List of Illinois Mr. Basketball Award Winners
Illinois has awarded a Mr. Basketball award for 43 years. There have been 42 winners of the award — there are two two-time winners (Jabari Parker and EJ Liddell), and two winners in 2011 (Ryan Boatright and Chasson Randle).
| Year | Player | High School | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Morez Johnson | Thornton | Illinois |
| 2023 | Brock Harding | Moline | Iowa |
| 2022 | Braden Huff | Glenbard West | Gonzaga |
| 2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020 | Adam Miller | Morgan Park | Illinois, LSU, Arizona State |
| 2019 | EJ Liddell | Belleville West | Ohio State |
| 2018 | EJ Liddell | Belleville West | Ohio State |
| 2017 | Mark Smith | Edwardsville | Illinois, Missouri, Kansas State |
| 2016 | Charlie Moore | Morgan Park | California, Kansas, DePaul, Miami (FL) |
| 2015 | Jalen Brunson | Stevenson | Villanova |
| 2014 | Jahlil Okafor | Whitney Young | Duke |
| 2013 | Jabari Parker | Simeon | Duke |
| 2012 | Jabari Parker | Simeon | Duke |
| 2011 | Ryan Boatright Chasson Randle | East Aurora Rock Island | UCONN Stanford |
| 2010 | Jereme Richardson | Waukegan | Illinois |
| 2009 | Brandon Paul | Warren Township | Illinois |
| 2008 | Kevin Dillard | Homewood-Flossmoor | Southern Illinois, Dayton |
| 2007 | Derrick Rose | Simeon | Memphis |
| 2006 | Jon Scheyer | Glenbrook North | Duke |
| 2005 | Julian Wright | Homewood-Flossmoor | Kansas |
| 2004 | Shaun Livingston | Peoria Central | None (NBA Draft) |
| 2003 | Shannon Brown | Proviso East | Michigan State |
| 2002 | Dee Brown | Proviso East | Illinois |
| 2001 | Eddy Curry | Thornwood | None (NBA Draft) |
| 2000 | Darius Miles | East St. Louis | None (NBA Draft) |
| 1999 | Brian Cook | Lincoln | Illinois |
| 1998 | Frank Williams | Manual (Peoria) | Illinois |
| 1997 | Sergio McClain | Manual (Peoria) | Illinois |
| 1996 | Ronnie Fields | Farragut Academy | DePaul (never played) |
| 1995 | Kevin Garnett | Farragut Academy | None (NBA Draft) |
| 1994 | Jarrod Gee | St. Martin de Porres | Illinois |
| 1993 | Rashard Griffith | King College Prep | Wisconsin |
| 1992 | Chris Collins | Glenbrook North | Duke |
| 1991 | Howard Nathan | Manual (Peoria) | DePaul, Northeast Louisiana, Northwest Arkansas Community College |
| 1990 | Jamie Brandon | King College Prep | LSU |
| 1989 | Deon Thomas | Simeon | Illinois |
| 1988 | Eric Anderson | St. Francis de Salles | Indiana |
| 1987 | Marcus Liberty | King College Prep | Illinois |
| 1986 | Nick Anderson | Simeon | Illinois |
| 1985 | Ed Horton | Lanphier | Iowa |
| 1984 | Brian Sloan | McLeansboro | Indiana |
| 1983 | Marty Simmons | Lawrenceville | Indiana, Evansville |
| 1982 | Bruce Douglas | Quincy | Illinois |
| 1981 | Walter Downing | Providence Catholic | DePaul, Marquette |
See the list of Ms. Illinois Basketball award winners.