2023 Indiana Mr. Basketball Finalists

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Indiana Mr. Basketball award is the most coveted prize that an Indiana High School Basketball player can achieve. It is an annual award given out to the top senior in the state with past winners including everyone from Oscar Robertson to Glenn Robinson to Eric Gordon. Each year, the winner also gets the honor of wearing the #1 jersey for the Indiana All-Star series. Coaches and media members around the state are given a ballot to fill out voting for their first and second place finisher. So, the "finalists" announcement really just means these were likely the top six vote getters and at least appeared in the top two of some ballots. The 2023 Indiana Mr. Basketball award winner will be announced on April 19th. Here is more information on this year's leading candidates.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["868219"],"_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":"After leading Cathedral to a state championship as a junior, Booker turned in another excellent season as the Irish picked up a second straight Sectional title before falling to eventual state champion Ben Davis in the Regional. 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Colvin, a Purdue signee, is one of the most athletic players in the state of Indiana and can also really shoot it from beyond the arc.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["1042497"],"_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":"If you are looking for the best player on the best team angle, Doughty is your guy. The 6'9u0022 big man was at the center of everything that led the Giants to a perfect 33-0 state championship season. 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The Central Florida bound 6'5u0022 guard averaged 23.7 points per game this season while shooting 39.9% from three-point range.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["935722"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"Jones, a Ball State signee, is one of the more versatile forwards in the state and was recently named to the Indiana All-Star team. The 6'7u0022 Jones 19.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game for the Vikings. 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