North Carolina Mr. Basketball Explained

The North Carolina Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top boys’ high school senior basketball player in the state of North Carolina. The award is presented annually by the Charlotte Observer.^{[1] [2]}

Award winners

Year	Player	High School	College	NBA draft
1985				1989 NBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 43rd overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
1986
1987
1988				1990 NBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 46th overall by the Indiana Pacers
1989	Bryant Feggins		NC State
1990				1993 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the Denver Nuggets
1991			North Carolina
1992			NC State	1996 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 11th overall by the Golden State Warriors
1993			Duke
1994	Ishua Benjamin		NC State
1995			North Carolina	1998 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the Toronto Raptors
1996	Vincent Whitt
1997	Jenis Grindstaff		Virginia Tech
1998			North Carolina
1999	Jason Parker
2000	Scooter Sherrill		NC State
2001
2002			Duke	2005 NBA draft : Undrafted, free agent signed by Philadelphia 76ers
2003			Wake Forest	2005 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the New Orleans Hornets
2004				2008 NBA draft : Undrafted, free agent signed by Golden State
2005	Kevin Swinton
2006			North Carolina
2007	Demontez Stitt		Clemson
2008			Wake Forest
2009			Duke	2013 NBA draft
2010			North Carolina	2013 NBA draft
2011	Terry Whisnant		Florida State; East Carolina
2012	Rodney Purvis	Upper Room Christian Academy	NC State; Connecticut
2013	Isaiah Hicks		North Carolina
2014	Theo Pinson	High Point Wesleyan	North Carolina	2018 NBA draft : Undrafted, free agent signed by Brooklyn Nets
2015			Duke	2016 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers^[3]
2016			Kentucky	2017 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 14th overall by the Miami Heat^[4]
2017	Lavar Batts	Jay M. Robinson
2018		Greenfield School	North Carolina	2019 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 7th overall by the Chicago Bulls^[5]
2019			Duke	2022 NBA draft 1st Rnd, 26th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
2020	Tristan Maxwell	North Mecklenburg	Georgia Tech
2021	Terquavion Smith	Farmville Central	NC State
2022	Cade Tyson^[6]	Carmel Christian	Belmont North Carolina
2023	Isaiah Evans	North Mecklenburg	Duke^[7]
2024	Isaiah Evans	North Mecklenburg	Duke

Schools with multiple winners

School	Number of Awards	Years
Dudley	3	1996, 2005, 2006
	3	2020, 2023, 2024
	2	2010, 2015

See also

• North Carolina Miss Basketball

Notes and References

1. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2009/04/12/659673/the-carolinas-top-seniors.html{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2009/04/12/659650/past-winners-of-mrms-basketball.html{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
3. Web site: Weddington's Stephanie Watts, Kinston's Brandon Ingram named Mrs and Mr. Basketball. Wertz. Langston. April 4, 2015. The Charlotte Observer. April 5, 2015.
4. Web site: Bam Adebayo named North Carolina Mr. Basketball. Fisher. Chris. April 9, 2016. 247sports.com. April 10, 2016.
5. Web site: Coby White Named Mr. Basketball for North Carolina. tarheeltimes.com. March 31, 2018. Tar Heel Times. March 31, 2018.
6. Web site: Talking Preps NC: NCHSAA championship preview; Mr./Ms. Basketball. Wertz Jr., Langston. March 9, 2022. June 5, 2022. Charlotte Observer.
7. Web site: Duke basketball lands five-star in-state recruit Isaiah Evans. Holland, Monica. April 27, 2023. The Fayetteville Observer. June 28, 2023.