Illinois Mr. Basketball

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Each year 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.

The award has been given since 1981. 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.

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.

Year Illinois Mr. Basketball School Points received
2006 Jon Scheyer Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook 1187
2005 Julian Wright Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor 645
2004 Shaun Livingston Peoria Central High School, Peoria 1056
2003 Shannon Brown Proviso East High School, Maywood 887
2002 Dee Brown Proviso East High School, Maywood 952
2001 Eddy Curry Thornwood High School, South Holland 1443
2000 Darius Miles East St. Louis High School, East St. Louis 1264
1999 Brian Cook Lincoln Community High School, Lincoln 903
1998 Frank Williams Manual High School, Peoria 1049
1997 Sergio McClain Manual High School, Peoria 1361
1996 Ronnie Fields Farragut High School, Chicago 1270
1995 Kevin Garnett Farragut High School, Chicago 1443
1994 Jerry Gee St. Martin de Porres High School 658
1993 Rashard Griffith Chicago King High School, Chicago 1329
1992 Chris Collins Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook 1195
1991 Howard Nathan Manual High School, Peoria 822
1990 Jamie Brandon Chicago King High School, Chicago 826
1989 Deon Thomas Simeon High School, Chicago 959
1988 Eric Anderson St. Francis de Sales High School, Chicago 1490
1987 Marcus Liberty Chicago King High School, Chicago 1286
1986 Nick Anderson Simeon High School, Chicago 876
1985 Ed Horton Lanphier High School, Springfield 1735
1984 Brian Sloan McLeansboro High School, McLeansboro 1303
1983 Marty Simmons Lawrenceville High School, Lawrenceville 2056
1982 Bruce Douglas Quincy Senior High School, Quincy 1700
1981 Walter Downing Providence High School, New Lenox 1301