Mississippi Miss Basketball Explained

Each year the Mississippi Miss Basketball award is given to the best high school girls basketball player in the state of Mississippi by The Clarion-Ledger.^[1]

Award winners

Year	Player	High School	College	WNBA draft
2016	Myah Taylor	Olive Branch HS, Olive Branch	Mississippi State
2015	Myah Taylor	Olive Branch HS, Olive Branch	Mississippi State
2014	Victoria Vivians (2)	Scott Central HS, Forest	Mississippi State
2013	Victoria Vivians	Scott Central HS, Forest	Mississippi State
2012	Jerontay Clemons	Coldwater HS, Coldwater	Southern Miss
2011	Krista Donald	Lake HS, Lake	Georgia
2010	Valencia McFarland (2)	Raymond HS, Raymond	Ole Miss
2009	Valencia McFarland	Raymond HS, Raymond	Ole Miss
2008	April Sykes	East Oktibbeha County HS, Columbus	Rutgers	2012 WNBA draft 3rd Round, 28th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks
2007	Bug Cooper	Gentry HS, Indianola	Delta State
2006	Tiawana Pringle	Southeast Lauderdale HS, Meridian	Louisiana Tech
2005	Kendra Reed	Bay HS, Bay St. Louis	Southern Miss
2004	Dee Forrest	Louisville HS, Louisville	Ole Miss
2003	Navonda Moore	Murrah HS, Jackson	Alabama
2002	LaToya George	Clinton HS, Clinton	Jackson State
2001	Monique Horner	Southeast Lauderdale HS, Meridian	Meridian CC
2000	Ebony Felder	Murrah HS, Jackson	Georgia
1999	LaToya Thomas (2)	Greenville HS, Greenville	Mississippi State	2003 WNBA draft 1st Round, 1st overall by the Cleveland Rockers
1998	LaToya Thomas	Greenville HS, Greenville	Mississippi State	2003 WNBA draft 1st Round, 1st overall by the Cleveland Rockers
1997	April Brown	Harrison Central HS, Gulfport	LSU
1996	Tiffany Travis	Harrison Central HS, Gulfport	Florida	2000 WNBA draft 2nd Round, 11th overall by the Charlotte Sting
1995	Tarsha Bethley	Simmons HS, Hollandale	Ole Miss
1994	Rosalyn Spann	Noxubee County HS, Macon	Jackson State
1993	Nedra Hosey	Bay Springs HS, Bay Springs	Southern Miss
1992	Yolanda Moore	Port Gibson HS, Port Gibson	Ole Miss
1991	Niesa Johnson	Clinton HS, Clinton	Alabama
1990	Cornelia Gayden	Bogue Chitto HS, Bogue Chitto	LSU
1989	Stacy Truitt	Port Gibson HS, Port Gibson	Kansas
1988	Alexis Hall	Harrison Central HS, Gulfport	Southern Miss
1987	Jackie Martin	Warren Central HS, Vicksburg	Ole Miss
1986	Annette Jackson	Brookhaven HS, Brookhaven	LSU
1985	Cynthia Autry	Houston HS, Houston	Ole Miss
1984	Chana Perry	Brookhaven HS, Brookhaven	Northeast Louisiana San Diego State^[2]
1983	Alisa Scott	Warren Central HS, Vicksburg	Ole Miss
1982	Jennifer Gillom	Lafayette HS, Oxford	Ole Miss
1981	Eugenia Conner	Harrison Central HS, Gulfport	Ole Miss
1980	Janice Lawrence (2)	George County HS, Lucedale	Louisiana Tech
1979	Janice Lawrence	George County HS, Lucedale	Louisiana Tech

Most winners by high school and college

Number	College
10	Ole Miss
4	Mississippi State
4	Southern Miss
3	Louisiana Tech
3	LSU

See also

Mississippi Mr. Basketball

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past Miss Basketball, Coach of the Year winners. 2014-04-12. ClarionLedger.com. The Clarion-Ledger. Thomas. Chris.
2. Web site: Left Without Team, Chana Perry Picks San Diego State. 1986-04-18. Los Angeles Times. Dolan. Steve.