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 second winner to also have played on both a high school state championship and a Division 1 NCAA championship team, along with Brian Sloan. In 2010 Jereme Richmond became the 11th winner to enroll at the University of Illinois. 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.

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

Year	Illinois Mr. Basketball	School	Points received	College	NBA Draft	Reference
2016	Charlie Moore	Morgan Park High School, Chicago	221	Uncommitted		[1]
2015	Jalen Brunson	Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire	552	Villanova
2014	Jahlil Okafor	Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, Chicago	492	Duke	2015 NBA draft: 1st Round, 3rd Pick - Philadelphia 76ers	[2]
2013	Jabari Parker	Simeon Career Academy, Chicago	315	Duke	2014 NBA draft: 1st Round, 2nd Pick - Milwaukee Bucks	[3][4]
2012	Jabari Parker	Simeon Career Academy, Chicago	400	Duke	2014 NBA draft: 1st Round, 2nd Pick - Milwaukee Bucks	[5]
2011	Ryan Boatright Chasson Randle	East Aurora High School, Aurora Rock Island High School, Rock Island	257	Connecticut Stanford		[6]
2010	Jereme Richmond	Waukegan High School, Waukegan	455	Illinois
2009	Brandon Paul	Warren Township High School, Gurnee	337	Illinois		[7]
2008	Kevin Dillard	Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor	228	Southern Illinois (transferred to Dayton after sophomore season)		[8]
2007	Derrick Rose	Simeon Career Academy, Chicago	720	Memphis	2008 NBA draft: 1st round, 1st pick - Chicago Bulls	[7]
2006	Jon Scheyer	Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook	1187	Duke		[7][9]
2005	Julian Wright	Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor	645	Kansas	2007 NBA draft: 1st round, 13th pick - New Orleans Hornets	[7]
2004	Shaun Livingston	Peoria Central High School, Peoria	1056		2004 NBA draft: 1st round, 4th pick - Los Angeles Clippers	[7]
2003	Shannon Brown	Proviso East High School, Maywood	887	Michigan State	2006 NBA draft: 1st round, 25th pick - Cleveland Cavaliers	[7]
2002	Dee Brown	Proviso East High School, Maywood	952	Illinois	2006 NBA draft: 2nd round, 46th pick - Utah Jazz	[7]
2001	Eddy Curry	Thornwood High School, South Holland	1443		2001 NBA draft: 1st round, 4th pick - Chicago Bulls	[7]
2000	Darius Miles	East St. Louis High School, East St. Louis	217		2000 NBA draft: 1st round, 3rd pick - Los Angeles Clippers	[10]
1999	Brian Cook	Lincoln High School, Lincoln		Illinois	2003 NBA draft: 1st round, 23rd pick - Los Angeles Lakers
1998	Frank Williams	Manual High School, Peoria	1049	Illinois	2002 NBA draft: 1st round, 25th pick - Denver Nuggets	[7]
1997	Sergio McClain	Manual High School, Peoria	1361	Illinois		[7]
1996	Ronnie Fields	Farragut Academy, Chicago	1270		Undrafted - Went pro for La Crosse Bobcats of the CBA	[7]
1995	Kevin Garnett	Farragut Academy, Chicago	1443		1995 NBA Draft: 1st round, 5th pick - Minnesota Timberwolves	[11]
1994	Jarrod Gee	St. Martin de Porres High School	658	Illinois
1993	Rashard Griffith	King College Prep High School, Chicago	1329	Wisconsin	1995 NBA Draft: 2nd round, 38th pick - Milwaukee Bucks
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	1994 NBA Draft: 2nd round, 28th pick - Dallas Mavericks
1988	Eric Anderson	St. Francis de Sales High School, Chicago	1490	Indiana
1987	Marcus Liberty	King College Prep High School, Chicago	1286	Illinois	1990 NBA Draft: 2nd round, 42nd pick - Denver Nuggets
1986	Nick Anderson	Simeon Vocational High School, Chicago	876	Illinois	1989 NBA Draft: 1st round, 11th pick - Orlando Magic
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	Indiana (transferred to Evansville after sophomore season)		[12]
1982	Bruce Douglas	Quincy Senior High School, Quincy	1700	Illinois
1981	Walter Downing	Providence Catholic High School, New Lenox	1301	DePaul (transferred to Marquette after sophomore season)		[13]

Awards by high school

School	City	Number of Awards	Years
Simeon Career Academy	Chicago	5	1986, 1989, 2007, 2012, 2013
King College Prep High School	Chicago	3	1987, 1990, 1993
Manual High School	Peoria	3	1991, 1997, 1998
Farragut Academy	Chicago	2	1995, 1996
Glenbrook North High School	Northbrook	2	1992, 2006
Homewood-Flossmoor High School	Flossmoor	2	2005, 2008
Proviso East High School	Maywood	2	2002, 2003
Adlai E. Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire	1	2015
East Aurora High School	Aurora	1	2011*
East St. Louis High School	East St. Louis	1	2000
Lanphier High School	Springfield	1	1985
Lawrenceville High School	Lawrenceville	1	1983
Lincoln High School	Lincoln	1	1999
McLeansboro High School	McLeansboro	1	1984
Morgan Park High School	Chicago	1	2016
Peoria Central High School	Peoria	1	2004
Providence Catholic High School	New Lenox	2	1981
Quincy Senior High School	Quincy	4	1982
Rock Island High School	Rock Island	1	2011*
St. Francis de Sales High School	Chicago	1	1988
St. Martin de Porres High School	Chicago	1	1994
Thornwood High School	Thornwood	1	2001
Warren Township High School	Gurnee	1	2009
Waukegan High School	Waukegan	1	2010
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School	Chicago	1	2014

* - Indicates a tie in which the award was shared

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