The Indiana Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top high school basketball player in the state of Indiana. The award is presented annually by The Indianapolis Star. The first Indiana Mr. Basketball was George Crowe of Franklin High School in 1939.Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame - Mr. Basketball (1939 to Present) The Indiana Mr. Basketball award is the oldest such award in the nation, predating the second oldest by over a decade; California would be the next state with such an award in 1950. Only seniors are eligible to win the award.

Award winners

YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeNBA/ABA draft1939George CroweFranklinIndiana Central1940Ed SchienbeinSouthportIndiana1941John BassGreenwoodnone1942Bud BrownMuncie BurrisGeorgetown1943,1944No Games(World War II)1945Tom SchwartzKokomoIndiana1946Johnny WilsonAndersonAnderson1947Bill GarrettShelbyvilleIndiana1951 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 16th overall, by the Boston Celtics Also: 1948Bob MastersLafayette JeffersonIndiana1949Dee MonroeMadisonKentucky1950Ronald "Pat" KleinMarion1951Tom HarroldMuncie CentralColorado1952Joe SexsonIndianapolis TechPurdue1956 NBA draft: 6th Rnd, 48th overall by the New York Knicks1953Hallie BryantIndianapolis Crispus AttucksIndiana1954Bobby PlumpMilanButler1955Wilson EisonGary RooseveltPurdue1959 NBA draft: 4th Rnd, 28th overall by the Minneapolis Laker1956Oscar RobertsonIndianapolis Crispus AttucksCincinnati1960 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Cincinnati Royals1957John CoalmonSouth Bend CentralFordham1958Mike McCoyFt. Wayne South SideMiami (FL)1959Jimmy RaylKokomoIndiana1963 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 22nd overall by the Cincinnati Royals1960Ron BonhamMuncie CentralCincinnati1964 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 18th overall by the Boston Celtics1961 (tie)Tom Van ArsdaleIndianapolis ManualIndiana1965 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 11th overall by the Detroit Pistons1961 (tie)Dick Van ArsdaleIndianapolis ManualIndiana1965 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 10th overall by the New York Knicks1962Larry HumesMadisonEvansville1963Rick JonesMuncie CentralMiami (FL)1964Dennis BradyLafayette JeffersonPurdue1965Billy KellerIndianapolis WashingtonPurdue1969 NBA draft: 7th Rnd, 2nd by the Milwaukee Bucks1966Rick MountLebanonPurdue1970 ABA Draft: 1st Rnd by the Indiana Pacers 1970 NBA draft: 8th Rnd, 132nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers1967Willie LongFt. Wayne South SideNew Mexico1971 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 35th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers1968Billy ShepherdCarmelButler1969George McGinnisIndianapolis WashingtonIndiana1971 ABA Draft: Indiana Pacers 1973 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 22nd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers1970Dave ShepherdCarmelIndianaMississippi1971Mike FlynnJeffersonvilleKentucky1975 NBA draft: 7th Rnd, 113th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers1972Phil CoxConnersvilleButlerGardner–Webb1973Kent BensonNew CastleIndiana1977 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks1974 (tie)Steve CollierSouthwesternCincinnati1974 (tie)Roy TaylorAndersonVincennes University North Texas State1975Kyle MacyPeruPurdueKentucky1979 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 22nd overall by the Phoenix Suns1976Dave ColescottMarionNorth Carolina1977Ray TolbertMadison HeightsIndiana1981 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 18th overall by the New Jersey Nets1978David MagleySouth Bend LaSalleKansas1982 NBA draft: 2nd round, 28th pick, Cleveland Cavaliers1979Steve BouchieWashingtonIndiana1983 NBA draft: 4th round, 78th pick, Detroit Pistons1980Jim MasterFt. Wayne HardingKentucky1984 NBA draft: 6th Rnd, 127th overall by the Atlanta Hawks1981Dan PalombizioMichigan City RogersPurdueBall State1982Roger HardenValparaisoKentucky1983Steve AlfordNew CastleIndiana1987 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 26th overall by the Dallas Mavericks1984 (tie)Troy LewisAndersonPurdue1984 (tie)Delray BrooksMichigan City RogersIndianaProvidence1985Jeff GroseWarsawNorthwestern1986Mark JewellLafayette JeffersonEvansville1987 (tie)Jay EdwardsMarionIndiana1989 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 33rd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers1987 (tie)Lyndon JonesMarionIndiana1988Woody AustinRichmondPurdue1989Pat GrahamFloyd CentralIndiana1990Damon BaileyBedford North LawrenceIndiana1994 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 44th overall by the Indiana Pacers1991Glenn RobinsonGary RooseveltPurdue1994 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks1992Charles MaconMichigan City ElstonOhio StateCentral Michigan1993Maurice "Kojak" FullerAndersonVincennes UniversitySouthern1994Bryce DrewValparaisoValparaiso1998 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 16th overall by the Houston Rockets1995Damon FriersonBen DavisMiami (OH)1996Kevin Ault WarsawMissouri State1997Luke ReckerDeKalbIndianaIowa1998Tom CoverdaleNoblesvilleIndiana1999Jason GardnerIndianapolis North CentralArizona2000Jared JeffriesBloomington NorthIndiana2002 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 11th overall by the Washington Wizards2001Chris ThomasIndianapolis PikeNotre Dame2002Sean MayBloomington NorthNorth Carolina2005 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 13th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats2003Justin CageIndianapolis PikeXavier2004A.J. RatliffIndianapolis North CentralIndiana2005Luke ZellerWashingtonNotre Dame2006Greg OdenLawrence NorthOhio State 2007 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers2007Eric GordonIndianapolis North CentralIndiana2008 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 7th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers2008Tyler ZellerWashingtonNorth Carolina2012 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 17th overall by the Dallas Mavericks2009Jordan HullsBloomington SouthIndiana2010Deshaun ThomasBishop LuersOhio State 2013 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 58th overall by the San Antonio Spurs2011Cody ZellerWashingtonIndiana2013 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats2012Gary HarrisHamilton SoutheasternMichigan State2014 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 19th by the Chicago Bulls 2013Zak IrvinHamilton SoutheasternMichigan2014Trey LylesIndianapolis TechKentucky2015 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 12th by the Utah Jazz2015Caleb SwaniganHomesteadPurdue2017 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 26th by the Portland Trail Blazers2016Kyle GuyLawrence CentralVirginia2019 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 55th by the New York Knicks2017Kris WilkesIndianapolis North CentralUCLA2018Romeo LangfordNew AlbanyIndiana2019 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 14th by the Boston Celtics2019Trayce Jackson-DavisCenter GroveIndiana2023 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 57th by the Washington Wizards2020Anthony LealBloomington SouthIndiana2021Caleb FurstBlackhawk Christian SchoolPurdue2022Braden SmithWestfieldPurdue2026 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 38th by the Chicago Bulls2023Markus BurtonPennNotre DameIndiana2024Flory BidungaKokomoKansasLouisville2025Braylon MullinsGreenfield-CentralUConn2026Luke ErtelMt. VernonPurdue

