State championships are golden. A great high school basketball player can come from anywhere — no matter the size of the town or city. Here's a look at the greatest high school boys basketball player of all time, from all 50 states. The greatest high school basketball players of all time are legends in each of their own states and beyond.

The following are annual awards given to the top national high school basketball player in the United States: Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year, MaxPreps National Basketball Player of the Year, Mr. Basketball USA, and Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award.

Kidd, from St. Joseph Notre Dame, was named California's Player of the Year twice and the Naismith Player of the Year, which recognized him as the top player in the country. Mitch Stephens of Max Preps called Kidd the 'best high school basketball player I ever covered.' (This passage does not directly mention that Kidd is from California, but based on the context and the given question, it can be inferred that he is the best high school basketball player from California mentioned in the list.)

The NBA high school draftees are players who have been drafted to the National Basketball Association (NBA) straight out of high school. The process of jumping directly from high school basketball to the professional level is also known as going prep-to-pro.