The Vermont Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top high school basketball player in the state of Vermont. The award is presented annually by the Burlington Free Press, since 1991.
Award winners
edit| Year | Player | High school | Class | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Drew Bessette[1] | Rice | Senior | Vermont |
| 2023 | Sawyer Ramey[2] | Fair Haven | Senior | Middlebury |
| 2022 | Jonah Cattaneo[3] | Montpelier | Senior | Lasell[4] |
| 2021 | Michel Ndayishimiye (2)[5] | Rice | Senior | Vermont |
| 2020 | Michel Ndayishimiye[6] | Rice | Junior | Vermont |
| 2019 | Alex Carlisle[7] | St. Johnsbury | Senior | Wheaton[8] |
| 2018 | Noah Tyson[9] | Rutland | Senior | Colby |
| 2017 | Calvin Carter[10] | Enosburg | Senior | Castleton[11] |
| 2016 | Ben Shungu (2)[12] | Rice | Senior | Vermont |
| 2015 | Ben Shungu[13] | Rice | Junior | |
| 2014 | Pavin Parrish[14] | Rochester | Senior | Castleton |
| 2013 | Matt St. Amour[15] | Missisquoi | Senior | Middlebury |
| 2012 | Matt St. Amour | Missisquoi | Junior | |
| 2011 | Ben Ferris[16] | Essex | Senior | Tufts |
| 2010 | Joe O'Shea[17] | Burlington | Senior | Holy Cross/Bryant |
| 2009 | Clancy Rugg[18] | Burlington | Senior | Vermont |
| 2008 | Joe O'Shea[17] | Burlington | Sophomore | |
| 2007 | Tyrone Conley | Burlington | Senior | New Hampshire |
| 2006 | Matt Glass | Mount Mansfield | Senior | Massachusetts/Vermont |
| 2005 | Matt Glass | Mount Mansfield | Senior | |
| 2004 | Chad Powlovich | Mount Mansfield | Senior | Vermont |
| 2003 | Kyle Cieplicki | Rice | Senior | Vermont |
| 2002 | B.J. Robertson | Burlington | Senior | St. Michael's |
| 2001 | Tim Shedd | Hazen | Senior | Norwich |
| 2000 | Taylor Coppenrath | St. Johnsbury | Senior | Vermont |
| 1999 | Matt Sheftic | Essex | Senior | Vermont |
| 1998 | Cam Robinson | Essex | Senior | |
| 1997 | Tony Orciari | St. Johnsbury | Senior | Vermont |
| 1996 | Tony Orciari | St. Johnsbury | Junior | |
| 1995 | Josh Albee | Bellows Falls | Senior | Green Mountain |
| 1994 | Marc Ferio | Colchester | Senior | |
| 1993 | Jamie Kingsbury | Oxbow | Senior | Lyndon State |
| 1992 | Brent Kendall | Milton | Senior | St. Michael's |
| 1991 | Bernie Cieplicki | Rice | Senior | Fairfield/Vermont |
Schools with multiple winners
edit| School | Number of Awards | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 7 | 1991, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2024 |
| Burlington | 5 | 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| St. Johnsbury | 4 | 1996, 1997, 2000, 2019 |
| Essex | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2011 |
| Mount Mansfield | 3 | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Missisquoi | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Enosburg | 1 | 2017 |
| Rutland | 1 | 2018 |
References
edit- ^ Abrami, Alex (April 12, 2024). "Vermont Free Press Mr. Basketball: Drew Bessette of Rice". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Free Press Mr. Basketball: Fair Haven senior forward Sawyer Ramey". Burlington Free Press. April 10, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ Abrami, Alex (April 8, 2022). "Free Press announces this year's Mr. and Miss Basketball, All-State basketball teams". yahoo.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Biggam, James (April 21, 2022). "Cattaneo sets new standard at MHS". Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Burlington Free Press announces Mr. And Miss Basketball for 2021 high school season".
- ^ "Free Press Mr. Basketball: Rice's Michel Ndayishimiye".
- ^ "Free Press Mr. Basketball: St. Johnsbury's Alex Carlisle".
- ^ Wheaton Lyons bio
- ^ "Rutland's Noah Tyson is Vermont's Mr. Basketball for 2018".
- ^ "Enosburg's Carter named Free Press' Mr. Basketball".
- ^ "Calvin Carter". castletonsports.com.
- ^ "Mr. Basketball: Rice's Ben Shungu".
- ^ "Mr. Basketball: Rice's Ben Shungu".
- ^ "Mr. Basketball: Rochester's Pavin Parrish".
- ^ "Matt St. Amour is the Free Press' boys athlete of the year". 24 June 2012.
- ^ "New England Roundup: Vermont". 6 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Joe O'Shea".
- ^ "UVM Athletics".
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