Miss New York Basketball Explained
The Miss New York Basketball honor recognizes the top high school basketball player in the state of New York. The award is presented by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York, Inc, which consists of basketball coaches at the scholastic and collegiate levels from throughout the entire state.[1]
Award winners
| Year | Player | High School | College | WNBA draft |
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| 1986 | Margaret McKeon | Christ the King | St. John's | |
| 1987 | Monika Kost | Lindenhurst | Duke | |
| 1988 | Tammi Reiss | Eldred | Virginia | 1997 WNBA draft 1st round, 5th pick by the Utah Starzz
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| 1989 | Norrine Powers | Nanuet | Holy Cross | |
| 1990 | Debbie Barnes | Shenendehowa | | |
| 1991 | Katina Mack | Monticello | Penn State | |
| 1992 | Jennifer Scanlon | Shenendehowa | Duke | |
| 1993 | Suzanne Mayo | Valley Central | Connecticut | |
| 1994 | Sandy Mitchell | Waterloo | Seton Hall | |
| 1995 (tie) | Chamique Holdsclaw | Christ the King | Tennessee | 1999 WNBA draft 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Washington Mystics
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| 1995 (tie) | Caryn Schoff | St. Johnsville Central | | |
| 1996 | Missy West | Franklin Academy (Malone, NY) | Duke | |
| 1997 | Kate Smith | Roy C. Ketcham | William & Mary | |
| 1998 | Sue Bird | Christ the King | Connecticut | 2002 WNBA draft 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Seattle Storm
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| 1999 | Nicole Kaczmarski | Sachem | UCLA | 2003 WNBA draft 3rd round, New York Liberty[2]
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| 2000 | Carolyn Gottstein | Albany | Boston College | |
| 2001 | Bethany LeSueur | Garden City | Georgetown | |
| 2002 | Jenn Viani | Our Lady of Lourdes | Villanova | |
| 2003 | Cori Chambers | The Ursuline School | Georgia | |
| 2004 | Nicky Anosike | St. Peter's | Tennessee | 2008 WNBA draft 2nd round, 16th pick by the Minnesota Lynx
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| 2005 | Carrem Gay | Christ the King | Duke | |
| 2006 | Tina Charles | Christ the King | Connecticut | 2010 WNBA draft 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Connecticut Sun
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| 2007 | Lorin Dixon | Christ the King | Connecticut | |
| 2008 | Shenise Johnson | Rush-Henrietta | Miami | 2012 WNBA draft 1st round, 5th pick by the San Antonio Silver Stars
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| 2009 | Ieasia Walker | Copiague | South Carolina | |
| 2010 | Bria Hartley | North Babylon | Connecticut | 2014 WNBA draft 1st round, 7th pick by the Seattle Storm
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| 2011 | Bria Smith | Christ the King | Louisville | |
| 2012 | Breanna Stewart | Cicero-North Syracuse | Connecticut | 2016 WNBA draft 1st round, 1st pick by the Seattle Storm
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| 2013 | Saniya Chong | Ossining | Connecticut | 2017 WNBA draft 3rd Round, 26th pick by the Dallas Wings
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| 2014 | Mariah Ruff | Oneonta | St. Bonaventure | |
| 2015 | Lauren "Boogie" Brozoski | Long Island Lutheran | Michigan | |
| 2016 | Dominique Toussaint | Christ the King | Virginia | |
| 2017 (tie) | Andra Espinoza-Hunter | Ossining | Mississippi St. | |
| 2017 (tie) | Danielle Patterson | The Mary Louis Academy | Notre Dame | |
| 2018 | Jordan Nixon | The Mary Louis Academy | Texas A&M | |
| 2019 | Aubrey Griffin | Ossining | Connecticut | |
| 2020 | Kateri Poole | South Shore High School | Ohio State | |
| 2021 | Sonia Citron | The Ursuline School | Notre Dame | |
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Schools with multiple winners
| School | Number of Awards | Years |
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| Christ the King | 8 | 1986, 1995, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016 |
| Ossining | 3 | 2013, 2017, 2019 |
| Shenendehowa | 2 | 1990, 1992 |
| The Mary Louis Academy | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Archived copy . 2010-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923214738/http://www.digitalsports.com/pages/type/organization/typeid/1496909/id/39991.aspx . 2015-09-23 . dead .
- Web site: New York Liberty Select Five In WNBA Draft. WNBA. 2011-04-25. 2011-03-21.
