Mr. Basketball

Lance Stephenson and Brandon Triche co-winners of “Mr. New York Basketball” for 2009

Lance Stephenson of Lincoln HS, Brooklyn and Brandon Triche, Jamesville-DeWitt HS, Syracuse are named co-winners of the 2009 “Mr. New York Basketball” award by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York, Inc. Stephenson and Triche were selected by a BCANY committee chaired by Mike MacDonald, Head Basketball Coach at Medaille College.

The Mr. New York Basketball award is presented by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York, Inc., which consists of basketball coaches at the scholastic and collegiate levels from throughout the entire state. The Mr. New York Basketball award is widely viewed as the top award that a high school basketball player in New York State can receive.

Stephenson led Lincoln to the PSAL AA championship this year. Stephenson is the all time leading scorer in New York State boys basketball history. Lincoln won a PSAL title in each of Stephensons four years on the squad.

Triche led Jamesville-DeWitt to the Class A, NYSPHSSA State crown this season. Last year he led Jamesville-DeWitt to both the NYSPHSAA and Federation, Class A, titles. Triche will attend Syracuse University on a basketball scholarship next fall.

Previous Mr. New York Basketball Award Winners:

2008 – Sylven Landesberg of Holy Cross HS
2007 – Jonathan Flynn of Niagara Falls HS
2006 – Jonathan Mitchell of Mt. Vernon HS
2005 – Greg Paulus, (Syracuse Christian Brothers Academy)
2004 – Sebastian Telfair (Abraham Lincoln HS-NYC)
2003 – Tyler Relph (Rochester McQuaid HS)
2002 – Jason Fraser (Amityville HS)
2001 – Julius Hodge (St. Raymonds HS)
2000 – Peter Mulligan (St. Raymonds HS)
1999 – Leonard Stokes (Buffalo, Turner Carroll HS)
1998 – Anthony Glover (Rice HS)
1997 – Elton Brand (Peekskill HS)
1996 – Willie Dersch (Holy Cross HS)
1995 – Stephon Marbury (Lincoln HS)
1994 – Felipe Lopez (Rice HS)
1993 – Danya Abrams (Hackley School)
1992 – John Wallace (Greece-Arcadia HS)
1991 – Terrence Rencher (St. Raymond’s HS)
1990 – Jamal Mashburn (Cardinal Hayes HS)
1989 – Kenny Anderson (Archbishop Molloy HS)
1988 – Malik Sealy (Tolentine HS)
1987 – Greg Koubek (Shenendehowa HS)
– King Rice (Binghamton HS)
1986 – Keith Robinson (Buffalo Cleveland HS)

How to nominate:

An individual must be in their senior year of high school and must be one of the best basketball players in the state. Nominations are to be sent to the Executive Director by December 1st. In the nominating letter please include (1) individual’s home address and phone number (2.) Coach’s name, home address, home phone, school address, school phone and email address, (3.) basketball statistics, (4.) academic average and/or class rank, (5.) extra curricular activities, (6.) community involvement, and (7.) any other supporting information.