High school boys basketball National Player of the Year watchlist for 2024-25 [Video]

High School on SI, a collaboration between SBLive Sports and Sports Illustrated, will name a National Player of the Year in high school basketball after the conclusion of the 2024-25 season.

A player will be selected for boys’ and girls’.

High School on SI has already released National Top 25 rankings, along with a preseason All-American team known as the ‘SI Six’.

Here is a preseason watchlist for the 2025 National Player of the Year award. This is not a candidate list, which means a player not listed could win the award … but only time will tell.

(Names are listed in alphabetical order by last name)

The Arkansas commit plays exactly how you’d think coach John Calipari likes his guards: athletic, competitive and fast. Acuff is the No. 1 point guard in the country for the 2025 class.

Arenas almost single-handedly took Chatsworth to a CIF State championship final after averaging more than 30 points per game. He’s grown to 6-foot-6 and …