Each year the Miss Iowa Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school girls' basketball player in the state of Iowa, in the United States.
The award has been given since 1981. Winners were chosen by the Iowa Newspaper Association at the time of its annual All-State selections until 2018. The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association now selects the award using the same format.[1] From 1990 to 1993, two awards were given, one for a 5-on-5 player and one for a 6-on-6 player, when girls in Iowa played in the two systems based on division. Prior to 1990 award winners played 6-on-6 basketball, and since 1993, award winners have played 5-on-5 basketball.
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.
| Year | Player | High school | College | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Callie Levin | Solon | University of Iowa | ||
| 2023 | Audi Crooks | Bishop Garrigan | Iowa State University | ||
| 2022 | Hannah Stuelke | Cedar Rapids Washington[2] | University of Iowa[3] | 1st-team 5A All-State in 2020, 2021, 2022. Iowa Gatorade Player-of-the-Year in 2022.[4] High school career statistics: 1,793 points and 853 rebounds.[5] As a senior, she averaged 29.1 points per game while also averaging 10.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.2 blocks.[6] | |
| 2021 | Katie Dinnebier | Waukee High School[7] | Drake University[8] | 1st-team 5A All-State in 2020, 2021. Iowa Gatorade Player-of-the-Year in 2021.[9] | |
| 2020 | Caitlin Clark | Dowling (West Des Moines) | University of Iowa | 1st-team 5A All-State in 2018, 2019, 2020. Iowa Gatorade Player-of-the-Year in 2019, 2020[10] | |
| 2019 | Zoey Young | Valley (West Des Moines) | Maryland | USA Today Iowa Player of the Year.[11] MaxPreps 2018-19 High School Girls Basketball All-American Team[12] | |
| 2018 | Ashley Joens | Iowa City High School | Iowa State University | High school career statistics: 2,178 points. As a senior she averaged 30.7 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. | |
| 2017 | Elle Ruffridge | Pocahontas Area High School | Missouri State University | For her career, Ruffridge finished atop the state's career scoring (2,951), made three-pointers (466) and assists (802) charts. She was named all-state in all four years. | |
| 2016 | Makenzie Meyer | Mason City High School | University of Iowa | High school career statistics: 1,590 points, over 500 rebounds, and over 100 assists. IGHSAU 2017 Jack North Award winner.[13] | |
| 2015 | Nicole Miller | North Linn, Troy Mills | Drake University | High school career statistics: 2,207 points [14] | |
| 2014 | Alexis Conaway | MOC-Floyd Valley | Iowa State | High school career statistics: 1,902 points, 776 rebounds, 455 steals, 294 assists. State tournament single game record 46 points set in 2014.[15] Chose volleyball at Iowa State over basketball. | |
| 2013 | Ally Disterhoft | Iowa City West | University of Iowa[16] | Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year 2013.[17] McDonald's All-American nominee.[18] ESPN HoopGurlz Top 100 recruit [19] Three-time All-Big Ten performer and first-team selection as a senior, leading scorer in University of Iowa Women's Basketball history with 2,102 points.[20] | |
| 2012 | Jessie Pauley | OA-BCIG High School, Ida Grove | Northern Iowa[21] | ||
| 2011 | Kiah Stokes | Linn-Mar | UConn[22] | 2011 McDonald's, Parade Magazine, WBCA All-American; Iowa's 2010 Gatorade State Player of the Year | |
| 2010 | Carli Tritz | Bishop Heelan, Sioux City | Creighton[23] | ||
| 2009 | Amanda Zimmerman | Ballard, Huxley | Iowa State University[24] | McDonald's All-America nominee | |
| 2008 | Jennifer Jorgensen | Southeast Webster-Grand, Burnside | University of the Pacific,[25] Grand View University[26] | 3 time All-American at Grand View, 3 time all Midwest Collegiate Conference first team selection, 2 time MCC Player of the Year. 2012 Cosida Academic All American of the Year. 2012 NAIA Division II National Women's Basketball Player of the Year, 2708 Career Points for SEW-Grand, 1184 rebounds, 621 assists. Scored 2034 points in 3 seasons at Grand View after leaving Pacific | |
| 2007 | Kelsey Bolte | Battle Creek-Ida Grove | Iowa State University[27] | Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year 2007, WBCA High School All-American 2007 | |
