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: 1/15/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 15, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Genesee’s Averie Zinn became the 34th girls basketball player in MHSAA history to score 2,000 career points during her team’s win over Clio – WJRT
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Caden Carriveau reached 1,000 career points in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port’s 58-48 win over Reese – Bay City Times
3. ICE HOCKEY Division 2 No. 6 Livonia Stevenson downed Division 1 No. 3 Hartland 6-3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. ICE HOCKEY Caden Nemeth’s 100th career point was the game-winning goal in Midland Dow’s 4-3 win over Saginaw Heritage – Midland Daily News
5. WRESTLING Leslie defeated Brooklyn Columbia Central 47-28 and Division 4 No. 9 Manchester 50-27 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Macomb Dakota won a matchup of leaders in the Macomb Area Conference Red, downing Port Huron Northern 81-56 – Macomb Daily
7. WRESTLING Traverse City West came back from a 22-0 deficit to defeat Traverse City Central 42-33 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Taylor DeKuiper had a triple-double in Fremont’s big win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Muskegon Chronicle
9. ICE HOCKEY Grosse Ile downed Gibraltar Carlson 3-2 after they tied in their previous meeting – Southgate News-Herald
10. WRESTLING Remus Chippewa Hills downed Big Rapids 50-30 – Big Rapids Pioneer