North Carolina Mr. Basketball
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The North Carolina Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top boys’ high school senior basketball player in the state of North Carolina
. The award is presented annually by the Charlotte Observer.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. The award is presented annually by the Charlotte Observer.
Award winners
| Year | Player | High School | College | NBA draft |
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| 1985 | Chucky Brown Chucky Brown Clarence "Chucky" Brown is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward from North Carolina State, Brown was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 1989 NBA Draft... |
North Brunswick North Brunswick High School North Brunswick High School is a public school located in Leland, North Carolina which is part of Brunswick County Schools district. As of the 2007-08 school years, North Brunswick has 892 students in grades 9 through 12 currently enrolled... |
NC State NC State Wolfpack men's basketball The NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Wolfpack currently competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference, of which it was a founding member.... |
1989 NBA Draft 1989 NBA Draft The 1989 NBA Draft took place on June 27, 1989 in New York City, New York, USA. It has been regarded as one of the worst drafts in NBA history, along with the 1986 NBA Draft and the 2000 NBA Draft. Though the draft produced talented players such as Shawn Kemp, Glen Rice, Sean Elliott, Nick... : 2nd Rnd, 43rd overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team... |
| 1986 | Robert Brickey | Fayetteville Smith | Duke Duke Blue Devils men's basketball The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Duke University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I... |
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| 1987 | Henrik Rodl Henrik Rödl Henrik Rödl is a retired German professional basketball player, and currently a basketball coach. He played college basketball in the US for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina... |
Chapel Hill | North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is considered one of the most successful programs in NCAA history... |
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| 1988 | Kenny Williams Kenny Williams (basketball) Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Williams is a former professional basketball player, most notably with the NBA's Indiana Pacers. He was known for his stellar leaping ability and off-court problems.... |
Northeastern Northeastern High School (Elizabeth City, North Carolina) Northeastern High School is a public school located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in the United States. It was founded in 1969, replacing Elizabeth City High School, P.W. Moore High School, and Central High School. Northeastern's mascot is the Eagle. Its school colors are green and gold... |
Barton County Community College Barton County Community College Barton Community College is a two-year junior college located in Great Bend, Kansas. Its service area includes Barton, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rush and Russell Counties,Stafford County north of US Highway 50, and northwestern Rice County.Athletics:The school is more commonly known for it nationally... |
1990 NBA Draft 1990 NBA Draft The 1990 NBA Draft took place on June 27, 1990, in New York City, New York. This draft produced only one perennial All-Star,Gary Payton. Among the 54 picks, Payton is considered by far the best pick of the draft. Payton went on to be considered one of the greatest point guards of all time... : 2nd Rnd, 46th overall by the Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association... |
| 1989 | Bryant Feggins | Winston-Salem Glenn | NC State | |
| 1990 | Rodney Rogers Rodney Rogers Rodney Ray Rogers is a retired American basketball player who last played power forward for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.-Early life:... |
Durham Hillside | Wake Forest Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball The Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference and their homecourt is the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Their only Final Four appearance was in 1962 and through the years they have produced several NBA players. The Demon Deacons have... |
1993 NBA Draft 1993 NBA Draft The 1993 NBA Draft took place on June 30, 1993 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The draft had some talented players at the top, but injuries and personal problems hurt many of them. Anfernee Hardaway, Allan Houston, and Jamal Mashburn all looked like possible Hall of Famers until their careers were cut... : 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams... |
| 1991 | Donald Williams Donald Williams (basketball) Donald Williams is a former American professional basketball player.Born in Garner, North Carolina, Williams played for Garner High School before going on to play at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.... |
Garner Garner Magnet High School Garner Magnet High School is a 4AA school in the Wake County Public School System . GMHS has a current enrollment of 2311 students... |
North Carolina | |
| 1992 | Todd Fuller Todd Fuller Todd Douglas Fuller is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 11th overall pick of the 1996 NBA Draft. He played in five NBA seasons from 1996-2001 for the Warriors, Utah Jazz, Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat averaging 3.7 ppg... |
Charlotte Christian School | NC State | 1996 NBA Draft 1996 NBA Draft The 1996 NBA Draft was the 50th draft in the National Basketball Association . It was held on June 26, 1996 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The draft was broadcast in the United States on the Turner Network Television... : 1st Rnd, 11th overall by the Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association... |
| 1993 | Jeff Capel Jeff Capel Felton Jeff Capel III is an American former college basketball player at Duke University and was a head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Oklahoma. He is currently an assistant coach for his alma mater, Duke.-Youth:Capel is from a basketball family... |
South View South View High School South View High School is a high school in Hope Mills, North Carolina. It is a member of Cumberland County Schools . It serves students from Ninth through Twelfth grade. Adjacent to South View High School is South View Middle School. Enrollment of students is approximately 1900, placing the school... |
Duke | |
| 1994 | Ishua Benjamin | Concord Concord High School (North Carolina) Concord High School is a comprehensive public high school in Concord, North Carolina. Founded circa 1912, it is the oldest high school in Cabarrus County... |
NC State | |
| 1995 | Antawn Jamison Antawn Jamison Antawn Cortez Jamison is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association . He currently plays power forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers and was a member of the USA National Team for the 2006 FIBA World Championships... |
Providence Providence High School (North Carolina) Providence Senior High School is a Charlotte Mecklenburg School District high school located off of Pineville-Matthews Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. Providence serves southern and southeastern Mecklenburg County... |
North Carolina | 1998 NBA Draft : 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion... |
| 1996 | Vincent Whitt | Dudley James B. Dudley High School James Benson Dudley High School is located in the Southeastern quadrant of Guilford County in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. Dudley High School was founded in 1929 as the first black high school in Guilford County, in a school system segregated by law... |
Clemson Clemson Tigers men's basketball The Clemson Tigers men's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the NCAA Division I. The current head coach is Brad Brownell.-Team history:... |
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| 1997 | Jenis Grindstaff | McDowell McDowell High School (Marion, North Carolina) McDowell High School is a public high school located in the western North Carolina town of Marion. Known for its reputable NJROTC program, successful athletic teams, musical directors, and computer programming classes, the 4A school of roughly 1,600 students is the only high school in McDowell County... |
Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers basketball The Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA men's basketball competition. The Volunteers currently compete in the Southeastern Conference... |
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| 1998 | Kris Lang Kris Lang Kristoffer Douglas Lang is an American professional basketball player. Lang is a graduate of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Lang started 108 games during his Tar Heel career from 1998-2002. He has also played for several teams in NBA summer-league and had... |
Huss Hunter Huss High School Hunter Huss High School is a public high school in the Gaston County Schools school district located in Gastonia, North Carolina, United States. It is the oldest existing high school in Gaston County. Currently, the school is under renovation.... |
North Carolina | |
| 1999 | Jason Parker | West Charlotte | Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest in the history of college basketball, both in all-time wins and all-time winning percentage. Kentucky's all-time record currently stands at 2058–647... |
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| 2000 | Scooter Sherrill | West Rowan | NC State | |
| 2001 | Anthony Richardson | Leesville Road Leesville Road High School Leesville Road High School , which opened its doors in 1993, is a comprehensive public high school in Wake County located at 8409 Leesville Road, Raleigh, North Carolina. It has 2,425 enrolled students... |
Florida State | |
| 2002 | Shavlik Randolph Shavlik Randolph Ronald Shavlik Randolph is an American professional basketball player. Randolph played for Duke University from 2002 to 2005.-Family and childhood:... |
Broughton Needham B. Broughton High School Needham Bryant Broughton High School, or simply Broughton High School, is one of the flagship schools of the Wake County Public School System. It is located at 723 St. Mary's Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Broughton was named after the Raleigh aristocrat, Needham B. Broughton, who... |
Duke | |
| 2003 | Chris Paul Chris Paul Christopher Emmanuel Paul is an American professional basketball point guard for the New Orleans Hornets.Paul was born and raised in North Carolina. Despite only playing two varsity basketball seasons in high school, he was a McDonald's All-American and accepted a scholarship with nearby Wake... |
West Forsyth | Wake Forest | 2005 NBA Draft 2005 NBA Draft The 2005 NBA Draft took place on June 28, 2005 in the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft, NBA teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from high schools and non-North American leagues... : 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the New Orleans Hornets |
| 2004 | Anthony Morrow Anthony Morrow Anthony Jarrad Morrow , nicknamed A-Mo, is an American professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association... |
Charlotte Latin School Charlotte Latin School Charlotte Latin School is an independent, coeducational, non-sectarian, college-preparatory day school, founded in 1970, serving 1,391 students in transitional kindergarten through twelfth grade and located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States... |
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represents the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in NCAA Division I basketball. The team plays its home games in Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Under the tenure of Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech established itself as a national force in basketball... |
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| 2005 | Kevin Swinton | Dudley James B. Dudley High School James Benson Dudley High School is located in the Southeastern quadrant of Guilford County in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. Dudley High School was founded in 1929 as the first black high school in Guilford County, in a school system segregated by law... |
UNC Wilmington UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball The UNCW Seahawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The team plays in the Colonial Athletic Association and is currently coached by Buzz Peterson... |
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| 2006 | Will Graves | Dudley James B. Dudley High School James Benson Dudley High School is located in the Southeastern quadrant of Guilford County in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. Dudley High School was founded in 1929 as the first black high school in Guilford County, in a school system segregated by law... |
North Carolina | |
| 2007 | Demontez Stitt | Butler David W. Butler High School David W. Butler High School, established in 1997, is located in Matthews, North Carolina. Butler's campus is .46% of the Butler teaching staff hold a master’s degree or above. - Official Bulldog Logo :- Athletics :... |
Clemson | |
| 2008 | Ty Walker | New Hanover New Hanover High School New Hanover High School is a high school located in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. New Hanover High is now the oldest present high school built in Wilmington. Recently the original building underwent a complete renovation to update the 1919 school to the 21st century. New Hanover is also the... |
Wake Forest | |
| 2009 | Mason Plumlee Mason Plumlee Mason Alexander Plumlee is a forward for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team. As a freshman in 2009–10, he was a back-up forward for Duke's national champion 2010 team.... |
Christ School Christ School (North Carolina) Christ School is an independent Episcopal college preparatory boarding and day school for boys in Arden, North Carolina. It features a competitive academic curriculum, intramural and varsity athletics, spiritual development and a work program... |
Duke | |
| 2010 | Reggie Bullock Reggie Bullock Reggie Bullock is an American college basketball player for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels from Kinston, NC. He attended Kinston High School... |
Kinston | North Carolina | |
| 2011 | Terry Whisnant | Cherryville High School Cherryville High School Cherryville High School is a high school in the Gaston County Schools public school district located in Cherryville, North Carolina, United States.-History:... |
Florida State | |
Schools with multiple winners
| School | Number of Awards | Years |
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| Dudley James B. Dudley High School James Benson Dudley High School is located in the Southeastern quadrant of Guilford County in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. Dudley High School was founded in 1929 as the first black high school in Guilford County, in a school system segregated by law... |
3 | 1996, 2005, 2006 |