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: 8/18/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 18, 2025
1. BOYS SOCCER Royal Oak Shrine Catholic finished 3-0 at the Oakland Christian Lancer
Invitational with wins over Oakland Christian, Genesee Christian and Saginaw Valley Lutheran – Oakland Press
2. GIRLS GOLF Coopersville carded a 369 to win the Fruitport Invitational – Grand Haven Tribune
3. BOYS SOCCER Kingsford opened with wins over Grayling and the host Blue Devils at the Sault Ste. Marie Invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News
4. BOYS SOCCER Niles ran its championship streak at Buchanan’s Vandenberg Invitational to three with wins over Buchanan and Brandywine – Niles Daily Star
5. CROSS COUNTRY Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker, Kingston and Saginaw Valley Lutheran had individual winners at the Hemlock Classic – Huron Daily Tribune | Athletic.net
6. BOYS TENNIS Fowlerville edged Milan to win its Fowlerville Invitational – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. BOYS SOCCER McBain Northern Michigan Christian defeated Shepherd and Buckley to win its Comet Cup – Cadillac News
8. BOYS SOCCER Maple City Glen Lake defeated Brooklyn Columbia Central and tied Hart at the latter’s invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. BOYS TENNIS Holland won its season-opening invitational – MuskegonSports.com
10. BOYS SOCCER Fowlerville opened with a notable 4-2 win over Pinckney – Livingston Daily Press & Argus