MaxPreps National Basketball Player of the Year awards

MaxPreps National Basketball Player of the Year
Greg Oden earned the inaugural National Player of the Year in 2006
Awarded forHigh school basketball's best players
Presented byMaxPreps
First award2006
Currently held byJordan Smith Jr. (Boys)
Kaleena Smith (Girls)

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
2006 Greg Oden Lawrence NorthIndianapolis, IN7–0COhio State
2007 Kevin Love Lake OswegoLake Oswego, OR6–10CUCLA
2008 Brandon Jennings Oak Hill AcademyCompton, CA6–2PG—
2009 Derrick Favors South AtlantaAtlanta, GA6–9PFGeorgia Tech
2010 Harrison Barnes AmesAmes, IA6–7SFNorth Carolina
2011 Austin Rivers Winter ParkWinter Park, FL6–4SGDuke
2012 Kyle Anderson St. AnthonyJersey City, NJ6–7SFUCLA
2013 Jabari Parker Simeon Career AcademyChicago, IL6–8SFDuke
2014 Stanley Johnson Mater DeiSanta Ana, CA6–6SFArizona
2015 Ben Simmons Montverde AcademyMelbourne, Australia6–8PFLSU
2016 Lonzo Ball Chino HillsChino Hills, CA6–6PGUCLA
2017 Michael Porter Jr. Nathan HaleSeattle, WA6–9SFMissouri
2018 R.J. Barrett Montverde AcademyMississauga, ON, Canada6–7SFDuke
2019 Sharife Cooper McEachernPowder Springs, GA6–0PGAuburn
2020 Cade Cunningham Montverde AcademyArlington, TX6–7PGOklahoma State
2021 Chet Holmgren Minnehaha AcademyMinneapolis, MN7–0PF/CGonzaga
2022 Dariq Whitehead Montverde AcademyNewark, NJ6–7SFDuke
2023 Cameron Boozer Christopher ColumbusMiami, FL6-9PFDuke
2024 Dylan Harper Don Bosco PrepFranklin Lakes, NJ6-6PGRutgers
2025 Cameron Boozer (2) Christopher ColumbusMiami, FL6-9PFDuke
2026 Jordan Smith Jr. Paul VI CatholicChantilly, VA6-2CGArkansas

Source: [1]

Girls

Year Player High school Hometown Height Position College
2006 Jacki Gemelos St. Mary'sStockton, CA6–0SGUSC
2007 Maya Moore Collins HillSuwanee, GA6–0SFUConn
2008 Nneka Ogwumike Cy-FairCypress, TX6–2PFStanford
2009 Skylar Diggins WashingtonSouth Bend, IN5–9PGNotre Dame
2010 Chiney Ogwumike Cy-FairCypress, TX6–3PFStanford
2011 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Mater DeiSanta Ana, CA5–11SFUConn
2012 Breanna Stewart Cicero-North SyracuseCicero, NY6–7SFUConn
2013 Diamond DeShields NorcrossNorcross, GA6–1SGNorth Carolina
2014 A'ja Wilson Heathwood Hall EpiscopalColumbia, SC6–4PFSouth Carolina
2015 Ali Patberg Columbus NorthColumbus, IN5–10PG/SGNotre Dame
2016 Sabrina Ionescu MiramonteOrinda, CA5–11PGOregon
2017 Megan Walker MonacanRichmond, VA6–1SFUConn
2018 Christyn Williams Central Arkansas ChristianNorth Little Rock, AR5–11PGUConn
2019 Azzi Fudd St. John'sWashington, DC5–11SGUConn
2020 Paige Bueckers HopkinsMinnetonka, MN5–11PGUConn
2021 Raven Johnson WestlakeAtlanta, GA5–10PGSouth Carolina
2022 JuJu Watkins Sierra CanyonLos Angeles, CA6–2PG/SGUSC
2023 JuJu Watkins (2) Sierra CanyonLos Angeles, CA6–2PG/SGUSC
2024 Jaloni Cambridge MontverdeNashville, TN5–6PGOhio State
2025 Aaliyah Chavez MontereyLubbock, TX5–10PGOklahoma
2026 Kaleena Smith Ontario ChristianOntario, CA5–6PGUndecided

Junior of the Year

* Also named MaxPreps Player of the Year

Boys

Year Player High school Hometown Height Position College
2010 Austin Rivers Winter ParkWinter Park, FL6–4SGDuke
2011 Tony Parker Miller GroveLithonia, GA6–9CUCLA
2012 Jabari Parker Simeon Career AcademyChicago, IL6–8SFDuke
2013 Stanley Johnson Mater DeiSanta Ana, CA6–7SFArizona
2014 Ben Simmons Montverde AcademyMelbourne, Australia6–8PFLSU
2015 Jayson Tatum ChaminadeCreve Coeur, MO6–8SFDuke
2016 Kevin Knox II Tampa CatholicTampa, FL6–8SFKentucky
2017 Zion Williamson Spartanburg DaySpartanburg, SC6–8SFDuke
2018 Vernon Carey Jr. UniversityFort Lauderdale, FL6–10CDuke
2019 Sharife Cooper* McEachernPowder Springs, GA6–0PGAuburn
2020 Paolo Banchero O'DeaSeattle, WA6–9PFDuke
2021 Jalen Duren Montverde Academy Montverde, FL 6–9 PF/C Memphis
2022 Ron Holland DuncanvilleDuncanville, TX6-8SF—
2023 Tre Johnson Lake HighlandsDallas, TX6-5SGTexas
2024 Cameron Boozer Christopher ColumbusMiami, FL6-9PFDuke
2025 Jordan Smith Jr. Paul VI CatholicChantilly, VA6-2CGArkansas
2026 Cayden Daughtry Calvary ChristianBoynton Beach, FL6-0PGUndecided

