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Basketball award in Louisiana

Each year the Louisiana Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the United States.

Award winners

Year Player Class High School College NBA/NFL Draft
2024 Allen Graves Senior Ponchatoula High School Santa Clara
2023 Chris Lockett Senior Isidore Newman School Boise State
2022 Solomon Washington Senior G. W. Carver High School Texas A&M
2021 Carlos Stewart Senior The Dunham School Santa Clara
2020 Reece Beekman Senior Scotlandville Magnet High School Virginia
2019 Jalen Cook Junior Walker High School LSU, Tulane
2018 Javonte Smart (3) Senior Scotlandville Magnet High School LSU
2017 Javonte Smart (2) Junior Scotlandville Magnet High School LSU
2016 Javonte Smart Sophomore Scotlandville Magnet High School LSU
2015 Brandon Sampson Senior Madison Preparatory (Baton Rouge) LSU
2014 Reginal Johnson Jr. Senior Richwood Alcorn State
2013 Jarell Martin Senior Madison Preparatory (Baton Rouge) LSU 2015 NBA draft: 1st rd, 25th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies
2012 DeQuavious Wagner Senior Peabody Magnet (Alexandria) Arkansas, Angelo State, LSU-Alexandria
2011 Rico Gathers Junior Riverside Academy (Reserve) Baylor 2016 NFL draft: 6th rd, 217th overall by the Dallas Cowboys
2010 Markel Brown Senior Peabody Magnet (Alexandria) Oklahoma State 2014 NBA draft: 2nd rd, 44th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
2009 Joevoskie Mitchell Senior Zwolle Angelina College
2008 Greg Monroe (2) Senior Helen Cox (Harvey) Georgetown 2010 NBA draft: 1st rd, 7th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2007 Greg Monroe Junior Helen Cox (Harvey) Georgetown 2010 NBA draft: 1st rd, 7th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2006 Demond "Tweety" Carter Senior Reserve Christian (Reserve) Baylor
2005 Tasmin Mitchell Senior Denham Springs LSU
2004 Glen Davis Senior University (Baton Rouge) LSU 2007 NBA draft: 2nd rd, 35th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics
2003 Paul Millsap Senior Grambling Louisiana Tech 2006 NBA draft: 2nd rd, 47th overall by the Utah Jazz
2002 Darrel Mitchell Senior St. Martinville LSU
2001 Donald Perry Senior McCall (Tallulah) Indiana
2000 Chris Duhon Senior Salmen (Slidell) Duke 2004 NBA draft: 2nd rd, 38th overall by the Chicago Bulls
1999 Bernard King Senior Gibsland-Coleman (Gibsland) Texas A&M
1998 Stromile Swift Senior Fair Park (Shreveport) LSU 2000 NBA draft: 1st rd, 2nd overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies
1997 Marcus Fizer Senior Arcadia Iowa State 2000 NBA draft: 1sr rd, 4th overall by the Chicago Bulls
1996 Adarrial Smylie Senior St. Amant (Ascension Parish) Southern

Schools with multiple winners

School Number of Awards Years
Scotlandville Magnet 4 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
Helen Cox 2 2007, 2008
Madison Preparatory 2 2013, 2015
Peabody Magnet 2 2010, 2012

Colleges with multiple winners

College Number of Awards Years
LSU 10 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2015,
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Baylor 2 2006, 2011
Georgetown 2 2007, 2008
Santa Clara 2 2021, 2024
Texas A&M 2 1999, 2022

References

  1. "Louisiana High School "Mr. Basketball" Award". labball.com. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  2. "Ponchatoula's Allen Graves named Louisiana Mr. Basketball". Crescent City Sports. April 6, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. "Recruiting: Ponchatoula's Allen Graves commits to Santa Clara men's basketball". Crescent City Sports. June 26, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. Dabe, Christopher (April 23, 2023). "NEWMAN'S CHRIS LOCKETT NAMED 2023 LSWA MR. BASKETBALL". Geaux Preps. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
High school Mr. Basketball awards by state
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