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.http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2009/04/12/659673/the-carolinas-top-seniors.htmlhttp://www.charlotteobserver.com/2009/04/12/659650/past-winners-of-mrms-basketball.html
Award winners YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeNBA draft 1985 Chucky Brown North Brunswick NC State 1989 NBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 43rd overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers 1986 Robert Brickey E. E. Smith Duke 1987 Henrik Rodl Chapel Hill North Carolina 1988 Kenny Williams Northeastern Barton County CC 1990 NBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 46th overall by the Indiana Pacers 1989 Bryant Feggins Glenn NC State 1990 Rodney Rogers Durham Hillside Wake Forest 1993 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the Denver Nuggets 1991 Donald Williams Garner North Carolina 1992 Todd Fuller Charlotte Christian School NC State 1996 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 11th overall by the Golden State Warriors 1993 Jeff Capel South View Duke 1994 Ishua Benjamin Concord NC State 1995 Antawn Jamison Providence North Carolina 1998 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the Toronto Raptors 1996 Vincent Whitt Dudley Clemson 1997 Jenis Grindstaff McDowell Virginia Tech; Tennessee 1998 Kris Lang Hunter Huss North Carolina 1999 Jason Parker West Charlotte Kentucky 2000 Scooter Sherrill West Rowan NC State 2001 Anthony Richardson Leesville Road Florida State 2002 Shavlik Randolph Broughton Duke 2005 NBA draft : Undrafted, free agent signed by Philadelphia 76ers 2003 Chris Paul West Forsyth Wake Forest 2005 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 4th overall by the New Orleans Hornets 2004 Anthony Morrow Charlotte Latin School Georgia Tech 2008 NBA draft : Undrafted, free agent signed by Golden State 2005 Kevin Swinton Dudley UNC Wilmington 2006 Will Graves Dudley North Carolina 2007 Demontez Stitt Butler Clemson 2008 Ty Walker New Hanover Wake Forest 2009 Mason Plumlee Christ School Duke 2013 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 22nd overall by the Brooklyn Nets 2010 Reggie Bullock Kinston North Carolina 2013 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 25th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers 2011 Terry Whisnant Cherryville Florida State; East Carolina 2012 Rodney Purvis Upper Room Christian Academy NC State; Connecticut 2013 Isaiah Hicks Webb North Carolina 2014 Theo Pinson High Point Wesleyan North Carolina 2018 NBA draft : Undrafted, free agent signed by Brooklyn Nets 2015 Brandon Ingram Kinston Duke 2016 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers 2016 Bam Adebayo High Point Christian Academy Kentucky 2017 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 14th overall by the Miami Heat 2017 Lavar Batts Jay M. RobinsonNC State; UNC Asheville 2018 Coby White Greenfield SchoolNorth Carolina 2019 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 7th overall by the Chicago Bulls 2019 Wendell Moore Jr. Cox Mill Duke 2022 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 26th overall by the Dallas Mavericks2020Tristan MaxwellNorth MecklenburgGeorgia Tech 2021Terquavion SmithFarmville CentralNC State 2023 NBA draft : Undrafted, free agent signed by Brooklyn Nets2022Cade TysonCarmel ChristianMinnesota, Belmont; North Carolina 2023Isaiah EvansNorth MecklenburgDuke2026 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 33rd overall by the Brooklyn Nets 2024Isaiah EvansNorth MecklenburgDuke2026 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 33rd overall by the Brooklyn Nets 2025Zymicah WilkinsChrist SchoolNC State 2026 Dionte NealReidsvilleUNC Greensboro
Schools with multiple winners SchoolNumber of AwardsYearsDudley3 1996, 2005, 2006North Mecklenburg 3 2020, 2023, 2024Kinston 2 2010, 2015Christ School2 2009, 2025
See also North Carolina Miss Basketball
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