# 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) celebrated 100 years of the IHSA State Tournament in the 2006-07 season. A list of "100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament" was assembled on December 14, 2005. Throughout the state, 281 individuals were nominated and were chosen by geographic region and tournament era. The team of 100 Legends was selected by fans throughout the state with online voting. Several of the living members of that team made appearances at select games across the state, and signed a "Ball of Fame" which was subsequently raffled off at the state tournament. The proceeds from the Ball of Fame raffle went to the Illinois School Activities Foundation, which annually awards scholarships to high school students from member schools. Commemorative books and videos were available.
The following list contains the 100 members, their school, community and whether they were a player or coach.

## Legends

| Name | High School | City | Player/Coach |
| Joe Allen | Carver High School | Chicago | Player |
| Jeff Baker | Maine South High School | Park Ridge | Player |
| Kenny Battle | Aurora West High School | Aurora | Player |
| Boyd Batts | Thornridge High School | Dolton | Player |
| Ted Beach | Champaign High School | Champaign | Player |
| Dusty Bensko | Pleasant Plains High School | Pleasant Plains | Player |
| Brad Bickett | Ohio High School Bureau Valley High School | Ohio Manlius | Player Coach |
| Don Blanken | Dundee High School | Dundee | Player |
| Lou Boudreau | Thornton Township High School | Harvey | Player |
| Jamie Brandon | King High School | Chicago | Player |
| Jim Brewer | Proviso East High School | Maywood | Player |
| Bruce Brothers | Quincy High School | Quincy | Player |
| Charlie Brown | DuSable High School | Chicago | Player |
| Quinn Buckner | Thornridge High School | Dolton | Player |
| Chuck Buescher | Peoria High School | Peoria | Coach |
| Jack Burmaster | Elgin High School Evanston Township High School | Elgin Evanston | Player Coach |
| Ed Butkovich | Canton High School Mt. Pulaski High School | Canton Mt. Pulaski | Player Coach |
| Ted Caiazza | Lyons Township High School | LaGrange | Player |
| Andy Calmes | Warrensburg-Latham High School | Warrensburg | Player |
| Cliff Cameron | Pleasant Plains High School | Pleasant Plains | Coach |
| Francis Clements | Ottawa Township High School | Ottawa | Player |
| Jeff Clements | Mt. Pulaski High School | Mt. Pulaski | Player |
| Harry Combes | Champaign High School | Champaign | Player |
| Lynch Conway | Peoria High School | Peoria | Player |
| Dick Corn | Benton High School Pinckneyville High School | Benton Pinckneyville | Player Coach |
| Landon "Sonny" Cox | King High School | Chicago | Coach |
| Bruce Douglas | Quincy High School | Quincy | Player |
| Walter Downing | Providence Catholic High School | New Lenox | Player |
| Mike Duff | Eldorado High School | Eldorado | Player |
| Dwight "Dike" Eddleman | Centralia High School | Centralia | Player |
| LaPhonso Ellis | Lincoln High School | East St. Louis | Player |
| Melvin Ely | Thornton Township High School | Harvey | Player |
| Ernie Eveland | Waterman High School Paris High School | Waterman Paris | Coach |
| Ron Felling | Lawrenceville High School | Lawrenceville | Coach |
| Michael Finley | Proviso East High School | Maywood | Player |
| Virgil Fletcher | Collinsville High School | Collinsville | Coach |
| Jim Flynn | Illinois High School Association | Bloomington | Administrator |
| Larry Graham | Madison High School | Madison | Player |
| Bob Grant | Pekin High School | Pekin | Player |
| Lowell Hamilton | Providence St. Mel High School | Chicago | Player |
| Dawson "Dawdy" Hawkins | Peoria High School Pekin High School | Peoria Pekin | Coach |
| Bill Heisler | Warsaw High School | Warsaw | Player |
| Max Hooper | Mt. Vernon High School | Mt. Vernon | Player |
| Walt Hoult | Chrisman High School | Chrisman | Player |
