Honor awarded to High school basketball players
This is a list of players who have won the title of Ohio Mr. Basketball .
There are two awards, one awarded by the Associated Press, and one awarded by the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association.
Award winners
Associated Press Mr. Basketball
Associated Press Mr. Basketball[ 1]
Year
Player
High School
College
NBA Draft
1988, 1989
Jimmy Jackson
Toledo Macomber
Ohio State
1992 NBA draft : 1st round, 4th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
1990
Bob Patton Jr.
Youngstown Liberty
Stanford
1991, 1992
Greg Simpson
Lima Senior
Ohio State
1993
Geno Ford
Cambridge
Ohio
1994
Aaron Hutchins
Lima Central Catholic
Marquette
1995
Damon Stringer
Cleveland Heights
Cleveland State Ohio State
1996
Jason Collier
Springfield Catholic
Indiana Georgia Tech
2000 NBA draft : 1st round, 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks
1997
Kenny Gregory
Independence
Kansas
1998
William "Sonny" Johnson
Garfield Heights
Cleveland State Ohio
1999
Emmanuel Smith
Columbus
Virginia
2000 (tie)
Chester Mason
Cleveland South
Miami
2000 (tie)
Tony Stockman
Medina
Clemson Ohio State
2001, 2002, 2003
LeBron James
St. Vincent – St. Mary
None
2003 NBA draft : 1st round, 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2004
Jamar Butler
Lima Shawnee
Ohio State
2005, 2006
O. J. Mayo
North College Hill
USC
2008 NBA draft : 1st round, 3rd overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
2007
Jon Diebler
Upper Sandusky
Ohio State
2011 NBA draft : 2nd round, 51st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers
2008
William Buford
Toledo Libbey
Ohio State
2009, 2010
Jared Sullinger
Northland
Ohio State
2012 NBA draft : 1st round, 21st overall by the Boston Celtics
2011
Trey Burke
Northland
Michigan
2013 NBA draft : 1st round, 9th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
2012
Justin Fritts
Mentor
Wheeling Jesuit
2013
Marc Loving
St. John's Jesuit
Ohio State
2014, 2015
Luke Kennard
Franklin
Duke
2017 NBA draft : 1st round, 12th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2016
Zavier Simpson
Lima Senior
Michigan
2017
Kaleb Wesson
Westerville South
Ohio State
2018
Dane Goodwin
Upper Arlington
Notre Dame
2019
Samari Curtis
Xenia
Nebraska Evansville Bowling Green
2020
VonCameron Davis
Walnut Ridge
Kent State
2021
Malaki Branham
St. Vincent – St. Mary
Ohio State
2022 NBA draft : 1st round, 20th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
2022
Gabe Cupps [ 2]
Centerville High School
Indiana
2023
Devin Royal [ 3]
Pickerington High School Central
Ohio State
2024
Colin White[ 4]
Ottawa-Glandorf High School
Ohio State
Schools with multiple winners
School
Number of Awards
Years
St. Vincent–St. Mary
4
2001, 2002, 2003, 2021
Lima Senior
3
1991, 1992, 2016
Northland
3
2009, 2010, 2011
Franklin
2
2014, 2015
North College Hill
2
2005, 2006
Toledo Macomber
2
1988, 1989
Colleges with multiple winners Kaleb Wesson
College
Number of Awards
Years
Ohio State
16
1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024
Indiana
2
1996, 2022
Michigan
2
2011, 2016
Duke
2
2014, 2015
USC Trojans
2
2005, 2006
Cleveland State
2
1995, 1998
Ohio
2
1993, 1998
OHSBCA Mr. Basketball The Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association selects Mr. Basketball in Boys Basketball each year. The procedures for the selection of Mr. Basketball is (1) that the Player must be nominated by a district director or Officer, (2) Nominees can be a senior or underclassman, (3) Each player's stats will be discussed among the district directors and Officers and (4) District Directors will vote to determine the winner.[ 5]
Year
Player
High School
College
NBA Draft
1989
Jimmy Jackson
Toledo Macomber
Ohio State
1992 NBA draft : 1st round, 4th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
1990
Tyrice Walker
Hamilton
Xavier
1991, 1992
Greg Simpson
Lima Senior
Ohio State
1993
Damon Flint
Cincinnati Woodward
Cincinnati
1994
Byron Gladden
Lorain Admiral King
Virginia Commonwealth
1995
Shaun Stonerook
Westerville North
Ohio State /Ohio
1996
Jason Collier
Springfield Catholic
Indiana /Georgia Tech
2000 NBA draft : 1st round, 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks
1997
Andre Hutson
Trotwood-Madison
Michigan State
1998
Keith McLeod
Canton McKinley
Bowling Green
1999
Brooks Hall
Troy
Dayton
2000
Romain Sato
Dayton Christian
Xavier
2004 NBA draft : 2nd round, 52nd overall by the San Antonio Spurs
2001, 2002, 2003
LeBron James
St. Vincent – St. Mary
None
2003 NBA draft : 1st round, 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2004
Jamar Butler
Lima Shawnee
Ohio State
2005
Jamelle Cornley
Columbus Brookhaven
Penn State
2006
Raymar Morgan
Canton McKinley
Michigan State
2007
Jon Diebler
Upper Sandusky
Ohio State
2008
William Buford
Toledo Libbey
Ohio State
2009, 2010
Jared Sullinger
Northland
Ohio State
2012 NBA draft : 1st round, 21st overall by the Boston Celtics
2011
Travis Trice
Wayne
Michigan State
2012
Terry Rozier
Shaker Heights
Louisville
2015 NBA draft : 1st round, 16th overall by the Boston Celtics
2013
Marc Loving
St. John's Jesuit
Ohio State
2015, 2014
Luke Kennard
Franklin
Duke
2017 NBA draft : 1st round, 12th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2016
Zavier Simpson
Lima Senior
Michigan
2017
Kaleb Wesson
Westerville South
Ohio State
2018
Dane Goodwin
Upper Arlington
Notre Dame
2019
Ben Roderick
Olentangy Liberty
Ohio University
2020
Von Cameron Davis
Walnut Ridge
Kent State
Schools with multiple winners
Colleges with multiple winners
College
Number of Awards
Years
Ohio State
11
1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017
Michigan State
3
1997, 2006, 2011
Duke
2
2014, 2015
Xavier
2
1990, 2000
References
High school Mr. Basketball awards by state