Each year the North Dakota Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball senior player in the U.S. state of North Dakota.
The award has been given since 1985. Winners are chosen by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NDAPSSA). As of 2026, there has been a total of two winners from Class AA, 26 winners from Class A, and 17 winners from Class B.
Award winners YearWinnerSchoolClassUniversity2026Carter EvansonWest Fargo HoraceAAUniversity of North Dakota2025Mason KlaboFargo DaviesAAIllinois State University2024Deng DengFour Winds/MinnewaukanAUniversity of North Dakota (football)2023Darik DissetteMinotANorth Dakota State University2022Treysen EaglestaffBismarck HighAUniversity of North DakotaWest Virginia University2021Jesse WhiteWhite ShieldBNorth Dakota State College of Science2020Grant NelsonDevils LakeANorth Dakota State UniversityUniversity of Alabama2019Mason WaltersJamestownAUniversity of JamestownUniversity of Wyoming2018Wyatt HansonStanleyBMinnesota State University Moorhead2017Aanen Moody DickinsonAUniversity of North DakotaSouthern Utah UniversityUniversity of Montana2016 Jason Feather Four Winds/Minnewaukan BLake Region State College2015Brad HeidlebaughRugbyB University of North Dakota (football)2014Tanner KretchmanFargo DaviesA Minnesota State University Moorhead2013A.J. JacobsonFargo ShanleyANorth Dakota State University 2012Melvin LangstaffWarwickBLake Region State College2011Phillip ShanilecMidway/MintoBSouth Dakota School of Mines2010Adam RandallKidder CountyBMinot State University 2009Cameron MalzerTurtle Lake-MercerBMinot State University2008Austin DufaultKilldeerBUniversity of Colorado2007Brian QvaleWillistonAUniversity of Montana2006Travis MertensDevils LakeAUniversity of North Dakota 2005James HennessyWillistonAMontana State University2004Lucas MoormanDickinsonANorth Dakota State University 2003Tyler KoenigFargo NorthAUniversity of North Dakota 2002Tommy LeikasFargo NorthAUniversity of North Dakota 2001Adam DobmeierFargo SouthANorth Dakota State University2000Tyrone TerryValley CityAUniversity of Texas at San Antonio 1999Jeff BrandtMinotAMinot State University 1998Jeff BoscheeValley CityAUniversity of Kansas1997Travis SturdevantBismarck CenturyANorth Dakota State University1996Kenny YoungerMinotAUniversity of Houston 1995Hunter BergGrenoraBWilliston State CollegeUniversity of North Dakota1994Dustin UndlinMohallBNorthern State University1993Randy TorgrimsonWest FargoAUnited States Naval Academy1992Marty McDonaldMunichBUniversity of Jamestown1991Bart MansonMinotAMinot State University1990Rob StefonowiczDivide CountyBNorth Dakota State University1989 (tie)Chris GardnerFargo SouthAUniversity of North Dakota Ben JacobsonMayville-PortlandBUniversity of North Dakota1988Scott GuldsethEdinburgBLouisiana State UniversityUniversity of North Dakota1987Bryan FlamJamestownAConcordia College1986Todd OlsonCavalierBMayville State University1985 (tie)Juno PintarFargo NorthANorth Dakota State UniversityChris LamoureuxNewburgBMinot State University
Schools/Teams with multiple winners SchoolTotalYearsMinot41991, 1996, 1999, 2023Fargo North31985, 2002, 2003Fargo South21989, 2001Valley City21998, 2000Williston22005, 2007Dickinson22004, 2017Jamestown21987, 2019Devils Lake22006, 2020Four Winds/Minnewaukan22016, 2024Fargo Davies22014, 2025
Universities with multiple winners UniversityTotalYearsUniversity of North Dakota111988, 1989,1989, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2024, 2026North Dakota State University81985, 1990, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2013, 2020, 2023Minot State University51985, 1991, 1999, 2009, 2010Lake Region State College22012, 2016Minnesota State University Moorhead22014, 2018University of Jamestown21992, 2019University of Montana22007, 2017
See also North Dakota Miss Basketball
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