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.
For the season, Makalusky averaged 22.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. A finalist for Indiana Miss Basketball, she broke the school record for career scoring with 1,933 points.
Maya Makalusky of Hamilton Southeastern is the Indiana MaxPreps Player of the Year. She broke the school's all-time scoring mark, averaged more than 22 points per game and helped the Royals to a 27-1 record. (PHOTO: Julie L. Brown)
Hamilton Southeastern went 83-16 in Makalusky's four years in the program.
Headed to Indiana, Makalusky is regarded as one of the top 50 seniors in the country by
247Sports.
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 Indiana MaxPreps Players of the Year2021-22 — Ashlynn Shade, Noblesville
2022-23 — Chloe Spreen, Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford)
2023-24 — Jaylah Lampley, Lawrence Central (Indianapolis)
