Each year since 2006, MaxPreps has recognized outstanding performers in high school girls basketball. America’s source for high school sports continues the tradition to close out the 2022-23 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, Ogden averaged 22.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.7 steals per game. She finished her high school career with 1,666 points.
Headed to Stanford next year, Ogden was selected to the McDonald’s All American team this season. She won a gold medal last summer with USA Basketball at the U18 FIBA Americas Championship.
Sydney Bowles of Woodward Academy (College Park) was the 2021-22 MaxPreps Georgia Player of the Year. Now a freshman at Texas A&M, Bowles averaged 20.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Class AAAAA state champions.
Each state’s MaxPreps Player of the Year will be considered for inclusion in the MaxPreps All-America Team, which will be released in April. Past selections include 2022 WNBA Most Valuable Player A’ja Wilson (2014) as well as 2022 All-WNBA picks Skylar Diggins-Smith (2009), Sabrina Ionescu (2016), Jonquel Jones (2012), Nneka Ogwumike (2008), Kelsey Plum (2013), Breanna Stewart (2012) and Alyssa Thomas (2010).
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