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
1985Jill GoldbergBroughtonVanderbilt
1986Schonna BannerWest CaldwellSouth Carolina
1987Andrea StinsonNorth MecklenburgNC State1997 WNBA draft : Initial player allocation, 2nd overall by the Charlotte Sting
1988Mitzi YountBandysAppalachian State
1989Danyel ParkerClintonNC State
1990Tonya SampsonClintonNorth Carolina
1991Christy CagleHayesvilleGeorgia
1992Wendy PalmerPersonVirginia1997 WNBA draft : Elite Draft 2nd Rnd, 9th overall by the Utah Starzz
1993Konecka DrakefordProvidence Day SchoolVirginia
1994Tiffani JohnsonGaringerTennessee
1995Natasha DavisFreedomNorth Carolina
1996Shea RalphSanfordConnecticut2001 WNBA draft : 3rd Rnd, 40th overall by the Utah Starzz
1997Tynesha LewisSouthwest EdgecombeNC State2001 WNBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 31st overall by the Houston Comets
1998Tina McKiverEast DuplinEast Carolina; Tulane
1999Amy SimpsonMoreheadNC State
2000Chrystal BaptistCharlotte ChristianNorth Carolina
2001Natasha BrackettProvidence Day SchoolAuburn
2002Kerri GardinFreedomVirginia Tech2006 WNBA draft : 3rd Rnd, 34th overall by the Chicago Sky
2003Camille LittleCarverNorth Carolina2007 WNBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 17th overall by the San Antonio Silver Stars
2004Chante BlackEast ForsythDuke2009 WNBA draft : 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Connecticut Sun
2005Rashanda McCantsAshevilleNorth Carolina2009 WNBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 15th overall by the Minnesota Lynx
2006Joy CheekSouth MecklenburgDuke2010 WNBA draft : 3rd Rnd, 35th overall by the Indiana Fever
2007Cetera DeGraffenreidSmoky MountainNorth Carolina
2008Candace WoodVictory ChristianNorth Carolina
2009Christal CaldwellWest CharlotteFlorida
2010Shannon SmithForestviewNorth Carolina
2011Cierra BurdickButlerTennessee2015 NBA draft : 1st Rnd, 14th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks
2012Tiffany MitchellProvidence Day SchoolSouth Carolina2016 WNBA draft : 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the Indiana Fever
2013Keri FulpEast SurryWake Forest
2014Jatarie WhiteProvidence Day SchoolSouth Carolina; Texas
2015Stephanie WattsWeddingtonNorth Carolina; USC2021 WNBA draft : 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks
2016Erin WhalenProvidence Day SchoolVanderbilt
2017Mikayla BoykinClintonDuke; UNC Charlotte
2018Izabella NicolettiNeuse Christian AcademyFlorida State
2019Nia DanielHickory RidgeNorth Carolina
2020Chyna CornwellNewtown-ConoverRutgers
2021Saniya RiversAshleyNC State
2022Indya NivarApex FriendshipStanford
2023Sarah StrongGrace Christian School

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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