LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL

GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

 

 

Year

Name

High School (City)

College(s)

1986 Fess Irvin East Ascension (Gonzales) LSU; James Madison
1987 Lyle Mouton St. Thomas More (Lafayette) LSU
1988 Harold Boudreaux Cecilia LSU
1989 Shawn Griggs Ferriday LSU; UL-Lafayette
1990 Melvin Simon Shaw (Marrero) New Orleans
1991 Pointer Williams St. Augustine (New Orleans) Tulane; McNeese St.
1992 Randy Livingston Newman (New Orleans) LSU
1993 Randy Livingston* Newman (New Orleans) LSU
1994 Neil Reed East Jefferson (Metairie) Indiana; Southern Mississippi
1995 Rogers Washington Hanson (Franklin) LSU
1996 Lester Earl Glen Oaks (Baton Rouge) LSU; Kansas

1997

Edwin Daniels

Cohen (New Orleans)

UNLV

1998

Stromile Swift

Fair Park (Shreveport)

LSU

1999 Hollis Price St. Augustine (New Orleans) Oklahoma

2000

Chris Duhon

Salmen (Slidell)

Duke

2001 Marcus Spears Southern Lab (Baton Rouge) LSU (football)
2002 Darrel Mitchell, Jr. St. Martinville LSU

2003

Brandon Bass Capitol (Baton Rouge) LSU

2004

Glen Davis

University (Baton Rouge)

LSU

2005

Tasmin Mitchell

Denham Springs

LSU

2006 Demond Carter Reserve Christian Baylor
2007 Greg Monroe Helen Cox (Harvey) Georgetown
2008 Greg Monroe Helen Cox (Harvey) Georgetown
2009 Matt Derenbecker Metairie Park Country Day LSU; Dayton; New Orleans
2010 Matt Derenbecker Metairie Park Country Day LSU; Dayton; New Orleans
2011 Ricardo Gathers Riverside (Reserve) Baylor
2012 Ricardo Gathers Riverside (Reserve) Baylor
2013 Trey Touchet St. Thomas More (Lafayette) Texas-El Paso; McNeese St.
2014 Trey Touchet St. Thomas More (Lafayette) Texas-El Paso; McNeese St.
2015 Wayde Sims University (Baton Rouge) LSU
2016 Ja’Vonte Smart Scotlandville (Baton Rouge) LSU
2017 Ja’Vonte Smart Scotlandville (Baton Rouge) LSU
2018 Ja’Vonte Smart Scotlandville (Baton Rouge) LSU
2019 Jalen Cook Walker LSU; Tulane
2020 Reece Beekman Scotlandville (Baton Rouge) Virginia
2021 Carlos Stewart Dunham (Baton Rouge) Santa Clara
2022 Solomon Washington Carver (New Orleans)  
       

      * = National Player of the Year

   

Note:

Award presented every year since 1986