The MaxPreps National Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the best high school basketball players in the United States by MaxPreps. It has been awarded at the end of each season since 2006, going to the top male and female performers. In addition to the overall players of the year, they recognize top players from each class by naming a MaxPreps National Junior of the Year, Sophomore of the Year and Freshman of the Year. They also give a "State Player of the Year" award to the best player in each of the fifty U.S. states and D.C.
Cameron Boozer is the only male athlete to win the award twice, and JuJu Watkins is the only female athlete to win twice. Boozer has won the most total awards, winning five, including freshman, sophomore and junior of the year awards. Many winners have gone on to be No. 1 overall draft selections and All-Stars in the NBA and WNBA.
National Player of the Year Boys Year Player High school Hometown Height Position College 2006Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN 7–0 COhio State 2007Lake Oswego Lake Oswego, OR 6–10 CUCLA 2008Oak Hill Academy Compton, CA 6–2 PG — 2009South Atlanta Atlanta, GA 6–9 PF Georgia Tech 2010Ames Ames, IA 6–7 SF North Carolina 2011Winter Park Winter Park, FL 6–4 SG Duke 2012St. Anthony Jersey City, NJ 6–7 SF UCLA 2013Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL 6–8 SF Duke 2014Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA 6–6 SF Arizona 2015Montverde Academy Melbourne, Australia 6–8 PF LSU 2016Chino Hills Chino Hills, CA 6–6 PG UCLA 2017Nathan Hale Seattle, WA 6–9 SF Missouri 2018Montverde Academy Mississauga, ON, Canada 6–7 SF Duke 2019McEachern Powder Springs, GA 6–0 PG Auburn 2020Montverde Academy Arlington, TX 6–7 PG Oklahoma State2021 Minnehaha Academy Minneapolis, MN 7–0 PF/C Gonzaga2022 Montverde Academy Newark, NJ 6–7 SFDuke2023 Christopher Columbus Miami, FL 6-9 PF Duke2024 Don Bosco Prep Franklin Lakes, NJ 6-6 PG Rutgers2025 (2)Christopher Columbus Miami, FL 6-9 PF Duke2026Paul VI Catholic Chantilly, VA 6-2 CG Arkansas
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Girls Year Player High school Hometown Height Position College 2006St. Mary's Stockton, CA 6–0 SG USC 2007Collins Hill Suwanee, GA 6–0 SFUConn 2008Cy-Fair Cypress, TX 6–2 PF Stanford 2009Washington South Bend, IN 5–9 PG Notre Dame 2010Cy-Fair Cypress, TX 6–3 PF Stanford 2011Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA 5–11 SF UConn 2012Cicero-North Syracuse Cicero, NY 6–7 SF UConn 2013Norcross Norcross, GA 6–1 SG North Carolina 2014Heathwood Hall Episcopal Columbia, SC 6–4 PF South Carolina 2015Columbus North Columbus, IN 5–10 PG/SG Notre Dame 2016Miramonte Orinda, CA 5–11 PG Oregon 2017Monacan Richmond, VA 6–1 SF UConn 2018Central Arkansas Christian North Little Rock, AR 5–11 PG UConn 2019St. John's Washington, DC 5–11 SG UConn 2020Hopkins Minnetonka, MN 5–11 PG UConn 2021Westlake Atlanta, GA 5–10 PG South Carolina 2022Sierra Canyon Los Angeles, CA 6–2 PG/SG USC 2023 (2)Sierra Canyon Los Angeles, CA 6–2 PG/SG USC 2024Montverde Nashville, TN 5–6 PG Ohio State 2025Monterey Lubbock, TX 5–10 PG Oklahoma 2026 Ontario Christian Ontario, CA 5–6 PG Undecided
