The Indiana Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top high school basketball player in the state of
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
. The award is presented annually by ''
The Indianapolis Star
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''The Indianapolis Star'' (also known as ''IndyStar'') is a morning daily newspaper that began publishing on June 6, 1903, in Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It has been the only major daily paper in the city since 1999, whe ...
''. The first Indiana Mr. Basketball was
George Crowe
George Daniel Crowe (March 22, 1921 – January 18, 2011) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 702 games in the Major League Baseball, major leagues as a first baseman and pinch hitter between and . Before joining minor ...
of Franklin High School in 1939. The Indiana Mr. Basketball award is the oldest such award in the nation, predating the second oldest by over a decade; California would be the next state with such an award in 1950. Only seniors are eligible to win the award.
Award winners
Schools with multiple winners
* – Indicates a tie in which both recipients attended the same school
Colleges with multiple winners
See also
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Indiana Miss Basketball award
References
External links
Indiana's Mr. BasketballIndianapolis Monthly story on award winnersPictures of all former Mr. Basketballs
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Mr. and Miss Basketball awards
High school basketball in Indiana
Awards established in 1939
1939 establishments in Indiana
Lists of people from Indiana
Mr. Basketball