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Mr. Basketball USA winners

ESPNHS national player of the year honorees date back to 1955

Updated: April 16, 2012, 5:38 PM ET
By Ronnie Flores | ESPNHS.com

ESPNHS NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Some of the ESPNHS All-time POY picks were tough choices. A few were no-brainers. Most of the winners enjoyed success at the higher levels of the game.

Year Name High School (City, State) HT     Pos College Runner-up(s)
2012 Shabazz Muhammad Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
6-5
SF
 UCLA Jabari Parker, Kyle Anderson
2011 Mike Gilchrist St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.)
6-7
SF
 Kentucky Austin Rivers, Brad Beal
2010 Harrison Barnes Ames (Ames, Iowa)
6-7
SF
 North Carolina Jared Sullinger
2009 Derrick Favors South Atlanta (Atlanta, Ga.)
6-9
PF
 Georgia Tech DeMarcus Cousins, Avery Bradley Jr.
2008 Brandon Jennings Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
6-1
PG
 None Samardo Samuels
2007 O.J. Mayo Huntington (Huntington, W.Va.)
6-5
G
 Southern Cal Kevin Love, Derrick Rose
2006 Greg Oden Lawrence North (Indinapolis, Ind.)
7-0
C
 Ohio State Kevin Durant
2005 Monta Ellis Lanier (Jackson, Miss.)
6-3
SG
 None Greg Oden
2004 Sebastian Telfair Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
6-0
PG
 None Dwight Howard
2003 LeBron James St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)
6-8
G
 None consensus
2002 LeBron James St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)
6-7
G
 N/A Carmelo Anthony
2001 Dajuan Wagner Camden (Camden, N.J.)
6-2
CG
 Memphis Tyson Chandler, Eddie Curry
2000 Darius Miles East St. Louis (East St. Louis, Ill.)
6-9
F
 None Zach Randolph, Gerald Wallace
1999 Jonathan Bender Picayune (Picayune, Miss.)
6-11
F
 None Donnell Harvey
1998 Rashard Lewis Elsik (Houston)
6-10
F
 None Ron Curry, JaRon Rush
1997 Tracy McGrady Mount Zion (Durham, N.C.)
6-7
SF
 None Lamar Odom
1996 Mike Bibby Shadow Mountain (Pheonix, Ariz.)
6-0
PG
 Arizona Kobe Bryant, Tim Thomas
1995 Kevin Garnett Farragut (Chicago)
6-10
C
 None Ron Mercer, Stephon Marbury
1994 Felipe Lopez Rice (New York)
6-5
SG
 St. John's consensus
1993 Rasheed Wallace Simon Gratz (Philadelphia)
6-11
F
 North Carolina Jerry Stackhouse, Randy Livingston
1992 Jason Kidd St. Joseph (Alameda, Calif.)
6-4
PG
 California Roderick Rhodes
1991 Chris Webber Country Day (Beverly Hills, Mich.)
6-10
C
 Michigan Glenn Robinson
1990 Damon Bailey North Lawrence (Bedford, Ind.)
6-3
G
 Indiana Ed O' Bannon
1989 Kenny Anderson Archbishop Molloy (Queens, N.Y.)
6-1
PG
 Georgia Tech consensus
1988 Alonzo Mourning Indian River (Chesapeake, Va.)
6-10
C
 Georgetown Shawn Kemp, Billy Owens
1987 Larry Johnson Skyline (Dallas)
6-7
F
 UNLV Marcus Liberty
1986 J.R. Reid Kempsville (Virginia Beach, Va.)
6-10
C
 North Carolina Rex Chapman, Terry Mills
1985 Danny Ferry DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
6-10
F
 Duke Jeff Lebo
1984 John Williams Crenshaw (Los Angeles)
6-9
SF
 LSU Danny Manning, Delray Brooks
1983 Reggie Williams Dunbar (Baltimore, Md.)
6-7
SF
 Georgetown Dwayne "Pearl" Washington
