Michigan Miss Basketball Explained

The Michigan Miss Basketball award is given annually since 1981 to the person chosen as the best female high school senior basketball player in the U.S. state of Michigan by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan in conjunction with the Free Press.[1] Points are awarded on a 5-3-1 basis. Only "actively coaching" BCAM members are permitted to vote.[2]

Award winners

YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeProfessional/WNBA draft
1981Julie PolakowskiLelandMichigan State
1982Sue TuckerOkemosMichigan State
1983Michele KrutyManisteeDayton
1984Emily WagnerLivonia LadywoodStanford
1985Franthea PriceRiver RougeIowa
1986Daedra CharlesDetroit de PorresTennessee
1987Dena HeadPlymouth SalemTennessee1997 Elite Draft

1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Utah Starzz

1988Jennifer ShaskyBirmingham MarianGeorge Washington
1989Peggy EvansDetroit Country DayTennessee / Ohio State
1990Markita AldridgeDetroit KingNC-Charlotte
1991Lisa NegriFlint PowersOhio State
1992Erinn ReedSaginawIowa / Kansas
1993Sally SedlarManisteeToledo / Central Michigan
1994Kim KnuthSt. JosephToledo
1995Maxann ReeseBishop BorgessMichigan State
1996Deanna NolanFlint NorthernGeorgia2001 WNBA draft

1st Rnd, 6th overall by the Detroit Shock

1997Aiysha SmithBishop BorgessSt. John's / LSU
1998Kristen KoetsierGrandvilleWestern Michigan
1999Vicki KrapohlMount PleasantDuke
2000Tabitha PoolAnn Arbor HuronMichigan
2001Liz ShimekMaple City Glen LakeMichigan State2006 WNBA draft

2nd Rnd, 18th overall by the Phoenix Mercury

2002Danielle KammSaginaw NouvelMarquette
2003Krista ClementSt. Ignace La SalleMichigan
2004Tiffanie ShivesLansing ChristianMichigan State / Gonzaga
2005Allyssa DeHaanGrandvilleMichigan State
2006Brenna BanktsonFrankfortWestern Michigan
2007 No award given *
2008Kellie WatsonIoniaNotre Dame / Grand Valley State
2009Jenny Ryan[3] Saginaw NouvelMichigan
2010Klarissa BellEast LansingMichigan State
2011Jasmine HinesCentral LakeMichigan State
2012Madison RistovskiGrosse Pointe Woods University LiggettMichigan
2013Tori JankoskaFreelandMichigan State2017 WNBA draft, Chicago Sky (Round: 1 / Pick: 9)
2014Lexi GussertForest ParkMichigan State
2015Tania DavisGoodrichIowa
2016Kysre GondrezickBenton HarborMichigan / West Virginia2021 WNBA draft

1st Rnd, 4th overall by the Indiana Fever

2017Jordan WalkerMona ShoresWestern Michigan
2018Jaida HamptonEast LansingWichita State
2019Rickea JacksonDetroit EdisonMississippi State2024 WNBA draft

1st Rnd, 4th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks

2020Gabrielle ElliotDetroit EdisonClemson
2021Damiya HagemannDetroit EdisonMichigan State
2022Ruby WhitehornDetroit EdisonClemson
2023Macy BrownEast Grand RapidsMichigan
2024Gabby ReynoldsHolland West OttawaGeorge Washington

* Through 2006, girls basketball was a fall sport. Beginning in 2007, the sport was moved to the winter with seasons beginning in one calendar year and ending in the following year. Thus, no award was given in 2007 although the honor has been awarded annually since 1981. The 2006 award covered the 2006–2007 school year while the 2007–2008 school year was covered with the 2008 award.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home.
  2. http://www.freep.com/article/20100315/HSS/100315025/1055/SPORTS07/Miss-Basketball-East-Lansings-Klarissa-Bell
  3. Web site: Sports 1-10. 31 December 2009.