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.
Mikaylah Williams of
Parkway (Bossier City) is the 2022-23 MaxPreps Louisiana High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year for the second straight season. The 6-foot senior guard led the Panthers to a 31-5 record and the Division I Non-Select state championship.
For the season, Williams averaged 17.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.6 steals per game. She poured in 34 points to lead Parkway to an 80-57 win over Ponchatoula in the title game, avenging a loss to the same team in last year's championship.
A MaxPreps National Player of the Year finalist, Williams topped the 2,000-point mark for her career this season. She will continue her career at LSU next year.
Williams was also the 2021-22 MaxPreps Louisiana Player of the Year. She averaged 22.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game as a junior.
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).
LSU commit Mikaylah Williams is the MaxPreps Louisiana Player of the Year for the second straight year. She heads to Baton Rouge after winning a Division I state title in her senior season. (Photo: Wayne Grubbs)
