Mr. Basketball Invitational
Results & Records 1992-2010

| Tournament MVP's | Team Records: Single Game - Tournament |
| Individual Records: Single Game - Tournament | Most Career Points | State Records |

FINAL TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
 

TOURNAMENT MVP'S

2010 DANNY DIFOLCO Colorado Shining Stars Black
The versatile 6-3 swingman from Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton, Colo., averaged 16.0 points for Colorado Shining Stars Black as they became the first team from Colorado to win the Mr. Basketball Invitational. DiFolco twice went for 23 or more points during the teams 7-0 run through pool and tournament play. At Dakota Ridge, DiFolco was a two-time All-Conference performer.
2010 Stat Leaders & All-Americans

2009 WESTON FOXHOVEN Going Vertical
The senior-to-be from Crofton High School in Crofton, Nebraska, averaged 12.8 points for Going Vertical as they went a perfect 8-0 during en route to the title during the 18th Annual Mr. Basketball Invitational.  Foxhoven, a 6-foot-7 post averaged 16.0 points for Crofton during the regular season and was a three time Honorable Mention All-State selection.
2009 Stat Leaders & All-Americans

2008 KAMERON CERRONI Wisconsin Playground Warriors
The junior-to-be from Hamilton High School in Sussex, Wisconsin, averaged 17.6 points for the Wisconsin Playground Warriors as they went a perfect 8-0 during en route to the title during the 17th Annual Mr. Basketball Invitational. Cerroni, a 6-foot-2 guard averaged 27.1 points for Sussex Hamilton during  the regular season and was named a first-team All-State and All-Conference Selection.
2008 Stat Leaders & All-Americans

2007 JOHNIE SANDERS MSB Roadrunners
The 6-foot-3 guard from Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota, led his squad to the 16th Annual Mr. Basketball Invitational title. The Roadrunners became the first team from Minnesota to capture the Mr. Basketball title. He averaged 12.3 points per game during the tourney, including 12 points in a 71-60 win over the Iowa Barnstormers in the final. 2007 Stat Leaders & All-Americans

2006 MIKE PAJOR South Dakota Storm
The Sioux Falls Lincoln High School guard averaged 17.0 points per game while leading the South Dakota Storm to the 2006 Mr. Basketball championship. He scored a game high 22 in the final. It marked the first time a South Dakota team had won the event. Pajor, a senior-to-be, averaged 14.2 points as a junior for Lincoln HS. 2006 Stat Leaders & All-Americans

2005 KENDALL FRANTZ Nebraska High 5 East
The 6-foot-2 Lincoln East point guard quarterbacked the High 5 squad to a perfect 8-0 record in the event while averaging 12.5 points per game. He will be a senior this fall. As a junior he averaged 10.1 points and and 5.2 assists for the 14-7 Spartans. Frantz has signed with NCAA Division II Southwest Baptist in Missouri. 2005 Stat Leaders & All-Americans

2004 MATT MILLER North Wisconsin Saints
Only the second player under 6-foot tall to be named MVP in the 13 year history of Mr. Basketball, Matt Miller led the North Wisconsin Saints to the 2004 title. As a junior at Hudson, Wisc.,  the 5-foot-10 Miller averaged 18.5 points and 4.1 assists for the 15-8 squad. During Mr. Basketball, Miller averaged 16.8 points a game, including six games of 16 or more. 2004 Stat Leaders & All-Americans

2003 JOSH DOTZLER Omaha Crusaders I
Only the third point guard to be named MVP in the twelve year history of Mr. Basketball, Josh Dotzler led the Omaha Crusaders to the 2003 title. As a sophomore at Bellevue West High School in Bellevue, Neb., the 6-foot Dotzler averaged 15 points and 6 assists for the 15-5 Thunderbirds. During Mr. Basketball, Dotzler averaged 15 points a game, including four games of 18 or more. He has verbally committed to the University of Creighton basketball program. 2003 Stat Leaders & All-Americans

2002 BRIAN BUTCH Fox Valley Skillz I
The first 7-foot MVP at Mr. Basketball, the Appleton, Wisconsin, native averaged 17.0 points per game as the Fox Valley Skillz squad improved on its Final Four finish in the 2001 tourney by winning the 2002 Mr. Basketball title. Butch was the Wisconsin Player of the Year as a junior while leading Appleton West High to the state quarterfinals and a 21-3 record. He averaged 22.6 points and 12.7 rebounds per contest. Rated by most recruiting publications as one of the top ten players in the country, Butch narrowed his list to Arizona, Kansas, Marquette, North Carolina and Wisconsin before opting to stay in his home state and play for the Wisconsin Badgers.  

