The North Carolina Miss Basketball honor recognizes the top girls’ high school senior basketball player in the state of North Carolina. The award is presented annually by the Charlotte Observer.[1]
Award winners
| Year | Player | High School | College | WNBA draft |
|---|
| 1985 | Jill Goldberg | Broughton | Vanderbilt | |
| 1986 | Schonna Banner | West Caldwell | South Carolina | |
| 1987 | Andrea Stinson | North Mecklenburg | NC State | 1997 WNBA draft : Initial player allocation, 2nd overall by the Charlotte Sting |
| 1988 | Mitzi Yount | Bandys | Appalachian State | |
| 1989 | Danyel Parker | Clinton | NC State | |
| 1990 | Tonya Sampson | Clinton | North Carolina | |
| 1991 | Christy Cagle | Hayesville | Georgia | |
| 1992 | Wendy Palmer | Person | Virginia | 1997 WNBA draft : Elite Draft 2nd Rnd, 9th overall by the Utah Starzz |
| 1993 | Konecka Drakeford | Providence Day School | Virginia | |
| 1994 | Tiffani Johnson | Garinger | Tennessee | |
| 1995 | Natasha Davis | Freedom | North Carolina | |
| 1996 | Shea Ralph | Sanford | Connecticut | 2001 WNBA draft : 3rd Rnd, 40th overall by the Utah Starzz |
| 1997 | Tynesha Lewis | Southwest Edgecombe | NC State | 2001 WNBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 31st overall by the Houston Comets |
| 1998 | Tina McKiver | East Duplin | East Carolina; Tulane | |
| 1999 | Amy Simpson | Morehead | NC State | |
| 2000 | Chrystal Baptist | Charlotte Christian | North Carolina | |
| 2001 | Natasha Brackett | Providence Day School | Auburn | |
| 2002 | Kerri Gardin | Freedom | Virginia Tech | 2006 WNBA draft : 3rd Rnd, 34th overall by the Chicago Sky |
| 2003 | Camille Little | Carver | North Carolina | 2007 WNBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 17th overall by the San Antonio Silver Stars |
| 2004 | Chante Black | East Forsyth | Duke | 2009 WNBA draft : 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Connecticut Sun |
| 2005 | Rashanda McCants | Asheville | North Carolina | 2009 WNBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 15th overall by the Minnesota Lynx |
| 2006 | Joy Cheek | South Mecklenburg | Duke | 2010 WNBA draft : 3rd Rnd, 35th overall by the Indiana Fever |
| 2007 | Cetera DeGraffenreid | Smoky Mountain | North Carolina | |
| 2008 | Candace Wood | Victory Christian | North Carolina | |
| 2009 | Christal Caldwell | West Charlotte | Florida | |
| 2010 | Shannon Smith | Forestview | North Carolina | |
| 2011 | Cierra Burdick | Butler | Tennessee | 2015 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 14th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2012 | Tiffany Mitchell | Providence Day School | South Carolina | 2016 WNBA draft : 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the Indiana Fever |
| 2013 | Keri Fulp | East Surry | Wake Forest | |
| 2014 | Jatarie White | Providence Day School | South Carolina; Texas | |
| 2015 | Stephanie Watts | Weddington | North Carolina; USC | 2021 WNBA draft : 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2016 | Erin Whalen | Providence Day School | Vanderbilt | |
| 2017 | Mikayla Boykin | Clinton | Duke; UNC Charlotte | |
| 2018 | Izabella Nicoletti | Neuse Christian Academy | Florida State | |
| 2019 | Nia Daniel | Hickory Ridge | North Carolina | |
| 2020 | Chyna Cornwell | Newtown-Conover | Rutgers | |
| 2021 | Saniya Rivers | Ashley | NC State | |
| 2022 | Indya Nivar | Apex Friendship | Stanford | |
| 2023 | Sarah Strong | Grace Christian School | | |
| 2024 | Sarah Strong | Grace Christian School | | |
Schools with multiple winners
See also
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