Ohio Mr. Basketball Canidates for 2022-23 season

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the most highly discussed topics of the high school basketball season every year is the Mr. Basketball award. In this article I'll break down the top 15 candidates for the award. Want to share your opinion? Post your thoughts on our <a href="https://forums.prephoops.com/t/ohio-mr-basketball/1528" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">forum topic</a> of this article.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["867951"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Royal would be my pick for the award, he came close to winning it as a Junior after leading Pickerington Central to a state championship. One of the most dominant high school players Ohio has seen in the past couple years, Royal is set to put up crazy numbers as a senior in a run it back type season.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["922605"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Another prospect who had a legit case to win the award last winter, Swain makes things look easy on the court. A switch was flipped after halftime of the city league championship as Swain dominated after that moment to win a city league, district and regional championship.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["867934"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"The winner of the award last season, [player_tooltip player_id='867934' first='Gabe' last='Cupps'] will once again be looking to bring the hardware home. After graduating some key scorers, Cupps should have bigger numbers this season as Centerville looks to reclaim their crown.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["1432004"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"Winning Mr. Basketball as an underclassman is incredibly difficult but if anybody were to do it, it would be Peterson. 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Burgess and his squad went blow for blow with one of the top public schools in the country and if Burgess can lead Sycamore to a GMC and regional title, he'll have a case for Mr. Basketball.","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_6_player":["1222354"],"_player_evaluations_6_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"McCulloch leads a stacked Lutheran East squad as they come into the season as heavy favorites to win the Division III title. 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Powell also shined playing up 17 U this summer on the 3SSB circuit with Wildcats Select and will look to continue that momentum.","_player_evaluations_7_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_8_player":["867949"],"_player_evaluations_8_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_8_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_8_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_8_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_8_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_8_evaluation":"Rice will try and lead Wayne back to the GWOC championship as he's put-up big-time numbers since his freshman season. The future Murray State Racer is one of the most athletic guards in the state and a joy to watch each time he steps on the court.","_player_evaluations_8_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_9_player":["1052783"],"_player_evaluations_9_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_9_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_9_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_9_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_9_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_9_evaluation":"Parks will need to increase his scoring to have a chance to win this award but after a deep playoff run last season and some development in the summer, Parks could be a sleeper for this award as the future Ohio State Buckeye has the size and athletic advantage on just about anybody.","_player_evaluations_9_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_10_player":["1222349"],"_player_evaluations_10_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_10_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_10_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_10_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_10_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_10_evaluation":"Two straight seasons falling just short of a state championship, White will look to get over the hump and cement himself as one of the top players in the state. 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