Butch moved into 7th on the all-time Mr. Basketball scoring charts with a total of 213 points in 14 games during the 2001 & 2002 tournaments. 2002 Stat Leaders & All-Americans

2001 JASON DOURISSEAU Tournament Gold I
Dourisseau, a 6-5 guard from Burke High School in Omaha, Nebraska, averaged 17.6 points per game in leading his team to the 2001 Mr. Basketball title. He tallied 16 points in the championship win over Martin Bros. Select. Dourisseau led Burke to the state semi-finals as a junior and senior, including a 17-5 record while averaging 18 points as a senior. He now plays for the Big 12's University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. 2001 Stat Leaders & All-Americans

2000 STEVE TURNER West Central Gunners I
Turner, a 6-2 guard from Richwoods High School in Peoria, Illinois, averaged 17.0 points per game in leading his team to the 2000 Mr. Basketball title. He tallied 17 points in the championship win over NW Ohio Basketball. Turner led Richwoods to a 26-7 record and a 4th place finish in the Illinois state tournament while averaging 11 point and 3 assists per game. Turner now plays for NCAA Division I Chicago St. University. 2000 All-Americans

1999 RICHARD ROSS Valentino's Nebraska Red All-Stars
Ross, a 6-4 forward from Lincoln High School in Lincoln, NE, averaged 18.9 points per game in leading his team to the 1999 Mr. Basketball title. He paced the Red team with 25 points in the final.  At the Kentucky Prep Festival a week after Mr. Basketball, Ross scored 42 in a championship game loss to Spiece Gym Rats from Indiana. An outstanding receiver in football and jumper in track, he was named the 2000 Nebraska high school athlete of the year. Ross signed with the University of South Dakota to play basketball, but now plays football for the nationally ranked University of Nebraska-Kearney.

1998 TANNER ENGEL Valentino's Nebraska Sr. All-Stars
Engel helped lead a balanced squad of Nebraska all-staters to the 1998 Mr. Basketball title.  Engel, a 6-5 forward, led Val's with 19 points in the title game vs. Team Nebraska. A starter since a freshman for Kearney, Neb., Engel averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds as a junior. Tanner played as a freshman at NCAA Division I Lehigh University, before transferring back to the University of Nebraska-Kearney where he was a junior in 2001-02.

1997 MIKE HAHN Omaha Godfather's Red
Hahn led a super-talented squad of Nebraska players who broke a majority of the team scoring  records  during their run through the 1997 Mr. Basketball Invitational. Hahn, a 6-7 forward, propelled to Godfather's to the title with 17 points per game. A two-time all-Stater, Hahn was a key part of four consecutive Class A (big school) state championships for the Lincoln Northeast Rockets. Hahn finished his college career in 2001-02 at Pacific University.

1996 TYRUS BOSWELL Birmingham Magic
Boswell is one of the most exciting players to ever suit up at Mr. Basketball. He wowed the crowds with high flying dunks, strong inside play and the ability to drain the three. He led Mountain Brook, AL High School, to a 30-4 season as a junior. He paced Mountain Brook with 25 points and 12 boards a contest. During the Mr. Basketball Invitational, he averaged 19.0 points while leading the Magic to the tourney title. Boswell played college ball at Mississippi St. University before transferring to NCAA Division II Kentucky Wesleyan which won the 2002 National Title.

1995 JIMMY SANDERS Team Illinois
This 5-7 explosive point guard led Team Illinois to a perfect 7-0 record, the first time a Mr. Basketball  champion finished undefeated. Sanders scored 25 in the championship game, including the winning shot at the buzzer against Minnesota Heat. The shot gave the Chicago players an 81-79 victory. Sanders averaged 20 points per game in Mr. Basketball. He was also named the MVP of the AAU 17 & Under National Tournament, which Team Illinois won as well.

1994 JARAAN CORNELL Tiffany's AAU
Cornell had an outstanding career at Purdue University. As a senior in 2000, Cornell averaged 13 points whiled leading the Boilermakers to the NCAA Elite 8.  He averaged 15 points as a junior when Purdue made it to the NCAA Sweet 16. He led Clay High School in South Bend, Indiana, to the 1994 Indiana state title as a sophomore while averaging more than 16 points. He averaged 22.5 points during the 1994 Mr. Basketball Invitational while leading the Hoosier squad to the tourney title. He was a Parade All-American and one of the top 30 players in the country as a prep senior.

