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.
Jordyn Palmer of
Westtown (West Chester) is the 2024-25 Pennsylvania MaxPreps Player of the Year. The 6-foot-1 sophomore forward led the Moose to a 27-3 record and fourth straight
Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association title.
For the season, Palmer averaged 21.6 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 3.1 blocks and 2.6 steals per game. In a 71-47 win over Friends' Central (Wynnewood) in the PAISAA title game, she piled up a game-high 26 points.
Palmer is regarded as the No. 4 prospect in the Class of 2025 according to
247Sports. She surpassed 1,000 career points and has picked offers from elite college programs like Louisville, LSU, South Carolina and UConn.
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 Pennsylvania MaxPreps Players of the Year2021-22 — Cierra Toomey, Dunmore
2022-23 — Gabby Casey, Lansdale Catholic (Lansdale)
2023-24 — Shayla Smith, Audenried (Philadelphia)
