2011 Co Winners of Mr. New York Basketball

Jabarie Hinds, Mount Vernon HS
Achraf Yacoubou, Long Island Lutheran HS
are co-winners of “Mr. New York Basketball” for 2011

Jabarie Hinds of Mount Vernon HS and Achraf Yacoubou of Long Island Lutheran HS are named the co-winners of the 2011 “Mr. New York Basketball” award by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York, Inc. This was the result of a two part process (1.) voting by BCANY and media members and (2) Committee deliberations.

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.

This year Hinds is averaging: 19.3 points, 3 assists, 3 steal, 3 rebounds per game. He was named Mr. Westchester County basketball for the second year in a row. He is nominated to play in the McDonalds All American Game and was selected to play in the Capital Classic. Hinds will attend the University of West Virginia.

This year Yacoubou is averaging 19.0 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.4 steals per game. He was invited to NBA Top 100, Nike Paul Pierce and LeBron James Camps. He was the MVP of the Big Apple Classic. He was a McDonald’s All American Nominee and was selected for the Capital City All Star Game. Yacoubou has committed to the Villanova University.

Previous Mr. New York Basketball Award Winners:

2010 Tobias Harris of Half Hollow Hills West HS
2009 Co- Lance Stephenson of Lincoln HS,
2009 Co- Brandon Triche of Jamesville-DeWitt HS
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)
2003- Tyler Relph (Rochester McQuaid HS)
2002 – Jason Fraser (Amityville HS)
2001 – Julius Hodge (St. Raymond’s HS)
2000 – Peter Mulligan (St. Raymond’s HS)
1999 – Leonard Stoke (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)