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Indiana Mr. Basketball

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ16996870 ↗
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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 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. Only seniors are eligible to win the award.

Award winners

Schools with multiple winners

* – Indicates a tie in which both recipients attended the same school

Colleges with multiple winners

See also

Indiana Miss Basketball award

References

External links

Indiana's Mr. Basketball

Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

Indianapolis Monthly story on award winners

Pictures of all former Mr.

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