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: 12/9/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 9, 2024

1. WRESTLING Division 3 top-ranked Dundee finished eight points ahead of Division 2 No. 1 Lowell and also ahead of Division 4 No. 1 Hudson to win a loaded Grappler Gold Invitational – Michigan Grappler

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage downed reigning Division 1 champion West Bloomfield 79-53 at the Ypsilanti Ice Breaker Classic – Saginaw News

3. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 2 East Grand Rapids defeated No. 3 Houghton in a shootout at the West Michigan Hockey Showcase – East Grand Rapids Hockey

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Jake Champagne tied Oxford’s career scoring record during a 75-40 win over New Baltimore Anchor Bay – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saline’s Keira Roehm broke her school’s career record for 3-pointers with five more during a 59-28 win over Livonia Stevenson – Ann Arbor News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Jalen Kampen scored 32 points to surpass 1,000 for his career in Parchment’s big win over Constantine – Kalamazoo Gazette

7. BOWLING Cadillac swept championships at the early-season Big North Conference meets – Cadillac News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Onekama defeated Maple City Glen Lake 57-42 to clinch the Elk Rapids Invitational title – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. WRESTLING Midland finished 5-0 at the Saginaw Swan Valley Invitational, defeating Croswell-Lexington in the championship match – Midland Daily News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Warren Lincoln delivered a 56-51 season-opening loss to Ann Arbor Huron – Ann Arbor News