| 2006 | Shellie Mosman | Carroll | Iowa State University[28] | McDonald's All-America nominee | |
| 2005 | Wendy Ausdemore | Tri-Center, Neola | University of Iowa[29] | ||
| 2004 | Jamie Boyd | Underwood | University of Kansas[30] | ||
| 2003 | Deb Remmerde | Rock Valley | Northwestern College (Iowa)[31] | 133 consecutive free throws in 2006 are the most at any level of organized basketball | |
| 2002 | Linda Sayavongchanh | Des Moines Lincoln | Drake University[32] | Assistant coach for Creighton women's basketball.[33] Former assistant at University of North Dakota[34] | |
| 2001 | Stephanie Rich | Washington | University of Wisconsin[35] | Assistant coach at St. Louis University[36] | |
| 2000 | Anne O'Neil | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | Illinois, Iowa State[37] | 2005 Iowa State Female Athlete of the Year.[38] Finished her career as ISU's all-time leader in free throw percentage. Sacramento Monarchs (WNBA) 2006.[39] | |
| 1999 | Nina Smith | Waterloo West | University of Wisconsin, Iowa State University[40] | 1999 High School Player of the Year (USA Today, Parade Magazine) | |
| 1998 | Sara Stribe | Carroll | Drake University | Played volleyball at Iowa State[41] | |
| 1997 | Randi Peterson | Cedar Falls | University of Iowa[42] | Coach at University of Minnesota Morris (2004-2006).[43] Head Coach Coe College[44] | |
| 1996 | Tammi Blackstone | Cherokee | Drake University[45] | High School All-American (Nike, Parade, Street & Smith). Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball All-Centennial - 35 Greatest Players[46] | |
| 1995 | Amy Herrig | Dubuque Senior | University of Iowa[47] | In 1995 she was a first-team Parade Magazine All-American, USA Today All-USA High School Girls' Basketball Team and a second-team Street & Smith's All-American. Blue Star Index named her the second best post player in the nation and eighth best player overall.[48] Utah Starzz (WNBA) (2000-2002)[49] | |
| 1994 | Alison Lucy | Treynor | |||
| 1993 (5) | Karen Schulte | Cedar Rapids Jefferson | Drake University | ||
| 1993 (6) | Lisa Brinkmeyer | Hubbard–Radcliffe | Drake University[50] [51] | Girls' basketball administrator for the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union | |
| 1992 (5) | Kate Galligan | Cedar Rapids Jefferson | Nebraska[52] | Ranks second on the Husker all-time list with 145 made three-pointers in her four-year career | |
| 1992 (6) | Missy Miller | Colo-Nesco | |||
| 1991 (5) | Barb Franke | Cedar Falls | Wisconsin[53] | UW Hall of Fame 2005 | |
| 1991 (6) | Stacey Paskert | Emmetsburg | Creighton[54] | ||
| 1990 (5) | Michelle Nason | Iowa City High School | Bradley University | Associate head coach at Marquette University[55] | |
| 1990 (6) | Shelby Petersen | Graettinger | |||
| 1989 | Molly Goodenbour | Waterloo West | Stanford | Played professionally. Currently coach at California State University, Dominguez Hills | |
| 1988 | Molly Tideback | Waterloo Columbus | UCLA, University of Iowa | Played professionally in the WNBA and in Europe[56] | |
| 1987 | Lynne Lorenzen | Ventura | Iowa State | Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award 1987. All-time leading scorer in United States prep basketball history.[57] Scored 100 points in a game [58] | |
| 1986 | Jenni Fitzgerald | North Scott, Eldridge | Drake University | Assistant coach, women's basketball, University of Iowa[59] | |
| 1985 | Kris Huffman | Fort Dodge | Northern Iowa | Head Women's Basketball Coach, DePauw University; NCAA Champions 2007[60] | |
| 1984 | Roxanne Wellner | Vinton-Shellsburg | 1984 National High School Athletic Association's Girls Basketball All American Team [61] | ||
| 1983 | |||||
| 1982 | Lisa Becker | Cedar Rapids Jefferson | Iowa[62] [63] | Played on USA Women's R. William Jones Cup Team in 1985 | |
| 1981 | Connie Yori | Ankeny | Creighton | Head coach for women's basketball at Nebraska from 2002 to 2016. Naismith College Coach of the Year in 2009-10.[64] |
| School | Number of Awards | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids Jefferson | 3 | 1993, 1992, 1982 |
| Battle Creek-Ida Grove | 2 | 2012, 2007 |
| Carroll | 2 | 2006, 1998 |
| Cedar Falls | 2 | 1991, 1997 |
| Iowa City High School | 2 | 1990, 2018 |