Meet Mr. Basketball
March 20, 2012
This season's Mr. Basketball stood tall over the rest of the competition -- although not by much over a future Michigan State teammate.
Bay City Western center Matt Costello edged Lansing Sexton guard Denzel Valentine to win the 32nd Mr. Basketball award. It is given annually to the top senior player in the state by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan and the Detroit Free Press.
Here's Costello's story, from the Free Press' Mick McCabe:
Bay City Western's Matt Costello shares Mr. Basketball award with all who helped him
Today in the MHSAA: 9/18/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 18, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Warren De La Salle Collegiate edged Division 1 No. 13 Detroit Catholic Central 2-1 – Macomb Daily
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Lizzie Risdon reached 1,000 career kills in Division 1 honorable mention Zeeland East’s sweep of Division 2 honorable mention Holland Christian – Holland Sentinel
3. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven scored four-second half goals in a 5-1 win over Grandville – Grand Haven Tribune
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL After seeing a 2-0 lead evaporate, Midland Dow hung on for a five-set win over Mount Pleasant – Midland Daily News
5. CROSS COUNTRY Okemos swept Chesaning Invitational championships – Saginaw News
6. BOYS SOCCER Tyler Standfest had six points in Division 3 No. 4 Elk Rapids’ win over Kalkaska – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland twice came back down a set to defeat Bay City Western in five – Midland Daily News
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 top-ranked St. Joseph downed Battle Creek Lakeview 4-2 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. BOYS SOCCER Saline edged Temperance Bedford 1-0 – Saline Post
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL LeRoy Pine River swept Shelby and Kalkaska – Cadillac News