Each year the Alabama Miss Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school girls basketball player in the U.S. state of Alabama. The award winner is selected by members of the Alabama Sports Writers Association.[1]
Award winners
| Year | Player | High School | College | WNBA draft | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ace Austin (2)[2] | Spring Garden | Alabama | ||
| 2024 | Ace Austin[3] | Spring Garden | Alabama | ||
| 2023 | Reniya Kelly | Hoover | North Carolina | ||
| 2022 | Samiya Steele | Hazel Green | Alabama State/Jacksonville State | ||
| 2021 | Karoline Striplin | Geneva County | Tennessee | ||
| 2020 | Sarah Ashlee Barker | Spain Park | Georgia/Alabama | 2025 WNBA draft: 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks | |
| 2019 | Annie Hughes | Pisgah | Auburn | ||
| 2018 | Zipporah Broughton | Lee | Rutgers | ||
| 2017 | Bianca Jackson | Brewbaker Tech | South Carolina | ||
| 2016 | Jasmine Walker | Jeff Davis | Florida State/Alabama | 2021 WNBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 7th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks | |
| 2015 | Shaquera Wade | Huntsville | Alabama | ||
| 2014 | Shakayla Thomas | Sylacauga | Florida State | ||
| 2013 | Marqu'es Webb | Hoover | Vanderbilt | ||
| 2012 | Jasmine Jones | Bob Jones | Tennessee | ||
| 2011 | Hayden Hamby | West Morgan | Purdue | ||
| 2010 | Kaneisha Horn | Ramsay | Alabama | ||
| 2009 | Jala Harris | Bob Jones | UAB | ||
| 2008 | Courtney Jones | Midfield | LSU | ||
| 2007 | Katherine Graham | Ramsay | LSU | ||
| 2006 | Shanavia Dowdell | Calera | LA Tech | 2010 WNBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 18th overall by the Washington Mystics | |
| 2005 | Whitney Boddie | Florence | Auburn | 2009 WNBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 20th overall by the Sacramento Monarchs | |
| 2004 | Starr Orr | Danville | MTSU | ||
| 2003 | Sidney Spencer | Hoover | Tennessee | 2007 WNBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 25th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks | |
| 2002 | Kate Mastin | Boaz | Alabama | ||
| 2001 | Donyel Wheeler | Huffman | Alabama | ||
| 2000 | Natasha Thomas | Lawrence County | UAB | ||
| 1999 | Tasheika Morris | Butler | Florida State | ||
| 1998 | Gwen Jackson | Eufaula | Tennessee | 2003 WNBA draft: 1st Rnd, 6th overall by the Indiana Fever | |
| 1997 | April Nance | Butler | |||
| 1996 | Nicole Carruth | Sulligent | Alabama | ||
| 1995 | Heather Mayes | Fyffe | Western Kentucky | ||
| 1994 | Pam Duncan | Carrollton High School | Alabama | ||
| 1993 | Leah Monteith | Cherokee County | Alabama | ||
| 1992 | Yolanda Watkins | Decatur | Alabama | ||
| 1991 | Tonya Tice | Hamilton | Auburn | ||
| 1990 | Karen Killen | Mars Hill Bible | Kentucky/Lipscomb | ||
| 1989 | Leslie Claybrook | Saint James | Alabama | ||
| 1988 | Jeaniece Slater | Hartselle High School | North Alabama |
See also
References
- ^ "Alabama Sports Writers Association". Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ Walsh, Christopher (April 17, 2025). "Alabama High School 2025 Mr. and Miss Basketball Winners Named". si.com. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ Holtsford, David (April 16, 2024). "Buckhorn’s Caleb Holt, Spring Garden’s Ace Austin Grab ASWA 2024 Mr. and Miss Basketball Honors". AHSAA.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.