# Illinois Mr. Basketball

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.
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, with Brian Sloan being the first. 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. In 2017 Mark Smith became the 12th 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.

## Award recipients

| Year | Illinois Mr. Basketball | School | Points received | College | NBA Draft |
| 2024 | Morez Johnson Jr. | Thornton Township High School, Harvey | 130 | Illinois | |
| 2023 | Brock Harding | Moline High School, Moline | 272 | Iowa | |
| 2022 | Braden Huff | Glenbard West High School, Glen Ellyn | 473 | Gonzaga | |
| 2021 | n/a | | | | |
| 2020 | Adam Miller | Morgan Park High School, Chicago | 142 | Illinois, LSU, Arizona State | |
| 2019 | E. J. Liddell | Belleville West, Belleville | 506 | Ohio State | 2022 NBA draft: 2nd round, 41st overall by the New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2018 | E. J. Liddell | Belleville West, Belleville | 432 | Ohio State | 2022 NBA draft: 2nd round, 41st overall by the New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2017 | Mark Smith | Edwardsville High School, Edwardsville | 251 | Illinois, Missouri, Kansas State | |
| 2016 | Charlie Moore | Morgan Park High School, Chicago | 221 | Cal, Kansas, DePaul, Miami | |
| 2015 | Jalen Brunson | Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire | 552 | Villanova | 2018 NBA draft: 2nd round, 33rd overall by the Dallas Mavericks |
| 2014 | Jahlil Okafor | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, Chicago | 492 | Duke | 2015 NBA draft: 1st round, 3rd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2013 | Jabari Parker | Simeon Career Academy, Chicago | 315 | Duke | 2014 NBA draft: 1st round, 2nd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2012 | Jabari Parker | Simeon Career Academy, Chicago | 400 | Duke | 2014 NBA draft: 1st round, 2nd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2011 | Ryan Boatright | East Aurora High School, Aurora | 257 | UConn | |
| 2011 | Chasson Randle | Rock Island High School, Rock Island | 257 | Stanford | |
| 2010 | Jereme Richmond | Waukegan High School, Waukegan | 455 | Illinois | |
| 2009 | Brandon Paul | Warren Township High School, Gurnee | 337 | Illinois | |
| 2008 | Kevin Dillard | Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor | 228 | Southern Illinois, Dayton | |
| 2007 | Derrick Rose | Simeon Career Academy, Chicago | 720 | Memphis | 2008 NBA draft: 1st round, 1st overall by the Chicago Bulls |
| 2006 | Jon Scheyer | Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook | 1,187 | Duke | |
| 2005 | Julian Wright | Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor | 645 | Kansas | 2007 NBA draft: 1st round, 14th overall by the New Orleans Hornets |
| 2004 | Shaun Livingston | Peoria Central High School, Peoria | 1,056 | none | 2004 NBA draft: 1st round, 4th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2003 | Shannon Brown | Proviso East High School, Maywood | 887 | Michigan State | 2006 NBA draft: 1st round, 25th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2002 | Dee Brown | Proviso East High School, Maywood | 952 | Illinois | 2006 NBA draft: 2nd round, 46th overall by the Utah Jazz |
| 2001 | Eddy Curry | Thornwood High School, South Holland | 1,443 | none | 2001 NBA draft: 1st round, 4th overall by the Chicago Bulls |
| 2000 | Darius Miles | East St. Louis High School, East St. Louis | 217 | none | 2000 NBA draft: 1st round, 3rd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1999 | Brian Cook | Lincoln High School, Lincoln | 903 | Illinois | 2003 NBA draft: 1st round, 24th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1998 | Frank Williams | Manual High School, Peoria | 1,049 | Illinois | 2002 NBA draft: 1st round, 25th overall by the Denver Nuggets |
| 1997 | Sergio McClain | Manual High School, Peoria | 1,361 | Illinois | |
| 1996 | Ronnie Fields | Farragut Academy, Chicago | 1,270 | none | |
| 1995 | Kevin Garnett | Farragut Academy, Chicago | 1,443 | none | 1995 NBA draft: 1st round, 5th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1994 | Jarrod Gee | St. Martin de Porres High School, Chicago | 658 | Illinois | |
| 1993 | Rashard Griffith | King College Prep High School, Chicago | 1,329 | Wisconsin | 1995 NBA draft: 2nd round, 38th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1992 | Chris Collins | Glenbrook North High School | 1,195 | Duke | |
| 1991 | Howard Nathan | Manual High School, Peoria | 822 | DePaul, Louisiana-Monroe | |
| 1990 | Jamie Brandon | King College Prep High School, Chicago | 826 | LSU | |
| 1989 | Deon Thomas | Simeon Vocational High School, Chicago | 959 | Illinois | 1994 NBA draft: 2nd round, 28th overall by the Dallas Mavericks |
| 1988 | Eric Anderson | St. Francis de Sales High School, Chicago | 1,490 | Indiana | |
| 1987 | Marcus Liberty | King College Prep High School, Chicago | 1,286 | Illinois | 1990 NBA draft: 2nd round, 42nd overall by the Denver Nuggets |
| 1986 | Nick Anderson | Simeon Vocational High School, Chicago | 876 | Illinois | 1989 NBA draft: 1st round, 11th overall by the Orlando Magic |
| 1985 | Ed Horton | Lanphier High School, Springfield | 1,735 | Iowa | 1989 NBA draft: 2nd round, 39th overall by the Washington Bullets |
| 1984 | Brian Sloan | McLeansboro High School, McLeansboro | 1,303 | Indiana | |
| 1983 | Marty Simmons | Lawrenceville High School, Lawrenceville | 2,056 | Indiana, Evansville | |
| 1982 | Bruce Douglas | Quincy Senior High School, Quincy | 1,700 | Illinois | 1986 NBA draft: 3rd round, 57th overall by the Sacramento Kings |
| 1981 | Walter Downing | Providence Catholic High School, New Lenox | 1,301 | DePaul, Marquette | 1986 NBA draft: 6th round, 138th overall by the Boston Celtics |

### 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 |
| Belleville West | Belleville | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
| Morgan Park High School | Chicago | 2 | 2016, 2020 |
| 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 |
| Edwardsville High School | Edwardsville | 1 | 2017 |
| Glenbard West High School | Glen Ellyn | 1 | 2022 |
| Lanphier High School | Springfield | 1 | 1985 |
| Lawrenceville High School | Lawrenceville | 1 | 1983 |
| Lincoln High School | Lincoln | 1 | 1999 |
| McLeansboro High School | McLeansboro | 1 | 1984 |
| Moline High School | Moline | 1 | 2023 |
| Peoria Central High School | Peoria | 1 | 2004 |
| Providence Catholic High School | New Lenox | 1 | 1981 |
| Quincy Senior High School | Quincy | 1 | 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 |
| Thornton Township High School | Harvey | 1 | 2024 |
| Thornwood High School | South Holland | 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