Each year, the Iowa Mr. Basketball award is given to the male athlete chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Iowa in the United States.
Awarded since 1981, winners were chosen by the Iowa Newspaper Association at the time that annual all-state selections are made until 2017. Starting with the 2018 season, the honor was awarded by the newly formed Iowa Print Sports Writers Association, who took over all-state selections for the newspaper industry starting with the 2018 high school basketball seasons. Most of the award winners have gone on to play at the highest levels of college basketball, and some have continued play in the National Basketball Association.
Voting is done on a points system. Each voter selects first, second, and third-place votes. A player receives five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote, and one point for a third-place vote. The player receiving the most points receives the award.
Award winners YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeNotes1981Todd BerkenpasMaple ValleyIowa1982 (tie)Ted BurbachDubuque WahlertIowa State / Western Illinois1982 (tie)Randy KraayenbrinkPaullinaNorthern Iowa1983Todd LumsdenLinn-MarNorthern Iowa1984Al LorenzenKennedyIowa1985Brian DavidKuemper CatholicArizona1986Chris GainesWaterloo WestHawaii1987Robert JohnsonLincolnIowa State1988Wade LookingbillFort DodgeIowa1989Mike BergmanWaverly-Shell RockIowa State1990Mike DavisWaterloo EastSouthwest Missouri State / Southeastern CC1991Fred HoibergAmesIowa StatePlayed 10 years in the NBA and is former head coach of the Chicago Bulls and the Iowa State University men's basketball team. He is currently head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team.1992Eric PothovenPella ChristianLiberty1993Jess SettlesWinfield-Mt. Union Iowa1994Raef LaFrentzMFL Mar-Mac, Monona Kansas Played 11 seasons (1998–2009) in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, and Portland Trail Blazers.1995Adam SpanichRegisUSC / MCC / Oral Roberts1996Justin WesselPrairieArizona1997 NCAA Champion1997Dean OliverMason City IowaPlayed in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors from 2001 to 2003. Oliver is currently an assistant men's basketball coach at Wisconsin.1998David NewmanHooverDrake / Northwestern1999 (tie)Nick CollisonIowa Falls Kansas Played in the NBA for the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder and is now currently retired.1999 (tie)Kirk HinrichSioux City WestKansas Played in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, and Washington Wizards2000Glen WorleyIowa City WestIowaCurrently Assistant Coach at Academy of Art University2001Tyler McKinneyUrbandaleCreighton2002Jeff HornerMason CityIowaCurrently Head Coach at Buena Vista University2003Brooks McKowenWapsie ValleyNorthern IowaCurrent Head Coach at Upper Iowa University2004Carlton ReedWaterloo EastNorthern Iowa/Iowa2005Josh Van EsMOC-Floyd Valley Northwestern College2006Jason BohannonLinn-MarWisconsin2007Clayton VetteWaverly-Shell RockIowa State/Winona Stateundrafted in the NBA, has played for various European teams2008Matt GatensIowa CityIowa2009Brennan CougillBishop HeelanIowa/ Green Bay2010Harrison BarnesAmesNorth CarolinaNamed the "Player of the Year" in the USA Today 2010 All-USA high school boys basketball team. 2015 NBA Finals Champion. Currently plays in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs.2011Jarrod UthoffCedar Rapids JeffersonWisconsin / Iowa2012Marcus PaigeLinn-MarNorth Carolina2013Peter JokWest Des Moines ValleyIowa2014Wyatt LohausIowa City WestNorthern Iowa2015Daniel TilloSioux City NorthKentucky / Iowa WesternPursued baseball instead of basketball. Played in the Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants organizations from 20182023.2016Jordan BohannonLinn-MarIowa2017Joe SmoldtGladbrook-Reinbeck Upper Iowa 2018Joe WieskampMuscatineIowaDrafted 41st overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2021 NBA draft.2019 (tie)D. J. CartonBettendorfOhio State/Marquette2019 (tie)Jake HilmerNorth LinnUpper Iowa Pursued basketball and baseball at Upper Iowa.2020Bowen BornNorwalkNorthern Iowa 2021Tucker DeVriesWaukeeDrake / West Virginia / IndianaPlayed for his father, Darian, in college.2022Tamin LipseyAmesIowa State2023Pryce SandfortWaukee NorthwestIowa / NebraskaPlayed two seasons with brother Payton at Iowa; transferred to Nebraska to play for 1991 Iowa Mr. Basketball, Fred Hoiberg2024Jesse Van KalsbeekMOC-Floyd ValleyNorthwestern College (Iowa) / South Dakota State2025Trevin JirakValley High SchoolIowa2026Jaidyn CoonStorm LakeIowa
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