Linked Up: Meet Mr. Basketball

March 19, 2013

To casual high school basketball fans who hadn't heard about him coming up, Monte Morris introduced himself during Flint Beecher's run to last season's MHSAA Class C championship. 

On Monday, the Iowa State recruit won a close competition among the top three finalists for this season's Mr. Basketball award, as voted on by members of the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan. 

Morris gives Flint its first Mr. Basketball since Kelvin Torbert in 2001. 

Monte Morris of Flint Beecher Named Mr. Basketball (Detroit Free Press)

PHOTO: Flint Beecher's Monte Morris brings the ball upcourt during a game against Rockford this season. (Click to see more at HighSchoolSportsScene.com.)

Today in the MHSAA: 2/7/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 7, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL The Davis twins combined for 37 points as West Bloomfield downed Detroit Edison 61-42 – MLIVE-Detroit

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City Central clinched a share of the Big North Conference title with a 53-50 win over Alpena – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Fenton moved into a first-place tie in the Flint Metro League Stripes with a 62-54 win over co-leader Holly – Oakland Press

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Blanc remains one of two teams undefeated in Saginaw Valley League play after handing Flint Powers Catholic a first league loss 47-46 – WNEM

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Genesee Christian defeated Flint Hamady 53-51, but Hamady’s JaKobie Boose scored his 1,000th point – WJRT

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jayden Marlatt reached 1,000 career points in Johannesburg-Lewiston’s big win over Pellston – Petoskey News-Review

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mia McLaughlin set a Frankenmuth record with nine 3-pointers in a big win over Birch Run – Saginaw News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford downed Grand Haven 48-39 – FOX 17

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Vicksburg defeated Division 3 contender Niles Brandywine 46-38 – Kalamazoo Gazette

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Coldwater handed Jackson Northwest its first Interstate 8 Athletic Conference defeat, 32-25 – Coldwater Daily Report