The Naismith Trophy has announced the 50 players on the watch list for the Boys High School Player of the Year award. The Player of the Year and All-America teams will be announced in March by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.
| Name | Pos. | School | Hometown | State | College |
| R.J.Barrett | F | Montverde Acadamy | Mississauga | Ontario | Duke |
| Darius Bazley | F | Princeton | Cincinnati | OH | Syracuse |
| Bol Bol | C | Mater Dei | Santa Ana | CA | Undeclared |
| Moses Brown | C | Archbishop Molloy | Briarwood | NY | Undeclared |
| Jordan Brown | C | Prolific Prep | Roseville | CA | Undeclared |
| Tyger Campbell | G | La Lumiere School | Des Moines | IA | Undeclared |
| Taeshon Cherry | F | St. Augustine | San Diego | CA | USC |
| Silvio De Sousa | F | IMG Academy | Bradenton | FL | Kansas |
| Ayo Dosunmu | G | Morgan Park | Chicago | IL | Illinois |
| Devon Dotson | G | Providence Day School | Charlotte | NC | Kansas |
| Darius Garland | G | Brentwood Academy | Brentwood | TN | Undeclared |
| Carte’Are Gordon | F | Webster Groves | St. Louis | MO | St. Louis |
| Quentin Grimes | G | College Park | The Woodlands | TX | Undeclared |
| Joey Hauser | F | Stevens Point Area | Stevens Point | WI | Marquette |
| Kamaka Hepa | F | Jefferson | Portland | OR | Texas |
| Tyler Herro | G | Whitnall | Greenfield | WI | Undeclared |
| Jaylen Hoard | F | Wesleyan Christian | Carnon | France | Wake Forest |
| Prentiss Hubb | G | Gonzaga College | Upper Marlboro | MD | Notre Dame |
| Jerome Hunter | F | Pickerington North | Pickerington | OH | Indiana |
| Keldon Johnson | F | Oak Hill Academy | South Hill | VA | Undeclared |
| Tre Jones | G | Apple Valley | Apple Valley | MN | Duke |
| Antwann Jones | G | Oak Ridge | Orlando | FL | Undeclared |
| Louis King | F | Hudson Catholic | Columbus | NJ | Oregon |
| Romeo Langford | G | New Albany | New Albany | IN | Undeclared |
| Gerald Liddell | F | Byron P. Steele II | Cibolo | TX | Texas |
| Nassir Little | F | Orlando Christian Prep | Orlando | FL | North Carolina |
| Matthew Mayer | F | Westlake | Austin | TX | Baylor |
| David McCormack | C | Oak Hill Academy | Norfolk | VA | Kansas |
| E.J. Montgomery | F | Wheeler | Marietta | GA | Undeclared |
| Andrew Nembhard | G | Montverde Acadamy | Aurora | Ontario | Florida |
| Shareef O’Neal | F | Crossroads | Santa Monica | CA | Arizona |
| Reggie Perry | F | Thomasville | Thomasville | GA | Mississippi State |
| Kevin Porter | F | Rainier Beach | Seattle | WA | USC |
| Immanuel Quickley | G | John Carroll School | Havre De Grace | MD | Kentucky |
| Jahvon Quinerly | G | Hudson Catholic | Hackensack | NJ | Undeclared |
| Cam Reddish | F | Westtown School | Norristown | PA | Duke |
| Nazreon Reid | F | Roselle Catholic | Asbury Park | NJ | LSU |
| Cormac Ryan | G | Milton Academy | New York | NY | Stanford |
| Simisola Shittu | F | Vermont Academy | Burlington | Ontario | Undeclared |
| Anfernee Simons | G | IMG Academy | Altamonte Springs | FL | Undeclared |
| David Singleton III | G | Bishop Montgomery | Torrance | CA | UCLA |
| Brandon Slater | F | Paul VI | Fairfax | VA | Villanova |
| Javonte Smart | G | Scotlandville Magnet | Baton Rouge | LA | LSU |
| Jalen Smith | F | Mount Saint Joseph | Baltimore | MD | Maryland |
| Cole Swider | F | St. Andrew’s School | Providence | RI | Villanova |
| Coby White | G | Greenfield | Wilson | NC | North Carolina |
| Emmitt Williams | G | IMG Academy | Lehigh Acres | FL | Undeclared |
| Brandon Williams | G | Crespi Carmelite | Encino | CA | Arizona |
| Zion Williamson | F | Spartanburg Day School | Spartanburg | SC | Undeclared |
| Robert Woodard II | F | Columbus | Columbus | MS | Undeclared |
