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. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m James A Naismith (November 6 The inaugural awards were given to Dennis Scott and Lynn Lorenzen in 1987. Dennis Eugene Scott (born September 5, 1968 in Hagerstown Maryland) is an American former professional Basketball player
Award winners – male
- 1987 - Lorne Singleton (Cumberland Regional High School, Bridgeton, New Jersey)
- 1988 - Alonzo Mourning (Indian River High School, Chesapeake, Virginia)
- 1989 - Kenny Anderson (Archbishop Molloy High School, Jamaica, New York)
- 1990 - Damon Bailey (Bedford North Lawrence High School, Bedford, Indiana)
- 1991 - Chris Webber (Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, Michigan)
- 1992 - Jason Kidd (St. Joseph Notre Dame High School, Alameda, California)
- 1993 - Randy Livingston (Isidore Newman School, New Orleans, Louisiana)
- 1994 - Jerod Ward (Clinton High School, Clinton, Mississippi)
- 1995 - Ron Mercer (Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
- 1996 - Kobe Bryant (Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, Pennsylvania)
- 1997 - Shane Battier (Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, Michigan)
- 1998 - Al Harrington (St. Patrick High School, Elizabeth, New Jersey)
- 1999 - Donnell Harvey (Randolph-Clay High School, Cuthbert, Georgia)
- 2000 - Gerald Wallace (Childersburg High School, Childersburg, Alabama)
- 2001 - Dajuan Wagner (Camden High School, Camden, New Jersey)
- 2002 - Raymond Felton (Latta High School, Latta, South Carolina)
- 2003 - LeBron James (St. Vincent - St. Mary High School, Akron, Ohio)
- 2004 - Dwight Howard (Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, Atlanta, Georgia)
- 2005 - Louis Williams (South Gwinnett High School, Snellville, Georgia)
- 2006 - Greg Oden (Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis, Indiana)
- 2007 - Kevin Love (Lake Oswego High School, Lake Oswego, Oregon)
- 2008 - Brandon Jennings (Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
Award winners – female
- 1987 - Lynn Lorenzen (Ventura High School, Ventura, Iowa)
- 1988 - Vicki Hall (Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, Indianapolis, Indiana)
- 1989 - Lisa Harrison (Southern High School, Louisville, Kentucky)
- 1990 - Lisa Leslie (Morningside High School, Inglewood, California)
- 1991 - Michelle Marciniak (Central Catholic High School, Allentown, Pennsylvania)
- 1992 - Yolanda Watkins (Decatur High School, Decatur, Alabama)
- 1993 - La'Keshia Frett (Phoebus High School, Hampton, Virginia)
- 1994 - Tiffany Gooden (R. Nelson Snider High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana)
- 1995 - Chamique Holdsclaw (Christ The King RHS, Queens, New York)
- 1996 - Kiesha Brown (Woodward Academy, Atlanta, Georgia)
- 1997 - Tamika Catchings (Duncanville High School, Duncanville, Texas)
- 1998 - Tamika Williams (Chaminade-Julienne High School, Dayton, Ohio)
- 1999 - Kara Lawson (West Springfield High School, Springfield, Virginia)
- 2000 - Diana Taurasi (Don Lugo High School, Chino, California)
- 2001 - Shyra Ely (Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, Indiana)
- 2002 - Ann Strother (Highlands Ranch High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado)
- 2003 - Candace Parker (Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois)
- 2004 - Candace Parker (Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois)
- 2005 - Courtney Paris (Millennium High School, Piedmont, California)
- 2006 - Maya Moore (Collins Hill High School, Suwanee, Georgia)
- 2007 - Maya Moore (Collins Hill High School, Suwanee, Georgia)
- 2008 - Elena Delle Donne (Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, Delaware)
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