2020-21 Illinois Boys Basketball Player of the Year Award Winners
Illinois State Boys Player of the Year Award Winners: 2020-21
| Award | Player | High School | College | Years Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Basketball | TBA | TBA | TBA | 41 |
| Gatorade POY | Max Christie | Rolling Meadows | Michigan State | 36 |
| Sun-Times | Max Christie | Rolling Meadows | Michigan State | 61 |
| News-Gazette | Max Christie | Rolling Meadows | Michigan State | 38 |
| MaxPreps (story) | Bryce Hopkins | Fenwick | Kentucky | 2 |
| PrepHoops (story) | Max Christie | Rolling Meadows | Michigan State | 6 |
Illinois Boys Regional Player of the Year Award Winners: 2020-21
| Award | Player | High School | Year | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau County Republican POY (story) | Jamie Reinhardt | Princeton | Senior | Undecided |
| Daily Chronicle POY (story) | Trenton Kyler | DeKalb | Senior | Undecided |
| Daily Southtown POY (story) | Julius Rollins | Hillcrest | Senior | Kent State |
| DuPage County captain, Daily Herald (story) | Braden Huff | Glenbard West | Junior | Undecided |
| Fox Valley captain, Daily Herald (story) | Nathan Valentine | Geneva | Senior | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Joliet Herald News POY (story) | Kyonte Thomas | Bolingbrook | Senior | Trinity International |
| Kane County Chronicle POY (story) | Nathan Valentine | Geneva | Senior | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Lake County captain, Daily Herald (story) | Conor Enright | Mundelein | Senior | Drake |
| My Suburban Life POY (story) | Bryce Hopkins | Fenwick | Senior | Louisville |
| My Web Times POY (story) | Anthony Cooper | Ottawa | Senior | Augustana |
| Naperville Sun POY (story) | Ben Schwieger | Waubonsie Valley | Senior | Loyola Chicago |
| Northwest Herald POY (story) | Matthew Volkening | Marengo | Senior | Undecided |
| Northwest suburbs captain, Daily Herald (story) | Max Christie | Rolling Meadows | Senior | Michigan State |
| Quad Cities All-Metro Illinois MVP (story) | Brock Harding | Moline | Sophomore | Undecided |
| Quad-Cities All-Western MVP (story) | Coltin Quagliano | Wethersfield | Senior | Undecided |
| The Southern POY (story) | Noah Franklin | Cobden | Senior | Southwest Baptist |
Illinois Boys Conference MVPs: 2020-21
| Conference | Player | High School | Class | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Diamond East | Landon Zurliene | Fairfield | Senior | McKendree |
| Black Diamond West | Kanon Webb | Goreville | Senior | Unknown |
| Chicago Catholic League | Bryce Hopkins | Fenwick | Senior | Kentucky |
| DuPage Valley | Trenton Kyler | DeKalb | Senior | Undecided |
| East Suburban Catholic | Louis Lesmond | Niles Notre Dame | Senior | Harvard |
| Interstate 8 | Anthony Cooper | Ottawa | Senior | Augustana |
| Metro Suburban Blue (Co-MVP) | Josh Harris | Timothy Christian | Senior | Illinois College |
| Metro Suburban Blue (Co-MVP) | Ben Vander Wal | Timothy Christian | Junior | Undecided |
| Metro Suburban Red | Jaxson Provost | Bishop McNamara | Sophomore | Undecided |
| Mid-Suburban League East | Max Christie | Rolling Meadows | Senior | Michigan State |
| Mid-Suburban League West (Co-MVP) | Will Grudzinski | Barrington | Junior | Undecided |
| Mid-Suburban League West (Co-MVP) | Damian Zivak | Barrington | Senior | Undecided |
| National Trail | Kaden Eirhart | Altamont | Senior | Unknown |
| NIC-10 | Makarious Luster | Rockford East | Senior | Undecided |
| South Suburban Blue (Co-POY) | Robbie Avila | Oak Forest | Junior | Undecided |
| South Suburban Blue (Co-POY) | Julius Rollins | Hillcrest | Senior | Kent State |
| South Suburban Red | Anthony Taylor | Richards | Senior | Moraine Valley CC |
| Southwest Prairie East (Co-MVP) | Ashawn Burbridge | Joliet West | Senior | Undecided |
| Southwest Prairie East (Co-MVP) | Cooper Schmid | Plainfield South | Senior | Undecided |
| Southwest Prairie West | Carlos Conley | Plainfield North | Senior | Roosevelt (football) |
| Tri-County | Luke Braman | Roanoke-Benson | Senior | Olivet Nazarene |
| Upstate Eight | Amarion Savage | East Aurora | Senior | Undecided |