1993 TADERAL PRATT Chicago Demons
Pratt, a 6-6 forward, played as a junior and senior at the U. of North Carolina-Wilmington after leading Indian Hills Junior College in Iowa, to the 1997 JUCO National Championship. Pratt held the Mr. Basketball career scoring record with 232 points in two years, until it was surpassed during the 1997 tourney.

1992 DEREK HOOD Lawrence, Kansas
Hood, one of the most decorated alumni of the Mr. Basketball Invitational, is now playing in the CBA after an outstanding career at the U. of Arkansas. Hood is only the second Razorback to surpass 1,000 career rebounds with 1,002. He helped lead Arkansas to the NCAA 2nd Round in 1999 with 12.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game as a senior. As a high school senior at Kansas City, MO Central High School, he averaged 16 points and 20 rebounds, along with 6 blocks. He was rated one of the top 10 players in the country by almost every publication.

1992 ANDY MARKOWSKI Grand Island, Nebraska
Markowski, a standout at Ord High School, went on to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and is now an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Bowling Green University.

TEAM RECORDS

Single Game

HIGHEST WINNING SCORE      120, TNL Express 2008
LOWEST WINNING SCORE        32, Oklahoma Saints 2000
HIGHEST LOSING SCORE        86, Indiana Stars 1996, Team Iowa 1995
LOWEST LOSING SCORE         18, Southern Idaho Basketball Club 1999
HIGHEST TOTAL GAME SCORE   191, Emerald City 111, Team Montana 80 1997
LOWEST TOTAL GAME SCORE     58, Oklahoma Saints 32, Toronto Mavericks 26 2000
2-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE    48, Team Iowa 1995
3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE    22, TNL Express 2008
FREE THROWS MADE            43, Dakota Schoolers 1997

Tournament

TOTAL POINTS               787, Omaha Godfather's Red 1997
AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME   98.4, Omaha Godfather's Red 1997 
2-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE   237, Omaha Godfather's Red 1997
3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE    95, Iowa Rimrockers I 2004
FREE THROWS MADE           136, Dakota Schoolers 1997 

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

Single Game

POINTS SCORED               42, Spencer McCleod (Eagle Ridge Panthers 1997)
                            41, Scott Theisen (TNL Express 2008)
                            41, Brock Jacobson (Iowa Rimrockers I 2004)
                            39, Akbar Abdul-Ahad (Team Minnesota 2001)
                            39, Marcus Wilson (Tiffany's AAU 1994)
                            38, Jason Baker (Bingham Miners 1999)
                            38, Rick Kinner (Hickory Huskers 1993)
                            38, Mitchell Castillo (Mile Hi Mayhem 2010)
                            37, Bradley Toone (Oklahoma Servants 2008)
                            37, Jesse Meyer (Omaha Crusaders I 2002)
                            37, Jarvis Mitchell (Flint Stars 1995)
                            36, Jaraan Cornell (Tiffany's AAU 1994)
                            35, Curtis Bob (Colorado Jr. All-Stars 1996)
                            34, Kameron Cerroni (Wisconsin Playground Warriors 2008)
                            34, Cedrick Banks (Team Illinois 1999)
                            34, Jeff Larson (Kearney Cats 1993)
                            34, Rick Kinner (Hickory Huskers 1993)
                            34, Trent Traphagen (Dakota Schoolers 1994)
                            34, Jesse Wood (Denver Metro III 1994)
                            34, Brian Sykora (Minnesota Magic Black 2000)
                            34, Tate Pesicka (Dakota Schoolers I 2005)
2-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE    16, Spencer McLeod (Eagle Ridge Panters 1997)
3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE    11, Jarvis Mitchell (Flint Stars 1995)
                                Brock Jacobson (Iowa Rimrockers I 2004)
                                Scott Theisen (TNL Express 2008)
FREE THROWS MADE            15, Brandon Miller (Indiana Stars 1996)
                                Toby Irvine (Indy Metros 1993)
                                Erik Mumm (Kearney Cats 1994)
Tournament

