The Mr. Colorado Basketball honor recognizes the top boys’ high school basketball player in the state of Colorado. The trademarked award has been presented annually since 1993 by The Denver Post to the player of the year selected from the best players in each of the five high school divisions.
Award winners YearPlayerHigh schoolCollegeNBA/ABA draft 1993 Chauncey Billups George Washington Colorado 1997 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics 1994 Chauncey Billups George Washington Colorado 1997 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics 1995 Chauncey Billups George Washington Colorado 1997 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics 1996 Chris Crosby Chatfield Washington State 1997 Tom Starkey Green Mountain New Mexico, transferred toDenver 1998 Nick Mohr Columbine Colorado 1999 Brian Greene Horizon Colorado State 2000 Blair Wilson Westminster Colorado 2001 Patrick Simpson George Washington SMU 2002 Franklin Ryk Rocky Mountain Colorado School of Mines 2003 Nick Fazekas Ralston Valley Nevada 2007 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 34th overall by the Dallas Mavericks 2004 Sean Ogirri Denver East Wichita State, transferred toWyoming 2005 Andrew Brown Heritage Lafayette College 2006 Matt Bouldin ThunderRidge Gonzaga 2007 Levi Knutson Arapahoe Colorado 2008 Reggie Jackson Palmer Boston College 2011 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 24th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder 2009 Bud Thomas Regis Jesuit Mercer 2010 Bud Thomas Regis Jesuit Mercer 2011Riley GrabauBoulderWyoming 2012Josh ScottLewis-PalmerColorado 2013Dominique CollierDenver EastColorado 2014Dominique CollierDenver EastColorado 2015Brian CareyDenver EastTexas Southern 2016De'Ron DavisOverlandIndiana 2017Colbey RossEaglecrestPepperdine 2018Sam MastenRock CanyonNorthern Colorado 2019Kenny FosterSmoky HillWyoming 2023D'Aundre SamuelsDenver EastNebraska–Kearney2024Cole SchererValor ChristianEastern Washington2025Cole SchererValor ChristianEastern Washington2026Eric FiedlerRegis JesuitColorado State
Schools with multiple winners SchoolNumber of awardsYearsDenver East5 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023 George Washington4 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001Regis Jesuit 3 2009, 2010, 2026Valor Christian2 2024, 2025
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