Male Basketball Player of the Year
Year
|
Winner
|
Hometown
|
College
|
1987 |
J.R. Reid |
Virginia Beach, VA |
North Carolina
|
1988 |
Alonzo Mourning |
Chesapeake, VA |
Georgetown
|
1989 |
Kenny Anderson |
Jamaica, NY |
Georgia Tech
|
1990 |
Damon Bailey |
Bedford, IN |
Indiana
|
1991 |
Chris Webber |
Beverly Hills, MI |
Michigan
|
1992 |
Corliss Williamson |
Russellville, AR |
Arkansas
|
1993 |
Randy Livingston |
New Orleans, LA |
LSU
|
1994 |
Felipe López |
New York, NY |
St. John's
|
1995 |
Stephon Marbury |
Brooklyn, NY |
Georgia Tech
|
1996 |
Kobe Bryant |
Ardmore, PA |
Did not attend
|
1997 |
Baron Davis |
Santa Monica, CA |
UCLA
|
1998 |
Al Harrington |
Elizabeth, NJ |
Did not attend
|
1999 |
LaVell Blanchard |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Michigan
|
2000 |
Jared Jeffries |
Bloomington, IN |
Indiana
|
2001 |
Kelvin Torbert |
Flint, MI |
Michigan State
|
2002 |
LeBron James |
Akron, OH |
Did not attend
|
2003 |
LeBron James |
Akron, OH |
Did not attend
|
2004 |
Dwight Howard |
Atlanta, GA |
Did not attend
|
2005 |
Greg Oden |
Indianapolis, IN |
Ohio State
|
2006 |
Greg Oden |
Indianapolis, IN |
Ohio State
|
2007 |
Kevin Love |
Lake Oswego, OR |
UCLA
|
2008 |
Jrue Holiday |
North Hollywood, CA |
UCLA
|
2009 |
Brandon Knight |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Kentucky
|
2010 |
Brandon Knight |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Kentucky
|
2011 |
Brad Beal |
St. Louis, MO |
Florida
|
2012 |
Jabari Parker |
Chicago, IL |
Duke
|
2013 |
Andrew Wiggins |
Thornhill, ON, Canada |
Kansas
|
2014 |
Karl-Anthony Towns |
Metuchen, NJ |
Kentucky
|
2015 |
Ben Simmons |
Melbourne, Australia |
LSU
|
2016 |
Jayson Tatum |
St. Louis, MO |
Duke
|
2017 |
Michael Porter Jr. |
Columbia, MO |
Missouri
|
2018 |
RJ Barrett |
Mississauga, ON, Canada |
Duke
|
2019 |
James Wiseman |
Memphis, TN |
Memphis
|
2020 |
Emoni Bates |
East Lansing, MI |
High school sophomore
|
|
Female Basketball Player of the Year
Year
|
Winner
|
Hometown
|
College
|
1986 |
Susan Anderson |
Deming, WA |
Texas
|
1987 |
Kris Durham |
Scotch Plains, NJ |
Seton Hall
|
1988 |
Vicki Hall |
Indianapolis, IN |
Texas
|
1989 |
Lisa Harrison |
Louisville, KY |
Tennessee
|
1990 |
Lisa Leslie |
Inglewood, CA |
USC
|
1991 |
Michelle Marciniak |
Allentown, PA |
Notre Dame / Tennessee
|
1992 |
Katie Smith |
Logan, OH |
Ohio State
|
1993 |
La'Keshia Frett |
Hampton, VA |
Georgia
|
1994 |
Monick Foote |
Wilmington, DE |
Virginia
|
1995 |
Stephanie White |
West Lebanon, IN |
Purdue
|
1996 |
Jamie Walz |
Fort Thomas, KY |
Western Kentucky
|
1997 |
Nikki Teasley |
Frederick, MD |
North Carolina
|
1998 |
Tamika Williams |
Dayton, OH |
UConn
|
1999 |
Jamie Carey Nicole Kaczmarski |
Thornton, CO Middle Island, NY |
Stanford UCLA / Stony Brook
|
2000 |
Shereka Wright |
Copperas Cove, TX |
Purdue
|
2001 |
Shyra Ely |
Indianapolis, IN |
Tennessee
|
2002 |
Ann Strother |
Highlands Ranch, CO |
UConn
|
2003 |
Candace Parker |
Naperville, IL |
Tennessee
|
2004 |
Candace Parker |
Naperville, IL |
Tennessee
|
2005 |
Abby Waner |
Highlands Ranch, CO |
Duke
|
2006 |
Tina Charles |
Middle Village, NY |
UConn
|
2007 |
Maya Moore |
Lawrenceville, GA |
UConn
|
2008 |
Nneka Ogwumike |
Cypress, TX |
Stanford
|
2009 |
Skylar Diggins |
South Bend, IN |
Notre Dame
|
2010 |
Chiney Ogwumike |
Cypress, TX |
Stanford
|
2011 |
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis |
Santa Ana, California |
UConn
|
2012 |
Breanna Stewart |
North Syracuse, New York |
UConn
|
2013 |
Mercedes Russell |
Springfield, Oregon |
Tennessee
|
2014 |
Brianna Turner |
Manvel, Texas |
Notre Dame
|
2015 |
Katie Lou Samuelson |
Huntington Beach, California |
UConn
|
2016 |
Erin Boley |
Hodgenville, Kentucky |
Notre Dame / Oregon
|
2017 |
Megan Walker |
Richmond, Virginia |
UConn
|
2018 |
Christyn Williams |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
UConn
|
2019 |
Azzi Fudd |
Washington, D.C. |
High school sophomore
|
2020 |
Paige Bueckers |
Minnetonka, Minnesota |
UConn
|
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