Virginia Mr. Basketball

The Virginia Mr. Basketball Award was given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Virginia. The award winner was selected by The Roanoke Times.

Award winners

Year	Player	High School	College	NBA draft
1982	Dell Curry[1]	Fort Defiance	Virginia Tech	1986 NBA draft: 1st round, 15th overall by the Utah Jazz
1983
1984	Kevin Madden[2]	Robert E. Lee	North Carolina
1985	Kevin Madden (2)[2]	Robert E. Lee	North Carolina
1986	J. R. Reid[2]	Kempsville	North Carolina	1989 NBA draft: 1st round, 5th overall by the Charlotte Hornets
1987	Alonzo Mourning[3]	Indian River	Georgetown	1992 NBA draft: 1st round, 2nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets
1988	Alonzo Mourning[3]	Indian River	Georgetown	1992 NBA draft: 1st round, 2nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets
1989	George Lynch[2]	Patrick Henry	North Carolina	1993 NBA draft: 1st round, 12th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers
1990	Grant Hill[1]	South Lakes	Duke	1994 NBA draft: 1st round, 3rd overall by the Detroit Pistons
1991	Cory Alexander[1]	Oak Hill Academy	Virginia	1995 NBA draft: 1st round, 29th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
1992
1993	Allen Iverson	Bethel High School	Georgetown	1996 NBA draft: 1st round, 1st overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
1994	Curtis Staples[1]	Patrick Henry	Virginia
1995	Marco Harrison[4]	Petersburg	NC State
1996	Jason Capel[5]	Indian River	North Carolina
1997	Brian Demarco Williams[6]	James River	Hagerstown CC American
1998	Ronald Curry[2]	Hampton	North Carolina
1999	Travis Watson[7]	Oak Hill Academy	Virginia
2000	Cliff Hawkins[1]	Oak Hill Academy	Kentucky
2001
2002	JJ Redick[8]	Cave Spring	Duke	2006 NBA draft: 1st round, 11th overall by the Orlando Magic
2003	J. R. Reynolds[9]	Oak Hill Academy	Virginia
2004	Marquie Cooke[10]	Nansemond River	Virginia Tech
2005	Marcus Ginyard[2]	Bishop O'Connell	North Carolina
2006	Vernon Macklin[3]	Hargrave Military Academy	Georgetown Florida	2011 NBA draft: 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Detroit Pistons
2007	Julian Vaughn[1]	Oak Hill Academy	Florida State Georgetown
2008	Ed Davis[11]	Benedictine	North Carolina	2010 NBA draft: 1st round, 13th overall by the Toronto Raptors
2009	Tristan Spurlock[12]	Word of Life Christian	Virginia UCF
2010	James Michael McAdoo	Norfolk Christian	North Carolina
2011	James Michael McAdoo (2)[13]	Norfolk Christian	North Carolina

Winners by high school

High school	City	Winners
Oak Hill Academy	Mouth of Wilson	5
Indian River	Chesapeake	2
Norfolk Christian	Norfolk	2
Patrick Henry	Roanoke	2
Robert E. Lee	Staunton	2
Benedictine	Richmond	1
Bishop O'Connell	Arlington	1
Cave Spring	Roanoke	1
Fort Defiance	Fort Defiance	1
Hampton	Hampton	1
Hargrave Military Academy	Chatham	1
James River	Midlothian	1
Kempsville	Virginia Beach	1
Nansemond River	Suffolk	1
Petersburg	Petersburg	1
South Lakes	Reston	1
Word of Life Christian	Springfield	1

References

1. Doughty, Doug (June 30, 2007). "Vaughn excelled under radar". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
2. Doughty, Doug (June 21, 2008). "Davis, Ruffin-Pratt top list". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
3. Doughty, Doug (June 24, 2006). "Mr. Basketball not your typical choice". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
4. "RIVERDAWGS COACH SAYS HE WAS FIRED". The Roanoke Times. June 8, 1995. p. B-1. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
5. "TERRIERS LAP FIELD AND DRINK FROM VICTORY CUP". The Roanoke Times. June 28, 1996. p. B-5. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
6. "2 Brian Williams". aueagles.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
7. "Men's Basketball Returns Experienced Squad". virginiasports.com. August 24, 1999. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
8. "Making of a Marksman". NBA.com. April 20, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
9. Rogers, Chip (December 3, 2003). "New Additions to Men's Basketball". virginiasports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
10. Berman, Mark (November 6, 2004). "New guys ready to create identity". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
11. "Ed Davis". NBA.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
12. Doughty, Doug (March 22, 2010). "Virginia basketball reserve to transfer". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
13. Hamm, Matt (March 30, 2012). "UNC Basketball: James Michael McAdoo's Time To Shine Is Now". keepingitheel.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.