The Mr. Show-Me Basketball honor recognizes the top male high school basketball player in the state of Missouri. The name of the award differs from other Mr. Basketball awards to reflect Missouri's state nickname, the Show-Me State. The award is presented annually by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. In order to be considered for the award, nominees must have been nominated by their high school coach, started in 90 percent of all games, must be high school seniors, and must be of "outstanding moral character". Ten boys are selected as finalists after nominations are compiled, and a special committee of assistant college coaches in Missouri choose the winner.

The first recipient of the honor was Monroe Douglas in 1985, who is the fourth all-time leading scorer for the Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team in total points with 1,877 points and was named to their all-century team. Two sets of brothers, JarRon and Kareem Rush along with Tyler and Ben Hansbrough, have received the honor. Nine recipients of the Mr. Show-Me Basketball honor have been drafted into the NBA, the highest draft picks being both Bradley Beal in the 2012 NBA draft and Jayson Tatum in the 2017 NBA draft with the 3rd overall pick. Other recipients of the honor have played with professional teams in Europe and Asia including Michael Dixon, who played for the Georgia national basketball team in the EuroBasket 2017 qualification tournament. Many recipients have also pursued coaching opportunities in high schools and colleges.

Winners

Year	Image	Player	High School	College	Notes	Refs
1985	–	Monroe Douglas	McKinley	Saint Louis	Voted onto the Saint Louis Billikens men's all-century basketball team in 2015
1986		Anthony Bonner	Vashon	Saint Louis	Selected by the Sacramento Kings in the first round (23rd overall pick) of the 1990 NBA draft, played six seasons in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, and Orlando Magic
1987	–	John Cooper	Rockhurst	Wichita State	Assistant basketball coach for Oklahoma State University (2017–present) and former head basketball coach for Miami University (2012–2017) and Tennessee State University (2009–2012)
1988	–	Anthony Peeler	Paseo	Missouri	Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round (15th overall pick) of the 1992 NBA draft, played 13 seasons in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers, Vancouver Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, and Washington Wizards
1989	–	Chris Heller	Rockhurst	Missouri	Inducted into the Rockhurst High School Hall of Fame in 2014
1990	–	Jevon Crudup	Raytown South	Missouri	Former assistant basketball coach for Raytown South High School, fired in 2003 and sued Raytown C-2 School District for racial discrimination, which ruled in favor of Crudup and ordered the district to pay $250,000 in punitive damages
1991	–	Marcus Timmons	Scott County Central	SIU Carbondale	Voted onto the Southern Illinois Salukis men's all-century basketball team in 2014, played for several Australian National Basketball League teams
1992	–	Brian Gavin	Parkway Central	Kansas State	Head basketball coach for Bishop Ward High School
1993	–	Kelly Thames	Jennings	Missouri	Head basketball coach for Pattonville High School
1994	–	Monte Hardge	Jefferson City	Missouri	Became academically ineligible to play for the Missouri Tigers men's basketball team for three semesters and utilized a medical redshirt during his freshman year
1995	–	Ryan Robertson	St. Charles West	Kansas	Selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round (45th overall pick) of the 1999 NBA draft, played in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings (1999–2000) and for several teams in Europe
1996	–	Tate Decker	Webster Groves	Missouri, Wake Forest, and Oklahoma City	Played for numerous teams across Europe and Asia including in Spain, Latvia, Portugal, Japan, and Germany
1997		Larry Hughes	Christian Brothers College (CBC)	Saint Louis	Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round (8th overall pick) of the 1998 NBA draft, played in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Bobcats, and Orlando Magic
