Union's Tanner Toolson named 'Mr. Basketball' by Washington high school basketball coaches association for 2020

Mount Si's Jabe Mullins (4A), Garfield's Tari Eason (3A) nab classification Player of the Year honors
Union's Tanner Toolson named 'Mr. Basketball' by Washington high school basketball coaches association for 2020
Union's Tanner Toolson named 'Mr. Basketball' by Washington high school basketball coaches association for 2020 /

Union High School senior Tanner Toolson was named 2020's 'Mr. Basketball' honoring the state's top player across all classifications, the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Association announced Monday.

Toolson averaged more than 23 points per game in a breakout senior season for the Titans (24-0), who are the top seed entering the 4A state playoffs. The 6-foot-5, 185 pound guard/forward was the 4A Greater St. Helens League MVP.

He has not yet committed to a college, but has fielded interest from myriad Division I schools throughout his senior season.

Mount Si's Jabe Mullins, Saint Mary's commit, was named 4A Player of the Year, Cincinnati commit Tari Eason of Garfield was named 3A Player of the Year, Burlington-Edison's Wyatt Walker nabbed 2A POY honors and La Center's Hunter Ecklund, who became the program's all-time leading scorer Saturday, was named 1A Player of the Year.

AJ Floyd of Davenport is the player of the year for 2B and Lummi's Caleb Revey is for 1B.

WIBCA is made up of high school boys basketball varsity coaches from across the state of Washington at across all classifications who vote on POY awards each year. Former longtime Chelan coach Joe Harris is the current president.

Mount Si's Jabe Mullins.
Mount Si's Jabe Mullins
La Center's Hunter Ecklund.
La Center's Hunter Ecklund

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.