Minnesota Players of the Year 1901-2023

1902–William Deering, Minnesota

1903–Deering

1904–Tuck, Minnesota

1905–Tuck

1906–Garfield Brown, Minnesota

1911–Frank Lawler, Minnesota

1912–Lawler, various senior teams

1913–Lawler, The Ineligibles

1914–Harold Gillen, Stillwater

1915–Al Rehder, Red Wing Company L

1916–Bill Conlin, Red Wing Company L

1917–Francis Stadsvold, Minnesota

1918–Gillen, Minnesota

1919–Erling Platou, Minnesota

1920--Martin Norton, Mpls. Central

1921–Arnold Oss, Minnesota

1922–Ozzie Cowles, Carleton

1923–Carl Nordly, Carleton

1924–Mally Nydahl, Mpls. South

1925–Black Rasey, Minnesota

1926–Bennie Lichtenegger, Gaylord

1927–Otto Rortvedt, Henning

1928–Cliff Halmrast, Moorhead

1929–Earl Moran, Moorhead

1930–Chuck Wagner, The Ascensions

1931–Ray Buffalo, DeLaSalle

1932–Dick Arney, Carleton

1933–Arney

1934–Marty Rolek, Mpls. Edison and the Dominiums

1935–Wally Zimmerman, Hamline

1936–Johnny Dick, Buhl

1937–Marty Rolek, Minnesota

1938–Rolek

1939–Clint Wager, St. Mary’s

1940–Tony Jaros, Mpls. Edison

1941–Arnie Johnson, Bemidji State

1942–Johnny Norlander, Hamline

1943–Hal Haskins, Alexandria

1944–Jim McIntyre, Mpls. Patrick Henry

1945–McIntyre

1946–Jaros, Minnesota

1947–McIntyre, Minnesota

1948–George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers

1949–Vern Mikkelson, Hamline

1950–Haskins, Hamline

1951–Bill Simonovich, Gilbert

1952–Mikan

1953–Dave Tschimperle, Hopkins

1954–Mikan

1955–Dick Garmaker, Minnesota

1956–Ron Johnson, New Prague

1957–Jon Hagen, Belview

1958–Norm Grow, Foley

1959–Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers

1960–R. Johnson, Minnesota

1961–Terry Kunze, Duluth Central

1962–Eric Magdanz, Minnesota

1963–Dan Anderson, Augsburg

1964–Lou Hudson, Minnesota

1965–Hudson

1966–Archie Clark, Minnesota

1967–Jim Hill, St. Paul Central

1968–Bob Zender, Edina

1969–Tony Jenkins, Shattuck

1970–Tom Mulso, Sherburn

1971–Como Pontliana, Duluth Central

1972–Jim Brewer, Minnesota

1973–Mark Olberding, Melrose

1974–Olberding

1975–Frank Wachlarowicz, Little Falls

1976–Steve Lingenfelter, Bloomington Jefferson

1977–Mychal Thompson, Minnesota

1978–Janet Karvonen, New York Mills

1979–Randy Breuer, Lake City

1980–Kevin McHale, Minnesota

1981–Kelly Skalicky, Albany

1982–Darryl Mitchell and Trent Tucker, Minnesota

1983–Breuer, Minnesota

1984–Joe Regnier, White Bear Lake

1985–Laura Coenen, Minnesota

1986–McHale, Boston Celtics

1987–Kevin Lynch, Bloomington Jefferson

1988–Jessica Beachy, Concordia (Moorhead)

1989–Willie Burton, Minnesota

1990–Richard Coffey, Minnesota

1991–Joel McDonald, Chisholm

1992–Laurie Trow, St. Thomas

1993–Voshon Leonard, Minnesota

1994–Carol Ann Shudlick, Minnesota

1995–Coco and Kelly Miller, Rochester Mayo

1996–Khalid El-Amin, Mpls. North

1997–Bobby Jackson, Minnesota

1998–Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves

1999–Garnett

2000–Jake Sullivan, Tartan

2001–Rick Rickert, Duluth East

2002–Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota

2003–Whalen

2004–Garnett

2005–Janelle McCarville, Minnesota

2006–Isaiah Dahlman, Braham

2007–Angel Robinson, St. Paul Central

2008–John Smith, Winona State

2009–Tayler Hill, Mpls. South

2010–Rachel Banham and Cassie Rochel, Lakeville North

2011–Whalen, Minnesota Lynx

2012–Whalen
2013–Tyus Jones, Apple Valley
2014–Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx
2015–Moore
2016–Banham, Minnesota Gophers
2017–Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx
2018–Daniel Oturu, Cretin-Derham Hall
2019–Paige Bueckers, Hopkins
2020–Bueckers

2021–Chet Holmgren, Minnehaha Academy

2022–Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves

2023–Brooke Olson, UMD women

Winners of the Minnesota Hoops Readers Poll

2011–Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves
2012–Taylor Young, St. Thomas
2013–Anders Broman, Lakeview Christian
2014–Carlie Wagner, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva