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: 10/7/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 7, 2025
1. GIRLS GOLF Avery Manning won a fourth Lower Peninsula Division 2 Regional individual title as her No. 2-ranked Dexter team also was victorious – Ann Arbor News
2. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Montague edged No. 6 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian by a stroke to win their Division 4 Regional – Local Sports Journal
3. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Heights Crestwood downed Division 2 No. 9 Melvindale 3-1 to earn a share of the Western Wayne Athletic Conference championship – Southgate News-Herald
4. GIRLS GOLF No. 9 Elk Rapids carded a 364 to win its LPD4 Regional by 29 strokes – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BOYS SOCCER Warren Mott downed Clawson and got an assist from New Haven to secure the Macomb Area Conference Gold title outright – Macomb Daily
6. BOYS TENNIS Bay City Western ended Essexville Garber’s three-year reign at the Bay County Championship – Bay City Times
7. GIRLS GOLF Owosso edged Alpena by a stroke to win their LPD2 Regional – Petoskey News-Review
8. BOYS SOCCER Asher Clark reached 50 goals for the season in Bay City John Glenn’s 5-3 win over Mount Pleasant – Bay City Times
9. BOYS SOCCER Tecumseh scored during the final minutes to get past Division 3 honorable mention Brooklyn Columbia Central 2-1 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
10. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 10 Hancock continued its successful run with a four-set win over L’Anse – Upper Michigan’s Source