The South Carolina Mr. Basketball honor recognized the top boys’ high school senior basketball player in the state of South Carolina. The award was presented annually by the Charlotte Observer.The Charlotte Observer The Charlotte Observer
Award winners YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeNBA/ABA draft 1990 Lawrence Mitchell Conway South Carolina 1991 Larry Davis Denmark-Olar North Carolina; South Carolina 1992 Marvin Orange Irmo Alabama 1993 Ray Allen Dalzell Hillcrest Connecticut 1996 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 5th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to the Milwaukee Bucks) 1994 Kevin Garnett Mauldin None 1995 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 5th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves 1995 BJ McKie Irmo South Carolina 1996 Jermaine O'NealJermaine O'Neal Bio , jockbio.com, accessed August 4, 2008. Eau Claire None 1996 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 17th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers 1997 James Griffin Greenville College of Charleston 1998 Tony Kitchings South Aiken South Carolina 1999 Chuck Eidson Pinewood Prep South Carolina 2000 Rolando Howell Lower Richland South Carolina 2001 Jarod Gerald Mullins High School South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Basketball; South Carolina 2002 Raymond Felton Latta North Carolina 2005 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 5th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats 2003 Brandon Wallace Silver Bluff South Carolina 2004 Ra'Sean Dickey Marlboro County Georgia Tech 2005 Devan Downey Chester South Carolina; Cincinnati 2006 Mike Jones Lower Richland Syracuse 2007 Mike Holmes Bishopville Lee Central South Carolina; Coastal Carolina 2008 Murphy Holloway Dutch Fork Ole Miss 2009 Milton Jennings Pinewood Prep Clemson 2010 Josh Corry Gaffney Limestone College 2011 Rod Drummond Wade Hampton Roane State 2012 Brice Johnson Edisto North Carolina 2013 Justin McKie Irmo South Carolina 2014 L. J. Peak Gaffney Georgetown 2015 PJ Dozier Spring Valley South Carolina 2016 Seventh Woods Hammond North Carolina 2017 Jalek Felton Gray Collegiate Academy North Carolina 2018 Zion Williamson Spartanburg Day School Duke 2019 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the New Orleans Pelicans 2019 Josiah-Jordan James Porter-Gaud School Tennessee 2021 Bryce McGowens Legacy Early College Nebraska2022 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 40th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Schools with multiple winners SchoolNumber of AwardsYearsIrmo3 1992, 1995, 2013Lower Richland2 2000, 2006Marlboro County2 2001, 2004Gaffney2 2010, 2014Pinewood Prep2 1999, 2009
See also South Carolina Miss Basketball
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