The Gatorade Player of the Year awards are given annually to up and coming high school student-athletes in the United States. They are given for boys' baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and
Kobe Bryant was the first winner not to play college basketball.
Candace Parker was the first female player to win the award multiple times.
Joe Mauer was the first winner not to play football collegiately or professionally.
Morgan Andrews was the first player to win the award multiple times.
LeBron James
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LeBron Raymone James Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. Nicknamed "King James", he is the NBA's all-time leading score
Gatorade Player of the Year awards
…is currently run by the Gatorade Player of the Year Selection Committee. Past national winners include Peyton Manning and Emmitt Smith for football, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant for basketball, Allyson Felix for track and field, and Kerri Walsh for volleyball. Awards include…
James with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022
James engages in a pre-game ritual of tossing crushed chalk into the air in March 2008.
James with the Cavaliers in 2009.
James as a member of the Heat in March 2011.