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: 12/3/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 3, 2024
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Olivia Fisher scored the game-winner in Midland Bullock Creek’s 29-27 season-opening win over Remus Chippewa Hills – Midland Daily News
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Durand came back from eight points down during the fourth quarter to defeat International Academy of Flint 64-57 – WJRT
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hart followed Addi Hovey to a 44-32 win over Grant – Muskegon Chronicle
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Genesee Christian opened with a 44-26 win over Fenton – WNEM
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL New Boston Huron earned first-year coach Bradd Bossick his first victory, 57-41 over Gibraltar Carlson – Monroe News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Charlotte made 15 fourth-quarter free throws in a 77-70 win over Ovid-Elsie – Lansing State Journal
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sturgis also earned an opening-night win for a new coach, Andy Phillips, 64-24 over Colon – Sturgis Journal
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Birmingham Groves earned a 68-50 season-opening win over Redford Thurston – Hometown Life
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Nouvel followed Jack Wilson to a 64-52 victory over Reese – Saginaw News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Gladstone earned its first win this winter, 67-59 over Ishpeming – Upper Michigan’s Source