TOP SCORING AVERAGES      34.0, Rick Kinner (Hickory Huskers 1993)
                          27.0, Lamar Wall, (Wisconsin Elite 2007)
                          26.9, Jay Ellwein (South Dakota 1993)
                          24.4, Tony Barksdale (KC Runnin Rebels 1995)
                          23.6, Joel Osborn (SW Iowa Select 2003)
                          23.4, Spencer McLeod (Eagle Ridge Panthers 1997)
                          23.4, Mike Spencer (Minnesota Dev. BB 1995)
                          23.0, Tate Pesicka (Dakota Schoolers I 2005)
                          23.0, Bradley Toone (Oklahoma Servants 2008)
                          22.8, Ben LaMaak (IBCA Iowa Select I 2005)
                          22.6, Antoine Young (Alegent Crusaders 2007)
                          22.5, Andy Zediker (Team Iowa 1995)
                          22.4, Mike Marso (Wyoming 1995)
                          22.2, Taderal Pratt (Chicago Demons 1994)
                          22.0, Jarvis Mitchell (Flint Stars 1995)
2-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE    69, Jaraan Cornell (Tiffany's AAU 1994)
3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE    39, Brock Jacobson (Iowa Rimrockers I 2004)
FREE THROWS MADE            41, Brett Seger (Tournament Gold I 2001)

TOTAL POINTS SCORED        188, Jay Ellwein (South Dakota 1993)
                           180, Jaraan Cornell (Tiffany's AAU 1994)
                           171, Bud Thomas (Colorado Hawks 2008)
                           167, Doug Pardue (Indiana Stars 1996)
                           166, Brock Jacobson (Iowa Rimrockers I 2004)
                           164, Mike Spencer (Minnesota Dev. BB 1995)
                           159, Marcus Wilson (Tiffany's AAU 1994)
                           158, Antoine Young (Alegent Crusaders 2007)
                           158, Mitchell Castillo (Mile Hi Mayhem 2010)
                           154, Jarvis Mitchell (Flint Stars 1995)
                           153, Steve Turner (West Central Gunners I 2000)
                           152, Tyrus Boswell (Birmingham Magic 1996)
                           145, Anthony Williams (Birmingham Magic 1996)
                           143, Clarence Moore (Louisiana Crusaders 1997)
                           141, Jason Dourisseau (Tournament Gold I 2001)
                           141, Kameron Cerroni (Wisconsin Playground Warriors 2008)
                           140, Jimmy Sanders (Team Illinois 1995)

MOST CAREER POINTS - (Through 2008)

 1. Bret Wise (Central Kansas Jazz)            256--14
 2. Jake Wessel (Team Iowa)                    255--16
 3. Aaron Rich (Dakota Schoolers)              247--17
 4. Josh Kimm (Team Iowa)                      233--16
 5. Taderal Pratt (Chicago Demons)             232--14
 6. Rick Kinner (Hickory Huskers)              226--10
 7. Mitch Begeman (Dakota Schoolers)           223--23
 8. Brian Butch (Fox Valley Skillz)            213--14
 9. Jeff Larson (Kearney Cats)                 206--12
10. Brian Sykora (Minnesota Magic)             202--11
11. Andy Zediker (Team Iowa)                   199--10
12. Tanner Engel (Valentino's Nebraska)        195--19
    Robert Faulkner (West Central Gunners)     195--12
14. Paige Paulsen (Dakota Schoolers)           192--17
15. Jay Ellwein (South Dakota)                 188-- 7
    Brett Seger (Tournament Gold)              188--13
17. Derek Paulsen (Black Hills All-Stars)      186--11
18. Eric Rice (Black Hills All-Stars)          185--11
19. Jeremy Gorham (KC Hoosiers)                184--12
    Josh Mueller (Dakota Schoolers)            184--12
21. Shaun Wisdom (Tournament Gold)             183--13
22. Jason Dourisseau (Tournament Gold)         181--13
23. Jaraan Cornell (Tiffany's AAU)             180-- 8

STATES THAT HAVE COMPETED IN THE MR. BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL

   Alabama        * 1 Tournament Champion
   Arizona        
   New Jersey     
   Ohio          
   Indiana        * 1 Tournament Champion
   Illinois       * 3 Tournament Champions
   Wisconsin      * 3 Tournament Champions   
   Louisiana       
   Massachusetts  
   Washington     
   Arkansas       
   South Dakota   * 1 Tournament Champion
   Iowa        
   Nebraska       * 7 Tournament Champions    
   Missouri      
   Oklahoma      
   Utah          
   Kansas        
   Michigan      
   Minnesota      * 1 Tournament Champion
   North Dakota   
   Colorado       * 1 Tournament Champion
   Connecticut    
   Texas          
   California     
   South Carolina 
   Wyoming             
   Canada       
   Idaho          
   North Carolina 
   Montana       
   Alaska       

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