Michigan Miss Basketball
The Michigan Miss Basketball award is given annually since 1981 to the person chosen as the best female high school senior basketball player in the U.S. state of Michigan by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan in conjunction with the Free Press.[1] Points are awarded on a 5-3-1 basis. Only "actively coaching" BCAM members are permitted to vote.[2]
Award winners
| Year | Player | High School | College | Professional/WNBA draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Julie Polakowski | Leland | Michigan State | |
| 1982 | Sue Tucker | Okemos | Michigan State | |
| 1983 | Michele Kruty | Manistee | Dayton | |
| 1984 | Emily Wagner | Livonia Ladywood | Stanford | |
| 1985 | Franthea Price | River Rouge | Iowa | |
| 1986 | Daedra Charles | Detroit de Porres | Tennessee | |
| 1987 | Dena Head | Plymouth Salem | Tennessee | 1997 Elite Draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Utah Starzz |
| 1988 | Jennifer Shasky | Birmingham Marian | George Washington | |
| 1989 | Peggy Evans | Detroit Country Day | Tennessee / Ohio State | |
| 1990 | Markita Aldridge | Detroit King | NC-Charlotte | |
| 1991 | Lisa Negri | Flint Powers | Ohio State | |
| 1992 | Erinn Reed | Saginaw | Iowa / Kansas | |
| 1993 | Sally Sedlar | Manistee | Toledo / Central Michigan | |
| 1994 | Kim Knuth | St. Joseph | Toledo | |
| 1995 | Maxann Reese | Bishop Borgess | Michigan State | |
| 1996 | Deanna Nolan | Flint Northern | Georgia | 2001 WNBA draft: 1st Rnd, 6th overall by the Detroit Shock |
| 1997 | Aiysha Smith | Bishop Borgess | St. John's / LSU | |
| 1998 | Kristen Koetsier | Grandville | Western Michigan | |
| 1999 | Vicki Krapohl | Mount Pleasant | Duke | |
| 2000 | Tabitha Pool | Ann Arbor Huron | Michigan | |
| 2001 | Liz Shimek | Maple City Glen Lake | Michigan State | 2006 WNBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 18th overall by the Phoenix Mercury |
| 2002 | Danielle Kamm | Saginaw Nouvel | Marquette | |
| 2003 | Krista Clement | St. Ignace La Salle | Michigan | |
| 2004 | Tiffanie Shives | Lansing Christian | Michigan State / Gonzaga | |
| 2005 | Allyssa DeHaan | Grandville | Michigan State | |
| 2006 | Brenna Banktson | Frankfort | Western Michigan | |
| 2007 | No award given * | |||
| 2008 | Kellie Watson | Ionia | Notre Dame / Grand Valley State | |
| 2009 | Jenny Ryan[3] | Saginaw Nouvel | Michigan | |
| 2010 | Klarissa Bell | East Lansing | Michigan State | |
| 2011 | Jasmine Hines | Central Lake | Michigan State | |
| 2012 | Madison Ristovski | Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett | Michigan | |
| 2013 | Tori Jankoska | Freeland | Michigan State | 2017 WNBA draft, Chicago Sky (Round: 1 / Pick: 9) |
| 2014 | Lexi Gussert | Forest Park | Michigan State | |
| 2015 | Tania Davis | Goodrich | Iowa | |
| 2016 | Kysre Gondrezick | Benton Harbor | Michigan / West Virginia | 2021 WNBA draft: 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the Indiana Fever |
| 2017 | Jordan Walker | Mona Shores | Western Michigan | |
| 2018 | Jaida Hampton | East Lansing | Wichita State | |
| 2019 | Rickea Jackson | Detroit Edison | Mississippi State | 2024 WNBA draft: 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2020 | Gabrielle Elliot | Detroit Edison | Clemson | |
| 2021 | Damiya Hagemann | Detroit Edison | Michigan State | |
| 2022 | Ruby Whitehorn | Detroit Edison | Clemson | |
| 2023 | Macy Brown | East Grand Rapids | Michigan | |
| 2024 | Gabby Reynolds | Holland West Ottawa | George Washington | |
* Through 2006, girls basketball was a fall sport. Beginning in 2007, the sport was moved to the winter with seasons beginning in one calendar year and ending in the following year. Thus, no award was given in 2007 although the honor has been awarded annually since 1981. The 2006 award covered the 2006–2007 school year while the 2007–2008 school year was covered with the 2008 award.
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