Kentucky Miss Basketball
Appearance
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. The award has been given annually since 1976.
Award winners
Year | Player | High School | College | WNBA Draft |
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1976 | Donna Murphy | Newport | Morehead State | |
1977 | Geri Grigsby | McDowell | Kentucky | |
1978 | Irene Moore | Breathitt County | ||
1979 | Beth Wilkerson | Paris | Old Dominion | |
1980 | Lisa Collins | Laurel County | Kentucky | |
1981 | Lillie Mason | Olmstead High | Western Kentucky | |
1982 | Connie Goins | Franklin Co./Western Hills | Duke | |
1983 | Clemette Haskins | Warren Central | Western Kentucky | |
1984 | Carol Parker | Marshall County | Paducah Community College | |
1985 | Bridgette Combs | Whitesburg | Western Kentucky | |
1986 | Kris Miller | Owensboro Catholic | Kentucky | |
1987 | Mary Taylor | Marshall County | Western Kentucky | |
1988 | Kim Pehlke | Louisville Doss | Western Kentucky | |
1989 | Lisa Harrison | Louisville Southern | Tennessee | 1999 WNBA Draft: 3rd Rnd, 34th overall by the Phoenix Mercury |
1990 | Kim Mays | Knox Central | Eastern Kentucky | |
1991 | Ida Bowen | Sheldon Clark | Western Kentucky | |
1992 | Becky McKinley | Bullitt East | Kentucky | |
1993 | Brandi Ashby | Webster County | Hawaiʻi/Western Kentucky | |
1994 | Laurie Townsend | Apollo | Western Kentucky | |
1995 | Ukari Figgs | Scott County | Purdue | 1999 WNBA Draft: 3rd Rnd, 28th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks |
1996 | Jaime Walz | Ft. Thomas Highlands | Western Kentucky | |
1997 | Rachel Byars | Union County | Western Kentucky/ Boston College | |
1998 | Beth Vice | Montgomery County | Alabama | |
1999 | Jody Sizemore | Leslie County | Morehead State | |
2000 | Jenni Benningfield | Assumption | Vanderbilt | |
2001 | Katie Schweggman | Bishop Brossart | Miami (OH) | |
2002 | Erica Hallman | Holmes | Kansas | |
2003 | Megen Gearhart | West Carter | Morehead State | |
2004 | Crystal Kelly | Sacred Heart | Western Kentucky | 2008 WNBA Draft: 3rd Rnd, 31st overall by the Houston Comets |
2005 | Carly Ormerod | Sacred Heart | Kentucky | |
2006 | Arnika Brown | Christian County | Kentucky/St. Catharine/Western Kentucky | |
2007 | Rebecca Gray | Scott County | North Carolina/Kentucky/Union College | |
2008 | Tia Gibbs | Butler Traditional | Vanderbilt/Louisville | |
2009 | A'dia Mathies | Louisville Iroquois | Kentucky | 2013 WNBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks |
2010 | Sarah Beth Barnette | Lexington Christian Academy | Kentucky/Virginia | |
2011 | Sara Hammond | Rockcastle County | Louisville | |
2012 | Sydney Moss | Boone County | Florida/Thomas More College | |
2013 | Makayla Epps | Marion County | Kentucky | |
2014 | Ivy Brown | LaRue County | Western Kentucky | |
2015 | Maci Morris | Bell County | Kentucky | |
2016 | Erin Boley | Elizabethtown | Notre Dame/Oregon | |
2017 | Lindsey Duvall | Bullitt East | Louisville | |
2018 | Seygan Robins | Mercer County | Louisville | |
2019 | Savannah Wheeler | Boyd County | Marshall |
See also
List of Kentucky Mr. Basketball award winners
References