TheKentucky Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top high school senior basketball player in the state ofKentucky. The first Kentucky Mr. Basketball was "King" Kelly Coleman of Wayland High School in 1956. The winner of the Mr. Basketball award wears #1 on his jersey in the summer all-star series against the Indiana High School All-Stars. 1940 was the first year for the Kentucky/Indiana High School All-Star Series, that year, the Indiana All-Stars defeated the Kentucky All-Stars 31–29. The Kentucky Mr. Basketball award is the third oldest such award in the nation; only Indiana Mr. Basketball and California Mr. Basketball, which were first awarded in 1939 and 1950, respectively, predate it.[1][2][3]
The award is presented annually by the Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation.[4]
NBA teams listed are teams known, or teams that drafted the player.
| School | Number of Awards | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 5 | 1955, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1993 |
| Lafayette | 4 | 1954, 1957, 1960, 1979 |
| Ballard | 3 | 1977, 1989, 2014 |
| Owensboro | 3 | 1961, 1972, 1997 |
| Seneca | 3 | 1963, 1964, 1985 |
| Shelby Valley[1] | 2 | 1982, 2010 |
| Mason County | 2 | 2004, 2008 |
| Bowling Green | 2 | 2001, 2022 |
| Scott County | 2 | 1999, 2000 |
| Paintsville | 2 | 1987, 1998 |
| Shelby County | 2 | 1966, 1968 |
| College | Number of Awards | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 22 | 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1974, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Louisville | 10 | 1964, 1965, 1973, 1976, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2010, 2014 |
| Western Kentucky | 9 | 1958, 1967, 1968, 1984, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 |
| Vanderbilt | 5 | 1981, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2015 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | 1958, 1970, 1980, 1995, 2022 |
| Northern Kentucky | 2 | 2016, 2018 |
| LSU | 2 | 2003, 2011 |
| Pikeville | 2 | 1982, 2010 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 1989, 2004 |
| Auburn | 2 | 1975, 1996 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 2 | 1956, 1963 |
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