| Cal Hubbard | University High School | Normal | Player |
| Shawn Jeppson | Hall High School | Spring Valley | Player |
| Dave Johnson | ROVA High School | Oneida | Player |
| Paul Judson | Hebron High School | Hebron | Player |
| Phil Judson | Hebron High School | Hebron | Player |
| Gordon Kerkman | Aurora West High School | Aurora | Coach |
| Gay Kintner | Decatur High School | Decatur | Coach |
| Tom Kleinschmidt | Gordon Tech High School | Chicago | Player |
| Jerry Kuemmerle | Schlarman High School | Danville | Player |
| C.J. Kupec | Oak Lawn Community High School | Oak Lawn | Player |
| Jerry Leggett | Rich Central High School Quincy High School | Olympia Fields Quincy | Coach |
| Bennie Lewis | Lincoln High School Senior High School | East St. Louis | Coach |
| Marcus Liberty | King High School | Chicago | Player |
| Richard Liitt | Rock Island High School | Rock Island | Player |
| Jack Lipe | Decatur High School Thornton High School | Decatur Harvey | Player Coach |
| Shaun Livingston | Peoria High School | Peoria | Player |
| Paxton Lumpkin | DuSable High School | Chicago | Player |
| Cuonzo Martin | Lincoln High School | East St. Louis | Player |
| Sergio McClain | Manual High School | Peoria | Player |
| Wayne McClain | Manual High School | Peoria | Coach |
| John McDougal | Salem High School Lutheran High School | Salem Rockford | Player Coach |
| Tom Michael | Carlyle High School | Carlyle | Player |
| Fred Miller | Pekin High School | Pekin | Player |
| Doug Mills | Elgin High School Joliet Township High School | Elgin Joliet | Player Coach |
| Dale Minick | Decatur High School | Decatur | Player |
| Johnny Orr | Taylorville High School | Taylorville | Player |
| Mark Pancratz | Schaumburg High School | Schaumburg | Player |
| Mark Peterman | Canton High School Springfield High School | Canton Springfield | Coach |
| Andy Phillip | Granite City High School | Granite City | Player |
| Gene Pingatore | St. Joseph High School | Westchester | Coach |
| Roger Powell | Joliet Central High School | Joliet | Player |
| Bogie Redmon | Collinsville High School | Collinsville | Player |
| Carl Richard | Richards High School | Oak Lawn | Player |
| Quentin Richardson | Young High School | Chicago | Player |
| Dave Robisch | Springfield High School | Springfield | Player |
| Chuck Rolinski | Toluca High School | Toluca | Player |
| Cazzie Russell | Carver High School | Chicago | Player |
| Herb Scheffler | Springfield High School | Springfield | Coach |
| Jon Scheyer | Glenbrook North High School | Northbrook | Player |
| Bill Schulz | Hebron High School | Hebron | Player |
| Jay Shidler | Lawrenceville High School | Lawrenceville | Player |
| Jack Sikma | St. Anne High School | St. Anne | Player |
| Marty Simmons | Lawrenceville High School | Lawrenceville | Player |
| Dolph Stanley | Equality High School Mt. Pulaski High School Taylorville High School Auburn High School Boylan Catholic High School Keith High School | Equality Mt. Pulaski Taylorville Rockford Rockford Rockford | Coach |
| Lyndon Swanson | Watseka High School | Watseka | Player |
| John Thiel | Galesburg High School | Galesburg | Coach |
| Isiah Thomas | St. Joseph High School | Westchester | Player |
| Merrill "Duster" Thomas | Pinckneyville High School | Pinckneyville | Player |
| Gary Tidwell | Pana High School Prairie Central High School | Pana Fairbury | Coach |
| Arthur Trout | Centralia High School | Centralia | Coach |
| Dick Van Scyoc | Washington High School Manual High School | Washington Peoria | Coach |
| Bob Van Vooren | Moline High School | Moline | Player |
| Brian Vance | Rock Falls High School | Rock Falls | Player |
| John Wessels | West High School | Rockford | Player |
| Frank Williams | Manual High School | Peoria | Player |
| George Wilson | Marshall High School | Chicago | Player |
| Bob Zerrusen | Teutopolis High School | Teutopolis | Player |