Schools with multiple winners SchoolNumber of AwardsYears Anderson4 1946, 1974, 1984, 1993 Marion4 1950, 1976, *1987, *1987 Indianapolis North Central4 1999, 2004, 2007, 2017 Washington4 1979, 2005, 2008, 2011 Kokomo3 1945, 1959, 2024 Lafayette Jefferson3 1948, 1964, 1986 Muncie Central3 1951, 1960, 1963 Bloomington North2 2000, 2002 Bloomington South2 2009, 2020 Carmel2 1968, 1970 Indianapolis Crispus Attucks2 1953, 1956 Ft. Wayne South Side2 1958, 1967 Gary Roosevelt2 1955, 1991 Hamilton Southeastern2 2012, 2013 Indianapolis Manual2 *1961, *1961 Indianapolis Pike2 2001, 2003 Indianapolis Tech2 1952, 2014 Indianapolis Washington2 1965, 1969 Madison2 1949, 1962 Michigan City Rogers2 1981, 1984 New Castle2 1973, 1983 Valparaiso2 1982, 1994 Warsaw2 1985, 1996 * – Indicates a tie in which both recipients attended the same school

Colleges with multiple winners CollegeNumber of AwardsYearsIndiana291940, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2020Purdue131952, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1991, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2026Kentucky61949, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1982, 2014Ohio State31992, 2006, 2010North Carolina31976, 2002, 2008Cincinnati31956, 1960, 1974Butler31954, 1968, 1972Notre Dame32001, 2005, 2023Evansville21962, 1986Kansas21978, 2024Miami (FL)21958, 1963Vincennes University21974, 1993

See also Indiana Miss Basketball award

References

External links Indiana's Mr. Basketball Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Indianapolis Monthly story on award winners Pictures of all former Mr. Basketballs