1998	–	JaRon Rush	Pembroke Hill	UCLA	Played in the ABA for the Los Angeles Stars and in the National Basketball Development League for the Roanoke Dazzle
1999		Kareem Rush	Pembroke Hill	Missouri	Selected by the Toronto Raptors in the first round (20th overall pick) of the 2002 NBA draft, played in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Bobcats, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Clippers
2000	–	Joel Shelton	Vashon	SEMO	Left the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team his sophomore year for personal reasons
2001		David Lee	Chaminade	Florida	Selected by the New York Knicks in the first round (30th overall pick) of the 2005 NBA draft, played 12 seasons in the NBA for the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, and San Antonio Spurs
2002		Jimmy McKinney	Vashon	Missouri	Played in the Basketball Bundesliga for several teams in Germany including the Skyliners Frankfurt and Telekom Baskets Bonn
2003	–	Spencer Laurie	Kickapoo	Missouri and Missouri State	Granted an additional season of eligibility under an NCAA waiver after an injury and personal circumstances during and following his second season at the University of Missouri
2004	–	Drew Richards	Logan-Rogersville	Missouri State	Assistant basketball coach for Cameron University
2005		Tyler Hansbrough	Poplar Bluff	North Carolina	Selected by the Indiana Pacers in the first round (13th overall pick) of the 2009 NBA draft, played seven seasons in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, and Charlotte Hornets and in the Chinese Basketball Association for the Guangzhou Long-Lions
2006	–	Ben Hansbrough	Poplar Bluff	Mississippi State and Notre Dame	Former assistant basketball coach for Western Kentucky University
2007	–	Conner Teahan	Rockhurst	Kansas	–
2008		Scott Suggs	Washington	Washington	Played with several European teams including in Spain for the Bàsquet Manresa, in Italy for the New Basket Brindisi, and in Greece for G.S. Iraklis B.C.
2009		Michael Dixon	Lee's Summit West	Missouri and Memphis	Played with several European and Middle Eastern teams including in Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Greece, France, and Turkey and has played on the Georgia national basketball team
2010	–	Ricky Kreklow	Rock Bridge	Missouri and California, Berkeley	Played for the Bayer Giants Leverkusen basketball team in Germany
2011		Bradley Beal	Chaminade	Florida	Selected by the Washington Wizards in the first round (3rd overall pick) of the 2012 NBA draft, currently playing in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns.
2012	–	Cameron Biedscheid	Cardinal Ritter	Notre Dame, Missouri, Jacksonville State, LSU Shreveport, and Harris–Stowe	Multiple reasons led to the dismissal of Biedscheid from the Louisiana State University Shreveport men's basketball team including suffering a high ankle sprain, missing a team bus trip, and missing rehab and practice
2013	–	Kyle Wolf	Rockhurst	Central Missouri	–
2014	–	Jordan Barnett	Christian Brothers College (CBC)	Texas and Missouri	Currently playing for Soproni KC in Hungary and previously played for the SC Rasta Vechta and Gießen 46ers basketball teams in Germany
2015	–	Jimmy Whitt	Hickman	Arkansas and SMU	–
2016		Jayson Tatum	Chaminade	Duke	Selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (3rd overall pick) of the 2017 NBA draft, currently playing in the NBA for the Boston Celtics
2017	–	Jared Ridder	Kickapoo	Xavier and Missouri State	–
2018		Courtney Ramey	Webster Groves	Texas and Arizona	–
2019	–	Isiaih Mosley	Rock Bridge	Missouri State and Missouri	–
2020		Caleb Love	Christian Brothers College (CBC)	North Carolina and Arizona
2021		Aminu Mohammed	Greenwood	Georgetown	Currently playing for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League
2022	–	Luke Northweather	Blair Oaks	Oklahoma	–
2023	–	Kyan Evans	Staley	Colorado State	–
2024	–	Jadis Jones	New Madrid County Central	Lindenwood	–

Schools with multiple winners

School	Number of Awards	Years
Rockhurst	4	1987, 1989, 2007, 2013
Vashon	3	1986, 2000, 2002
Christian Brothers College (CBC)	3	1997, 2014, 2020
Chaminade	3	2001, 2011, 2016
Rock Bridge	2	2010, 2019
Poplar Bluff	2	2005, 2006
Pembroke Hill	2	1998, 1999
Kickapoo	2	2003, 2017

See also

• Miss Show-Me Basketball
• Mr. Basketball USA