USA Today
''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgini ...
'', an American newspaper, awards outstanding
high school
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basketball
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players with a place on its male and female All-USA high school basketball teams. The newspaper names
athlete
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s whom it believes to be the best basketball players from high schools around the United States. In addition, one member of each team is named, respectively, the male or female ''USA Today'' High School Basketball Player of the Year. The newspaper names two teams, one for male athletes and one for female athletes. The newspaper has named a team every year since 1983. Each year, the newspaper also selects a ''USA Today'' High School Boys' Basketball Coach of the Year and a ''USA Today'' High School Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year.On the following webpage, ''scroll down to'' "Boys' basketball archives" (for links to "All-USA Team", "Super 25" teams, and "Regional rankings"; 1997–present): On the following webpage, ''scroll down to'' "Girls' basketball archives" (for links to "All-USA Team", "Super 25" teams, and "Regional rankings"; 1997–present):
Boys' basketball players and coaches of the year
:''See footnotes''
Boys' Basketball Coach of the Year
Girls' Basketball Players and Coaches of the Year
:''See footnotes''
Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year
Teams
;Notes
* Bold denotes Boys' Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors.
* The "Hometown" column should contain the player's actual hometown, which is not always the location of the player's high school.
Baltimore
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DeMatha Catholic High School
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Hyattsville, Maryland
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1985 Boys' team
Coach of the Year: John Wood (
Spingarn High School
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Oakton, Virginia
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Oakton, Virginia
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Bronx, New York
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Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
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Doug Edwards
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Allan Houston
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Damon Bailey
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Shawn Bradley
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Jamie Brandon
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Juwan Howard
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Chris Webber
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Rodrick Rhodes
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Corliss Williamson
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1993 Boys' team
1st team:
Randy Livingston
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Jerry Stackhouse
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Jacque Vaughn
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Rasheed Wallace
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Dontonio Wingfield
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Raef LaFrentz
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Ricky Price
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Jerod Ward
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Vincent Carter
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Kevin Garnett
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Stephon Marbury
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Ron Mercer
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Kobe Bryant
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Ronnie Fields
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Chris Burgess
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Baron Davis
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Mark Karcher
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Tracy McGrady
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Lamar Odom
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Rashard Lewis
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Quentin Richardson
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Stromile Swift
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Donnell Harvey
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DerMarr Johnson
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Carlos Boozer
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Casey Sanders
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Kenny Satterfield
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Damien Wilkins
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Darius Miles
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Marcus Taylor
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Kwame Brown
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LeBron James
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Dajuan Wagner
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Dallas
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2003 Boys' team
;1st team:
LeBron James
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Brian Butch
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Luol Deng
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Ndudi Ebi
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USA Today
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;Coach of the Year: Dru Joyce II
2004 Boys' team
;1st team:
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Sebastian Telfair
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Josh Smith
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Shaun Livingston
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'', April 19, 2004, accessed April 16, 2012.
;Coach of the Year: Steve Smith
O. J. Mayo
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Josh McRoberts
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'', April 17, 2005, accessed April 16, 2012.
;Coach of the Year: Dan Bazzani
Indianapolis
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Elizabeth, New Jersey
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2008 Boys' team
Coach of the Year:
Bob Hurley
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Jersey City, New Jersey
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of the
Italian Serie A
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after finishing high school. He was eligible to enter the NBA Draft one year after graduating from high school, and was selected with the 10th overall pick of the 2009 NBA draft by the Bucks.
* Dunigan signed a 3-year contract with Hapoel Migdal of the
Israeli Basketball Super League
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shortly before the start of the 2010–11 college season. Currently, Dunigan is on
BC Kalev/Cramo
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Bloomington, Indiana
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Ames, Iowa
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2011 Boys' team
Coach of the Year:
Bob Hurley
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. After receiving medical clearance to return to play in late 2016, he began playing professionally overseas in 2017.
2013 Boys' team
Coach of the year: Kevin Boyle, Montverde (Florida) Academy
;First team
;Second team
;Third team
2014 Boys' team
Coach of the year: Sharman White, Miller Grove, Lithonia, Ga.
;First team
* Mudiay chose to sign with the
Guangdong Southern Tigers
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of the
Chinese Basketball Association
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instead of accepting a scholarship offer from SMU. He was drafted after one season in China.
;Second team
;Third team
2015 Boys' team
Coach of the year: Melvin Randall, Blanche Ely, Pompano Beach, Florida
;First team
;Second team
;Third team
2016 Boys' team
Coach of the year: Steve Baik, Chino Hills, California
;First team
;Second team
;Third team
2017 Boys' team
Coach of the year: Jack Doss, Mae Jemison, Huntsville, Alabama
;First team
;Second team
* Bowen signed to play with
Louisville
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, but was suspended before what would have been his freshman season because of an FBI investigation that raised serious questions about his NCAA eligibility, and never played for the school. He enrolled at South Carolina in January 2018, but never played for that school due to NCAA transfer rules. In a later phase of the FBI investigation, further eligibility questions arose, and he declared for the 2018 draft without ever playing in college.
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See also
*
List of U.S. high school basketball national player of the year awards This list contains annual awards given to the top national high school basketball player in the United States.
* Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year
* MaxPreps National Basketball Player of the Year
* Mr. Basketball USA
* Morgan Wootten ...
National High School Hall of Fame
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