# Indiana Mr. Basketball

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. The first Indiana Mr. Basketball was George Crowe of Franklin High School in 1939. 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. Only seniors are eligible to win the award.

## Award winners

| Year | Player | High School | College | NBA/ABA draft |
| 1939 | George Crowe | Franklin | Indiana Central | |
| 1940 | Ed Schienbein | Southport | Indiana | |
| 1941 | John Bass | Greenwood | none | |
| 1942 | Bud Brown | Muncie Burris | Georgetown | |
| 1943, 1944 | No Games (World War II) | | | |
| 1945 | Tom Schwartz | Kokomo | Indiana | |
| 1946 | Johnny Wilson | Anderson | Anderson | |
| 1947 | Bill Garrett | Shelbyville | Indiana | 1951 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 16th overall, by the Boston Celtics |
| 1948 | Bob Masters | Lafayette Jefferson | Indiana | |
| 1949 | Dee Monroe | Madison | Kentucky | |
| 1950 | Ronald "Pat" Klein | Marion | | |
| 1951 | Tom Harrold | Muncie Central | Colorado | |
| 1952 | Joe Sexson | Indianapolis Tech | Purdue | 1956 NBA draft: 6th Rnd, 48th overall by the New York Knicks |
| 1953 | Hallie Bryant | Indianapolis Crispus Attucks | Indiana | |
| 1954 | Bobby Plump | Milan | Butler | |
| 1955 | Wilson Eison | Gary Roosevelt | Purdue | 1959 NBA draft: 4th Rnd, 28th overall by the Minneapolis Laker |
| 1956 | Oscar Robertson | Indianapolis Crispus Attucks | Cincinnati | 1960 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Cincinnati Royals |
| 1957 | John Coalmon | South Bend Central | Fordham | |
| 1958 | Mike McCoy | Ft. Wayne South Side | Miami (FL) | |
| 1959 | Jimmy Rayl | Kokomo | Indiana | 1963 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 22nd overall by the Cincinnati Royals |
| 1960 | Ron Bonham | Muncie Central | Cincinnati | 1964 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 18th overall by the Boston Celtics |
| 1961 (tie) | Tom Van Arsdale | Indianapolis Manual | Indiana | 1965 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 11th overall by the Detroit Pistons |
| 1961 (tie) | Dick Van Arsdale | Indianapolis Manual | Indiana | 1965 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 10th overall by the New York Knicks |
| 1962 | Larry Humes | Madison | Evansville | |
| 1963 | Rick Jones | Muncie Central | Miami (FL) | |
| 1964 | Dennis Brady | Lafayette Jefferson | Purdue | |
| 1965 | Billy Keller | Indianapolis Washington | Purdue | 1969 NBA draft: 7th Rnd, 2nd by the Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1966 | Rick Mount | Lebanon | Purdue | 1970 ABA Draft: 1st Rnd by the Indiana Pacers 1970 NBA draft: 8th Rnd, 132nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1967 | Willie Long | Ft. Wayne South Side | New Mexico | 1971 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 35th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1968 | Billy Shepherd | Carmel | Butler | |
| 1969 | George McGinnis | Indianapolis Washington | Indiana | 1971 ABA Draft: Indiana Pacers 1973 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 22nd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1970 | Dave Shepherd | Carmel | Indiana Mississippi | |
| 1971 | Mike Flynn | Jeffersonville | Kentucky | 1975 NBA draft: 7th Rnd, 113th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1972 | Phil Cox | Connersville | Butler Gardner–Webb | |
| 1973 | Kent Benson | New Castle | Indiana | 1977 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1974 (tie) | Steve Collier | Southwestern | Cincinnati | |
| 1974 (tie) | Roy Taylor | Anderson | Vincennes University North Texas State | |
| 1975 | Kyle Macy | Peru | Purdue Kentucky | 1979 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 22nd overall by the Phoenix Suns |
| 1976 | Dave Colescott | Marion | North Carolina | |
| 1977 | Ray Tolbert | Madison Heights | Indiana | 1981 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 18th overall by the New Jersey Nets |
| 1978 | David Magley | South Bend LaSalle | Kansas | 1982 NBA draft: 2nd round, 28th pick, Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1979 | Steve Bouchie | Washington | Indiana | 1983 NBA draft: 4th round, 78th pick, Detroit Pistons |
| 1980 | Jim Master | Ft. Wayne Harding | Kentucky | 1984 NBA draft: 6th Rnd, 127th overall by the Atlanta Hawks |
| 1981 | Dan Palombizio | Michigan City Rogers | Purdue Ball State | |
| 1982 | Roger Harden | Valparaiso | Kentucky | |
| 1983 | Steve Alford | New Castle | Indiana | 1987 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 26th overall by the Dallas Mavericks |
| 1984 (tie) | Troy Lewis | Anderson | Purdue | |
| 1984 (tie) | Delray Brooks | Michigan City Rogers | Indiana Providence | |
| 1985 | Jeff Grose | Warsaw | Northwestern | |
| 1986 | Mark Jewell | Lafayette Jefferson | Evansville | |
| 1987 (tie) | Jay Edwards | Marion | Indiana | 1989 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 33rd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1987 (tie) | Lyndon Jones | Marion | Indiana | |
| 1988 | Woody Austin | Richmond | Purdue | |
| 1989 | Pat Graham | Floyd Central | Indiana | |
| 1990 | Damon Bailey | Bedford North Lawrence | Indiana | 1994 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 44th overall by the Indiana Pacers |
| 1991 | Glenn Robinson | Gary Roosevelt | Purdue | 1994 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1992 | Charles Macon | Michigan City Elston | Ohio State Central Michigan | |
| 1993 | Maurice "Kojak" Fuller | Anderson | Vincennes University Southern | |
| 1994 | Bryce Drew | Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 1998 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 16th overall by the Houston Rockets |
| 1995 | Damon Frierson | Ben Davis | Miami (OH) | |
| 1996 | Kevin Ault | Warsaw | Missouri State | |
| 1997 | Luke Recker | DeKalb | Indiana Iowa | |
| 1998 | Tom Coverdale | Noblesville | Indiana | |
| 1999 | Jason Gardner | Indianapolis North Central | Arizona | |
| 2000 | Jared Jeffries | Bloomington North | Indiana | 2002 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 11th overall by the Washington Wizards |
| 2001 | Chris Thomas | Indianapolis Pike | Notre Dame | |
| 2002 | Sean May | Bloomington North | North Carolina | 2005 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 13th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2003 | Justin Cage | Indianapolis Pike | Xavier | |
| 2004 | A.J. Ratliff | Indianapolis North Central | Indiana | |
| 2005 | Luke Zeller | Washington | Notre Dame | |
| 2006 | Greg Oden | Lawrence North | Ohio State | 2007 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2007 | Eric Gordon | Indianapolis North Central | Indiana | 2008 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 7th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2008 | Tyler Zeller | Washington | North Carolina | 2012 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 17th overall by the Dallas Mavericks |
| 2009 | Jordan Hulls | Bloomington South | Indiana | |
| 2010 | Deshaun Thomas | Bishop Luers | Ohio State | 2013 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 58th overall by the San Antonio Spurs |
| 2011 | Cody Zeller | Washington | Indiana | 2013 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2012 | Gary Harris | Hamilton Southeastern | Michigan State | 2014 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 19th by the Chicago Bulls |
| 2013 | Zak Irvin | Hamilton Southeastern | Michigan | |
| 2014 | Trey Lyles | Indianapolis Tech | Kentucky | 2015 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 12th by the Utah Jazz |
| 2015 | Caleb Swanigan | Homestead | Purdue | 2017 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 26th by the Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2016 | Kyle Guy | Lawrence Central | Virginia | 2019 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 55th by the New York Knicks |
| 2017 | Kris Wilkes | Indianapolis North Central | UCLA | |
| 2018 | Romeo Langford | New Albany | Indiana | 2019 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 14th by the Boston Celtics |
| 2019 | Trayce Jackson-Davis | Center Grove | Indiana | 2023 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 57th by the Washington Wizards |
| 2020 | Anthony Leal | Bloomington South | Indiana | |
| 2021 | Caleb Furst | Blackhawk Christian School | Purdue | |
| 2022 | Braden Smith | Westfield | Purdue | |
| 2023 | Markus Burton | Penn | Notre Dame | |
| 2024 | Flory Bidunga | Kokomo | Kansas |

