Louisiana Mr. Basketball Explained
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.[1]
Award winners
| Year | Player | Class | High School | College | NBA/NFL Draft |
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| 2024 | Allen Graves[2] | Senior | Ponchatoula High School | Santa Clara[3] | |
| 2023 | Chris Lockett[4] | 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
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| 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
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| 2010 | Markel Brown | Senior | Peabody Magnet (Alexandria) | Oklahoma State | 2014 NBA draft 2nd rd, 44th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
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| 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
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| 2007 | Greg Monroe | Junior | Helen Cox (Harvey) | Georgetown | 2010 NBA draft 1st rd, 7th overall by the Detroit Pistons
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| 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
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| 2003 | Paul Millsap | Senior | Grambling | Louisiana Tech | 2006 NBA draft 2nd rd, 47th overall by the Utah Jazz
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| 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
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| 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
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| 1997 | Marcus Fizer | Senior | Arcadia | Iowa State | 2000 NBA draft 1sr rd, 4th overall by the Chicago Bulls
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| 1996 | Adarrial Smylie | Senior | St. Amant (Ascension Parish) | Southern | |
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Schools with multiple winners
Colleges with multiple winners
| College | Number of Awards | Years |
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| 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 |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Louisiana High School "Mr. Basketball" Award. labball.com. 2012-06-05.
- Web site: Ponchatoula's Allen Graves named Louisiana Mr. Basketball. April 6, 2024. May 21, 2024. Crescent City Sports.
- Web site: Recruiting: Ponchatoula’s Allen Graves commits to Santa Clara men’s basketball. Crescent City Sports. June 26, 2023. May 21, 2024.
- Web site: NEWMAN’S CHRIS LOCKETT NAMED 2023 LSWA MR. BASKETBALL. April 23, 2023. May 31, 2023. Geaux Preps. Dabe, Christopher.
