, Vicksburg	Mississippi State, Southern Miss
1995	Michael DeGruy	Harrison Central HS, Gulfport	Tallahassee CC, Henderson State
1994	Jerry Nichols	Lanier HS, Jackson	Georgetown
1993	Jesse Pate	Murrah HS, Jackson	Chipola Junior College, Arkansas
1992	Othella Harrington (2)	Murrah HS, Jackson	Georgetown	1996 NBA draft: 2nd Round, 30th overall by the Houston Rockets
1991	Othella Harrington	Murrah HS, Jackson	Georgetown	1996 NBA draft: 2nd Round, 30th overall by the Houston Rockets
1990	Bernard Haslett	Vaiden HS, Vaiden	Southern Miss
1989	James Robinson	Murrah HS, Jackson	Alabama	1993 NBA draft: 1st Round, 21st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers
1988	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (2)	Gulfport HS, Gulfport	LSU	1990 NBA draft: 1st Round, 3rd overall by the Denver Nuggets
1987	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf	Gulfport HS, Gulfport	LSU	1990 NBA draft: 1st Round, 3rd overall by the Denver Nuggets
1986	Steve Galloway	Murrah HS, Jackson	New Orleans
1985	Kenny Payne	Northeast Jones, Laurel	Louisville	1989 NBA draft: 1st Round, 19th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
1984	Joe Coleman	Forest Hill HS, Jackson	Ole Miss
1983	Todd McCaskill	Forest Hill HS, Jackson	Mississippi State
1982	Todd McCaskill	Mendenhall HS, Mendenhall
1981	James Williams	Magee HS, Magee
1980	Charles Jones	East Kemper High School, Scooba	Louisville	1984 NBA draft: 2nd Round, 36th overall by the Phoenix Suns
1979	Walter Mason	Horn Lake HS, Horn Lake	NWCC

Most winners by high school and college

Number	High School
7	Murrah High School, Jackson
4	Lanier High School, Jackson
3	Callaway High School, Jackson
3	Forest Hill High School, Jackson
2	Gulfport High School, Gulfport
2	Harrison Central High School, Gulfport
2	Provine High School, Jackson

Number	College
9	Mississippi State
3	Alabama
3	LSU
3	Southern Miss
2	Georgetown
2	Henderson State
2	Louisville
2	Ole Miss

See also

Mississippi Miss Basketball