Mr. Colorado Basketball

The Mr. Colorado Basketball honor recognizes the top boys’ high school basketball player in the state of Colorado. The trademarked award has been presented annually since 1993 by The Denver Post to the player of the year selected from the best players in each of the five high school divisions.[1][2]

Award winners
Year Player High School College NBA/ABA draft
1993Chauncey Billups[3]George WashingtonColorado1997 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics
1994Chauncey Billups[3]George WashingtonColorado1997 NBA Draft : 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics
1995Chauncey Billups[3]George WashingtonColorado1997 NBA Draft : 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics
1996Chris Crosby[4]ChatfieldWashington State
1997Tom StarkeyGreen MountainNew Mexico, transferred to
Denver
1998Nick MohrColumbineColorado
1999Brian GreeneHorizonColorado State
2000Blair Wilson[5]WestminsterColorado
2001Patrick SimpsonGeorge WashingtonSMU
2002Franklin RykRocky MountainColorado School of Mines
2003Nick Fazekas[6]Ralston ValleyNevada2007 NBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 34th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
2004Sean Ogirri[7][8]Denver EastWichita State, transferred to
Wyoming
2005Andrew BrownHeritageLafayette College
2006Matt Bouldin[9]ThunderRidgeGonzaga
2007Levi Knutson[7]ArapahoeColorado
2008Reggie JacksonPalmerBoston College2011 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 24th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder
2009Bud Thomas[10]Regis JesuitMercer
2010Bud Thomas[10]Regis JesuitMercer
2011Riley GrabauBoulderWyoming
2012Josh ScottLewis-PalmerColorado
2013Dominique CollierDenver EastColorado
2014Dominique CollierDenver EastColorado
2015Brian Carey[11]Denver EastTexas Southern
2016De'Ron Davis[12]OverlandIndiana
2017Colbey Ross[13]EaglecrestPepperdine
2018Sam Masten[14]Rock CanyonNorthern Colorado
2019Kenny Foster[15]Smoky HillWyoming

Schools with multiple winners
School Number of Awards Years
Denver East 4 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015
George Washington 4 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001
Regis Jesuit 2 2009, 2010

References
  1. "Regis' Thomas, 'the player everybody needs,' is state's best — again". 9 April 2010.
  2. "Mr. Big Shot still just real deal". 5 April 2009.
  3. "Alumni Profile - Chauncey Billups". www.facebook.com.
  4. "Washington State Cougars Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  5. "Blair Wilson - 2003 Men's Basketball Roster - Colorado". www.cubuffs.com.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Mr. Colorado Basketball". 29 March 2007.
  8. "Player Bio: Sean Ogirri - University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  9. "ESPN RISE boys basketball - ESPN RISE". Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  10. "Rocky Mountain High!: MU Men's Basketball Lands Top Colorado Player: Mercer University Athletics". Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  11. "Colorado all-state boys basketball 2015, sorted by classification". 4 April 2015.
  12. "De'Ron Davis named 2016 Colorado Mr. Basketball". 3 April 2016.
  13. "By channeling his emotion, 2017 Mr. Colorado Basketball Colbey Ross exits with championship resume". 26 March 2017.
  14. "Rock Canyon point guard Sam Masten wins Colorado boys basketball Gatorade Player of the Year". 8 March 2018.
  15. https://chsaanow.com/2019-03-15/smoky-hills-kenny-foster-named-boys-basketball-player-of-the-year-by-gatorade/


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