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]
Year | Player | High School | College | NBA draft |
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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 CC | 1990 NBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 46th overall by the Indiana Pacers |
1989 | Bryant Feggins | 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 | Virginia Tech; Tennessee | |
1998 | Kris Lang | Hunter 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 | 2005 NBA draft : Undrafted, free agent signed by Philadelphia 76ers |
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 | 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 | 2018 NBA draft : Undrafted, free agent signed by Brooklyn Nets |
2015 | Brandon Ingram | Kinston | Duke | 2016 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers [3] |
2016 | Bam Adebayo | High Point Christian Academy | Kentucky | 2017 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 14th overall by the Miami Heat [4] |
2017 | Lavar Batts | Jay M. Robinson | NC State; UNC Asheville | |
2018 | Coby White | Greenfield School | North Carolina | 2019 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 7th overall by the Chicago Bulls [5] |
2019 | Wendell Moore Jr. | Cox Mill | Duke | 2022 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 26th overall by the Dallas Mavericks |
2020 | Tristan Maxwell | North Mecklenburg | Georgia Tech | |
2021 | Terquavion Smith | Farmville Central | NC State | |
2022 | Cade Tyson [6] | Carmel Christian | Belmont | |
2023 | Isaiah Evans | North Mecklenburg | Duke [7] | |
2024 | Isaiah Evans | North Mecklenburg | Duke [7] |
School | Number of Awards | Years |
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Dudley | 3 | 1996, 2005, 2006 |
North Mecklenburg | 3 | 2020, 2023, 2024 |
Kinston | 2 | 2010, 2015 |