Junior of the Year *Also named MaxPreps Player of the Year Boys Year Player High school Hometown Height Position College 2010Winter Park Winter Park, FL 6–4 SG Duke 2011Miller Grove Lithonia, GA 6–9 C UCLA 2012Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL 6–8 SF Duke 2013Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA 6–7 SF Arizona 2014Montverde Academy Melbourne, Australia 6–8 PF LSU 2015Chaminade Creve Coeur, MO 6–8 SF Duke 2016Tampa Catholic Tampa, FL 6–8 SF Kentucky 2017Spartanburg Day Spartanburg, SC 6–8 SF Duke 2018University Fort Lauderdale, FL 6–10 C Duke 2019*McEachern Powder Springs, GA 6–0 PG Auburn 2020O'Dea Seattle, WA 6–9 PF Duke2021Jalen DurenMontverde AcademyMontverde, FL6–9PF/CMemphis2022Ron Holland Duncanville Duncanville, TX 6-8 SF —2023Tre Johnson Lake Highlands Dallas, TX 6-5 SG Texas2024Cameron BoozerChristopher Columbus Miami, FL 6-9 PF Duke2025Jordan Smith Jr.Paul VI Catholic Chantilly, VA 6-2 CG Arkansas2026Cayden Daughtry Calvary Christian Boynton Beach, FL 6-0 PG Undecided Source:
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Sophomore of the Year *Also named MaxPreps Player of the Year Boys Year Player High school Hometown Height Position College 2010Jamesville-DeWitt DeWitt, NY 6–9 C Syracuse 2011Patterson Baltimore, MD 5–6 PG— 2012Huntington Prep Thornhill, ON, Canada 6–7 SF Kansas 2013Callaway Jackson, MS 6–4 SG Mississippi State 2014Consortium Detroit, MI 6–8 SF KansasChaminade Creve Coeur, MO 6–8 SF Duke 2015Jonesboro Jonesboro, GA 6–5 SG Florida State 2016New Albany New Albany, IN 6–5 SG Indiana 2017Montverde Academy Mississauga, ON, Canada 6–7 SF Duke 2018San Joaquin Memorial Fresno, CA 6–6 SG — 2019Our Savior New American Centereach, NY 6–8 SF — 2020Lincoln Ypsilanti, MI 6–9 SF Memphis2021CamdenCamden, NJ6–3SGKentucky 2022 Cardinal Hayes The Bronx, NY 6–5 SG North Carolina 2023* Christopher Columbus Miami, FL 6-9 PF Duke 2024 St. John Bosco Oakland, CA 6-5 SG Michigan 2025 Webster Groves St. Louis, MO 6-4 CG Missouri 2026 Millenium Gilbert, AZ 6-4 CG Undecided Source:
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Freshman of the Year *Also named MaxPreps Player of the Year Boys Year Player High school Hometown Height Position College 2010Patterson Baltimore, MD 5–6 PG— 2011Arsenal Technical Indianapolis, IN 6–10 PF Kentucky 2012Callaway Jackson, MS 6–4 SG Mississippi State 2013Wesleyan Christian Academy High Point, NC 6–8 PF Duke 2014Sierra Canyon Chatsworth, CA 6–9 PF UCLA 2015Corona del Sol Tempe, AZ 6–10 PF Duke 2016Chino Hills Chino Hills, CA 6–5 PG —Chino Hills Chino Hills, CA 6–9 C USC 2017Moreau Catholic Hayward, CA 6–5 SF — 2018Adair County Columbia, KY 5–10 PG Western Kentucky 2019Lincoln Ypsilanti, MI 6–8 SF Memphis 2020San Ysidro San Diego, CA 6–2 PG UCF 2021St. Frances Academy Baltimore, MD 6–8 PF Maryland 2022Christopher Columbus Miami, FL 6–8 PF Duke 2023Lynwood Los Angeles, CA 6–3 PG Missouri 2024La Mirada La Mirada, CA 6–5 SF Undecided 2025Mesa Mesa, AZ 6–4 PG Undecided 2026 Village Christian Seattle, WA 6–0 PG Undecided 2026 Rainier Beach Seattle, WA 6–5 SG Undecided Source:
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State winners For the official list of state winners from 2020 until the present, see:
Boys Girls2020202020212021Not available. Individual articles were published, but a single, comprehensive list was not found; e.g. Michigan202220222023202320242024 2025 20252026 2026
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