The Mr. Maine Basketball honor recognizes the top high school basketball player in the state of Maine. The award is presented annually by the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches. The award is given to a senior player who best demonstrates basketball skills, makes significant impact on his team, shows leadership and respect for the game, and demonstrates good sportsmanship and citizenship both on and off the court. The annual selection is made by a 5-person committee composed of three media representatives and two retired coaches.[1]

Award winners

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Year Player High School College NBA/ABA draft
2024 Chance Mercier[2] Ellsworth High School
2023 Will Davies[3] Thornton Academy Saint Anselm[4]
2022 John Shea Edward Little Maine[5]
2021 Cash McClure Maranacook Community High School Bentley University[6]
2020 Bryce Lausier Hampden Academy Saint Anselm College / Maine /

University of Southern Maine

2019 Matt Fleming Bangor High School United States Military Academy
2018 Terion Moss Portland High School Maine \ University of Maine at Farmington
2017 Matt McDevitt Greely High School Endicott College
2016 Nick Gilpin Hampden Academy Bates College
2015 Kyle Bouchard Houlton High School Bentley University
2014 Dustin Cole Bonny Eagle High School Franklin Pierce University
2013 Garet Beal Jonesport-Beals High School Maine
2012 Christian McCue Hampden Academy McGill / University of Southern Maine
2011 Tyler McFarland Camden Hills Bentley (2012)
2010 Indiana Faithful Cheverus Wofford
2009 Thomas Knight Dirigo Notre Dame
2008 Ryan Martin Maranacook Maine\Keene St.
2007 Troy Barnies Edward Little Maine
2006 Bryant Barr Falmouth Davidson
2005 Tyler Emmons Portland Lynn\Caldwell
2004 Ralph Mims Brunswick Florida St.
2003 Zak Ray Bangor Bates
2002 Nik Caner-Medley Deering Maryland
2001 Jamaal Caterina Deering American\New Hampshire\Southern Maine
2000 Chris Markwood South Portland Notre Dame\Maine
1999 Robert Pilsbury Portland Husson
1998 Austin Ganly Greely New Hampshire
1997 Mike Mastropaolo Falmouth Bentley
1996 T.J. Caouette Winthrop Villanova
1995 Josh Nash Medomak Valley Maine
1994 Bob Davies Old Orchard Beach Maine-Fort Kent
1993 Matt Arsenault Old Town St. Joseph's
1992 Keith Gendron Sanford
1991 Matt Gaudet Mountain Valley Colby
1990 Mike Adams Mount Blue Thomas College
1989 Raymond Alley Vinalhaven Husson
1988 Tim Scott Ellsworth High School Maine (Baseball)

Schools with multiple winners

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School Number of Awards Years

Hampden

3 2012, 2016, 2020
Portland 3 1999, 2005, 2018
Deering 2 2001, 2002
Edward Little 2 2007, 2022
Falmouth 2 1997, 2006
Maranacook 2 2008, 2021

Colleges with multiple winners

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College Number of Awards Years
Maine 9 1988, 1995, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2013,
2018, 2020, 2022
Bentley 4 1997, 2011, 2015, 2021
Bates 2 2003, 2016
Husson 2 1989, 1999
New Hampshire 2 1998, 2001
Notre Dame 2 2000, 2009
Saint Anselm 2 2020, 2023
Southern Maine 3 2001, 2012, 2020

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maine Association of Basketball Coaches Awards". Archived from the original on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  2. ^ Barr, Ben (March 8, 2024). "Mr. and Miss Maine Basketball Award winners announced". wabi.tv. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Barr, Ben (March 10, 2023). "Thornton Academy's Will Davies wins Maine Mr. Basketball". wabi.tv.
  4. ^ "Will Davies 2024 |". newenglandrecruitingreport.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  5. ^ Robinson, Adam (March 14, 2022). "Edward Little's John Shea commits to play basketball at the University of Maine". Sun Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Dyer, Dave (January 4, 2022). "Former Maranacook basketball standout Cash McClure verbally commits to play at Bentley University". centralmaine.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.