Adding onto their already incredible season that has included a state championship as well as a handful of other accolades, Holy Innocents’ stars Caleb Wilson and Hailee Swain have been awarded the 2025 MaxPreps Georgia High School Basketball Players of the Year.
Wilson and Swain each led their respective Holy Innocents’ teams to new heights this year with Swain leading the girls team to its fifth state championship in program history, defeating Hebron Christian 57-39 shutting down the Lions three-peat hopes. This was the first state title for the Golden Bears since 2020.
For the boys, Wilson was a catalyst for the Holy Innocents’ boys team taking home its first state championship in program history, defeating North Cobb Christian 84-45 to claim the championship.
Both Holy Innocents’ seniors dominated their competition this year which led to the two of them being selected to participate in the 2025 McDonald’s All-American Games with Swain playing for the girls East Team and Wilson playing for the boys West Team. It is just the 11th time in games history that a boy and a girl have been selected to play from the same school in the same season for the prestigious event.
This season, Wilson was tremendous for the Golden Bears earning accolades throughout the entire season such as state championship game MVP honors where he scored 33 points and brought down 13 rebounds and recorded three blocks as well. Wilson was also a Naismith Trophy Second Team All-American as he was recognized as one of the top players in the country for his performance on the court throughout this season.
The senior is ranked as one of the top players in the Class of 2025 as he is ranked as the No. 6 player in the class and the top player in the state of Georgia according to 247Sports.com. After having college offers from anywhere he wanted to attend and further his basketball career, Wilson committed to the University of North Carolina and did it on national television on TNT with the Inside the NBA crew on set.
The 5-star averaged an astonishing stat line of just about 22 points per game to go along with 11 rebounds, five assists, around four shots blocked and two steals while shooting 56% in his final season of high school basketball.
For the girls, Swain made major contributions to this year’s Holy Innocents’ team that took home their fifth state championship. Behind Swain, the program recorded a 25-5 record competing in Class A-3A Private and led them to an undefeated 7-0 record within Region 5-Private. Swain scored 30 points in the state championship against Hebron Christian as she earned MVP honors after the game.
The star point guard led the Golden Bears with 23 points per game, four rebounds, three steals and two assists per game as she made her presence known all-season long.
Swain is rated as a 5-star and in the top-10 in her class at No. 8. She announced her commitment to continue her basketball career, playing for the Stanford Cardinal.
MaxPreps has continued to name nationwide players of the year since 2006 with Wilson and Swain being the most recent additions to the list of top-tier high school basketball players in recent memory.
Past Georgia MaxPreps Players of the Year (GIRLS)
2021-22 — Sydney Bowles, Woodward Academy (College Park)
2022-23 — Courtney Ogden, Westminster (Atlanta)
2023-24 — Danielle Carnegie, Grayson (Loganville)
Past Georgia MaxPreps Players of the Year (BOYS)
2019-20 – Deivon Smith, Grayson (Loganville)
2020-21 – Jabari Smith, Sandy Creek (Tyrone)
2021-22 – Bruce Thornton, Milton
2022-23 – Isaiah Collier, Wheeler (Marietta)
2023-24 – Ace Bailey, McEachern (Powder Springs)
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