- Mr. Basketball of Michigan
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Each year the Hal Schram Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Michigan. The award is named in honor of the late Hal Schram, a sports writer at the Detroit Free Press who covered high school sports for 40 years before retiring in 1983.[1]
The award has been given since 1981 by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM).[2] Most of the award winners have gone on to play at the highest levels of college basketball, and many have gone on to play in the National Basketball Association.
Voting is done on a points system. Each voter selects first, second, and third-place votes. A player receives five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote, and one point for a third-place vote. The player who receives the most points receives the award. Beginning for the 2007 award, votes may only be cast for a predetermined group of five finalists, whereas in the past, the pool was unlimited.[3]
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Mr. Basketball winners
Year Winner High school University NBA Draft 2011 Dwaun Anderson Suttons Bay High School Wagner College 2010 Keith Appling Detroit Pershing High School Michigan State 2009 Derrick Nix Detroit Pershing High School Michigan State 2008 Brad Redford Frankenmuth High School Xavier 2007 Manny Harris Redford High School Michigan 2006 David Kool Grand Rapids South Christian High School Western Michigan 2005 Wilson Chandler Benton Harbor High School DePaul 2007 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 23rd overall by the New York Knicks 2004 Drew Neitzel Wyoming Park High School Michigan State 2003 Dion Harris Redford High School Michigan 2002 Paul Davis Rochester High School Michigan State 2006 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 34th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers 2001 Kelvin Torbert Flint Northwestern High School Michigan State 2000 Marcus Taylor Lansing Waverly High School Michigan State 2002 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 52nd overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves 1999 Jason Richardson Arthur Hill High School Michigan State 2001 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 5th overall by the Golden State Warriors 1998 Dane Fife Clarkston High School Indiana 1997 Shane Battier Detroit Country Day School Duke 2001 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 6th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies 1996 Winfred Walton Detroit Pershing High School Fresno State 1995 Robert Traylor Murray-Wright High School Michigan 1998 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 6th overall by the Dallas Mavericks 1994 Willie Mitchell Detroit Pershing High School Michigan, UAB 1993 Jon Garavaglia Southgate Aquinas High School Michigan State 1992 Kenyon Murray Battle Creek Central High School Iowa 1991 Chris Webber Detroit Country Day School Michigan 1993 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Golden State Warriors 1990 Anthony Miller Benton Harbor High School Michigan State 1994 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 39th overall by the Golden State Warriors 1989 Michael Talley Detroit Cooley High School Michigan 1988 Matt Steigenga Grand Rapids South Christian High School Michigan State 1992 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 52nd overall by the Chicago Bulls 1987 Mark Macon Saginaw Buena Vista High School Temple 1991 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 8th overall by the Denver Nuggets 1986 Terry Mills Romulus High School Michigan 1990 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 16th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks 1985 Glen Rice Flint Northwestern High School Michigan 1989 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the Miami Heat 1984 Demetreus Gore Detroit Chadsey High School Pittsburgh 1983 Antoine Joubert Detroit Southwestern High School Michigan 1987 NBA Draft: 6th Rnd, 134th overall by the Detroit Pistons 1982 Robert Henderson Lansing Eastern High School Michigan 1986 NBA Draft: 7th Rnd, 143rd overall by the Chicago Bulls 1981 Sam Vincent Lansing Eastern High School Michigan State 1985 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 20th overall by the Boston Celtics Retro Mr. Basketball winners
In 2010, the BCAM began a 10-year project to honor basketball players from the period prior to the inception of the Mr. Basketball award. Each season for the next 10 years, "Retro" Mr. Basketball award winners will be announced. The initial awards were given to players from the years 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1980. Next year, awards will be announced for the seasons xxx1 from each decade. This pattern will be continued through the year 2019 when the final award winners will be selected for the seasons xxx9 from each decade.[4]
Year Winner High school University 1980 Tim McCormick Clarkston Michigan 1971 Michael "Campy" Russell Pontiac Central Michigan 1970 Rick Drewitz Garden City West Kentucky 1961 Reggie Harding Detroit Eastern 1960 Peter Gent Bangor Michigan State 1951 Webster Kirksey Saginaw Eastern Michigan 1950 Charlie Primas Detroit Miller Wayne State 1941 Don Osterman Detroit St. Theresa 1940 Ralph Gibert Flint Northern 1931 Edward Huttenga Grand Haven Western Michigan 1930 John Tooker St. Augustine Michigan 1921 George Haggarty Ypsilanti Michigan 1920 Harry Kipke Lansing Central Michigan Most winners by university
Number University 11 Michigan State 10 Michigan 1 Ten other universities Most winners by high school
Number High school 4 Detroit Pershing High School 2 Benton Harbor High School 2 Detroit Country Day 2 Flint Northwestern High School 2 Grand Rapids South Christian High School 2 Lansing Eastern High School 2 Redford High School See also
References
- ^ http://www.detroitpslbasketball.com/?page_id=147
- ^ http://www.bcam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=925&Itemid=167
- ^ http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070216/SPORTS09/702160408/
- ^ http://www.bcam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259:qretroq-mr-basketball&catid=13:carousel
External links
- http://www.peschstats.com/MrBasketball.htm Michigan High School Basketball Record Book
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See also: Miss Basketball Awards by state Categories:- Mr. and Miss Basketball awards
- Awards established in 1981
- Basketball stubs
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