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.
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 three years.
Winners Male Year Player High School Hometown State/province College 1987 Flint Hill Prep Hagerstown Maryland Georgia Tech 1988 * Indian River High School Chesapeake Virginia Georgetown 1989 Archbishop Molloy High School Jamaica New York Georgia Tech 1990 Bedford North Lawrence High School Bedford Indiana Indiana 1991 * Detroit Country Day School Beverly Hills Michigan Michigan 1992 * St. Joseph Notre Dame High School Oakland California California 1993 Isidore Newman School New Orleans Louisiana LSU 1994 Clinton High School Clinton Mississippi Michigan 1995 Oak Hill Academy Nashville Tennessee Kentucky 1996 * Lower Merion High School Ardmore Pennsylvania none 1997 Detroit Country Day School Beverly Hills Michigan Duke 1998 St. Patrick High School Elizabeth New Jersey none 1999 Randolph-Clay High School Cuthbert Georgia Florida 2000 Childersburg High School Childersburg Alabama Alabama 2001 Camden High School Camden New Jersey Memphis 2002 Latta High School Latta South Carolina North Carolina 2003 St. Vincent - St. Mary High School Akron Ohio none 2004 * Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy Atlanta Georgia none 2005 South Gwinnett High School Snellville Georgia none 2006 Lawrence North High School Indianapolis Indiana Ohio State 2007 Lake Oswego High School Lake Oswego Oregon UCLA 2008 Oak Hill Academy Compton California none 2009 South Atlanta High School Atlanta Georgia Georgia Tech 2010 Northland High School Columbus Ohio Ohio State 2011 Winter Park High School Winter Park Florida Duke 2012 Bishop Gorman High School Summerlin Nevada UCLA 2013 Huntington Prep School Thornhill Ontario, Canada Kansas 2014 Curie High School Chicago Illinois Kansas 2015 Montverde Academy Melbourne Victoria, Australia LSU 2016 Chino Hills High School Chino Hills California UCLA 2017 Nathan Hale High School Columbia Missouri Missouri 2018 Montverde Academy Mississauga Ontario, Canada Duke 2019 La Lumiere School Rochester New York Washington 2020 Montverde Academy Arlington Texas Oklahoma State 2021 Minnehaha Academy Minneapolis Minnesota Gonzaga 2022 Montverde Academy Newark New Jersey Duke 2023 Wheeler High School Marietta Georgia USC 2024 Montverde Academy Newport Maine Duke 2025 Prolific Prep Canton Ohio Kansas 2026 Paul VI Catholic Chantilly Virginia Arkansas
Female Year Player High School Hometown State College choice 1987 Ventura High School Ventura Iowa Iowa State 1988 Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School Indianapolis Indiana Texas 1989 Southern High School Louisville Kentucky Tennessee 1990 * Morningside High School Inglewood California Southern Cal 1991 Central Catholic High School Allentown Pennsylvania Notre Dame/ Tennessee 1992 Decatur High School Decatur Alabama Alabama 1993 Phoebus High School Hampton Virginia Georgia 1994 Snider High School Fort Wayne Indiana Iowa 1995 * Christ the King High School Queens New York Tennessee 1996 Woodward Academy Atlanta Georgia Georgia 1997 * Duncanville High School Duncanville Texas Tennessee 1998 Chaminade-Julienne High School Dayton Ohio UConn 1999 West Springfield High School Springfield Virginia Tennessee 2000 Don Lugo High School Chino California UConn 2001 Ben Davis High School Indianapolis Indiana Tennessee 2002 Highlands Ranch High School Highlands Ranch Colorado UConn 2003 * Naperville Central High School Naperville Illinois Tennessee 2004 (2)* Naperville Central High School Naperville Illinois Tennessee 2005 Millennium High School Piedmont California Oklahoma 2006 * Collins Hill High School Suwanee Georgia UConn 2007 (2)* Collins Hill High School Suwanee Georgia UConn 2008 * Ursuline Academy Wilmington Delaware Delaware 2009 Washington High School South Bend Indiana Notre Dame 2010 Cy-Fair High School Cypress Texas Stanford 2011 Mater Dei High School Santa Ana California UConn 2012 Cicero-North Syracuse High School Syracuse New York UConn 2013 Norcross High School Norcross Georgia North Carolina/Tennessee 2014 Heathwood Hall Episcopal School Hopkins South Carolina South Carolina 2015 Mater Dei High School Santa Ana California UConn 2016 Princeton Community High School Princeton Indiana Notre Dame 2017 Monacan High School Richmond Virginia UConn 2018 Central Arkansas Christian High School Little Rock Arkansas UConn 2019 Archbishop Mitty High School Santa Cruz California Stanford 2020 Hopkins High School Minnetonka Minnesota UConn 2021 Westlake High School Atlanta Georgia South Carolina 2022 Sidwell Friends School Bethesda Washington UCLA 2023 Sierra Canyon School Los Angeles California USC 2024 Grace Christian School Fuquay-Varina North Carolina UConn 2025 Monterey High School Lubbock Texas Oklahoma 2026 Marist School Atlanta Georgia North Carolina
See also List of U.S. high school basketball national player of the year awards Gatorade Player of the Year awards Mr. Basketball USA
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