The Kentucky "Miss Basketball" honor recognizes the top female high school basketball player in the state of Kentucky.
Due to Kentucky's status as a culturally rich basketball state, Miss Basketball winners are highly coveted student athletes by colleges throughout the United States.
Originally, there was only a “Kentucky Mr. Basketball” from 1954 to 1975, until 1976 when they created an award for women as well.
The reward is presented by The Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation[1] and is given to senior players that have shown exceptional basketball skills.
[citation needed] In the past 45 years, all but one of these players has gone on to play basketball in college.