The Mr. Kansas Basketball honor recognizes the best high school basketball player in the state of Kansas as voted on by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.[1] The players listed below also will have which college they attended, as well as if they were drafted into the NBA draft.[2] Five different schools have had multiple winners, McPherson has the most. Hayden in Topeka, Leavenworth, Topeka West, and Wichita South have also had multiple winners. Kansas has had the most Mr. Kansas basketball commits with seven. Only six winners of the award have been drafted into the NBA.
| Year | Player | High School | College | NBA draft | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Tom Meier | ||||
| 1984 | 1988 NBA draft 1st round, 1st overall by the Los Angeles Clippers | ||||
| 1985 | Danny Kingcannon | Topeka Highland Park | |||
| 1986 | McPherson | 1990 NBA draft 2nd round, 44th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks | |||
| 1987 | J. T. Marshall | ||||
| 1988 | Wichita State | 1994 NBA draft 2nd round, 34th overall by the Atlanta Hawks | |||
| 1989 | Val Barnes | ||||
| 1990 | Tony Arrington | ||||
| 1991 | Brian Henson | McPherson High School | McPherson | ||
| 1992 | Ryan Herrs | McPherson High School | McPherson | ||
| 1993 | B. J. Williams | ||||
| 1994 | Topeka West | ||||
| 1995 | Kris Weems | ||||
| 1996 | Josh Reid | Brewster | |||
| 1997 | Brett McFall | ||||
| 1998 | John Crider | Horton | |||
| 1999 | Quentin Buchanan | Junction City | |||
| 2000 | 2004 NBA draft 2nd round, 54th overall by the Miami Heat | ||||
| 2001 | 2005 NBA draft 1st round, 29th overall by the Miami Heat | ||||
| 2002 | |||||
| 2003 | Aubrey Bruner | McPherson | Barton County Central Arkansas | ||
| 2004 | Jordan Fithian | McPherson | |||
| 2005 | Jay Tunnell | Topeka West | |||
| 2006 | Ryan Wedel | Minneapolis | |||
| 2007 | |||||
| 2008 | Jordan Cyphers | ||||
| 2009 | Jeff Reid | ||||
| 2010 | Nino Williams | ||||
| 2011 | Christian Ulsaker | ||||
| 2012 | |||||
| 2013 | No award | ||||
| 2014 | |||||
| 2015 | St. John | ||||
| 2016 | Drew Pyle | ||||
| 2017 | Matt Pile | Goddard Eisenhower | |||
| 2018 | Ben Pyle | McPherson | |||
| 2019 | 2022 NBA draft 1st round, 21st overall by the Denver Nuggets | ||||
| 2020 | Xavier Bell | ||||
| 2021 | Sterling Chapman | ||||
| 2022 | Elijah Brooks | Topeka West | |||
| 2023 | Grant Stubblefield[3] | Blue Valley Northwest | Omaha[4] | ||
| 2024 | TJ Williams[5] | ||||
| School | Number of Awards | Years |
|---|---|---|
| McPherson | 8 | 1986, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2016, 2018 |
| Topeka West | 3 | 1994, 2005, 2022 |
| Blue Valley Northwest | 2 | 2019, 2023 |
| Hayden | 2 | 1983, 2009 |
| Leavenworth | 2 | 2001, 2010 |
| Wichita Heights | 2 | 2012, 2024 |
| Wichita South | 2 | 1989, 1993 |
| School | Number of Awards | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 7 | 1984, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2007, 2012, 2019 | |
| Kansas State | 6 | 1986, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2010, 2015 | |
| Washburn | 6 | 1983, 1990, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2016 | |
| Wichita State | 3 | 1988, 1992, 2024 | |
| Omaha | 2 | 2017, 2023 |