Vote now: Which high school girls basketball player has been national player of the year

All 20 of these players have had MVP-worthy seasons thus far, but who's been the best?

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Last week, before the McDonald's All-American rosters were announced, we highlighted our top 20 candidates for national player of the year in high school girls basketball.

Eleven of the candidates are not on the East and West rosters for the game in March, four are underclassmen and six are on our list of the biggest McDonald's All-American Game snubs.

If the season ended today, who would be the national player of the year?

Voting will conclude Friday, Feb. 3, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

Descriptions of each player's year thus far are below the poll.

Dee Alexander, soph., Purcell Marian (Ohio)

Alexander was one of the best freshmen in the nation last year, leading Purcell Marian to its first state championship in program history, and she's kept that momentum going as a sophomore. The 6-foot-2 guard is averaging 25.4 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists this season while shooting 57% from the field.

KK Arnold, sr., Germantown (Wisconsin)

Arnold is as consistent as they come, as the reigning Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year is putting up nearly identical stats compared with her junior season. The 5-foot-9 UConn commit recently put up 27 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists in a game and is averaging 23.6, 6.8 and 7.4 this season, respectively.

Chloe Briggs, sr., Ontario Christian (California)

Briggs is stuffing the stat sheet in several categories this season, but when you watch her film it's her passing that stands out. Whether routine or behind-the-back or over-the-shoulder without looking, her control is pinpoint. The Washington commit is averaging 27.3 points, 8.5 assists and eight rebounds per game this season.

Zoe Brooks, sr., St. John Vianney (New Jersey)

Brooks made national headlines when she teamed up with Sabrina Ionescu to win the WNBA Skills Challenge during All-Star Weekend in July, and the NC State commit has been tearing it up in her final year of high school basketball. One of the best passers in the country, Brooks can score from anywhere on the court but is quick to move the ball to a teammate who has the easiest look.

Aaliyah Chavez, soph., Monterey (Texas)

Chavez entered the season as one of the most hyped sophomores in the country, and yet she's managed to exceed expectations. The 5-foot-9 point guard is averaging 30.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, five assists and three steals per game.

Chloe Clardy, sr., Conway (Arkansas)

Clardy has been the undisputed best player in Arkansas for the past two seasons, and she'll be taking her talents to Stanford next year. After averaging 24.5 points, seven rebounds and 3.4 steals per game, the 5-foot-10 guard is continuing to thrive as a senior, including going toe-to-toe with a tough Sidwell Friends team at the GEICO Invitational.

Breya Cunningham, sr., La Jolla Country Day (California)

One of the most dominant post players in the country, Cunningham will be playing for Arizona next season. Few can match the 6-foot-4 center's strength inside, and she's averaging 19.1 points, 10 rebounds and 2.9 blocks playing one of the toughest schedules in the country.

Jadyn Donovan, sr., Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)

Donovan is the team leader for one of the best squads in the nation, helping Sidwell Friends knock off No. 5 Montverde Academy (Florida), No. 10 Duncanville (Texas), No. 11 Lone Peak (Utah), No. 22 Paul VI (Virginia) and beating No. 18 Bishop McNamara (Maryland) twice.“She does so many different things on the court. … I’m more proud of her leadership by example,” Quakers coach Tamika Dudley said of the Duke commit.

MiLaysia Fulwiley, sr., Keenan (South Carolina)

Fulwiley has been on South Carolina coach Dawn Staley's radar since seventh grade, and the point guard committed to the Gamecocks this season. The 5-foot-7 dynamo went over 2,000 points for her career as a junior and is averaging 28.6 points, 10 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 5.5 steals per game this season. She'll try to lead Keenan to four straight state titles this postseason.

Addison Harris, jr., Camas (Washington)

Harris is the leading scorer on a team that prides itself on passing and sharing the load. Harris is a 6-foot-1 inside-outside threat who showed off her versatile skills against Sierra Canyon's loaded lineup at the Holiday Classic earlier this month, scoring 23 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

Tessa Johnson, sr., St. Michael-Albertville (Minnesota)

Johnson is averaging 23.8 points per game this season, including a 51-point game against a very good Chaska team, breaking the St. Michael-Albertville record for points in a game. The 5-foot-10 guard will be joining South Carolina's star-studded freshman class next season.

Rashunda Jones, sr., South Bend Washington (Indiana)

A Purdue recruit, Jones recently moved into fourth place on the program's career scoring list with 1,620 points. The point guard is averaging 20.5 points, 4.4 assists and 4.3 steals playing for the top-ranked team in Indiana and No. 12 in the national SBLive/Sports Illustrated Top 25.

Reniya Kelly, sr., Hoover (Alabama)

Kelly has more than 2,000 career points and last month passed Lyndsay Harris (2004-08) to become Hoover's all-time leading scorer while also being the team's leader in assists all four years. The point guard will shoot for her fourth state championship before heading to North Carolina.

Kate Koval, jr., Long Island Lutheran (New York)

If there's a face of Long Island Lutheran's strong, young team, it's 6-foot-5 Kate Koval, who has been a captain for the U-18 Ukranian national team. She can take over a game on offense, defense and crashing the boards at both ends. Koval is among several underclassmen starring for LuHi, so next year could be a historically good squad.

Natalie Potts, sr., Incarnate Word (Missouri)

Potts is the leading scorer (19.7 points per game) and rebounder (7.1 rebounds per game) for one of the best teams in the nation. The 6-foot-2 forward is shooting over 66% from the field and has committed to play college basketball at Nebraska.

Taliah Scott, sr., St. Johns Country Day (Florida)

Scott is widely considered the best girls high school basketball player ever to come out of Northeast Florida, and she'll be taking her prodigious scoring talents to Arkansas next season. The 5-foot-9 guard is among the nation's unofficial scoring leaders at 37.4 points per game.

Mjracle Sheppard, sr., Montverde Academy (Florida)

She doesn't have the gaudy numbers Scott has, but Sheppard is the glue on one of the deepest teams in the nation and a lockdown defender. The 5-foot-9 guard is averaging 11.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.3 steals per game and will be playing for Mississippi State next season.

Laci Steele, sr., Edmond North (Oklahoma)

Another dominant season for Steele peaked at the Putnam City Invitational Championship, where she scored scored 27 points in the quarterfinal, 31 in the semifinal and 26 to lead Edmond North to the championship. The North Carolina State commit will look to peak again in the playoffs in trying to lead nationally ranked Edmond North to back-to-back state championships.

Juju Watkins, sr., Sierra Canyon (California)

Watkins can do it all at both ends of the court for national No. 1 Sierra Canyon. The USC signee has been a human highlight reel all season, but she was at her best on her future home floor, USC's Galen Center, in putting up 30 points in a win over then-national No. 7 La Jolla Country Day. And she set the school's single-game scoring record Thursday.

Mikaylah Williams, sr., Parkway (Louisiana)

The defending Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year was a finalist for the national award as a junior. The 6-foot-1 guard recently eclipsed 2,000 points in her high school career and will stay in-state to play for LSU next season.