1982 Waymon Tisdale Washington (Tulsa, Okla.)
6-9
F
 Oklahoma Billy Thompson
1981 Patrick Ewing Rindge & Latin (Cambridge, Mass.)
7-0
C
 Georgetown consensus
1980 Doc Rivers Proviso East (Maywood, Ill.)
6-4
G
 Marquette Patrick Ewing, Earl Jones
1979 Clark Kellogg St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio)
6-7
F
 Ohio State Isiah Thomas, Ralph Sampson
1978 Mark Aguirre Westinghouse (Chicago)
6-6
F
 DePaul Dwight Anderson
1977 Albert King Fort Hamilton (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
6-6
F
 Maryland Magic Johnson, Gene Banks
1976 Darrell Griffith Male (Louisville, Ky.)
6-4
G
 Louisville Albert King
1975 Bill Cartwright Elk Grove (Elk Grove, Calif.)
7-1
C
 San Francisco David Greenwood, Darryl Dawkins
1974 Moses Malone Petersburg (Petersburg, Va.)
6-11
C
 None Allen "Skip" Wise
1973 Adrian Dantley DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
6-6
F
 Notre Dame Kent Benson, Tom LaGarde
1972 Quinn Buckner Thornridge (Dolton, Ill.)
6-3
G
 Indiana Alvin Adams, Phil Sellers
1971 Maurice Lucas Schenley (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
6-9
F
 Marquette Raymond Lewis, Roscoe Pondexter
1970 Tom McMillan Mansfield (Mansfield, Pa.)
6-11
C
 Maryland Bill Walton, Dwight Jones
1969 George McGinnis Washington (Indianapolis)
6-8
F
 Indiana Kevin Joyce
1968 Paul Westphal Aviation (Redondo Beach, Calif.)
6-4
G
 Southern Cal Ralph Simpson
1967 Spencer Haywood Pershing (Detroit)
6-9
F
 Detroit Ken Durrett, Jim McDaniels
1966 Calvin Murphy Norwalk (Norwalk, Ct.)
5-9
G
 Niagara consensus
1965 Lew Alcindor Power Memorial (New York)
7-1
C
 UCLA consensus
1964 Lew Alcindor Power Memorial (New York)
7-0
C
 N/A Westley "Wes" Unseld
1963 Edgar Lacey Jefferson (Los Angeles)
6-6
F
 UCLA Lew Alcindor
1962 Cazzie Russell Carver (Chicago)
6-5
F
 Michigan John Austin, Larry Conley
1961 Bill Bradley Crystal City (Crystal City, Mo.)
6-5
F
 Princeton Reggie Harding, Billy Cunningham
1960 Connie Hawkins Boys (Brooklyn)
6-9
C
 Iowa consensus
1959 Bill Raftery St. Cecilia's (Englewood, N.J.)
6-5
F
 La Salle Arthur Heyman
1958 Jerry Lucas Middletown (Middletown, Ohio)
6-8
F
 Ohio State Bill McGill, Wayne Hightower
1957 Jerry Lucas Middletown (Middletown, Ohio)
6-8
F
 N/A Tony Jackson
1956 Oscar Robertson Crispus Attucks (Indianapolis)
6-5
G
 Cincinnati Kelly Coleman, Jerry West
1955 Wilt Chamberlin Overbrook (Philadelphia)
7-0
C
 Kansas Oscar Robertson

Note: EA SPORTS selections 2003-2009; Student Sports selections 1996-2002; Selections retroactive from 1996 back based on research by ESPNHS.com Rankings Editor Doug Huff, a McDonald's All-American selection committee member since the game's inception, ESPNHS.com Deputy Editor Mark Tennis and ESPNHS.com Senior Editor Ronnie Flores; Selections are based on high school accomplishment, not future college/pro potential, and are reflective of those that lead their teams to state championships. ESPNHS does not knowingly select fifth-year players, and those ineligible due to age or academics, Mr. Basketball USA or to its various All-American teams.

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