| Year | Player | High School | College | NBA draft |
| 1982 | Dell Curry | Fort Defiance | Virginia Tech | 1986 NBA draft: 1st round, 15th overall by the Utah Jazz |
| 1983 | | | | |
| 1984 | Kevin Madden | Robert E. Lee | North Carolina | |
| 1985 | Kevin Madden | Robert E. Lee | North Carolina | |
| 1986 | J. R. Reid | Kempsville | North Carolina | 1989 NBA draft: 1st round, 5th overall by the Charlotte Hornets |
| 1987 | Alonzo Mourning | Indian River | Georgetown | 1992 NBA draft: 1st round, 2nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets |
| 1988 | Alonzo Mourning | Indian River | Georgetown | 1992 NBA draft: 1st round, 2nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets |
| 1989 | George Lynch | Patrick Henry | North Carolina | 1993 NBA draft: 1st round, 12th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1990 | Grant Hill | South Lakes | Duke | 1994 NBA draft: 1st round, 3rd overall by the Detroit Pistons |
| 1991 | Cory Alexander | Oak Hill Academy | Virginia | 1995 NBA draft: 1st round, 29th overall by the San Antonio Spurs |
| 1992 | | | | |
| 1993 | Allen Iverson | Bethel High School | Georgetown | 1996 NBA draft: 1st round, 1st overall by the Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1994 | Curtis Staples | Patrick Henry | Virginia | |
| 1995 | Marco Harrison | Petersburg | NC State | |
| 1996 | Jason Capel | Indian River | North Carolina | |
| 1997 | Brian Demarco Williams | James River | Hagerstown CC
American | |
| 1998 | Ronald Curry | Hampton | North Carolina | |
| 1999 | Travis Watson | Oak Hill Academy | Virginia | |
| 2000 | Cliff Hawkins | Oak Hill Academy | Kentucky | |
| 2001 | | | | |
| 2002 | JJ Redick | Cave Spring | Duke | 2006 NBA draft: 1st round, 11th overall by the Orlando Magic |
| 2003 | J. R. Reynolds | Oak Hill Academy | Virginia | |
| 2004 | Marquie Cooke | Nansemond River | Virginia Tech | |
| 2005 | Marcus Ginyard | Bishop O'Connell | North Carolina | |
| 2006 | Vernon Macklin | Hargrave Military Academy | Georgetown
Florida | 2011 NBA draft: 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Detroit Pistons |
| 2007 | Julian Vaughn | Oak Hill Academy | Florida State
Georgetown | |
| 2008 | Ed Davis | Benedictine | North Carolina | 2010 NBA draft: 1st round, 13th overall by the Toronto Raptors |
| 2009 | Tristan Spurlock | Word of Life Christian | Virginia
UCF | |
| 2010 | James Michael McAdoo | Norfolk Christian | North Carolina | |
| 2011 | James Michael McAdoo | Norfolk Christian | North Carolina | |