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.[1][2]
Award winners
| Year | Player | High School | College | NBA draft |
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| 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[3] |
| 2016 | Bam Adebayo | High Point Christian Academy | Kentucky | 2017 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 14th overall by the Miami Heat[4] |
| 2017 | Lavar Batts | Jay M. Robinson | NC State; UNC Asheville | |
| 2018 | Coby White | Greenfield School | North Carolina | 2019 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 7th overall by the Chicago Bulls[5] |
| 2019 | Wendell Moore Jr. | Cox Mill | Duke | 2022 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 26th overall by the Dallas Mavericks |
| 2020 | Tristan Maxwell | North Mecklenburg | Georgia Tech | |
| 2021 | Terquavion Smith | Farmville Central | NC State | |
| 2022 | Cade Tyson[6] | Carmel Christian | Belmont | |
| 2023 | Isaiah Evans | North Mecklenburg | Duke[7] | |
| 2024 | Isaiah Evans | North Mecklenburg | Duke[7] | |
Schools with multiple winners
See also
References