Mr. Basketball of Arkansas

Each year the Mr. Basketball of Arkansas award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

Award winners

Year Player High School College NBA/NFL draft
2013 Bobby Portis Little Rock Hall Arkansas
2012, 2011 Archie Goodwin Sylvan Hills High School, Sherwood Kentucky 2013 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 29th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder (traded to Phoenix Suns via Golden State Warriors)
2010 Preston Purifoy Conway High School, Conway Alabama Birmingham
2008 A.J. Walton[1] Hall High School, Little Rock Baylor
2007,
2006		 James Anderson Junction City High School, Junction City Oklahoma State 2010 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 20th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
2005 Brandon Ballard Buffalo Island Central High School, Monette Arkansas State
2004 Marcus Monk[2] East Poinsett County High School, Lepanto Arkansas 2008 NFL Draft: 7th Rnd, 248th overall by the Chicago Bears
2003 Ronnie Brewer[2] Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville Arkansas 2006 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 14th overall by the Utah Jazz
2002 Antwoine Blanchard[2] Parkview High School, Little Rock Texas State
2001
2000 Kim Adams[2] Arkansas State
1999 Joe Johnson[2] Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock Arkansas 2001 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Boston Celtics
1998 Jason Harrison[3] Parkview High School, Little Rock Mississippi
1997
1996 Nick Bradford Fayetteville High School Kansas
1995
1994 Matt Daniel[4] Jonesboro High School, Jonesboro Colorado/Harding

Schools with multiple winners

School Number of Awards Years
Parkview High School 2 1998, 2002
Fayetteville High School 3 1996, 2003

References

  1. ↑ http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122809aab.html
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 http://arkansashawks.com/mrbball.html
  3. ↑ http://www.holmescc.edu/athletics/athletics_basketball_coaches.aspx
  4. ↑ http://www.ucasports.com/pdf/LN020108.pdf