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: 9/2/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 2, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Bryce Williams scored a school-record six goals in Division 3 No. 8 Alma’s 9-1 win over Bay City John Glenn – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Whitehall, Muskegon Mona Shores and Western Michigan Christian played during the first of a two-day event aboard the USS LST 393 – Muskegon Chronicle
3. BOYS TENNIS Battle Creek Lakeview ran its All-City Tournament title streak to 11 – Battle Creek Enquirer
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 9 Ann Arbor Skyline edged Saline 1-0 – Saline Post
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 4 Detroit Country Day downed Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 2-1 – Oakland Press
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Suttons Bay improved to 9-0 with a sweep of Grand Traverse Academy – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Norway defeated Felch North Dickinson 3-2 – Upper Michigan’s Source
8. GIRLS GOLF Big Rapids extended its lead in the Central State Activities Association title chase – Big Rapids Pioneer
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Negaunee continued its fast start with a sweep of Iron Mountain – My UP Now
10. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 3 Okemos downed Midland Dow 3-1 – Midland Daily News