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: 2/22/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 22, 2022
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 16 Detroit Renaissance built a double-digit first-half lead on the way to a 48-36 win over Mumford in the Detroit Public School League Tournament Final – Detroit Free Press
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 2 Detroit Martin Luther King followed standout Chansey Willis to a 66-38 PSL Final win over Western – MLive-Detroit
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Buchanan clinched a share of the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference Red title with a 42-36 win over Niles Brandywine – South Bend Tribune
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 18 Howell advanced in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Tournament with a 66-54 win over No. 9 Wayne Memorial – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Farwell’s Madison Travis went over 1,000 career points in her team’s 36-21 win over Shepherd – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. HOCKEY Holland West Ottawa and Jenison won first-round Regional games in Division 1 – FOX 17
7. HOCKEY Fenton/Linden advanced in Division 2 with a 2-0 win over Davison – Mid-Michigan Now
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Corunna fell to Division 2 No. 12 Lake Fenton 57-41, but the Cavaliers’ Ellie Toney set the school scoring record at 1,289 career points – Flint Journal
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City St. Francis started fast on the way to a 41-32 win over Division 4 No. 13 Lake Leelanau St. Mary – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Carrollton trailed after the first quarter but came back to defeat Midland Bullock Creek 57-41 – Saginaw News