Linked Up: Meet Mr. Basketball

March 19, 2013

To casual high school basketball fans who hadn't heard about him coming up, Monte Morris introduced himself during Flint Beecher's run to last season's MHSAA Class C championship. 

On Monday, the Iowa State recruit won a close competition among the top three finalists for this season's Mr. Basketball award, as voted on by members of the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan. 

Morris gives Flint its first Mr. Basketball since Kelvin Torbert in 2001. 

Monte Morris of Flint Beecher Named Mr. Basketball (Detroit Free Press)

PHOTO: Flint Beecher's Monte Morris brings the ball upcourt during a game against Rockford this season. (Click to see more at HighSchoolSportsScene.com.)

Today in the MHSAA: 6/5/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 5, 2025

1. GIRLS LACROSSE South Lyon advanced to its first Final since 2008 with a 12-6 win over Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood in Division 1 – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS LACROSSE Hartland scored with 1:24 remaining to get past Rockford 7-6 in a Division 1 Semifinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. GIRLS LACROSSE Grand Rapids Catholic Central will return to the Division 2 Final after a 19-3 win over Haslett; GRCC will play Detroit Country Day, a 19-8 winner over Saline – WOOD TV

4. BASEBALL Top-ranked Macomb Dakota downed No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate 5-1 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Macomb Daily

5. BASEBALL No. 20 Onsted advanced in Division 3 with a 5-2 win over No. 9 Grass Lake – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. BASEBALL Three Rivers earned its first Regional win in program history, downing No. 18 Niles 2-1 in Division 2 – Sturgis Journal

7. BASEBALL Unionville-Sebewaing edged No. 17 Bay City All Saints 2-1 in Division 4 – Huron Daily Tribune

8. BASEBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian followed Max Miller to a 2-0 win over No. 15 Central Montcalm in Division 3 – Local Sports Journal

9. BASEBALL Top-ranked Ada Forest Hills Eastern advanced in Division 1 with a 12-4 win over No. 15 Coopersville – Grand Rapids Press

10. BASEBALL No. 20 East Jordan held on for a 5-2 win over No. 16 Indian River Inland Lakes in Division 4 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune