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: 5/19/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 19, 2026
1. BOYS GOLF Holland Christian came back from a double-digit deficit to claim the Ottawa-Kent Conference Black Tournament championship – Holland Sentinel
2. BOYS GOLF McBain Northern Michigan Christian – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – won the Highland Conference Tournament, with Blair DeZeeuw carding two eagles in finishing first individually – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Hartland handed Division 2 No. 5 DeWitt its only loss this season, 1-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. BOYS GOLF LPD2 No. 10 Macomb Lutheran North broke Warren De La Salle Collegiate’s three-year winning streak at the Macomb County Tournament, but the Pilots’ Julian Sinishtaj was the individual medalist – Macomb Daily
5. GIRLS TENNIS Bay City Western claimed six flights in winning the Bay County Championship – Bay City Times
6. SOFTBALL Division 3 top-ranked Evart swept McBain to finish its Highland Conference schedule undefeated – Cadillac News
7. BOYS LACROSSE Temperance Bedford opened its Division 2 Regional with a big win over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Monroe News
8. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 5 Bay City Western downed Flint Powers Catholic in the first game of a Saginaw Valley League championship series – Bay City Times
9. GIRLS SOCCER Melanie Kolnitys had three goals in Midland Dow’s Senior Night win over Division 3 No. 8 Frankenmuth – Midland Daily News
10. GIRLS SOCCER Bay City John Glenn downed Saginaw Heritage – WNEM