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This year they picked Mr. Basketball before the Sweet 16. Quentin Snider of Ballard won the award. Nick Ruthsatz, point guard and state champion CovCath's best player wasn't even a finalist, although he wasn't getting much, if any, statewide press until the Sweet 16.

After his incredible Sweet 16 performance, many (not on this site, but in general) believe that Ruthsatz should've gotten more consideration for Mr. Basketball.

Now in 2011, Anthony Hickey led his Christian County Colonels to a state title. He won Mr. Basketball not long after. If they would've picked Mr. Basketball before the Sweet 16, they probably would've picked Chane Behanan, Zach Price, or Remy Abell.

With all that being said, I've got one question... Is it better to vote for Mr. Basketball before or after the state championship? And for the record, Ruthsatz had an incredible season, but Snider was hands down the best player in the state