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.[1][2] Throughout the state, 281 individuals were nominated and were chosen by geographic region and tournament era.[3] The team of 100 Legends was selected by fans throughout the state with online voting.[4] Several of the living members of that team made appearances at select games across the state, and signed a "Ball of Fame"[5] which was subsequently raffled off at the state tournament.[6] 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.[7][8]
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 |
Thornridge High School | Dolton | Player | |
Champaign High School | Champaign | Player | |
Pleasant Plains High School | Pleasant Plains | Player | |
[9] | Ohio High School Bureau Valley High School |
Ohio Manlius |
Player Coach |
Dundee High School | Dundee | Player | |
Lou Boudreau | Thornton Township High School | Harvey | Player |
King High School | Chicago | Player | |
Jim Brewer | Proviso East High School | Maywood | Player |
Quincy High School | Quincy | Player | |
Charlie Brown | DuSable High School | Chicago | Player |
Quinn Buckner | Thornridge High School | Dolton | Player |
Peoria High School | Peoria | Coach | |
Jack Burmaster | Elgin High School Evanston Township High School |
Elgin Evanston |
Player Coach |
Canton High School |
Canton Mt. Pulaski |
Player Coach | |
Lyons Township High School | LaGrange | Player | |
Warrensburg-Latham High School | Warrensburg | Player | |
Pleasant Plains High School | Pleasant Plains | Coach | |
[10] | Ottawa Township High School | Ottawa | Player |
Jeff Clements | Mt. Pulaski High School | Mt. Pulaski | Player |
Harry Combes | Champaign High School | Champaign | Player |
Peoria High School | Peoria | Player | |
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 |
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 |
Paris High School |
Waterman Paris |
Coach | |
[11] | Lawrenceville High School | Lawrenceville | Coach |
Michael Finley | Proviso East High School | Maywood | Player |
[12] | Collinsville High School | Collinsville | Coach |
Illinois High School Association | Bloomington | Administrator | |
Larry Graham | Madison | Player | |
Pekin High School | Pekin | Player | |
Lowell Hamilton | Providence St. Mel High School | Chicago | Player |
Peoria High School Pekin High School |
Peoria Pekin |
Coach | |
[13][14] | Warsaw High School | Warsaw | Player |
Mt. Vernon High School | Mt. Vernon | Player | |
Chrisman | Player | ||
University High School | Normal | Player | |
[15] | Hall High School | Spring Valley | Player |
[16] | ROVA High School | Oneida | Player |
Paul Judson | Hebron | Player | |
Hebron High School | Hebron | Player | |
Aurora West High School | Aurora | Coach | |
Decatur | Coach | ||
Tom Kleinschmidt | Gordon Tech High School | Chicago | Player |
Schlarman High School | Danville | Player | |
C.J. Kupec | Oak Lawn Community High School | Oak Lawn | Player |
Rich Central High School Quincy High School |
Olympia Fields Quincy |
Coach | |
Lincoln High School Senior High School |
East St. Louis | Coach | |
Marcus Liberty | King High School | Chicago | Player |
Rock Island High School | Rock Island | Player | |
Decatur High School Thornton High School |
Decatur Harvey |
Player Coach | |
Shaun Livingston | Peoria High School | Peoria | Player |
DuSable High School | Chicago | Player | |
Cuonzo Martin | Lincoln High School | East St. Louis | Player |
Sergio McClain | Manual High School | Peoria | Player |
Manual High School | Peoria | Coach | |
Lutheran High School |
Salem Rockford |
Player Coach | |
Carlyle | Player | ||
Pekin High School | Pekin | Player | |
Doug Mills | Elgin High School Joliet Township High School |
Elgin Joliet |
Player Coach |
Decatur High School | Decatur | Player | |
Johnny Orr | Taylorville High School | Taylorville | Player |
Schaumburg High School | Schaumburg | Player | |
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 |
[17] | Collinsville High School | Collinsville | Player |
Quentin Richardson | Young High School | Chicago | Player |
Dave Robisch | Springfield High School | Springfield | Player |
[18] | Toluca | Player | |
Cazzie Russell | Carver High School | Chicago | Player |
Herb Scheffler | Springfield High School | Springfield | Coach |
Jon Scheyer | Glenbrook North High School | Northbrook | Player |
Hebron High School | Hebron | Player | |
Jay Shidler[19] | Lawrenceville High School | Lawrenceville | Player |
Jack Sikma | St. Anne High School | St. Anne | Player |
Marty Simmons[20] | Lawrenceville High School | Lawrenceville | Player |
Dolph Stanley | 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 |
Watseka | Player | ||
Galesburg High School | Galesburg | Player | |
Isiah Thomas | St. Joseph High School | Westchester | Player |
Pinckneyville High School | Pinckneyville | Player | |
Prairie Central High School |
Pana Fairbury |
Coach | |
Centralia High School | Centralia | Coach | |
[21] | Washington High School Manual High School |
Washington Peoria |
Coach |
Moline High School | Moline | Player | |
Rock Falls High School | Rock Falls | Player | |
John Wessels | West High School | Rockford | Player |
Frank Williams[22] | Manual High School | Peoria | Player |
George Wilson | Marshall High School | Chicago | Player |
Teutopolis High School | Teutopolis | Player |
References[]
- ^ IHSA.org/Archive
- ^ 100 Legends of the Boys Basketball Tournament; ihsa.org; accessed 26 October 2013
- ^ "Nominees". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ Online Voting
- ^ Ball of Fame
- ^ IHSA Ball of Fame information; accessed 13 June 2009
- ^ Great Teams, Players, and Coaches: Stories About High School Basketball From The State of Illinois By Donald Brown, 2009, pg.135-37 ISBN 978-1-4389-3718-2
- ^ Commemorative Book
- ^ "Brad Bickett Receives Award". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ Fran Clements Receives Award
- ^ "Ron Felling Receives Award". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ Virgil Fletcher Receives Award
- ^ Bill Heisler Receives Award
- ^ "Western Illinois University". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ "Shawn Jeppson Receives Award". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ "Dave Johnson Receives Award". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ Bogie Redmon Receives Award
- ^ Chuck Rolinski Receives Award
- ^ "Jay Shidler Receives Award". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ "Marty Simmons Receives Award". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ Dick Van Scyoc Receives Award
- ^ Frank Williams Receives Award
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