The North Carolina Miss Basketball honor recognizes the top girls’ high school senior basketball player in the state of North Carolina. The award is presented annually by the Charlotte Observer.[1]
| Year | Player | High School | College | WNBA draft | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Jill Goldberg | ||||
| 1986 | Schonna Banner | ||||
| 1987 | 1997 WNBA draft : Initial player allocation, 2nd overall by the Charlotte Sting | ||||
| 1988 | Mitzi Yount | ||||
| 1989 | Danyel Parker | Clinton | NC State | ||
| 1990 | Tonya Sampson | Clinton | |||
| 1991 | Christy Cagle | ||||
| 1992 | Person | 1997 WNBA draft : Elite Draft 2nd Rnd, 9th overall by the Utah Starzz | |||
| 1993 | Konecka Drakeford | Virginia | |||
| 1994 | |||||
| 1995 | Natasha Davis | North Carolina | |||
| 1996 | 2001 WNBA draft : 3rd Rnd, 40th overall by the Utah Starzz | ||||
| 1997 | Southwest Edgecombe | NC State | 2001 WNBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 31st overall by the Houston Comets | ||
| 1998 | Tina McKiver | East Duplin | East Carolina | ||
| 1999 | Amy Simpson | NC State | |||
| 2000 | Chrystal Baptist | North Carolina | |||
| 2001 | Natasha Brackett | ||||
| 2002 | 2006 WNBA draft : 3rd Rnd, 34th overall by the Chicago Sky | ||||
| 2003 | North Carolina | 2007 WNBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 17th overall by the San Antonio Silver Stars | |||
| 2004 | 2009 WNBA draft : 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Connecticut Sun | ||||
| 2005 | North Carolina | 2009 WNBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 15th overall by the Minnesota Lynx | |||
| 2006 | Duke | 2010 WNBA draft : 3rd Rnd, 35th overall by the Indiana Fever | |||
| 2007 | Cetera DeGraffenreid | North Carolina | |||
| 2008 | Candace Wood | Victory Christian | North Carolina | ||
| 2009 | Christal Caldwell | ||||
| 2010 | Shannon Smith | North Carolina | |||
| 2011 | Tennessee | 2015 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 14th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks | |||
| 2012 | Providence Day School | South Carolina | 2016 WNBA draft : 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the Indiana Fever | ||
| 2013 | Keri Fulp | East Surry | |||
| 2014 | Jatarie White | Providence Day School | |||
| 2015 | 2021 WNBA draft : 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
| 2016 | Erin Whalen | Providence Day School | Vanderbilt | ||
| 2017 | Mikayla Boykin | Clinton | |||
| 2018 | Izabella Nicoletti | ||||
| 2019 | Nia Daniel | North Carolina | |||
| 2020 | Chyna Cornwell | Rutgers | |||
| 2021 | Saniya Rivers | Ashley | NC State | ||
| 2022 | Indya Nivar | Stanford | |||
| 2023 | Sarah Strong | Grace Christian School | |||
| 2024 | Sarah Strong | Grace Christian School |
| School | Number of Awards | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Providence Day School | 5 | 1993, 2001, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
| Clinton | 3 | 1989, 1990, 2017 |
| Freedom | 2 | 1995, 2002 |