Mr. Colorado Basketball

The Mr. Colorado Basketball honor recognizes the top boys’ high school basketball player in the state of Colorado. The trademarked award has been presented annually since 1993 by The Denver Post to the player of the year selected from the best players in each of the five high school divisions.^[1][2]

Award winners

Year	Player	High school	College	NBA/ABA draft
1993	Chauncey Billups[3]	George Washington	Colorado	1997 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics
1994	Chauncey Billups[3]	George Washington	Colorado	1997 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics
1995	Chauncey Billups[3]	George Washington	Colorado	1997 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics
1996	Chris Crosby[4]	Chatfield	Washington State
1997	Tom Starkey	Green Mountain	New Mexico, transferred to Denver
1998	Nick Mohr	Columbine	Colorado
1999	Brian Greene	Horizon	Colorado State
2000	Blair Wilson[5]	Westminster	Colorado
2001	Patrick Simpson	George Washington	SMU
2002	Franklin Ryk	Rocky Mountain	Colorado School of Mines
2003	Nick Fazekas[6]	Ralston Valley	Nevada	2007 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 34th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
2004	Sean Ogirri[7][8]	Denver East	Wichita State, transferred to Wyoming
2005	Andrew Brown	Heritage	Lafayette College
2006	Matt Bouldin[9]	ThunderRidge	Gonzaga
2007	Levi Knutson[7]	Arapahoe	Colorado
2008	Reggie Jackson	Palmer	Boston College	2011 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 24th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder
2009	Bud Thomas[10]	Regis Jesuit	Mercer
2010	Bud Thomas[10]	Regis Jesuit	Mercer
2011	Riley Grabau	Boulder	Wyoming
2012	Josh Scott	Lewis-Palmer	Colorado
2013	Dominique Collier	Denver East	Colorado
2014	Dominique Collier	Denver East	Colorado
2015	Brian Carey[11]	Denver East	Texas Southern
2016	De'Ron Davis[12]	Overland	Indiana
2017	Colbey Ross[13]	Eaglecrest	Pepperdine
2018	Sam Masten[14]	Rock Canyon	Northern Colorado
2019	Kenny Foster[15]	Smoky Hill	Wyoming
2023	D'Aundre Samuels[16]	Denver East	Nebraska–Kearney
2024	Cole Scherer[17]	Valor Christian

Schools with multiple winners

School	Number of awards	Years
Denver East	5	2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023
George Washington	4	1993, 1994, 1995, 2001
Regis Jesuit	2	2009, 2010

References

1. "Regis' Thomas, 'the player everybody needs,' is state's best — again". 9 April 2010.
2. "Mr. Big Shot still just real deal". 5 April 2009.
3. "Alumni Profile - Chauncey Billups". www.facebook.com.
4. "Washington State Cougars Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
5. "Blair Wilson - 2003 Men's Basketball Roster - Colorado". www.cubuffs.com.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. "Mr. Colorado Basketball". 29 March 2007.
8. "Player Bio: Sean Ogirri - University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
9. "ESPN RISE boys basketball - ESPN RISE". Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
10. "Rocky Mountain High!: MU Men's Basketball Lands Top Colorado Player: Mercer University Athletics". Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
11. "Colorado all-state boys basketball 2015, sorted by classification". 4 April 2015.
12. "De'Ron Davis named 2016 Colorado Mr. Basketball". 3 April 2016.
13. "By channeling his emotion, 2017 Mr. Colorado Basketball Colbey Ross exits with championship resume". 26 March 2017.
14. "Rock Canyon point guard Sam Masten wins Colorado boys basketball Gatorade Player of the Year". 8 March 2018.
15. https://chsaanow.com/2019-03-15/smoky-hills-kenny-foster-named-boys-basketball-player-of-the-year-by-gatorade/
16. Newman, Kyle (April 2, 2023). "Mr. Colorado Basketball D'Aundre Samuels, Denver East's "LeBron James," led Angels on Class 6A title run few saw coming". Denver Post. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
17. Newman, Kyle (March 31, 2024). "Cole Scherer is 2024 Mr. Colorado Basketball after revolutionizing his game, leading Valor Christian to Class 6A title". Denver Post. Retrieved May 21, 2024.