### Schools with multiple winners

| School | Number of Awards | Years |
| Anderson | 4 | 1946, 1974, 1984, 1993 |
| Marion | 4 | 1950, 1976, *1987, *1987 |
| Indianapolis North Central | 4 | 1999, 2004, 2007, 2017 |
| Washington | 4 | 1979, 2005, 2008, 2011 |
| Kokomo | 3 | 1945, 1959, 2024 |
| Lafayette Jefferson | 3 | 1948, 1964, 1986 |
| Muncie Central | 3 | 1951, 1960, 1963 |
| Bloomington North | 2 | 2000, 2002 |
| Bloomington South | 2 | 2009, 2020 |
| Carmel | 2 | 1968, 1970 |
| Indianapolis Crispus Attucks | 2 | 1953, 1956 |
| Ft. Wayne South Side | 2 | 1958, 1967 |
| Gary Roosevelt | 2 | 1955, 1991 |
| Hamilton Southeastern | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Indianapolis Manual | 2 | *1961, *1961 |
| Indianapolis Pike | 2 | 2001, 2003 |
| Indianapolis Tech | 2 | 1952, 2014 |
| Indianapolis Washington | 2 | 1965, 1969 |
| Madison | 2 | 1949, 1962 |
| Michigan City Rogers | 2 | 1981, 1984 |
| New Castle | 2 | 1973, 1983 |
| Valparaiso | 2 | 1982, 1994 |
| Warsaw | 2 | 1985, 1996 |
* – Indicates a tie in which both recipients attended the same school

### Colleges with multiple winners

| College | Number of Awards | Years |
| Indiana | 29 | 1940, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Purdue | 13 | 1952, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1991, 2015, 2021, 2022 |
| Kentucky | 6 | 1949, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1982, 2014 |
| Ohio State | 3 | 1992, 2006, 2010 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 1976, 2002, 2008 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 1956, 1960, 1974 |
| Butler | 3 | 1954, 1968, 1972 |
| Notre Dame | 3 | 2001, 2005, 2023 |
| Evansville | 2 | 1962, 1986 |
| Kansas | 2 | 1978, 2024 |
| Miami (FL) | 2 | 1958, 1963 |
| Vincennes University | 2 | 1974, 1993 |