MaxPreps National Basketball Player of the Year awards
Each year, American high school sports website MaxPreps, which is associated with CBS Sports, awards outstanding male and female high school basketball players. The player it deems the best high school basketball player in the United States is recognized as MaxPreps National Player of the Year. The website names the best player from the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes as the MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year, MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year, and MaxPreps National Junior of the Year, respectively. MaxPreps also presents several All-American teams, including for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.
| MaxPreps National Basketball Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
 Greg Oden, the first recipient of the award | |
| Awarded for | High school basketball's top male and female player |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | MaxPreps |
| First awarded | 2006 |
| Currently held by | Cade Cunningham (boys') Paige Bueckers (girls') |
Player of the Year
| ^ | Also named MaxPreps Athlete of the Year |
Boys
| Year | Player | High school | Hometown | Height | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Greg Oden | Lawrence North | Indianapolis, IN | 7' 0" | C | Ohio State |
| 2007 | Kevin Love | Lake Oswego | Lake Oswego, OR | 6' 10" | C | UCLA |
| 2008 | Brandon Jennings | Oak Hill Academy | Compton, CA | 6' 2" | PG | — |
| 2009 | Derrick Favors | South Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | 6' 9" | PF | Georgia Tech |
| 2010 | Harrison Barnes | Ames | Ames, IA | 6' 7" | SF | North Carolina |
| 2011 | Austin Rivers | Winter Park | Winter Park, FL | 6' 4" | SG | Duke |
| 2012 | Kyle Anderson | St. Anthony | Jersey City, NJ | 6' 7" | SF | UCLA |
| 2013 | Jabari Parker | Simeon Career Academy | Chicago, IL | 6' 8" | SF | Duke |
| 2014 | Stanley Johnson | Mater Dei | Santa Ana, CA | 6' 7" | SF | Arizona |
| 2015 | Ben Simmons | Montverde Academy | Melbourne, Australia | 6' 8" | PF | LSU |
| 2016 | Lonzo Ball^ | Chino Hills | Chino Hills, CA | 6' 6" | PG | UCLA |
| 2017 | Michael Porter Jr. | Nathan Hale | Columbia, MO | 6' 9" | SF | Missouri |
| 2018 | RJ Barrett | Montverde Academy | Mississauga, ON, Canada | 6' 7" | SF | Duke |
| 2019 | Sharife Cooper | McEachern | Powder Springs, GA | 5' 10" | PG | Auburn |
| 2020 | Cade Cunningham | Montverde Academy | Arlington, TX | 6' 7" | PG | Oklahoma State |
Source: [1]
Freshman of the Year
| * | Also named MaxPreps Player of the Year |
Boys
| Year | Player | High school | Hometown | Height | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Aquille Carr | Patterson | Baltimore, MD | 5' 6" | PG | — |
| 2011 | Trey Lyles | Arsenal Technical | Indianapolis, IN | 6' 10" | PF | Kentucky |
| 2012 | Malik Newman | Callaway | Jackson, MS | 6' 4" | SG | Mississippi State |
| 2013 | Harry Giles | Wesleyan Christian Academy | High Point, NC | 6' 8" | PF | Duke |
| 2014 | Cody Riley | Sierra Canyon | Chatsworth, CA | 6' 9" | PF | UCLA |
| 2015 | Marvin Bagley III | Corona del Sol | Tempe, AZ | 6' 10" | PF | Duke |
| 2016 | LaMelo Ball | Chino Hills | Chino Hills, CA | 6' 5" | PG | — |
| Onyeka Okongwu | Chino Hills | Chino Hills, CA | 6' 9" | C | USC | |
| 2017 | Kyree Walker | Moreau Catholic | Hayward, CA | 6' 5" | SF | — |
| 2018 | Zion Harmon | Adair County | Columbia, KY | 5' 10" | PG | Western Kentucky |
| 2019 | Lincoln | Ypsilanti, MI | 6' 8" | SF | Undecided | |
| 2020 | Mikey Williams | San Ysidro | San Diego, CA | 6' 2" | PG | Undecided |
Source: [2]
Sophomore of the Year
| * | Also named MaxPreps Player of the Year |
Boys
| Year | Player | High school | Hometown | Height | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | DaJuan Coleman | Jamesville-DeWitt | DeWitt, NY | 6' 9" | C | Syracuse |
| 2011 | Aquille Carr | Patterson | Baltimore, MD | 5' 6" | PG | — |
| 2012 | Andrew Wiggins | Huntington Prep | Thornhill, ON, Canada | 6' 7" | SF | Kansas |
| 2013 | Malik Newman | Callaway | Jackson, MS | 6' 4" | SG | Mississippi State |
| 2014 | Josh Jackson | Consortium | Detroit, MI | 6' 8" | SF | Kansas |
| Jayson Tatum | Chaminade | Creve Coeur, MO | 6' 8" | SF | Duke | |
| 2015 | M. J. Walker | Jonesboro | Jonesboro, GA | 6' 5" | SG | Florida State |
| 2016 | Romeo Langford | New Albany | New Albany, IN | 6' 5" | SG | Indiana |
| 2017 | RJ Barrett | Montverde Academy | Mississauga, ON, Canada | 6' 7" | SF | Duke |
| 2018 | Jalen Green | San Joaquin Memorial | Fresno, CA | 6' 6" | SG | — |
| 2019 | Jonathan Kuminga | Our Savior New American | Centereach, NY | 6' 8" | SF | Undecided |
| 2020 | Lincoln | Ypsilanti, MI | 6' 9" | SF | Undecided | |
Source: [3]
Junior of the Year
| * | Also named MaxPreps Player of the Year |
Boys
| Year | Player | High school | Hometown | Height | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Austin Rivers | Winter Park | Winter Park, FL | 6' 4" | SG | Duke |
| 2011 | Tony Parker | Miller Grove | Lithonia, GA | 6' 9" | C | UCLA |
| 2012 | Jabari Parker | Simeon Career Academy | Chicago, IL | 6' 8" | SF | Duke |
| 2013 | Stanley Johnson | Mater Dei | Santa Ana, CA | 6' 7" | SF | Arizona |
| 2014 | Ben Simmons | Montverde Academy | Melbourne, Australia | 6' 8" | PF | LSU |
| 2015 | Jayson Tatum | Chaminade | Creve Coeur, MO | 6' 8" | SF | Duke |
| 2016 | Kevin Knox | Tampa Catholic | Tampa, FL | 6' 8" | SF | Kentucky |
| 2017 | Zion Williamson | Spartanburg Day | Spartanburg, SC | 6' 8" | SF | Duke |
| 2018 | Vernon Carey Jr. | University | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 6' 10" | C | Duke |
| 2019 | Sharife Cooper* | McEachern | Powder Springs, GA | 5' 10" | PG | Auburn |
| 2020 | Paolo Banchero | O'Dea | Seattle, WA | 6' 9" | PF | Undecided |
Source: [4]
References
- Divens, Jordan (April 11, 2019). "MaxPreps 2018-19 High School Boys Basketball All-American Team". MaxPreps. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- Divens, Jordan (April 19, 2019). "2018-19 MaxPreps Boys Basketball Freshman All-American Team". MaxPreps. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- Divens, Jordan (April 18, 2019). "2018-19 MaxPreps Boys Basketball Sophomore All-American Team". MaxPreps. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- Divens, Jordan (April 17, 2019). "2018-19 MaxPreps Boys Basketball Junior All-American Team". MaxPreps. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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