Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award

The Naismith Prep Player of the Year award, named for Canadian basketball inventor James Naismith, is given annually by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to high school basketball's top male and female player. The inaugural awards were given to Dennis Scott and Lynne Lorenzen in 1987.

Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award
Awarded forhigh school basketball's top male and female player
CountryUnited States
First awarded1987
Currently held byCade Cunningham (boys')
Paige Bueckers (girls')
Websitehttp://www.naismithtrophy.com/

Key
* Denotes players inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame†
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has won the award

†To be considered for induction by a screening committee, a player must be fully retired from play for at least five years.

Winners

Boys
Year Player High School Hometown State/province College choice
1987Dennis ScottFlint Hill PrepHagerstownMarylandGeorgia Tech
1988Alonzo Mourning*Indian River High SchoolChesapeakeVirginiaGeorgetown
1989Kenny AndersonArchbishop Molloy High SchoolJamaicaNew YorkGeorgia Tech
1990Damon BaileyBedford North Lawrence High SchoolBedfordIndianaIndiana
1991Chris WebberDetroit Country Day SchoolBeverly HillsMichiganMichigan
1992Jason Kidd*St. Joseph Notre Dame High SchoolOaklandCaliforniaCalifornia
1993Randy LivingstonIsidore Newman SchoolNew OrleansLouisianaLSU
1994Jerod WardClinton High SchoolClintonMississippiMichigan
1995Ron MercerOak Hill AcademyNashvilleTennesseeKentucky
1996Kobe BryantLower Merion High SchoolArdmorePennsylvanianone
1997Shane BattierDetroit Country Day SchoolBeverly HillsMichiganDuke
1998Al HarringtonSt. Patrick High SchoolElizabethNew Jerseynone
1999Donnell HarveyRandolph-Clay High SchoolCuthbertGeorgiaFlorida
2000Gerald WallaceChildersburg High SchoolChildersburgAlabamaAlabama
2001Dajuan WagnerCamden High SchoolCamdenNew JerseyMemphis
2002Raymond FeltonLatta High SchoolLattaSouth CarolinaNorth Carolina
2003LeBron JamesSt. Vincent - St. Mary High SchoolAkronOhionone
2004Dwight HowardSouthwest Atlanta Christian AcademyAtlantaGeorgianone
2005Louis WilliamsSouth Gwinnett High SchoolSnellvilleGeorgianone
2006Greg OdenLawrence North High SchoolIndianapolisIndianaOhio State
2007Kevin LoveLake Oswego High SchoolLake OswegoOregonUCLA
2008Brandon JenningsOak Hill AcademyComptonCalifornianone
2009Derrick FavorsSouth Atlanta High SchoolAtlantaGeorgiaGeorgia Tech
2010Jared SullingerNorthland High SchoolColumbusOhioOhio State
2011Austin RiversWinter Park High SchoolWinter ParkFloridaDuke
2012Shabazz MuhammadBishop Gorman High SchoolSummerlinNevadaUCLA
2013Andrew WigginsHuntington Prep SchoolThornhillOntario, CanadaKansas
2014Cliff AlexanderCurie High SchoolChicagoIllinoisKansas
2015Ben SimmonsMontverde AcademyMelbourneVictoria, AustraliaLSU
2016Lonzo BallChino Hills High SchoolChino HillsCaliforniaUCLA
2017Michael Porter Jr.Nathan Hale High School[lower-alpha 1]ColumbiaMissouriMissouri
2018RJ BarrettMontverde AcademyMississaugaOntario, CanadaDuke
2019Isaiah StewartLa Lumiere SchoolRochesterNew YorkWashington
2020Cade CunninghamMontverde AcademyArlingtonTexasOklahoma State
  1. Although Porter graduated from high school in Seattle, he was born and raised in Columbia, Missouri, and attended high school in that city until his father was hired by the University of Washington as an assistant men's basketball coach prior to his senior year.

Girls
Year Player High School Hometown State College choice
1987Lynne LorenzenVentura High SchoolVenturaIowaIowa State
1988Vicki HallBrebeuf Jesuit Preparatory SchoolIndianapolisIndianaTexas
1989Lisa HarrisonSouthern High SchoolLouisvilleKentuckyTennessee
1990Lisa Leslie*Morningside High SchoolInglewoodCaliforniaSouthern Cal
1991Michelle MarciniakCentral Catholic High SchoolAllentownPennsylvaniaNotre Dame/
Tennessee
1992Yolanda WatkinsDecatur High SchoolDecaturAlabamaAlabama
1993La'Keshia FrettPhoebus High SchoolHamptonVirginiaGeorgia
1994Tiffany GoodenSnider High SchoolFort WayneIndianaIowa
1995Chamique HoldsclawChrist the King High SchoolQueensNew YorkTennessee
1996Kiesha BrownWoodward AcademyAtlantaGeorgiaGeorgia
1997Tamika CatchingsDuncanville High SchoolDuncanvilleTexasTennessee
1998Tamika WilliamsChaminade-Julienne High SchoolDaytonOhioUConn[lower-alpha 1]
1999Kara LawsonWest Springfield High SchoolSpringfieldVirginiaTennessee
2000Diana TaurasiDon Lugo High SchoolChinoCaliforniaUConn[lower-alpha 1]
2001Shyra ElyBen Davis High SchoolIndianapolisIndianaTennessee
2002Ann StrotherHighlands Ranch High SchoolHighlands RanchColoradoUConn[lower-alpha 1]
2003Candace ParkerNaperville Central High SchoolNapervilleIllinoisTennessee
2004Candace Parker (2)Naperville Central High SchoolNapervilleIllinoisTennessee
2005Courtney ParisMillennium High SchoolPiedmontCaliforniaOklahoma
2006Maya MooreCollins Hill High SchoolSuwaneeGeorgiaUConn[lower-alpha 1]
2007Maya Moore (2)Collins Hill High SchoolSuwaneeGeorgiaUConn[lower-alpha 1]
2008Elena Delle DonneUrsuline AcademyWilmingtonDelawareDelaware
2009Skylar DigginsWashington High SchoolSouth BendIndianaNotre Dame
2010Chiney OgwumikeCy-Fair High SchoolCypressTexasStanford
2011Kaleena Mosqueda-LewisMater Dei High SchoolSanta AnaCaliforniaUConn[lower-alpha 1]
2012Breanna StewartCicero-North Syracuse High SchoolSyracuseNew YorkUConn[lower-alpha 1]
2013Diamond DeShieldsNorcross High SchoolNorcrossGeorgiaNorth Carolina/
Tennessee
2014A'ja WilsonHeathwood Hall Episcopal SchoolHopkinsSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina
2015Katie Lou SamuelsonMater Dei High SchoolSanta AnaCaliforniaUConn
2016Jackie YoungPrinceton Community High SchoolPrincetonIndianaNotre Dame
2017Megan WalkerMonacan High SchoolRichmondVirginiaUConn
2018Christyn WilliamsCentral Arkansas Christian High SchoolLittle RockArkansasUConn
2019Haley JonesArchbishop Mitty High SchoolSanta CruzCaliforniaStanford
2020Paige BueckersHopkins High SchoolMinnetonkaMinnesotaUConn
  1. Officially known for athletic purposes as "Connecticut" until 2013–14.

See also
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