Boys' Basketball
Free Throwing Champions

FT
FT
FT
Year       Name       Team
Made
Att.
Pct.
1915 Colin McDonald Central
38
56
67.9
   **
1917 Clarence Sanders Central
30
45
66.7
1918 Albert Tousley Humboldt
19
32
59.4
1919 Steve French Central
24
40
60.0
1920 Cy Ettinger Humboldt
28
62
45.2
1921 Claude Jansen Central
24
43
55.8
1922 Claire McMann Humboldt
28
48
58.3
1923 Bill Mason Central
26
50
52.0
1924 Ray Nelson Mechanic Arts
7
14
50.0
   **
1929 Bernard Bilski Central
18
19
94.7
1930 Larry Schwartz Mechanic Arts
20
35
57.1
1931 Ray Strecker Washington
11
17
64.7
1932 Tom Dawson Central
14
20
70.0
Kenneth Hunt Washington
7
10
70.0
1933 Albin Anderson Central
13
20
65.0
1934 Max Aronovsky Humboldt
21
35
60.0
1935 Sam Gantman Washington
16
24
66.7
1936 Roy Huseman Central
22
30
73.3
1937 Bob Hessler Humboldt
25
38
65.8
1938 Vern Patterson Mechanic Arts
15
20
75.0
1939 Albert Schwartz Central
20
30
66.7
1940 Don Lawson Central
21
31
67.8
1941 Vic Frascone Johnson
16
23
69.6
1942 Carl Fosness Johnson
18
24
75.0
1943 Dick Furey Humboldt
24
32
75.0
1944 Jerry Gelbmann Washington
21
26
80.8
1945 Dick Robinson Marshall
30
42
71.4
1946 Frank Brown Mechanic Arts
16
23
69.6
1947 Ralph Drassal Washington
21
29
72.4
1948 John Santos Humboldt
24
31
77.4
1949 Jim Fritsche Humboldt
43
57
75.4
1950 Russ Johnson Washington
15
18
83.3
1951 Tom Lindblad Johnson
34
50
68.0
1952 Mike Knight Mechanic Arts
21
30
70.0
   **
1971 Roger Harris Mechanic Arts
67
84
79.8
1972 Pete Rusterholtz Highland Park
31
42
73.8
   **
1974 Scott Yarborough Washington
36
48
75.0
1975 Nate Morris Murray
52
67
77.6
1976 Greg Heiner Murray
38
50
76.0
1977 Greg Adkins Highland Park
33
44
75.0
1978 Steve Elizondo Humboldt
32
41
78.0
1979 John Williams Central
65
79
82.3
1980 Stacy Robinson Central
37
48
77.1
1981 Dave Steveken St. Thomas
28
35
80.0
1982 Antonio Brown Johnson
34
43
79.1
1983 Peter Hanson Cretin
55
76
72.4
1984 Monte DeBarry Johnson
44
56
78.6
1985 Tom Theobold St. Thomas
30
37
81.1
1986 Mike Brodtmann Hill-Murray
34
48
70.8
1987 Tom Knoblauch Como Park
40
50
80.0
1988 Jeff Rosga Cretin-Derham
70
88
79.5
1989 Steve Olmstead Harding
24
27
88.9
1990 Shawn Devine Cretin-Derham
27
31
87.1
1991 Johnny Tauer Cretin-Derham
29
35
82.9
1992 Jeff Levine Highland Park
27
34
79.4
1993 Arvesta Kelly Cretin-Derham
24
28
85.7
1994 Jeff Grauer Harding
23
27
85.2
1995 Stevie Johnson Highland Park
22
27
81.5
1996 David Devine Cretin-Derham
43
53
81.1
1997 Demeris Allen Como Park
40
49
81.6
1998 Bob Green Humboldt
53
66
80.3
1999 Steve Priestley Harding
43
55
78.2
2000 John Medellin Humboldt
56
65
86.2
2001 Jeff Reck Harding
48
56
85.7
2002 Jeff Reck Harding
86
90
95.6
2003 Drew Dalton Highland Park
30
34
88.2
2004 DeAndre Hill Highland Park
27
33
81.8
2005 Shane Daniels Como Park
24
30
80.0
2006 Demetrius Williams Harding
23
31
74.2
2007 Greg Morse Como Park
30
36
83.3
2008 Estan Tyler Johnson
33
39
84.6
2009 Josh Titus Humboldt
27
34
79.4
2010 Marlon Speed Central
23
29
79.3
2011 Ty'Shaun Williams Highland Park
23
28
82.1
2012 Marcus Marshall Johnson
18
21
85.7
2013 Dion Bradley Highland Park
88
119
73.9
2014 Da'vonte Adams Washington
32
37
86.5
2015 Essa Adam Harding
22
26
84.6
2016 Jovan Christian Harding
36
42
85.7
2017 Jovan Christian Harding
44
60
73.3
2018 Drewjuan White Washington
27
30
90.0
2019 Donzello Barros Como Park
44
53
83.0
2020 Gedeon Musabyimana Central
21
25
84.0
2021 Brian Williams Humboldt
42
56
75.0
2022 Jakobe Baer Taki Central
33
45
73.3
2023 Yared Yohannes Highland Park
27
29
93.1
2024 Jalani Mays Johnson
35
42
83.3
2025 Elijah Moseman Central
42
52
80.8

**--Prior to 1915, in 1916, from 1925-1929 and from 1953-1970 (and 1973), the newspapers did not consistently print the missed free throws in box scores, thus preventing any way of calculating the best free throw shooter each year