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: 4/10/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 10, 2026
1. GIRLS SOCCER Bay City John Glenn handed Division 3 No. 10 Essexville Garber just its third league loss since the start of 2019, 3-0 – Bay City John Glenn
2. SOFTBALL Flint Kearsley defeated Corunna 42-25 in a game that lasted more than three hours – Flint Journal
3. BOYS LACROSSE Detroit Country Day came back from a halftime deficit to get past Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 9-7 – Oakland Press
4. BASEBALL Chad Grundy reached 400 coaching wins with Marion’s sweep of Traverse City Christian – MI Sports Now
5. BASEBALL After losing Wednesday’s series opener to Ann Arbor Skyline, Division 1 No. 10 Saline swept Thursday’s doubleheader 4-3 and 11-3 – Ann Arbor News
6. GIRLS SOCCER Molly Labate scored the go-ahead goal with 12:57 to play to lead Division 1 No. 14 Clarkston past Royal Oak – Oakland Press
7. BASEBALL Undefeated and Division 4 No. 4 New Boston Huron held on for a 3-2 win over Monroe Jefferson – Southgate News-Herald
8. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Linden swept Goodrich 8-5 and 10-6 – Flint Journal
9. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West made two first-half goals stand in a 2-0 win over Traverse City Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. SOFTBALL Eaton Rapids swept Holt, including winning the second game 10-9 – Lansing State Journal