| Year | Player | High School | College | NBA draft | 
  | 2025 | DeWayne Brown[2] | Hoover | Tennessee |  | 
  | 2024 | Caleb Holt[3] | Buckhorn, New Market |  |  | 
  | 2023 | Labaron Philon[4] | Baker, Mobile | Alabama |  | 
  | 2022 | Barry Dunning Jr. | McGill-Toolen Catholic High School, Mobile | Arkansas/UAB |  | 
  | 2021 | JD Davison (2) | Calhoun High School, Letohatchee | Alabama | 2022 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 53rd overall by the Boston Celtics | 
  | 2020 | JD Davison | Calhoun High School, Letohatchee | Alabama[5] | 
  | 2019 | Trendon Watford (2) | Mountain Brook, Mountain Brook | LSU |  | 
  | 2018 | Trendon Watford | Mountain Brook, Mountain Brook | LSU |  | 
  | 2017 | John Petty (2) | Jemison, Huntsville | Alabama |  | 
  | 2016 | John Petty | J.O. Johnson High School, Huntsville | Alabama |  | 
  | 2015 | Dazon Ingram | Theodore High School, Theodore | Alabama/UCF |  | 
  | 2014 | William Lee | Dallas County High School, Plantersville | UAB |  | 
  | 2013 | De'Runnya Wilson | Wenonah High School, Birmingham | Mississippi State[6] |  | 
  | 2012 | Craig Sword | Carver High School, Montgomery | Mississippi State |  | 
  | 2011 | Trevor Lacey (2) | S. R. Butler High School, Huntsville | Alabama/NC State |  | 
  | 2010 | Trevor Lacey | S. R. Butler High School, Huntsville | Alabama/NC State |  | 
  | 2009 | Kerron Johnson | Madison Academy, Madison | Belmont |  | 
  | 2008 | JaMychal Green | St. Jude Academy, Montgomery | Alabama |  | 
  | 2007 | Courtney Fortson | Jefferson Davis High School, Montgomery | Arkansas |  | 
  | 2006 | Stanley Robinson | Huffman High School, Birmingham | Connecticut | 2010 NBA draft : 2nd Rnd, 59th overall by the Orlando Magic | 
  | 2005 | Richard Hendrix | Athens High School, Athens | Alabama | 2008 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 49th overall by the Golden State Warriors | 
  | 2004 | Ronald Steele (2) | John Carroll Catholic High School, Birmingham | Alabama |  | 
  | 2003 | Ronald Steele | John Carroll Catholic High School, Birmingham | Alabama |  | 
  | 2002 | Kennedy Winston | Mattie T. Blount High School, Prichard | Alabama |  | 
  | 2001 | Chris White | Virgil I. Grissom High School, Huntsville |  |  | 
  | 2000 | Gerald Wallace | Childersburg High School, Childersburg | Alabama | 2001 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 25th overall by the Sacramento Kings | 
  | 1999 | Marvin Stone | Virgil I. Grissom High School, Huntsville | Kentucky/Louisville |  | 
  | 1998 | Sam Haginas | UMS-Wright Preparatory School, Mobile | Alabama |  | 
  | 1997 | Anthony Williams | Loachapoka High School, Loachapoka | Vanderbilt |  | 
  | 1996 | Isaac Spencer | Jefferson Davis High School, Montgomery | Murray State |  | 
  | 1995 | Brian Williams | Jefferson Davis High School, Montgomery | Alabama |  | 
  | 1994 | Rod Willie | Lee High School, Huntsville | Georgia Southern |  | 
  | 1993 | Howard Pride | S. R. Butler High School, Huntsville | Vanderbilt |  | 
  | 1992 | Darryl Wilson | South Lamar School, Millport | Mississippi State |  | 
  | 1991 | Victor Newman | Houston Academy, Dothan | NC State |  | 
  | 1990 | Cedric Moore | Woodlawn High School, Birmingham | Alabama |  | 
  | 1989 | Queintonia Higgins | Fairhope High School, Fairhope | Wyoming |  | 
  | 1988 | Terrence Lewis | Ramsay High School, Birmingham | Providence |  | 
  | 1987 | Bryant Lancaster | Valley High School, Valley | Alabama |  | 
  | 1986 | Larry Rembert | Keith Middle-High School, Orrville | UAB |  | 
  | 1985 | Vincent Robinson | Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport | Memphis State/Chattanooga |  | 
  | 1984 | Steven Seay | Enterprise High School, Enterprise | San Francisco | 1989 NBA draft: 3rd Rnd, 58th overall by the Utah Jazz | 
  | 1983 | Terry Coner | Phillips High School, Birmingham | Alabama | 1987 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 44th overall by the Atlanta Hawks | 
  | 1982 | Buck Johnson | Hayes, Birmingham | Alabama | 1986 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 20th overall by the Houston Rockets | 
  | 1981 | Ennis Whatley | Phillips High School, Birmingham | Alabama | 1983 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 13th overall by the Kansas City Kings | 
  | 1980 |  |  |  |  | 
  | 1979 | Mike Davis | Fayette County, Fayette | Alabama | 1983 NBA draft: 2nd Rnd, 42nd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks | 
  | 1978 | Eddie Phillips | A. H. Parker, Birmingham | Alabama | 1982 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 21nd overall by the New Jersey Nets | 
  | 1975 | Reggie King | Jackson-Olin, Birmingham | Alabama | 1979 NBA draft: 1st Rnd, 18nd overall by the Kansas City Kings |