Each year since 2006, MaxPreps has recognized outstanding
performers in high school basketball. The tradition continues to close
out the 2025-26 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.
A repeat selection,
Gavin Lowe of
Olympus (Salt Lake City) is the 2025-26 MaxPreps Utah Player of the Year. The 6-foot senior guard led the Titans to a 25-2 record and their third consecutive state championship.
For the season, Lowe averaged 24.3 points, 5.6 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 3.4 steals per contest while shooting 51.3 percent from the field, 37.8 percent from 3-point range and 83.3 percent from the free throw line.
Gavin Lowe was also the MaxPreps Utah Player of the Year in 2024-25 after putting up 21.5 points, 5.6 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game and leading Olympus to a state title. (PHOTO: Terry Cullop)
In a 53-46 victory over Bountiful in the state title game, Lowe finished with a team-high 16 points and earned Class 6A All-Tournament MVP honors.
Establishing a new career high, Lowe scored 44 points to go along with five rebounds and four steals against Bingham (South Jordan) in November. He went for 40 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals in a
67-57 win against Springville in the state quarterfinals.
Lowe finished his four-year varsity career with 1,699 points, leading Olympus to a record of 97-11. He will continue his basketball career at UC Irvine.
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 2026 NBA All-Stars Karl Anthony-Towns
(2014), Scottie Barnes (2020), Devin Booker (2014), Jaylen Brown (2015),
Jalen Brunson (2014, 2015), Cade Cunningham (2019, 2020), Kevin Durant
(2006), Jalen Duren (2021), Anthony Edwards (2019), De'Aaron Fox (2016),
Chet Holmgren (2020, 2021), Brandon Ingram (2015), Jalen Johnson
(2019), Tyrese Maxey (2019) and Norman Powell (2011).
Past MaxPreps Utah Players of the Year
2019-20 – Dallin Hall, Fremont (Plain City)
2020-21 – Nolan Hickman, Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant)
2021-22 – Collin Chandler, Farmington
2022-23 – Brody Kozlowski, Corner Canyon (Draper)
2023-24 – John Mobley Jr., Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant)
2024-25 – Gavin Lowe, Olympus (Salt Lake City)
