The Indiana Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top high school basketball player in the state of Indiana. The award is presented annually by The Indianapolis Star.[1] The first Indiana Mr. Basketball was George Crowe of Franklin High School in 1939.[2] The Indiana Mr. Basketball award is the oldest such award in the nation, predating the second oldest by over a decade; California would be the next state with such an award in 1950.[3]
Award winners
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Schools with multiple winners
* – Indicates a tie in which both recipients attended the same school
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^Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame - Mr. Basketball (1939 to Present) Archived 2007-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
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^"George Crowe". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Ed Schienbein". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"John Bass". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Kenneth Brown". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Kenneth Jacob Brown Jr". thestarpress.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Tom Schwartz". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Johnny Wilson". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^Hirsch, Stuart (November 10, 2015). "Anderson High School will be home to Johnny Wilson statute". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
^"Bill Garrett". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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^"Bob Masters". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Dee Monroe". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Ronald Klein". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Joe Sexson". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"1956 NBA draft".
^"Hallie Bryant". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Bobby Plump". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Wilson Eison". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"1959 NBA draft".
^"Oscar Robertson". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"John Coalmon". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Mike McCoy". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Jimmy Rayl". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Ron Bonham". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Tom Van Arsdale". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Dick Van Arsdale". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Larry Humes". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Richard Jones". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Billy Keller". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Rick Mount". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Willie Long". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Billy Shepherd". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"George McGinnis". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Dave Shepherd". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Mike Flynn". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Phil Cox". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Kent Benson". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Steve Collier". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^Bremer, George (September 10, 2015). "Anderson High star Taylor, 1974 co-Mr. Basketball, dies of cancer". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Kyle Macy". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"David Colescott". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Ray Tolbert". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"David Magley". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Steve Bouchie". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"James Master". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Dan Palombizio". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^Nieto, Mike (July 23, 2012). "Where are they now? Roger Harden". Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^"Steve Alford". hoopshall.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^Bremer, George (February 1, 2011). "Life after basketball". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^Stanton, Mike (January 4, 1987). "Fallen star rising again". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^DiCarlo, Angelo (May 19, 2015). "Former Mr. Basketball Delray Brooks named boys hoops coach at Clay". WNDU. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^Norwood, Robin (January 14, 1988). "Grose's Net Gain: The Mr. Basketball that Hoosiers didn't want is something special to Wildcats". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^Neddenriep, Kyle (June 29, 2015). "Former IU player Jay Edwards wants a different shot at NBA". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^Monteith, Mark (March 23, 2015). "One on One with Lyndon Jones". 1070 The Fan. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^Baird, Nathan (November 21, 2013). "Former IU player Jay Edwards wants a different shot at NBA". Journal & Courier. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^Ostermann, Zach (November 13, 2014). "Where are they now? Remembering the Hoosiers of '89". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^Keefer, Zak (May 18, 2014). "Indiana basketball legend Damon Bailey joins Butler women's staff". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^Monet, Ebone (February 12, 2014). "Maurice 'Kojak' Fuller uses life experiences to reach out to kids". WRTV6. Retrieved October 5, 2015.