Voting for the next Illinois Mr. Basketball has begun.
The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, working with the Chicago Tribune, released 12 finalists on Sunday for the annual boys high school basketball award. Howard Nathan (Manual, 1991), Sergio McClain (Manual, 1997), Frank Williams (Manual, 1998) and Shaun Livingston (Peoria High, 2004) are the four Peoria winners since the top boys prep hooper in Illinois started being named in 1981.
Here are the 12 boys nominees — listed alphabetically — that high school coaches and media members can vote for until 12 p.m. March 31. The ballot for 2025 Illinois Ms.