The Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation will host our 14th Annual Mr. and Miss Kentucky Basketball Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 16, 2025 in person at the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort in Lexington, KY with a virtual viewing option also. This event not only recognizes the best current and past high school basketball players from across the state, but also serves as a fundraiser for the Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation. Our mission is to provide vision services through education, detection, prevention, treatment and empowerment. Through collaborative partnerships, we enable greater independence and increased quality of life for all Kentuckians while focusing on children and adults in financial need. KLEF is committed to filling the gaps that exist for many Kentuckians by providing affordable access to vision services, and our reach extends across the Commonwealth. On average, our volunteers provide nearly 40,000 free vision screenings to children and adults each year and because of our screenings, thousands of vision impairments have been detected and treated.  

Since 1954, the Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation has announced Mr. Kentucky Basketball and has announced Miss Kentucky Basketball since 1976. The announcements were previously released to the media with no formal ceremony to present players with an award. In 2012, KLEF held the first official Mr. and Miss Kentucky Basketball Awards Ceremony.

 

Thanks to our supporters, our 2024 event was a great success,

raising nearly $40,000 to support the Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation!

 

We hope to raise over $50,000 in 2025 to support the mission of the Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation so that we can can continue to serve Kentuckians in need of eye care and a meaningful way! 

 

 

THANK YOU!