Kentucky Miss Basketball
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The Kentucky "Miss Basketball" honor recognizes the top female high school basketball player in the state of Kentucky. Due to Kentucky's status as a culturally rich basketball state, Miss Basketball winners are highly coveted student athletes by colleges throughout the United States. Originally, there was only a “Kentucky Mr. Basketball” from 1954 to 1975, until 1976 when they created an award for women as well. The reward is presented by The Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation[1] and is given to senior players that have shown exceptional basketball skills.[citation needed] In the past 45 years, all but one of these players has gone on to play basketball in college. Six of them were drafted into the WNBA.