Mr. Maine Basketball Explained

The Mr. Maine Basketball honor recognizes the top high school basketball player in the state of Maine. The award is presented annually by the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches.The award is given to a senior player who best demonstrates basketball skills, makes significant impact on his team, shows leadership and respect for the game, and demonstrates good sportsmanship and citizenship both on and off the court. The annual selection is made by a 5-person committee composed of three media representatives and two retired coaches.^[1]

Award winners

Year	Player	High School	College	NBA/ABA draft
2024	Chance Mercier^[2]	Ellsworth High School
2023	Will Davies^[3]	Thornton Academy	Saint Anselm^[4]
2022	John Shea	Edward Little	Maine^[5]
2021	Cash McClure	Maranacook Community High School	Bentley University^[6]
2020	Bryce Lausier	Hampden Academy	Saint Anselm College / Maine
2019	Matt Fleming	Bangor High School	United States Military Academy
2018	Terion Moss	Portland High School	Maine \ University of Maine at Farmington
2017	Matt McDevitt	Greely High School	Endicott College
2016	Nick Gilpin	Hampden Academy	Bates College
2015	Kyle Bouchard	Houlton High School	Bentley University
2014	Dustin Cole	Bonny Eagle High School	Franklin Pierce University
2013	Garet Beal	Jonesport-Beals High School	Maine
2012	Christian McCue	Hampden Academy	McGill / University of Southern Maine
2011	Tyler McFarland	Camden Hills	Bentley (2012)
2010	Indiana Faithful	Cheverus	Wofford
2009	Thomas Knight	Dirigo	Notre Dame
2008	Ryan Martin	Maranacook	Maine\Keene St.
2007	Troy Barnies	Edward Little	Maine
2006	Bryant Barr	Falmouth	Davidson
2005	Tyler Emmons	Portland	Lynn\Caldwell
2004	Ralph Mims	Brunswick	Florida St.
2003	Zak Ray	Bangor	Bates
2002	Nik Caner-Medley	Deering	Maryland
2001	Jamaal Caterina	Deering	American\New Hampshire\Southern Maine
2000	Chris Markwood	South Portland	Notre Dame\Maine
1999	Robert Pilsbury	Portland	Husson
1998	Austin Ganly	Greely	New Hampshire
1997	Mike Mastropaolo	Falmouth	Bentley
1996	T.J. Caouette	Winthrop	Villanova
1995	Josh Nash	Medomak Valley	Maine
1994	Bob Davies	Old Orchard Beach	Maine-Fort Kent
1993	Matt Arsenault	Old Town	St. Joseph's
1992	Keith Gendron	Sanford
1991	Matt Gaudet	Mountain Valley	Colby
1990	Mike Adams	Mount Blue	Thomas College
1989	Raymond Alley	Vinalhaven	Husson
1988	Tim Scott	Ellsworth High School	Maine (Baseball)

Schools with multiple winners

School	Number of Awards	Years
Hampden	3	2012, 2016, 2020
Portland	3	1999, 2005, 2018
Deering	2	2001, 2002
Edward Little	2	2007, 2022
Falmouth	2	1997, 2006
Maranacook	2	2008, 2021

Colleges with multiple winners

College	Number of Awards	Years
Maine	9	1988, 1995, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2020, 2022
Bentley	4	1997, 2011, 2015, 2021
Bates	2	2003, 2016
Husson	2	1989, 1999
New Hampshire	2	1998, 2001
Notre Dame	2	2000, 2009
Saint Anselm	2	2020, 2023
Southern Maine	2	2001, 2012

See also

• Miss Maine Basketball

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maine Association of Basketball Coaches Awards . 2010-09-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101009055726/http://www.mabc1.org/awards.html . 2010-10-09 .
2. Web site: Mr. and Miss Maine Basketball Award winners announced. wabi.tv. March 8, 2024. May 21, 2024. Barr, Ben.
3. Web site: Thornton Academy’s Will Davies wins Maine Mr. Basketball. wabi.tv. March 10, 2023. Barr, Ben.
4. Web site: Will Davies 2024 . 2024-04-05 . newenglandrecruitingreport.com . en.
5. Web site: Edward Little's John Shea commits to play basketball at the University of Maine. Sun Journal. March 14, 2022. May 25, 2022. Robinson, Adam.
6. Web site: Former Maranacook basketball standout Cash McClure verbally commits to play at Bentley University. Dyer, Dave. January 4, 2022. May 25, 2022. centralmaine.com.