List of Illinois Ms. Basketball Award Winners

The Ms. Illinois Basketball award has been given to the best girls basketball player in the state since 1986. It has been awarded 35 times, with 28 individual girls winning it.

There have been two three-time winners and three additional two-time winners of the award.

YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollege
2020Angela DugalicMaine WestOregon
2019Brea BealRock IslandSouth Carolina
2018Brea BealRock IslandSouth Carolina
2017Brea BealRock IslandSouth Carolina
2016Kathleen DoyleBenetIowa
2015Haley GoreckiFremdDuke
2014Tyra BussMount CarmelIndiana
2013Tyra BussMount CarmelIndiana
2012Morgan TuckBolingbrookUConn
2011Ariel MassengaleBolingbrookTennessee
2010Tricia ListonFenwickDuke
2009Morgan TuckBolingbrookUConn
2008Sarah BootheWarrenStanford
2007Brittany JohnsonOlney East RichlandOhio State
2006Theresa LischBelleville AlthoffSaint Louis
2005Lindsay SchraderBartlettNotre Dame
2004Candace ParkerNaperville CentralTennessee
2003Candace ParkerNaperville CentralTennessee
2002Candace ParkerNaperville CentralTennessee
2001Cappie PondexterMarshallRutgers
2000Cappie PondexterMarshallRutgers
1999Molly McDowellNokomisSouthern Illinois
1998Allison CurtinTaylorvilleIllinois, Tulsa
1997Courtney SmithCarlyleSouthern Illinois
1996Tauja CatchingsStevensonIllinois
1995Tamika CatchingsStevensonTennessee
1994Michelle HasheiderOkawvilleColorado
1993Kim WilliamsMarshallDePaul, Arkansas-Fort Smith
1992Tammy Van OppenBartonville LimestoneSouth Florida
1991Megan LucidMother McAuleyDePaul
1990Courtney PorterHume ShilohIllinois State
1989LaTonia FosterMarshallIowa
1988Nancy KennellyMaine WestNorthwestern
1987Cindy KaufmanSenecaIllinois State
1986Doris CarieTeutopolisIllinois

See the list of Illinois Mr. Basketball winners.