Mr. Colorado Basketball Explained

The Mr. Colorado Basketball honor recognizes the top boys’ high school basketball player in the state of Colorado. The trademarked award has been presented annually since 1993 by The Denver Post to the player of the year selected from the best players in each of the five high school divisions.^{[1] [2]}

Award winners

Year	Player	High school	College	NBA/ABA draft
1993	Chauncey Billups^[3]			1997 NBA draft 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics
1994	Chauncey Billups	George Washington	Colorado	1997 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics
1995	Chauncey Billups	George Washington	Colorado	1997 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics
1996	Chris Crosby^[4]
1997	Tom Starkey	Green Mountain
1998	Nick Mohr	Columbine	Colorado
1999	Brian Greene	Horizon
2000	Blair Wilson^[5]		Colorado
2001	Patrick Simpson	George Washington
2002	Franklin Ryk	Rocky Mountain	Colorado School of Mines
2003	Nick Fazekas^[6]			2007 NBA draft 2nd Rnd, 34th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
2004	Sean Ogirri^[7]
2005	Andrew Brown
2006	Matt Bouldin^[8]
2007	Levi Knutson^[9]		Colorado
2008		Palmer	Boston College	2011 NBA draft 1st Rnd, 24th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder
2009	Bud Thomas^[10]
2010	Bud Thomas	Regis Jesuit	Mercer
2011	Riley Grabau	Boulder	Wyoming
2012	Josh Scott	Lewis-Palmer	Colorado
2013	Dominique Collier	Denver East	Colorado
2014	Dominique Collier	Denver East	Colorado
2015	Brian Carey^[11]	Denver East	Texas Southern
2016	De'Ron Davis^[12]	Overland	Indiana
2017	Colbey Ross^[13]	Eaglecrest	Pepperdine
2018	Sam Masten^[14]	Rock Canyon	Northern Colorado
2019	Kenny Foster^[15]	Smoky Hill	Wyoming
2023	D'Aundre Samuels^[16]	Denver East	Nebraska–Kearney
2024	Cole Scherer^[17]	Valor Christian

Schools with multiple winners

School	Number of awards	Years
Denver East	5	2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023
George Washington	4	1993, 1994, 1995, 2001
	2	2009, 2010

Notes and References

1. Web site: Regis' Thomas, 'the player everybody needs,' is state's best — again. 9 April 2010.
2. Web site: Mr. Big Shot still just real deal. 5 April 2009.
3. Web site: Alumni Profile - Chauncey Billups. www.facebook.com.
4. Web site: Washington State Cougars Official Athletic Site . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727022242/http://www.wsucougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/crosby-intro.html . 2011-07-27 .
5. Web site: Blair Wilson - 2003 Men's Basketball Roster - Colorado. www.cubuffs.com.
6. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110610231430/http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10000&ATCLID=530557 . 2011-06-10 .
7. Web site: Player Bio: Sean Ogirri - University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site . 2010-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727073024/http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ogirri_sean00.html . 2011-07-27 . dead .
8. Web site: ESPN RISE boys basketball - ESPN RISE . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100515191039/http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-basketball/articles/2010/05/07-Thomas-to-Mercer.aspx . 2010-05-15 .
9. Web site: Mr. Colorado Basketball. 29 March 2007.
10. Web site: Rocky Mountain High!: MU Men's Basketball Lands Top Colorado Player: Mercer University Athletics . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101127074426/http://mercerbears.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/mbbsignee . 2010-11-27 .
11. Web site: Colorado all-state boys basketball 2015, sorted by classification. 4 April 2015.
12. Web site: De'Ron Davis named 2016 Colorado Mr. Basketball. 3 April 2016.
13. Web site: By channeling his emotion, 2017 Mr. Colorado Basketball Colbey Ross exits with championship resume. 26 March 2017.
14. Web site: Rock Canyon point guard Sam Masten wins Colorado boys basketball Gatorade Player of the Year. 8 March 2018.
15. https://chsaanow.com/2019-03-15/smoky-hills-kenny-foster-named-boys-basketball-player-of-the-year-by-gatorade/
16. Web site: Mr. Colorado Basketball D'Aundre Samuels, Denver East's "LeBron James," led Angels on Class 6A title run few saw coming. Denver Post. April 2, 2023. February 5, 2024. Newman, Kyle.
17. Web site: Cole Scherer is 2024 Mr. Colorado Basketball after revolutionizing his game, leading Valor Christian to Class 6A title. Denver Post. March 31, 2024. May 21, 2024. Newman, Kyle.