Each year, the Iowa Mr. Basketball award is given to the male athlete chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Iowa in the United States.
Awarded since 1981, winners were chosen by the Iowa Newspaper Association at the time that annual all-state selections are made until 2017. Starting with the 2018 season, the honor was awarded by the newly formed Iowa Print Sports Writers Association, who took over all-state selections for the newspaper industry starting with the 2018 high school basketball seasons.[1] Most of the award winners have gone on to play at the highest levels of college basketball, and some have continued 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 receiving the most points receives the award.
| Year | Player | High School | College | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Todd Berkenpas | Maple Valley | Iowa | ||
| 1982 (tie) | Ted Burbach | Dubuque Wahlert | Iowa State / Western Illinois | ||
| 1982 (tie) | Randy Kraayenbrink | Paullina | Northern Iowa | ||
| 1983 | Todd Lumsden | Linn-Mar | Northern Iowa | ||
| 1984 | Al Lorenzen | Kennedy | Iowa | ||
| 1985 | Brian David | Kuemper Catholic | Arizona | ||
| 1986 | Chris Gaines | Waterloo West | Hawaiʻi | ||
| 1987 | Robert Johnson | Lincoln | Iowa State | ||
| 1988 | Wade Lookingbill | Fort Dodge | Iowa | ||
| 1989 | Mike Bergman | Waverly-Shell Rock | Iowa State | ||
| 1990 | Mike Davis | Waterloo East | Southwest Missouri State / Southeastern CC | ||
| 1991 | Fred Hoiberg | Ames | Iowa State | Played 10 years in the NBA and is former head coach of the Chicago Bulls and the Iowa State University men's basketball team. He is currently head coach of the University of Nebraska men's basketball team. | |
| 1992 | Eric Pothoven | Pella Christian | Liberty | ||
| 1993 | Jess Settles | Winfield-Mt. Union | Iowa[2] | ||
| 1994 | Raef LaFrentz | MFL Mar-Mac, Monona | Played 11 seasons (1998–2009) in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, and Portland Trail Blazers. | ||
| 1995 | Adam Spanich | Regis | USC / MCC / Oral Roberts | ||
| 1996 | Justin Wessel | Prairie | Arizona | 1997 NCAA Champion | |
| 1997 | Dean Oliver | Iowa | Played in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors from 2001 to 2003. Oliver is currently an assistant men's basketball coach at Wisconsin. | ||
| 1998 | David Newman | Hoover | Drake / Northwestern | ||
| 1999 (tie) | Nick Collison | Iowa Falls | Played in the NBA for the Oklahoma City Thunder and is now currently retired. | ||
| 1999 (tie) | Kirk Hinrich | Sioux City West | Played in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, and Washington Wizards | ||
| 2000 | Glen Worley | Iowa City West | Iowa[3] | Currently Assistant Coach at Academy of Art University | |
| 2001 | Tyler McKinney | Urbandale | Creighton | ||
| 2002 | Jeff Horner | Mason City | Iowa | Currently Head Coach at Truman State University | |
| 2003 | Brooks McKowen | Wapsie Valley | Northern Iowa[4] | Current Head Coach at Upper Iowa University | |
| 2004 | Carlton Reed | Waterloo East | Northern Iowa[5] /Iowa | ||
| 2005 | Josh Van Es | MOC-Floyd Valley | Northwestern College | ||
| 2006 | Jason Bohannon | Linn-Mar | Wisconsin[6] | ||
| 2007 | Clayton Vette | Waverly-Shell Rock | Iowa State/Winona State | undrafted in the NBA, has played for various European teams | |
| 2008 | Matt Gatens | Iowa City | Iowa[7] | ||
| 2009 | Brennan Cougill | Bishop Heelan | Iowa[8] / Green Bay[9] | ||
| 2010 | Harrison Barnes | Ames | North Carolina[10] | Named the "Player of the Year" in the USA Today 2010 All-USA high school boys basketball team.[11] 2015 NBA Finals Champion. Currently plays in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings. | |
| 2011 | Jarrod Uthoff | Cedar Rapids Jefferson | Wisconsin / Iowa[12] | ||
| 2012 | Marcus Paige | Linn-Mar | North Carolina[13] | ||
| 2013 | Peter Jok | West Des Moines Valley | Iowa[14] | ||
| 2014 | Wyatt Lohaus | Iowa City West | Northern Iowa | ||
| 2015 | Daniel Tillo | Sioux City North | Kentucky / Iowa Western | Pursued baseball instead of basketball. Currently in Kansas City Royals organization. | |
| 2016 | Jordan Bohannon | Linn-Mar | Iowa | ||
| 2017 | Joe Smoldt | Gladbrook-Reinbeck | |||
| 2018 | Joe Wieskamp | Muscatine | Iowa | Drafted 41st overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2021 NBA draft. | |
| 2019 (tie) | D. J. Carton | Bettendorf | Ohio State/Marquette | ||
| 2019 (tie) | Jake Hilmer | North Linn | Pursuing basketball and baseball at Upper Iowa. | ||
| 2020 | Bowen Born | Norwalk | |||
| 2021 | Tucker DeVries | Waukee | |||
| 2022 | Tamin Lipsey[15] | Ames | Iowa State | ||
| 2023 | Pryce Sandfort | Waukee Northwest | |||
| 2024 | Jesse Van Kalsbeek[16] | MOC-Floyd Valley | Northwestern College (IA) |