North Carolina Miss Basketball

The North Carolina Miss Basketball honor recognizes the top girls’ high school senior basketball player in the state of North Carolina. The award is presented annually by the Charlotte Observer.[1]

Award winners

Year Player High School College WNBA draft
1985 Jill Goldberg Broughton Vanderbilt
1986 Schonna Banner West Caldwell South Carolina
1987 Andrea Stinson North Mecklenburg NC State 1997 WNBA draft : Initial player allocation, 2nd overall by the Charlotte Sting
1988 Mitzi Yount Bandys Appalachian State
1989 Danyel Parker Clinton NC State
1990 Tonya Sampson Clinton North Carolina
1991 Christy Cagle Hayesville Georgia
1992 Wendy Palmer Person Virginia 1997 WNBA draft : Elite Draft 2nd Rnd, 9th overall by the Utah Starzz
1993 Konecka Drakeford Providence Day School Virginia
1994 Tiffani Johnson Garinger Tennessee
1995 Natasha Davis Freedom North Carolina
1996 Shea Ralph Sanford Connecticut 2001 WNBA draft : 3rd Rnd, 40th overall by the Utah Starzz
1997 Tynesha Lewis Southwest Edgecombe NC State 2001 WNBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 31st overall by the Houston Comets
1998 Tina McKiver East Duplin East Carolina; Tulane
1999 Amy Simpson Morehead NC State
2000 Chrystal Baptist Charlotte Christian North Carolina
2001 Natasha Brackett Providence Day School Auburn
2002 Kerri Gardin Freedom Virginia Tech 2006 WNBA draft : 3rd Rnd, 34th overall by the Chicago Sky
2003 Camille Little Carver North Carolina 2007 WNBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 17th overall by the San Antonio Silver Stars
2004 Chante Black East Forsyth Duke 2009 WNBA draft : 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Connecticut Sun
2005 Rashanda McCants Asheville North Carolina 2009 WNBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 15th overall by the Minnesota Lynx
2006 Joy Cheek South Mecklenburg Duke 2010 WNBA draft : 3rd Rnd, 35th overall by the Indiana Fever
2007 Cetera DeGraffenreid Smoky Mountain North Carolina
2008 Candace Wood Victory Christian North Carolina
2009 Christal Caldwell West Charlotte Florida
2010 Shannon Smith Forestview North Carolina
2011 Cierra Burdick Butler Tennessee 2015 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 14th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks
2012 Tiffany Mitchell Providence Day School South Carolina 2016 WNBA draft : 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the Indiana Fever
2013 Keri Fulp East Surry Wake Forest
2014 Jatarie White Providence Day School South Carolina; Texas
2015 Stephanie Watts Weddington North Carolina; USC 2021 WNBA draft : 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks
2016 Erin Whalen Providence Day School Vanderbilt
2017 Mikayla Boykin Clinton Duke; UNC Charlotte
2018 Izabella Nicoletti Neuse Christian Academy Florida State
2019 Nia Daniel Hickory Ridge North Carolina
2020 Chyna Cornwell Newtown-Conover Rutgers
2021 Saniya Rivers Ashley NC State
2022 Indya Nivar Apex Friendship Stanford
2023 Sarah Strong Grace Christian School U. Conn.
2024 Sarah Strong Grace Christian School U. Conn.

Schools with multiple winners

School Number of Awards Years
Providence Day School 5 1993, 2001, 2012, 2014, 2016
Clinton 3 1989, 1990, 2017
Freedom 2 1995, 2002


See also

References

  1. ^ "Mr. and Ms. Basketballs through the years". The Charlotte Observer. April 5, 2012. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2012.


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