The "Miss New York Basketball" award, the top honor in the sport, is presented annually to a deserving high school senior by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York, which includes scholastic and collegiate coaches from across the state.

   Previous recipients of the award:

2008 - Shenise Johnson (Rush-Henrietta)
2007 - Lorin Dixon (Christ The King)
2006 - Tina Charles (Christ The King)
2005 - Carrem Gay (Christ the King)

2004 - Nicky Anosiki (St. Peter’s)
2003 - Cori Chambers (Ursuline)
2002 - Jenn Viani (Poughkeepsie Lourdes)
2001 - Bethany LeSueur (Garden City)
2000 - Carolyn Gottstein (Albany)

1999 - Nicole Kaczmarski (Sachem)
1998 - Sue Bird (Christ the King)
1997 - Kate Smith (Roy C. Ketcham)
1996 - Missy West (Malone Franklin Academy)
1995 - Caryn Schoff (St. Johnsville)

1995 - Chamique Holdsclaw (Christ the King)
1994 - Sandy Mitchell (Waterloo)
1993 - Suzanne Mayo (Valley Central)
1992 - Jennifer Scanlon (Shenendehowa)
1991 - Katina Mack (Monticello)

1990 - Debbie Barnes (Shenendehowa)
1989 - Norrine Powers (Nanuet)
1988 - Tammy Reiss (Eldred)
1987 - Monika Kost (Lindenhurst)
1986 - Margaret McKeon (Christ the King)