The Indiana Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top high school basketball player in the state of
Indiana. The award is presented annually by ''
The Indianapolis Star''. 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 leagues as a first baseman and pinch hitter between and . Before joining minor league baseball in 19 ...
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.
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
Each year the Indiana Miss Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school girls basketball player in the U.S. state of Indiana. Award winners
Schools with multiple winners
See also
*Indiana Mr. Basketball award
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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
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