Each year since 2006, MaxPreps has recognized outstanding performers in high school girls basketball. America's source for high school sports continues the tradition to close out the 2022-23 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.
Katie Fiso of
Garfield (Seattle) is the 2022-23 MaxPreps Washington High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year. The 6-foot junior guard led the Bulldogs to a 23-1 record and their third consecutive Class 3A state championship.
For the season, Fiso averaged over 22 points, six rebounds and two assists per game. She put up 26 points in a semifinal win over Mead and then tallied 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 48-39 win over Lake Washington in the final.
Garfield is 44-1 over the past two seasons with Fiso leading the way. She has earned scholarship offers from programs like Arizona, Boise State, Oklahoma, USC and Washington State.
Tatum Thompson of
Woodinville was the 2021-22 MaxPreps Washington Player of the Year. A freshman in the Boise State basketball program, she led the Falcons to a 26-1 record and the Class 4A championship, tallying 20.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game.
Each state's MaxPreps Player of the Year will be considered for inclusion in the MaxPreps All-America Team, which will be released in April. Past selections include 2022 WNBA Most Valuable Player A'ja Wilson (2014) as well as 2022 All-WNBA picks Skylar Diggins-Smith (2009), Sabrina Ionescu (2016), Jonquel Jones (2012), Nneka Ogwumike (2008), Kelsey Plum (2013), Breanna Stewart (2012) and Alyssa Thomas (2010).
Garfield's Katie Fiso was the MVP of the 3A tournament and is the MaxPreps Washington Player of the Year. (Photo: Patrick Krohn)
