Illinois Mr. Basketball

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The Illinois Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Most of the award winners have gone on to play at the highest levels of college basketball, and many have gone on to play in the National Basketball Association. On April 5, 2010, Jon Scheyer became the second winner to also have played on both a high school state championship and a Division 1 NCAA championship team, with Brian Sloan being the first. In 2012 Jabari Parker became the first non-senior to win the award, and in 2013 he became the first to win the award twice. In 2017 Mark Smith became the 12th winner to enroll at the University of Illinois.

Voting is done on a points system. Each voter selects first, second, and third-place votes. A player receives five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote, and one point for a third-place vote. The player who receives the most points receives the award.

Award recipients

YearIllinois Mr. BasketballSchoolPoints receivedCollegeNBA DraftRef
2025Jaxson Davis Warren Township High School, Gurnee 315 [1]
2024 Morez Johnson Jr. Thornton Township High School, Harvey 130 Illinois [2]
2023Brock Harding Moline High School, Moline 272 Iowa [3]
2022 Braden Huff Glenbard West High School, Glen Ellyn 473 Gonzaga [4]
2021n/a
2020 Adam Miller Morgan Park High School, Chicago 142 Illinois, LSU, Arizona State [5]
2019 E. J. Liddell Belleville West, Belleville 506 Ohio State 2022 NBA draft: 2nd round, 41st overall by the New Orleans Pelicans [6]
2018432 [7]
2017 Mark Smith Edwardsville High School, Edwardsville 251Illinois, Missouri, Kansas State [8] [9]
2016 Charlie Moore Morgan Park High School, Chicago 221 Cal, Kansas, DePaul, Miami [10] [11]
2015 Jalen Brunson Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire 552 Villanova 2018 NBA draft: 2nd round, 33rd overall by the Dallas Mavericks  
2014 Jahlil Okafor Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, Chicago492 Duke 2015 NBA draft: 1st round, 3rd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers [12]
2013 Jabari Parker Simeon Career Academy, Chicago315Duke 2014 NBA draft: 1st round, 2nd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks [13] [14]
2012400 [15]
2011 Ryan Boatright East Aurora High School, Aurora 257 UConn [16]
Chasson Randle Rock Island High School, Rock Island Stanford
2010 Jereme Richmond Waukegan High School, Waukegan 455Illinois 
2009 Brandon Paul Warren Township High School, Gurnee 337Illinois [17]
2008 Kevin Dillard Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor 228 Southern Illinois, Dayton [18]
2007 Derrick Rose Simeon Career Academy, Chicago720 Memphis 2008 NBA draft: 1st round, 1st overall by the Chicago Bulls [17]
2006 Jon Scheyer Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook 1,187Duke [17] [19]
2005 Julian Wright Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor645Kansas 2007 NBA draft: 1st round, 14th overall by the New Orleans Hornets [17]
2004 Shaun Livingston Peoria Central High School, Peoria 1,056none 2004 NBA draft: 1st round, 4th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers [17]
2003 Shannon Brown Proviso East High School, Maywood 887 Michigan State 2006 NBA draft: 1st round, 25th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers [17]
2002 Dee Brown Proviso East High School, Maywood952Illinois 2006 NBA draft: 2nd round, 46th overall by the Utah Jazz [17]
2001 Eddy Curry Thornwood High School, South Holland 1,443none 2001 NBA draft: 1st round, 4th overall by the Chicago Bulls [17]
2000 Darius Miles East St. Louis High School, East St. Louis 217none 2000 NBA draft: 1st round, 3rd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers [20]
1999 Brian Cook Lincoln High School, Lincoln 903Illinois 2003 NBA draft: 1st round, 24th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers  
1998 Frank Williams Manual High School, Peoria1,049Illinois 2002 NBA draft: 1st round, 25th overall by the Denver Nuggets [17]
1997 Sergio McClain Manual High School, Peoria1,361Illinois [17]
1996 Ronnie Fields Farragut Academy, Chicago1,270none [17]
1995 Kevin Garnett Farragut Academy, Chicago1,443none 1995 NBA draft: 1st round, 5th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves [21]
1994Jarrod Gee St. Martin de Porres High School, Chicago658Illinois 
1993 Rashard Griffith King College Prep High School, Chicago1,329 Wisconsin 1995 NBA draft: 2nd round, 38th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks  
1992 Chris Collins Glenbrook North High School 1,195Duke 
1991 Howard Nathan Manual High School, Peoria822DePaul, Louisiana-Monroe  
1990Jamie BrandonKing College Prep High School, Chicago826LSU
1989 Deon Thomas Simeon Vocational High School, Chicago959Illinois 1994 NBA draft: 2nd round, 28th overall by the Dallas Mavericks  
1988 Eric Anderson St. Francis de Sales High School, Chicago1,490 Indiana  
1987 Marcus Liberty King College Prep High School, Chicago1,286Illinois 1990 NBA draft: 2nd round, 42nd overall by the Denver Nuggets  
1986 Nick Anderson Simeon Vocational High School, Chicago876Illinois 1989 NBA draft: 1st round, 11th overall by the Orlando Magic  
1985 Ed Horton Lanphier High School, Springfield 1,735 Iowa 1989 NBA draft: 2nd round, 39th overall by the Washington Bullets  
1984Brian SloanMcLeansboro High School, McLeansboro 1,303Indiana 
1983 Marty Simmons Lawrenceville High School, Lawrenceville 2,056Indiana, Evansville [22]
1982 Bruce Douglas Quincy Senior High School, Quincy 1,700Illinois 1986 NBA draft: 3rd round, 57th overall by the Sacramento Kings  
1981Walter Downing Providence Catholic High School, New Lenox 1,301DePaul, Marquette 1986 NBA draft: 6th round, 138th overall by the Boston Celtics [23]

