Illinois Mr. Basketball

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. On April 5, 2010, Jon Scheyer became the first winner to also have played on both a high school state championship and a Division 1 NCAA championship team.^[1] Jereme Richmond will become the 11th 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.

Year	Illinois Mr. Basketball	School	Points received	College
2011	Ryan Boatright Chasson Randle	East Aurora High School, Aurora Rock Island High School, Rock Island	257	Connecticut Stanford [2]
2010	Jereme Richmond	Waukegan High School, Waukegan	455	Illinois [2]
2009	Brandon Paul	Warren Township High School, Gurnee	337	Illinois [2]
2008	Kevin Dillard	Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor	228	Southern Illinois University (transfer to Dayton) [2]
2007	Derrick Rose	Simeon Career Academy, Chicago	720	Memphis [2]
2006	Jon Scheyer	Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook	1187	Duke [2]
2005	Julian Wright	Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor	645	Kansas [2]
2004	Shaun Livingston	Peoria Central High School, Peoria	1056	NBA (Letter of Intent: Duke) [2]
2003	Shannon Brown	Proviso East High School, Maywood	887	Michigan State [2]
2002	Dee Brown	Proviso East High School, Maywood	952	Illinois [2]
2001	Eddy Curry	Thornwood High School, South Holland	1443	NBA (Letter of Intent: DePaul) [2]
2000	Darius Miles	East St. Louis High School, East St. Louis, Illinois	1264	NBA (Letter of Intent: St. Johns) [2]
1999	Brian Cook	Lincoln Community High School, Lincoln	903	Illinois [2]
1998	Frank Williams	Manual High School, Peoria	1049	Illinois [2]
1997	Sergio McClain	Manual High School, Peoria	1361	Illinois [2]
1996	Ronnie Fields	Farragut Academy, Chicago	1270	CBA (letter of intent: DePaul) [2]
1995	Kevin Garnett	Farragut Academy, Chicago	1443	NBA (letter of intent: DePaul) [3]
1994	Jarrod Gee	St. Martin de Porres High School	658	Illinois
1993	Rashard Griffith	King College Prep High School, Chicago	1329	Wisconsin
1992	Chris Collins	Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook	1195	Duke
1991	Howard Nathan	Manual High School, Peoria	822	DePaul
1990	Jamie Brandon	King College Prep High School, Chicago	826	Louisiana State
1989	Deon Thomas	Simeon Vocational High School, Chicago	959	Illinois
1988	Eric Anderson	St. Francis de Sales High School, Chicago	1490	Indiana
1987	Marcus Liberty	King College Prep High School, Chicago	1286	Illinois
1986	Nick Anderson	Simeon Vocational High School, Chicago	876	Illinois
1985	Ed Horton	Lanphier High School, Springfield	1735	Iowa
1984	Brian Sloan	McLeansboro High School, McLeansboro	1303	Indiana
1983	Marty Simmons	Lawrenceville High School, Lawrenceville	2056	Evansville
1982	Bruce Douglas	Quincy Senior High School, Quincy	1700	Illinois
1981	Walter Downing	Providence Catholic High School, New Lenox	1301	Marquette

References

1. ^ Sakamoto, Bob (April 1, 2006) "Mr. Basketball of Illinois" Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/jon-scheyer
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p} Henricksen, Joe (April 7,2009) "The Best of Mr. Basketball in Illinois" City/Suburban Hoops Report. http://blogs.suntimes.com/hoopsreport/2009/04/the_best_of_mr_basketball_in_i.html
3. ^ Baujan, Harry (December 21, 2010) "Illinois Mr. Basketball" The Blackburn REview. http://www.blackburnreview.com/main/2010/12/21/illinois-mr-basketball.html