"C'est une grande satisfaction de savoir que je suis le premier Canadien à l'obtenir, c'est quelque chose de grand pour mon pays. Je voulais vraiment l'avoir", a-t-il confié à USA Today.Chez les filles, c'est également une basketteuse qui a été récompensé : Morgan Andrews.
Le palmarès complet de la récompense depuis sa création :
| Year | Winner | Sport | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | LeBron James | Basketball | Akron, OH | None |
| 2004 | Dwight Howard | Basketball | Atlanta, GA | None |
| 2005 | Greg Paulus | Football | Syracuse, NY | Duke (basketball), Syracuse (football) |
| 2006 | Greg Oden | Basketball | Indianapolis, IN | Ohio State |
| 2007 | Kevin Love | Basketball | Lake Oswego, OR | UCLA |
| 2008 | Matt Barkley | Football | Santa Ana, CA | USC |
| 2009 | Garrett Gilbert | Football | Austin, Texas | Texas |
| 2010 | Brandon Knight | Basketball | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Kentucky |
| 2011 | Dylan Bundy | Baseball | Owasso, OK | None |
| 2012 | Johnathan Gray | Football | Aledo, Texas | Texas |
| Year | Winner | Sport | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Allyson Felix | Track & Field | North Hills, CA | USC |
| 2004 | Candace Parker | Basketball | Naperville, IL | Tennessee |
| 2005 | Cynthia Barboza | Volleyball | Long Beach, CA | Stanford |
| 2006 | Tina Charles | Basketball | Middle Village, NY | Connecticut |
| 2007 | Maya Moore | Basketball | Lawrenceville, GA | Connecticut |
| 2008 | Chanelle Price | Track & Field | Easton, PA | Tennessee |
| 2009 | Skylar Diggins | Basketball | South Bend, IN | Notre Dame |
| 2010 | Rebecca Woodberry | Basketball | Phoenix, AZ | Nebraska |
| 2011 | Morgan Brian | Soccer | St. Simons Island, GA | Virginia |
| 2012 | Breanna Stewart | Basketball | North Syracuse, NY | Connecticut |