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Each year the Wisconsin Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best
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boys
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player in the U.S. state of
Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
, in the United States. The award has been given since 1982. Winners are chosen by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association at the time of their annual All-State selections. Most of the award winners have gone on to play at the highest levels of
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, and some have gone on to play in the
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. Voting is done by a panel of retired WBCA members that select the winner after receiving nomination information and reviewing film on each candidate. Only those in the senior class are eligible to win in Wisconsin.


Annual award winners


See also

* Wisconsin Miss Basketball Award


External links


List of Mr. Basketball Winners from Wisconsin


References

{{USHSMRBB Mr. and Miss Basketball awards Awards established in 1981 Lists of people from Wisconsin
Mr. Basketball Mr. Basketball is an unofficial award given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in many U.S. states, regions, or metropolitan areas. Conversely, the title Miss Basketball or Ms. Basketball is used for the best high ...