Source: [2]

Girls

Sophomore of the Year

* Also named MaxPreps Player of the Year

Boys

Year Player High school Hometown Height Position College
2010 DaJuan Coleman Jamesville-DeWittDeWitt, NY6–9CSyracuse
2011 Aquille Carr PattersonBaltimore, MD5–6PG—
2012 Andrew Wiggins Huntington PrepThornhill, ON, Canada6–7SFKansas
2013 Malik Newman CallawayJackson, MS6–4SGMississippi State
2014 Josh Jackson ConsortiumDetroit, MI6–8SFKansas
Jayson Tatum ChaminadeCreve Coeur, MO6–8SFDuke
2015 M. J. Walker JonesboroJonesboro, GA6–5SGFlorida State
2016 Romeo Langford New AlbanyNew Albany, IN6–5SGIndiana
2017 R.J. Barrett Montverde AcademyMississauga, ON, Canada6–7SFDuke
2018 Jalen Green San Joaquin MemorialFresno, CA6–6SG—
2019 Jonathan Kuminga Our Savior New AmericanCentereach, NY6–8SF—
2020

Emoni Bates

 LincolnYpsilanti, MI6–9SFMemphis
2021 D.J. Wagner Camden Camden, NJ 6–3 SG Kentucky
2022 Ian Jackson Cardinal HayesThe Bronx, NY6–5SGNorth Carolina
2023 Cameron Boozer* Christopher ColumbusMiami, FL6-9PFDuke
2024 Brandon McCoy Jr. St. John BoscoOakland, CA6-5SGMichigan
2025 Scottie Adkinson Webster GrovesSt. Louis, MO6-4CGMissouri
2026 Adan Diggs MilleniumGilbert, AZ6-4CGUndecided

Source: [3]

Girls

Freshman of the Year

* Also named MaxPreps Player of the Year

Boys

Year Player High school Hometown Height Position College
2010 Aquille Carr PattersonBaltimore, MD5–6PG—
2011 Trey Lyles Arsenal TechnicalIndianapolis, IN6–10PFKentucky
2012 Malik Newman CallawayJackson, MS6–4SGMississippi State
2013 Harry Giles Wesleyan Christian AcademyHigh Point, NC6–8PFDuke
2014 Cody Riley Sierra CanyonChatsworth, CA6–9PFUCLA
2015 Marvin Bagley III Corona del SolTempe, AZ6–10PFDuke
2016 LaMelo Ball Chino HillsChino Hills, CA6–5PG—
Onyeka Okongwu Chino HillsChino Hills, CA6–9CUSC
2017 Kyree Walker Moreau CatholicHayward, CA6–5SF—
2018 Zion Harmon Adair CountyColumbia, KY5–10PGWestern Kentucky
2019 Emoni Bates LincolnYpsilanti, MI6–8SFMemphis
2020 Mikey Williams San YsidroSan Diego, CA6–2PGUCF
2021 Derik Queen St. Frances AcademyBaltimore, MD6–8PFMaryland
2022 Cameron Boozer Christopher ColumbusMiami, FL6–8PFDuke
2023 Jason Crowe Jr. LynwoodLos Angeles, CA6–3PGMissouri
2024 Gene Roebuck La MiradaLa Mirada, CA6–5SFUndecided
2025 Jakyi Miles MesaMesa, AZ6–4PGUndecided
2026 Will Conroy Jr. Village ChristianSeattle, WA6–0PGUndecided
2026 JJ Crawford Rainier BeachSeattle, WA6–5SGUndecided

Source: [4]

Girls

State winners

For the official list of state winners from 2020 until the present, see:[5]

BoysGirls
2020 2020
2021 2021[6]
2022 2022
2023 2023
2024 2024
2025 2025
2026 2026

References

  1. ↑ Divens, Jordan (April 7, 2026). "High school basketball: Jordan Smith of Paul VI named 2025-26 MaxPreps National Player of the Year". MaxPreps. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
  2. ↑ Divens, Jordan (April 16, 2026). "High school basketball: MaxPreps Top 25, All-America Team archives". MaxPreps. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  3. ↑ Divens, Jordan (April 9, 2026). "MaxPreps Sophomore All-America Team: Adan Diggs of Millennium headlines high school basketball's best from Class of 2028". MaxPreps. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ Divens, Jordan (April 10, 2026). "MaxPreps Freshman All-America Team: J.J. Crawford, Will Conroy Jr. headline high school basketball's best from Class of 2029". MaxPreps. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ Divens, Jordan (March 31, 2026). "High school basketball: 2025-26 MaxPreps Player of the Year in all 50 states". MaxPreps.
  6. ↑ Not available. Individual articles were published, but a single, comprehensive list was not found; e.g. Michigan
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