Each year the Bill Evans Award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The award winner is selected by members of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. The award has been given annually since 1970.[1]
Award winners
edit| Year | Player | High School | College | NBA/NFL draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Charles Hickox | Parkersburg | West Virginia | |
| 1971 | Bill Lindsay | Charles Town | Fairmont State | |
| 1972 | Warren Baker | Greenbrier East | West Virginia | |
| 1973 | Denny Harris | Charleston | West Virginia State | |
| 1974 | Mo Robinson | Welch | West Virginia | |
| 1975 | Sam Brooks | Charleston | Louisville | |
| 1976 | Will Johnson | DuPont | Concord | |
| 1977 | Jeff Schneider | Washington Irving | Virginia Tech | |
| 1978 | Jeff Schneider (2) | Washington Irving | Virginia Tech | |
| 1979 | Earl Jones | Mount Hope | District of Columbia | 1984 NBA draft: 1st round, 23rd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1980 | David Daniel | Sherman | Charleston (WV) | |
| 1981 | Jim Miller | Princeton | Virginia | |
| 1982 | Gay Elmore | South Charleston | VMI | 1987 NBA draft: 6th round, 133rd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1983 | Mark Cline | Williamson | Wake Forest | |
| 1984 | Herbie Brooks | Mullens | West Virginia | |
| 1985 | Bimbo Coles | Greenbrier East | Virginia Tech | 1990 NBA draft: 2nd round, 40th overall by the Sacramento Kings |
| 1986 | Greg Bell | DuPont | Tennessee | |
| 1987 | Tracy Shelton | Oak Hill | West Virginia | |
| 1988 | Anthony Strother | Williamson | Garden City CC | |
| 1989 | P. G. Green | Oak Hill | West Virginia | |
| 1990 | Marsalis Basey | Martinsburg | West Virginia | |
| 1991 | Matt Gaudio | Brooke | Penn State | |
| 1992 | Jared Prickett | Fairmont Senior | Kentucky | |
| 1993 | Ryan Culicerto | Woodrow Wilson | James Madison | |
| 1994 | Randy Moss | DuPont | Marshall (football) | |
| Anthony Scruggs | Woodrow Wilson | Fork Union | ||
| 1995 | Randy Moss (2) | DuPont | Marshall (football) | 1998 NFL draft: 1st round, 21st overall by the Minnesota Vikings |
| 1996 | Cornelius Jackson | Oak Hill | Tennessee / Marshall | |
| 1997 | Rafael Cruz | Wheeling Park | Massachusetts | |
| 1998 | Tamar Slay | Woodrow Wilson | Marshall | 2002 NBA draft: 2nd round, 54th overall by the New Jersey Nets |
| 1999 | Brett Nelson | Saint Albans | Florida | |
| 2000 | Greg Davis | Tug Valley | Charleston (WV) / Pikeville | |
| 2001 | Patrick O'Malley | George Washington | Richmond | |
| 2002 | Mark Patton | Cabell Midland | Marshall | |
| 2003 | Brandon Moore | Spring Valley | Eastern Kentucky / West Virginia Tech | |
| 2004 | Adam Williams | Saint Albans | Kentucky / Marshall | |
| 2005 | Josh Miller | Capital | Nebraska | |
| 2006 | Patrick Patterson | Huntington | Kentucky | 2010 NBA draft: 1st round, 14th overall by the Houston Rockets |
| 2007 | O. J. Mayo | Huntington | USC | 2008 NBA draft: 1st round, 3rd overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2008 | Bryant Irwin | Bridgeport | Saint Joseph's | |
| 2009 | Aaron Dobson | South Charleston | Marshall (football) | 2013 NFL draft: 2nd round, 59th overall by the New England Patriots |
| 2010 | Noah Cotrill | Logan | West Virginia | |
| 2011 | Chase Fischer | Ripley | Wake Forest / BYU | |
| 2012 | Boo Lathon | Wheeling Park | West Liberty (football) | |
| 2013 | Donte Grantham | Martinsburg | Clemson | |
| 2014 | Jon Elmore | George Washington | VMI / Marshall | |
| 2015 | Jacob Kilgore | Spring Valley | Marshall | |
| 2016 | Tavian Dunn-Martin[2] | Huntington | Akron / Duquesne | |
| 2017 | Jarrod West[3] | Notre Dame | Marshall / Louisville | |
| 2018 | Taevon Horton[4] | Fairmont Senior | West Virginia / Pikeville | |
| 2019 | Jalen Bridges[5] | Fairmont Senior | West Virginia / Baylor | |
| 2020 | Kaden Metheny[6] | University | Bowling Green / Liberty | |
| 2021 | Isaac McKneely[7] | Poca | Virginia | |
| 2022 | Isaac McKneely[8] (2) | Poca | Virginia | |
| 2023 | Eli Allen[9] | James Monroe | Nova Southeastern[10] | |
| 2024 | Sharron Young[11] | Morgantown | Akron |
Most winners by college
edit| Number | Program |
|---|---|
| 10 | West Virginia |
| 7 | Marshall |
| 3 | Kentucky |
| 2 | Akron |
| 2 | Charleston (WV) |
| 2 | Marshall (football) |
| 2 | Tennessee |
| 2 | Virginia |
| 2 | Virginia Tech |
| 2 | VMI |
| 2 | Wake Forest |
Most winners by high school
edit| School | Number of Awards | Years |
|---|---|---|
| DuPont | 4 | 1976, 1986, 1994, 1995 |
| Fairmont Senior | 3 | 1992, 2018, 2019 |
| Huntington | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2016 |
| Oak Hill | 3 | 1987, 1989, 1996 |
| Woodrow Wilson | 3 | 1993, 1994, 1998 |
| Charleston | 2 | 1973, 1975 |
| George Washington | 2 | 2001, 2014 |
| Greenbrier East | 2 | 1972, 1985 |
| Martinsburg | 2 | 1990, 2013 |
| Poca | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Saint Albans | 2 | 1999, 2004 |
| South Charleston | 2 | 1982, 2009 |
| Spring Valley | 2 | 2003, 2015 |
| Washington Irving | 2 | 1977, 1978 |
| Wheeling Park | 2 | 1997, 2012 |
| Williamson | 2 | 1983, 1988 |
References
edit- ^ "Spring Valley's Kilgore selected as Evans Award winner". WV MetroNews. April 5, 2015.
- ^ "Tavian Dunn-Martin bio". goduquesne.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame's Jarrod West wins Evans Award as boys basketball state player of the year". Charleston Gazette-Mail. March 25, 2017.
- ^ "Horton wins Evans Award". The Exponent-Telegram. March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Fairmont Senior's Jalen Bridges commits to West Virginia basketball". WVNews. September 2, 2019.
- ^ "University's Kaden Metheny wins Bill Evans Award, given to top boys' basketball player in West Virginia". The Dominion Post. April 5, 2020.
- ^ "Poca's McKneely claims Bill Evans Award as state's best". May 14, 2021.
- ^ Morrison, Dave (March 13, 2022). "Boys Basketball: Poca's McKneely repeats as Evans Award Winner as state Player of the Year". Gazette-Mail Preps. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "James Monroe's Eli Allen is recipient of Evans Award". March 25, 2023.
- ^ Udy, Rusty (August 14, 2023). "Prep Basketball: Eli Allen heading to sunny Florida". lootpress.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Morgantown's Sharron Young garners Evans Award". March 30, 2024.