Mr. Kansas Basketball
The Mr. Kansas Basketball honor recognizes the best high school basketball player in the state of Kansas as voted on by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.[1] The players listed below also will have which college they attended, as well as if they were drafted into the NBA draft.[2] Five different schools have had multiple winners, McPherson has the most. Hayden in Topeka, Leavenworth, Topeka West, and Wichita South have also had multiple winners. Kansas has had the most Mr. Kansas basketball commits with seven. Only six winners of the award have been drafted into the NBA.
Award winners
[edit]| Year | Player | High School | College | NBA draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Tom Meier | Hayden | Washburn | |
| 1984 | Danny Manning | Lawrence | Kansas | 1988 NBA draft: 1st round, 1st overall by the Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1985 | Danny Kingcannon | Topeka Highland Park | ||
| 1986 | Steve Henson | McPherson | Kansas State | 1990 NBA draft: 2nd round, 44th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1987 | J. T. Marshall | Manhattan | Texas State | |
| 1988 | Gaylon Nickerson | Wichita North | Wichita State* | 1994 NBA draft: 2nd round, 34th overall by the Atlanta Hawks |
| 1989 | Val Barnes | Wichita South | Iowa | |
| 1990 | Tony Arrington | Topeka | Washburn | |
| 1991 | Brian Henson | McPherson | Kansas State | |
| 1992 | Ryan Herrs | McPherson | Wichita State | |
| 1993 | B. J. Williams | Wichita South | Kansas | |
| 1994 | C. B. McGrath | Topeka West | Kansas | |
| 1995 | Kris Weems | Schlagle | Stanford | |
| 1996 | Josh Reid | Brewster | Kansas State | |
| 1997 | Brett McFall | Olathe South | Wyoming | |
| 1998 | John Crider | Horton | Washburn | |
| 1999 | Quentin Buchanan | Junction City | Kansas State | |
| 2000 | Matt Freije | Shawnee Mission West | Vanderbilt | 2004 NBA draft: 2nd round, 54th overall by the Miami Heat |
| 2001 | Wayne Simien | Leavenworth | Kansas | 2005 NBA draft: 1st round, 29th overall by the Miami Heat |
| 2002 | Taj Gray | Wichita East | Oklahoma | |
| 2003 | Aubrey Bruner | McPherson | Barton County CC Central Arkansas |
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| 2004 | Jordan Fithian | McPherson | Binghamton | |
| 2005 | Jay Tunnell | Topeka West | Indiana State | |
| 2006 | Ryan Wedel | Minneapolis | Drake | |
| 2007 | Tyrel Reed | Burlington | Kansas | |
| 2008 | Jordan Cyphers | Wichita Southeast | Tennessee State | |
| 2009 | Jeff Reid | Hayden | Washburn | |
| 2010 | Nino Williams | Leavenworth | Kansas State | |
| 2011 | Christian Ulsaker | McPherson | Washburn | |
| 2012 | Perry Ellis | Wichita Heights | Kansas | |
| 2013 | No award | |||
| 2014 | ||||
| 2015 | Dean Wade | St. John | Kansas State | |
| 2016 | Drew Pyle | McPherson | Washburn | |
| 2017 | Matt Pile | Goddard Eisenhower | Omaha | |
| 2018 | Ben Pyle | McPherson | Western Illinois | |
| 2019 | Christian Braun | Blue Valley Northwest | Kansas | 2022 NBA draft: 1st round, 21st overall by the Denver Nuggets |
| 2020 | Xavier Bell | Andover Central | Drexel | |
| 2021 | Sterling Chapman | Campus | Tulsa | |
| 2022 | Elijah Brooks | Topeka West | North Dakota | |
| 2023 | Grant Stubblefield[3] | Blue Valley Northwest | Omaha[4] | |
| 2024 | TJ Williams[5] | Wichita Heights | Wichita State | |
*Committed to Wichita State out of high school, but transferred out after his freshmen year eventually playing for multiple colleges
Multiple winners by school
[edit]By high school
[edit]| School | Number of Awards | Years |
|---|---|---|
| McPherson | 8 | 1986, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2016, 2018 |
| Topeka West | 3 | 1994, 2005, 2022 |
| Blue Valley Northwest | 2 | 2019, 2023 |
| Hayden | 2 | 1983, 2009 |
| Leavenworth | 2 | 2001, 2010 |
| Wichita Heights | 2 | 2012, 2024 |
| Wichita South | 2 | 1989, 1993 |
By College
[edit]| School | Number of Awards | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 7 | 1984, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2007, 2012, 2019 |
| Kansas State | 6 | 1986, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2010, 2015 |
| Washburn | 6 | 1983, 1990, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2016 |
| Wichita State | 3 | 1988, 1992, 2024 |
| Omaha | 2 | 2017, 2023 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Topeka Capital".
- ^ "Mr. Kansas basketball 2023" (PDF). Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.
- ^ Bossi, Eric (September 28, 2022). "Kansas City point guard commits to Omaha". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Eldridge, Taylor (May 14, 2024). "Heights star TJ Williams, a Wichita State recruit, named 2024 Mr. Kansas Basketball". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
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