Kentucky Miss Basketball


The Kentucky "Miss Basketball" honor recognizes the top female high school basketball player in the state of Kentucky. Due to Kentucky's status as a culturally rich basketball state, Miss Basketball winners are highly coveted student athletes by colleges throughout the United States. The award has been given annually since 1976.

Award winners

YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeWNBA Draft
1976Donna MurphyNewportMorehead State
1977Geri GrigsbyMcDowellKentucky
1978Irene MooreBreathitt County
1979Beth WilkersonParisOld Dominion
1980Lisa CollinsLaurel CountyKentucky
1981Lillie MasonOlmstead HighWestern Kentucky
1982Connie GoinsFranklin Co./Western HillsDuke
1983Clemette HaskinsWarren CentralWestern Kentucky
1984Carol ParkerMarshall CountyPaducah Community College
1985Bridgette CombsWhitesburgWestern Kentucky
1986Kris MillerOwensboro CatholicKentucky
1987Mary TaylorMarshall CountyWestern Kentucky
1988Kim PehlkeLouisville DossWestern Kentucky
1989Lisa HarrisonLouisville SouthernTennessee1999 WNBA Draft: 3rd Rnd, 34th overall by the Phoenix Mercury
1990Kim MaysKnox CentralEastern Kentucky
1991Ida BowenSheldon ClarkWestern Kentucky
1992Becky McKinleyBullitt EastKentucky
1993Brandi AshbyWebster CountyHawaii/Western Kentucky
1994Laurie TownsendApolloWestern Kentucky
1995Ukari FiggsScott CountyPurdue1999 WNBA Draft: 3rd Rnd, 28th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks
1996Jaime WalzFt. Thomas HighlandsWestern Kentucky
1997Rachel ByarsUnion CountyWestern Kentucky/ Boston College
1998Beth ViceMontgomery CountyAlabama
1999Jody SizemoreLeslie CountyMorehead State
2000Jenni BenningfieldAssumptionVanderbilt
2001Katie SchweggmanBishop BrossartMiami
2002Erica HallmanHolmesKansas
2003Megen GearhartWest CarterMorehead State
2004Crystal KellySacred HeartWestern Kentucky2008 WNBA Draft: 3rd Rnd, 31st overall by the Houston Comets
2005Carly OrmerodSacred HeartKentucky
2006Arnika BrownChristian CountyKentucky/St. Catharine/Western Kentucky
2007Rebecca GrayScott CountyNorth Carolina/Kentucky/Union College
2008Tia GibbsButler TraditionalVanderbilt/Louisville
2009A'dia MathiesLouisville IroquoisKentucky2013 WNBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks
2010Sarah Beth BarnetteLexington Christian AcademyKentucky/Virginia
2011Sara HammondRockcastle CountyLouisville
2012Sydney MossBoone CountyFlorida/Thomas More College
2013Makayla EppsMarion CountyKentucky
2014Ivy BrownLaRue CountyWestern Kentucky
2015Maci MorrisBell CountyKentucky
2016Erin BoleyElizabethtownNotre Dame/Oregon
2017Lindsey DuvallBullitt EastLouisville
2018Seygan RobinsMercer CountyLouisville
2019Savannah WheelerBoyd CountyMarshall