Ohio Mr. Basketball

This is a list of players who have won the title of Ohio Mr. Basketball.

There are two awards, one awarded by the Associated Press, and one awarded by the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association.

Award winners

Associated Press Mr. Basketball

Associated Press Mr. Basketball^[1]
Year	Player	High School	College	NBA Draft
1988, 1989	Jimmy Jackson	Toledo Macomber	Ohio State	1992 NBA draft: 1st round, 4th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
1990	Bob Patton Jr.	Youngstown Liberty	Stanford
1991, 1992	Greg Simpson	Lima Senior	Ohio State
1993	Geno Ford	Cambridge	Ohio
1994	Aaron Hutchins	Lima Central Catholic	Marquette
1995	Damon Stringer	Cleveland Heights	Cleveland State Ohio State
1996	Jason Collier	Springfield Catholic	Indiana Georgia Tech	2000 NBA draft: 1st round, 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks
1997	Kenny Gregory	Independence	Kansas
1998	William "Sonny" Johnson	Garfield Heights	Cleveland State Ohio
1999	Emmanuel Smith	Euclid
2000 (tie)	Chester Mason	Cleveland South	Miami
2000 (tie)	Tony Stockman	Medina	Clemson Ohio State
2001, 2002, 2003	LeBron James	St. Vincent – St. Mary	None	2003 NBA draft: 1st round, 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2004	Jamar Butler	Lima Shawnee	Ohio State
2005, 2006	O. J. Mayo	North College Hill	USC	2008 NBA draft: 1st round, 3rd overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
2007	Jon Diebler	Upper Sandusky	Ohio State	2011 NBA draft: 2nd round, 51st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers
2008	William Buford	Toledo Libbey	Ohio State
2009, 2010	Jared Sullinger	Northland	Ohio State	2012 NBA draft: 1st round, 21st overall by the Boston Celtics
2011	Trey Burke	Northland	Michigan	2013 NBA draft: 1st round, 9th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
2012	Justin Fritts	Mentor	Wheeling Jesuit
2013	Marc Loving	St. John's Jesuit	Ohio State
2014, 2015	Luke Kennard	Franklin	Duke	2017 NBA draft: 1st round, 12th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2016	Zavier Simpson	Lima Senior	Michigan
2017	Kaleb Wesson	Westerville South	Ohio State
2018	Dane Goodwin	Upper Arlington	Notre Dame
2019	Samari Curtis	Xenia	Nebraska Evansville Bowling Green
2020	VonCameron Davis	Walnut Ridge	Kent State
2021	Malaki Branham	St. Vincent – St. Mary	Ohio State	2022 NBA draft: 1st round, 20th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
2022	Gabe Cupps^[2]	Centerville	Indiana
2023	Devin Royal^[3]	Pickerington Central	Ohio State
2024	Colin White^[4]	Ottawa-Glandorf	Ohio State
2025	Marcus Johnson^[5]	Garfield Heights	Ohio State

Schools with multiple winners

School	Number of Awards	Years
St. Vincent–St. Mary	4	2001, 2002, 2003, 2021
Lima Senior	3	1991, 1992, 2016
Northland	3	2009, 2010, 2011
Franklin	2	2014, 2015
Garfield Heights	2	1998, 2025
North College Hill	2	2005, 2006
Toledo Macomber	2	1988, 1989

Colleges with multiple winners

College	Number of Awards	Years
Ohio State	17	1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
Indiana	2	1996, 2022
Michigan	2	2011, 2016
Duke	2	2014, 2015
USC Trojans	2	2005, 2006
Cleveland State	2	1995, 1998
Ohio	2	1993, 1998

OHSBCA Mr. Basketball

The Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association selects Mr. Basketball in Boys Basketball each year. The procedures for the selection of Mr. Basketball is (1) that the Player must be nominated by a district director or Officer, (2) Nominees can be a senior or underclassman, (3) Each player's stats will be discussed among the district directors and Officers and (4) District Directors will vote to determine the winner.^[6]

Year	Player	High School	College	NBA Draft
1989	Jimmy Jackson	Toledo Macomber	Ohio State	1992 NBA draft: 1st round, 4th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
1990	Tyrice Walker	Hamilton	Xavier
1991, 1992	Greg Simpson	Lima Senior	Ohio State
1993	Damon Flint	Cincinnati Woodward	Cincinnati
1994	Byron Gladden	Lorain Admiral King	Virginia Commonwealth
1995	Shaun Stonerook	Westerville North	Ohio State/Ohio
1996	Jason Collier	Springfield Catholic	Indiana/Georgia Tech	2000 NBA draft: 1st round, 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks
1997	Andre Hutson	Trotwood-Madison	Michigan State
1998	Keith McLeod	Canton McKinley	Bowling Green
1999	Brooks Hall	Troy	Dayton
2000	Romain Sato	Dayton Christian	Xavier	2004 NBA draft: 2nd round, 52nd overall by the San Antonio Spurs
2001, 2002, 2003	LeBron James	St. Vincent – St. Mary	None	2003 NBA draft: 1st round, 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
2004	Jamar Butler	Lima Shawnee	Ohio State
2005	Jamelle Cornley	Columbus Brookhaven	Penn State
2006	Raymar Morgan	Canton McKinley	Michigan State
2007	Jon Diebler	Upper Sandusky	Ohio State
2008	William Buford	Toledo Libbey	Ohio State
2009, 2010	Jared Sullinger	Northland	Ohio State	2012 NBA draft: 1st round, 21st overall by the Boston Celtics
2011	Travis Trice	Wayne	Michigan State
2012	Terry Rozier	Shaker Heights	Louisville	2015 NBA draft: 1st round, 16th overall by the Boston Celtics
2013	Marc Loving	St. John's Jesuit	Ohio State
2015, 2014	Luke Kennard	Franklin	Duke	2017 NBA draft: 1st round, 12th overall by the Detroit Pistons
2016	Zavier Simpson	Lima Senior	Michigan
2017	Kaleb Wesson	Westerville South	Ohio State
2018	Dane Goodwin	Upper Arlington	Notre Dame
2019	Ben Roderick	Olentangy Liberty	Ohio University
2020	Von Cameron Davis	Walnut Ridge	Kent State

Schools with multiple winners

School	Number of Awards	Years
Lima Senior	3	1991, 1992, 2016
St. Vincent–St. Mary	3	2001, 2002, 2003
Franklin	2	2014, 2015
Northland	2	2009, 2010
Canton McKinley	2	1998, 2006

Colleges with multiple winners

College	Number of Awards	Years
Ohio State	11	1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017
Michigan State	3	1997, 2006, 2011
Duke	2	2014, 2015
Xavier	2	1990, 2000

References

^ "Ohio's Mr. Basketball history". www.dispatch.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2011.
^ Gilbert, Jeff (March 18, 2022). "Centerville's Cupps wins top honor from state coaches association". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ "Pickerington Central's Devin Royal is Ohio Mr. Basketball, CVCA's Darryn Peterson was a finalist". Akron Beacon Journal. March 16, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
^ "Future Buckeye Colin White claims Ohio Mr. Basketball award". NBC4 WCMH-TV. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ "Ohio State verbal commit named Ohio's Mr. Basketball". Dayton Daily news. March 20, 2025. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
^ "Mr. Basketball". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[1] "Ohio's Mr. Basketball history". www.dispatch.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2011.

[2] Gilbert, Jeff (March 18, 2022). "Centerville's Cupps wins top honor from state coaches association". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[3] "Pickerington Central's Devin Royal is Ohio Mr. Basketball, CVCA's Darryn Peterson was a finalist". Akron Beacon Journal. March 16, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

[4] "Future Buckeye Colin White claims Ohio Mr. Basketball award". NBC4 WCMH-TV. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[5] "Ohio State verbal commit named Ohio's Mr. Basketball". Dayton Daily news. March 20, 2025. Retrieved April 26, 2025.

[6] "Mr. Basketball". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

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