Awards by high school

SchoolCityNumber of awardsYears
Simeon Career Academy Chicago51986, 1989, 2007, 2012, 2013
King College Prep High School Chicago31987, 1990, 1993
Manual High School Peoria31991, 1997, 1998
Belleville West Belleville22018, 2019
Farragut Academy Chicago21995, 1996
Glenbrook North High School Northbrook21992, 2006
Homewood-Flossmoor High School Flossmoor22005, 2008
Morgan Park High School Chicago22016, 2020
Proviso East High School Maywood22002, 2003
Warren Township High School Gurnee22009, 2025
Adlai E. Stevenson High School Lincolnshire12015
East Aurora High School Aurora12011*
East St. Louis High School East St. Louis12000
Edwardsville High School Edwardsville12017
Glenbard West High School Glen Ellyn12022
Lanphier High School Springfield11985
Lawrenceville High School Lawrenceville11983
Lincoln High School Lincoln11999
McLeansboro High SchoolMcLeansboro11984
Moline High School Moline12023
Peoria Central High School Peoria12004
Providence Catholic High School New Lenox11981
Quincy Senior High School Quincy11982
Rock Island High School Rock Island12011*
St. Francis de Sales High School Chicago11988
St. Martin de Porres High School Chicago11994
Thornton Township High School Harvey12024
Thornwood High School South Holland12001
Waukegan High School Waukegan12010
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Chicago12014

* - Indicates a tie in which the award was shared

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the 2025 Mr. and Ms. Basketball of Illinois: Warren's Jaxson Davis and Young's Destiny Jackson". Chicago Tribune. April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ Millar, Steve (April 12, 2024). "2024 Mr. and Ms. Basketball of Illinois: Thornton's Morez Johnson and Lincoln's Kloe Froebe". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ Millar, Steve (May 7, 2023). "2023 Mr. and Ms. Basketball of Illinois: Moline's Brock Harding and Benet's Lenee Beaumont step up when it matters most". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  4. ↑ Huett, Wes (April 28, 2022). "How players from Peoria fared in voting for 2022 Mr. and Ms. Basketball of Illinois". pjstar.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Morgan Park's Adam Miller and Maine West's Angela Dugalic are Mr. And Ms. Basketball of Illinois for 2020". Chicago Tribune . April 17, 2020.
  6. ↑ BND.com
  7. ↑ Larkin, Will. "Belleville West's EJ Liddell is Mr. Basketball of Illinois; Rock Island's Brea Beal repeats as Ms. Basketball". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  8. ↑ Larkin, Will (March 21, 2017). "Edwardsville's Mark Smith named Mr. Basketball; Rock Island's Brea Beal is Ms. Basketball". The Chicago Tribune . Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ Larkin, Will (April 15, 2018). "Mark Smith, former Illini and Mr. Basketball winner, to transfer to Missouri". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Boys basketball". Chicago Tribune. March 26, 2016.
  11. ↑ Larkin, Will. "Mr. Basketball Charlie Moore of Morgan Park commits to California," Chicago Tribune, Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
  12. ↑ Helfgot, Mike (April 5, 2014). "Mr. Basketball of Illinois 2000 East St. Louis' Darius Miles". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Mount Carmel's Buss, Simeon's Parker win Ms., Mr. Basketball". Chicago Tribune . March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  14. ↑ Powers, Scott (March 25, 2013). "Jabari Parker repeats as Mr. Basketball". ESPN . Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Boys basketball". Chicago Tribune. March 24, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Mr. Basketball of Illinois winners". Chicago Tribune. April 2, 2011.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Henricksen, Joe (April 7, 2009). "The Best of Mr. Basketball in Illinois". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  18. ↑ Helfgot, Mike. "Catching up with Kevin Dillard at Dayton," Chicago Tribune, Thursday, January 19, 2012.
  19. ↑ Sakamoto, Bob (April 1, 2006). "Mr. Basketball of Illinois - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  20. ↑ Sakamoto, Bob (January 2, 2015). "Mr. Basketball of Illinois 2000 East St. Louis' Darius Miles". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  21. ↑ Baujan, Harry (December 21, 2010). "Illinois Mr. Basketball". The Blackburn Review.[ dead link ]
  22. ↑ Davis, Rich. "UE men's basketball coach Marty Simmons sheds 135 pounds," Evansville (IN) Courier & Press, Tuesday, October 19, 2010.
  23. ↑ Temkin, Barry. "Ex-Mr. Basketball Makes His Past Work For His Future," Chicago Tribune, Friday, December 20, 1996.
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