2011 Top High School Basketball Boys

Naismith National Prep Player of the Year - Male

Since 1987 the Naismith award has been awarded to the top prep high school player in the country. The award is presented by the Atlanta Tipoff Club yearly.

The board of the Atlanta Tipoff Club votes on a list of the top 10 players in the country. Once the final list is decided upon, the board votes for who it believes are the top players in the country from that list.

Listed are the winners for Naismith National Prep Player of the Year:

Year Player High School City State
1987 Dennis Scott Flint Hill Prep Oakton VA
1988 Alonzo Mourning Indian River High School Chesapeake VA
1989 Kenny Anderson Archbishop Molloy High School Jamaica NY
1990 Damon Bailey Bedford North Lawrence High School Bedford IN
1991 Chris Webber Detroit Country Day School Beverly Hills MI
1992 Jason Kidd St. Joseph Notre Dame High School Alameda CA
1993 Randy Livingston Isidore Newman School New Orleans LA
1994 Jerod Ward Clinton High School Clinton MS
1995 Ron Mercer Oak Hill Academy Mouth of Wilson VA
1996 Kobe Bryant Lower Merion High School Ardmore PA
1997 Shane Battier Detroit Country Day School Beverly Hills MI
1998 Al Harrington St. Patrick High School Elizabeth NJ
1999 Donnell Harvey Randolph-Clay High School Cuthbert GA
2000 Gerald Wallace Childersburg High School Childersburg AL
2001 Dajuan Wagner Camden High School Camden NJ
2002 Raymond Felton Latta High School Latta SC
2003 LeBron James St. Vincent-St. Mary High School Akron OH
2004 Dwight Howard Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy Atlanta GA
2005 Louis Williams South Gwinnett High School Snellville GA
2006 Greg Oden Lawrence North High School Indianapolis IN
2007 Kevin Love Lake Oswego High School Lake Oswego OR
2008 Brandon Jennings Oak Hill Academy Mouth of Wilson VA
2009 Derrick Favors South Atlanta High School Atlanta GA
2010 Jared Sullinger Northland High School Columbus OH
2011 Austin Rivers Winter Park High School Winter Park FL

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