Minnesota Players of the Year 1901-2023

Players of the Year 1901-2023

4 awards--Lindsay Whalen
3 awards each--George Tuck, Frank Lawler, Marty Rolek, Jim McIntyre, George Mikan, Kevin Garnett

2 awards each--William Deering, Harold Gillen, Dick Arney, Tony Jaros, Hal Haskins, Ron Johnson, Lou Hudson, Mark Olberding, Kevin McHale, Randy Breuer, Carlie Wagner, Rachel Banham, Maya Moore, Paige Bueckers

1901--George Tuck, Mpls. Central

1902--William Deering, Minnesota

1903--Deering

1904--Tuck, Minnesota

1905--Tuck

1906--Garfield Brown, Minnesota

1911--Frank Lawler, Minnesota

1912--Lawler, various senior teams

1913--Lawler, The Ineligibles

1914--Harold Gillen, Stillwater

1915--Al Rehder, Red Wing Company L

1916--Bill Conlin, Red Wing Company L

1917--Gillen, Minnesota

1918--Street, Carleton

1919--Erling Platou, Minnesota

1920--Martin Norton, Mpls. Central

1921--Arnold Oss, Minnesota

1922--Ozzie Cowles, Carleton

1923--Carl Nordly, Carleton

1924--Mally Nydahl, Mpls. South

1925--Black Rasey, Minnesota

1926--Bennie Lichtenegger, Gaylord

1927--Otto Rortvedt, Henning

1928--Cliff Halmrast, Moorhead

1929--Earl Moran, Moorhead

1930--Chuck Wagner, The Ascensions

1931--Ray Buffalo, DeLaSalle

1932--Dick Arney, Carleton

1933--Arney

1934--Marty Rolek, Mpls. Edison and the Dominiums

1935--Wally Zimmerman, Hamline

1936--Johnny Dick, Buhl

1937--Marty Rolek, Minnesota

1938--Rolek

1939--Clint Wager, St. Mary's

1940--Tony Jaros, Mpls. Edison

1941--Arnie Johnson, Bemidji State

1942--Johnny Norlander, Hamline

1943--Hal Haskins, Alexandria

1944--Jim McIntyre, Mpls. Patrick Henry

1945--McIntyre

1946--Jaros, Minnesota

1947--McIntyre, Minnesota

1948--George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers

1949--Vern Mikkelson, Hamline

1950--Haskins, Hamline

1951--Bill Simonovich, Gilbert

1952--Mikan

1953--Dave Tschimperle, Hopkins

1954--Mikan

1955--Dick Garmaker, Minnesota

1956--Ron Johnson, New Prague

1957--Jon Hagen, Belview

1958--Norm Grow, Foley

1959--Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers

1960--R. Johnson, Minnesota

1961--Terry Kunze, Duluth Central

1962--Eric Magdanz, Minnesota

1963--Dan Anderson, Augsburg

1964--Lou Hudson, Minnesota

1965--Hudson

1966--Archie Clark, Minnesota

1967--Jim Hill, St. Paul Central

1968--Bob Zender, Edina

1969--Tony Jenkins, Shattuck

1970--Tom Mulso, Sherburn

1971--Como Pontliana, Duluth Central

1972--Jim Brewer, Minnesota

1973--Mark Olberding, Melrose

1974--Olberding

1975--Frank Wachlarowicz, Little Falls

1976--Steve Lingenfelter, Bloomington Jefferson

1977--Mychal Thompson, Minnesota

1978--Janet Karvonen, New York Mills

1979--Randy Breuer, Lake City

1980--Kevin McHale, Minnesota

1981--Kelly Skalicky, Albany

1982--Darryl Mitchell and Trent Tucker, Minnesota

1983--Breuer, Minnesota

1984--Joe Regnier, White Bear Lake

1985--Laura Coenen, Minnesota

1986--McHale, Boston Celtics

1987--Kevin Lynch, Bloomington Jefferson

1988--Jessica Beachy, Concordia (Moorhead)

1989--Willie Burton, Minnesota

1990--Richard Coffey, Minnesota

1991--Joel McDonald, Chisholm

1992--Laurie Trow, St. Thomas

1993--Voshon Leonard, Minnesota

1994--Carol Ann Shudlick, Minnesota

1995--Coco and Kelly Miller, Rochester Mayo

1996--Khalid El-Amin, Mpls. North

1997--Bobby Jackson, Minnesota

1998--Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves

1999--Garnett

2000--Jake Sullivan, Tartan

2001--Rick Rickert, Duluth East

2002--Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota

2003--Whalen

2004--Garnett

2005--Janelle McCarville, Minnesota

2006--Isaiah Dahlman, Braham

2007--Angel Robinson, St. Paul Central

2008--John Smith, Winona State

2009--Tayler Hill, Mpls. South

2010--Rachel Banham and Cassie Rochel, Lakeville North

2011--Whalen, Minnesota Lynx

2012--Whalen
2013--Tyus Jones, Apple Valley
2014--Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx
2015--Moore
2016--Banham, Minnesota Gophers
2017--Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx
2018--Daniel Oturu, Cretin-Derham Hall
2019--Paige Bueckers, Hopkins
2020--Bueckers

2021--Chet Holmgren, Minnehaha Academy

2022--Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves

2023--Brooke Olson, UMD women

Winners of the Minnesota Hoops Readers Poll

2011--Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves
2012--Taylor Young, St. Thomas
2013--Anders Broman, Lakeview Christian
2014--Carlie Wagner, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva