Illinois Mr. Basketball
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |