Duke signee Wendall Carter, Jr. has won the 2017 Morgan Wootten Player of the Year award
The award recognizes players for character and leadership in the community. UCLA freshman guard Lonzo Ball won last year's award. Other previous winners include Jahlil Okafor (2014), Jabari Parker (2013), LeBron James (2003) and Maya Moore (2007).
Carter, a 6'9" forward from Atlanta, is No. 3 on the ESPN 100 recruiting rankings.
South Salem (Salem, Ore.) guard Evina Westbrook, a Tennessee signee, won the girls' award. Westbrook is averaging 27.9 points, 7.9 assists and 7.4 steals and has led her team to two straight state titles.