Each year since 2006, MaxPreps has recognized outstanding performers in high school girls basketball. The tradition continues to close out the 2024-25 season by naming the top player in each state. Selections are based on team success and individual excellence in addition to local and state accolades.
Jenica Lewis of
Johnston is the 2024-25 Iowa MaxPreps Player of the Year. The 6-foot junior guard led the Dragons to a 26-0 record and second straight Class 5A state championship.
For the season, Lewis averaged 18.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 3.4 assists per game, helping Johnston end the campaign with a 52-game win streak.
Jenica Lewis of Johnston is the Iowa MaxPreps Player of the Year after helping the Dragons to their second straight Class 5A title. The junior averaged 18 points per game as Johnston finished off its second straight 26-0 season. (FILE PHOTO: John Howard)
A, 1,000-point scorer, Lewis broke the school single-season 3-point record with 73 and was one off the single-season steal record with 90.
Regarded as a top 25 prospect in the Class of 2025 by
247Sports, Lewis holds offers from a number of top college programs including Baylor, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State and Notre Dame.
Each state's MaxPreps Player of the Year will be considered for inclusion in the MaxPreps All-America Team, which is scheduled to be released in April. Past selections include 2024 WNBA Most Valuable Player A'ja Wilson (2014) as well as 2024 All-WNBA first team picks Caitlin Clark (2020), Napheesa Collier (2015), Breanna Stewart (2012) and Alyssa Thomas (2010).
Past Iowa MaxPreps Players of the Year2021-22 — Hannah Stuelke, Washington (Cedar Rapids)
2022-23 — Sahara Williams, Waterloo West (Waterloo)
2023-24 — Aili Tanke, Johnston
