Oklahoma City Thunder star Chet Holmgren was the MaxPreps National Player of the Year in 2021, two-time All-American at Minnehaha Academy in Minnesota.
The NBA Finals matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers features many players who won major awards in high school or were named to MaxPreps All-America teams.
Thunder star
Chet Holmgren was the MaxPreps National Player of the year in 2021 at
Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis, Minn.). In 2020 he was a MaxPreps Junior All-America first team selection.
Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers was an All-American in 2014 at
Trinity (Euless, Texas). His Indiana teammates
Thomas Bryant and
Jarace Walker were both on MaxPreps All-America squads all four years of high school.
MaxPreps began naming All-America teams in 2006. Freshman, sophomore and junior squads were first selected in 2010. MaxPreps State Player of the Years have been chosen since 2020.
Read on for a complete rundown of award winners for both teams.
(Graphic: Chris Stonebraker)
- 2015 Junior All-America fifth team
Thomas Bryant, Bishop Kearney (Rochester, N.Y.)/Huntington Prep (Huntington, W.Va.)- 2012 Fresh All-America third team
- 2013 Sophomore All-America honorable mention
- 2014 Junior All-America honorable mention
- 2015 All-America fifth team
Isaiah Jackson, Old Redford Academy (Detroit, Mich.)- 2018 Sophomore All-America honorable mention
Myles Turner, Trinity (Euless, Texas)- 2014 All-America honorable mention
Jarace Walker, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)- 2019 Freshman All-America second team
- 2020 Sophomore All-America honorable mention
- 2021 Junior All-America honorable mention
- 2022 Florida Player of the Year
- 2022 All-America first team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Chet Holmgren, Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis, Minn.)- 2020 All-America honorable mention
- 2020 Junior All-America first team
- 2021 Minnesota Player of the Year
- 2021 All-America, MaxPreps National Player of the Year
Cason Wallace, Richardson (Texas)- 2021 Junior All-America second team
- 2022 Texas Player of the Year
- 2022 All-America second team
