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Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award

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First awarded
  
1987

Established
  
1987

Category of
  
Naismith Awards

Country
  
United States of America

Currently held by
  
Lonzo Ball

Awarded for
  
high school basketball's top male and female player

Official website
  
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The Naismith Prep Player of the Year award, named for Canadian-American 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

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

References

Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award Wikipedia