The Mr. Show-Me Basketball honor is awarded annually to the top high school basketball player in Missouri. The award is given by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. The finalists need these qualifications:

  • Nominated by their high school coach
  • Started in 90 percent of all games
  • High school senior
  • “Outstanding moral character”

Rockhurst, the powerhouse private school in Kansas City has the most winners with 4. Vashon, which is one of the most successful basketball programs in the country has 3, along with CBC and Chaminade. Some of the top players in Missouri history who have won the award and gone on to successful careers in the NBA.

YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollege(s)
1985Monroe DouglasSTL McKinley      St. Louis U.
1986Anthony BonnerVashonSt. Louis U. (23rd pick 1990 NBA Draft)
1987John CooperRockhurstWichita State
1988Anthony PeelerK.C. PaseoMizzou (15th pick1992 NBA Draft)
1989Chris HellerRockhurstMizzou
1990Jevon CrudupRaytown SouthMizzou (48th pick 1994 NBA Draft)
1991Marcus TimmonsScott County CentralSIU-Carbondale
1992Brian GavinParkway CentralKansas State
1993Kelly Thames Jennings Mizzou
1994Monty HardgeJefferson City Mizzou
1995Ryan Robertson     St. Charles WestKansas (45th pick 1999 NBA Draft)
1996Tate DeckerWebster Groves Mizzou/Wake Forest/Ok City
1997Larry HughesCBCSt. Louis U. (8th pick 1998 NBA Draft)
1998JaRon RushPembroke HillUCLA
1999Kareem RushPembroke Hill    Mizzou (20th pick 2002 NBA Draft)
2000Joel SheltonVashonSEMO
2001David LeeChaminadeFlorida (30th pick 2005 NBA Draft)
2002Jimmy McKinneyVashonMizzou
2003Spencer LaurieKickapooMizzou/Missouri State
2004Drew RichardsLogan Rogersville Missouri State
2005Tyler HansbroughPoplar BluffN. Carolina (13th pick 2009 NBA Draft)
2006Ben HansbroughPoplar Bluff  Mississippi State/Notre Dame
2007Connor TeahanRockhurst Kansas
2008Scott SuggsWashingtonWashington
2009Michael DixonLee’s Summit West Mizzou/Memphis
2010Ricky KreklowRock BridgeMizzou/California
2011Bradley BealChaminadeFlorida (3rd pick – 2012 NBA draft)
2012Cameron BiedscheidCardinal RitterNotre Dame/Mizzou
2013Kyle WolfRockhurstCentral Missouri
2014Jordan Barnett CBCTexas/Mizzou
2015Jimmy WhittHickmanArkansas/SMU
2016Jayson TatumChaminadeDuke (3rd pick 2017 NBA Draft)
2017Jared RitterKickapooXavier/Missouri State
2018Courtney Ramey Webster GrovesTexas/Arizona
2019Isiaih MosleyRock BridgeMissouri State/Mizzou
2020Caleb LoveCBCN. Carolina/Arizona
2021Aminu MohammedGreenwoodGeorgetown
2022Luke NorthweatherBlair OaksOklahoma
2023Kyan EvansStaleyColorado State

1992  – Brian Gavin                    Parkway Central         Kansas State

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