Braylon Mullins wins Indiana Mr. Basketball in statewide vote

Braylon Mullins won Indiana Mr. Basketball with 182 votes in a statewide ballot that drew 344 total votes, giving the Greenfield-Central senior a comfortable edge over a deep field of finalists. Tre Singleton finished second with 65 votes, Azavier Robinson was third with 49 and Dezmon Briscoe placed fourth with 15 as the vote was conducted online from March 21 to April 1.

Mullins backed up the ballot with one of the most complete senior seasons in the state. He averaged 32.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 3.7 steals and 1.1 blocks and led Greenfield-Central to a 23-4 record and a Hoosier Heritage Conference title. He also became the first Mr. Basketball winner from Greenfield-Central, a milestone that fits a season in which he produced both volume scoring and winning results.

The award itself still carries the kind of weight that makes every spring run through Indiana basketball feel like a referendum on the whole season. Mr. Basketball is presented by the Indiana Pacers and goes to the senior who receives the most votes from Indiana high school coaches and media, which is why the honor is tied to the full body of work rather than one postseason weekend. It sits inside the IndyStar Indiana All-Star program, which dates to 1939, while the girls' All-Star program and Miss Basketball were added in 1976.

That history is part of why Mullins' name now joins a line that includes George Crowe, Bill Garrett, Ron Bonham, Rick Mount, Billy Shepherd, Dave Shepherd and Damon Bailey. Bailey remains the standard-bearer in the record book, with 3,134 career points at Bedford North Lawrence, and his 1990 state title run still defines what an Indiana legend looks like: 30 points in the championship game against Concord, the final 11 points of a comeback win and a title clinched before 41,046 fans at the Hoosier Dome. The state scoring list still places Bailey first all-time, with names like Marion Pierce, Deshaun Thomas, Luke Brown, Romeo Langford, Eric Gordon and Mullins among the elite company around him.