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: 9/16/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 16, 2025
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 7 Saginaw Swan Valley got a late score to get past No. 14 Freeland 3-2 – Saginaw News
2. FIELD HOCKEY Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett defeated Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 5-1 – Oakland Press
3. CROSS COUNTRY The Bellaire girls and Petoskey St. Michael boys – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – won at the Kalkaska Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS TENNIS Sturgis and LPD4 No. 6 Paw Paw played to a 4-4 draw – Sturgis Journal
5. VOLLEYBALL Goodrich defeated Lake Fenton 3-2 in an outdoor match – WNEM
6. BOYS SOCCER Macomb L’Anse Creuse North ran its winning streak to nine with a 5-0 win over Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily
7. VOLLEYBALL Flat Rock swept New Boston Huron with all three sets decided by two points – Southgate News-Herald
8. BOYS SOCCER Bay City John Glenn earned its second win this season over Essexville Garber, this one 3-2 – Bay City Times
9. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Clinton Township Chippewa Valley followed Rachel Kincher to a 101-75 win over Fraser – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee downed Marquette 7-1 – Upper Michigan’s Source