Chicago Public League Boys Basketball Champions
Cook County High School League (1901-13)
Year Champion Runner-Up Score 1901 Hyde Park North Division 23-22 (ot) 1902 Medill Lake 16-15 1903 North Division Medill 41-14 1904 North Division Austin 26-19 1905 Austin Lake 62-22 1906 Oak Park Austin 21-14 1907 Lake View Austin 24-21 1908 Lake Austin 25-21 1909 Lake View Calumet (a) 1910 Englewood Calumet 30-18 1911 Lane Hyde Park 34-29 1912 Hyde Park Lyons 19-18 1913 Hyde Park Englewood 11- 9
Chicago Public High School League (1914-present)
Year Champion Runner-Up Score
1914 Parker Lane 18-16
1915 Lane Calumet 23- 7 (b)
1916 Hyde Park Marshall 24-20
1917 Phillips Lane 22-11
1918 Englewood McKinley 21- 8
1919 Schurz Englewood 17-12
1920 Lane 15-15 (c)
Hyde Park
1921 Crane Hyde Park 21- 8
1922 Austin Lane 27- 9
1923 Tilden Hyde Park (d)
1924 Lane Phillips 18- 4
1925 Hyde Park Lake View 17-11
1926 Lane Englewood 31-17
1927 (e) Englewood Lane 20-17
1928 Crane Englewood 20-19
1929 Crane Lindblom 23-17
1930 Phillips Morgan Park 20-19
1931 (f) Crane Phillips 30-22
1932 Crane Calumet 25-21
1933 (g) Lake View Bowen 25-17
1934 (h) Lane Tilden 29-16
1935 Tilden Senn 33-24
1936 (i) Farragut Kelvyn Park 23-21
1937 (j) Wells Farragut 23-21
1938 Von Steuben Hyde Park 27-24
1939 Lane Hirsch 30-25
1940 Crane Hirsch 35-23
1941 (k) Manley Marshall 38-34
1942 Lindblom Kelly 41-25
1943 Kelvyn Park Lindblom 28-26 (ot)
1944 South Shore Harper 51-37
1945 Senn Von Steuben 32-20
1946 Tilden Amundsen 59-51
1947 South Shore Lane 58-38
1948 Marshall Von Steuben 57-32
1949 Tilden Marshall 54-49
1950 Tilden Vocational 45-35
1951 Parker Von Steuben 64-58
1952 Roosevelt Tilden 63-62
1953 DuSable Wells 82-74
1954 DuSable Lake View 82-65
1955 Marshall Crane 67-57
1956 Dunbar Hyde Park 79-68
1957 Crane Marshall 66-61
1958 Marshall Dunbar 68-59
1959 Marshall Crane 61-58
1960 Marshall Crane 79-38
1961 (l) Marshall DuSable 64-61
1962 Carver Marshall 47-39
1963 Carver Harlan 57-51
1964 Crane Dunbar 63-58
1965 Marshall DuSable 69-55
1966 (m) Marshall Dunbar 81-68
1967 Harlan DuSable 60-56
1968 Crane Marshall 75-65
1969 Hirsch Bowen 72-66
1970 Harlan DuSable 72-63
1971 Harlan Tilden 44-38
1972 Crane Marshall 75-63
1973 Hirsch Parker 55-53
1974 Morgan Park Phillips 84-73
1975 Phillips Morgan Park 65-60
1976 Morgan Park Vocational 75-60
1977 Phillips Westinghouse 77-65
1978 Westinghouse Manley 71-68
1979 Manley Westinghouse 88-83 (2 ot)
1980 Manley Collins 67-56
1981 Westinghouse Marshall 79-66
1982 Marshall Crane 58-48
1983 Marshall Collins 67-62
1984 Simeon Robeson 44-42
1985 Simeon Carver 65-54
1986 King Simeon 49-46
1987 King Crane 93-66
1988 Simeon King 66-59
1989 King Simeon 67-57
1990 King Westinghouse 83-48
1991 Marshall Westinghouse 58-38
1992 Westinghouse King 76-68
1993 King Westinghouse 77-52
1994 Westinghouse King 59-58
1995 Farragut Carver 71-62
1996 Westinghouse Farragut 55-46
1997 Young Manley 72-50
1998 Young King 67-46
1999 King Westinghouse 59-39
2000 Westinghouse Young 82-60
2001 Morgan Park Crane 67-60
2002 Westinghouse Farragut 62-58
NOTES
(a) Lake View finished 1st in 4-team division A round robin playoff; Calumet finished 2nd in division A and won game with winner of division B for rights to 2nd place. Lake View beat Calumet, 40-17, on January 15.(b) No regular season games played; playoffs only.
(c) Tied in title game; no overtime played.
(d) Tilden finished 3-0 in round robin playoff; Hyde Park finished 2-1. Tilden beat Hyde Park, 30-11, on March 10.
(e) Beginning in 1927, Public League teams began joining the IHSA and playing in the state tournament. See summary below.
(f) Harrison finished third in the state tournament, despite an 0-3 record in the North-West Division playoffs.
(g) Lake View qualified for state tournament.
(h) Lane and Marshall qualified for state tournament.
(i) New Phillips (later renamed DuSable) qualified for state tournament.
(j) Beginning in 1937, the Public League champion received an automatic berth in the state finals. See summary below.
(k) The Public League did not send a representative to the state tournament in 1941.
(l) Public League divided into Red and Blue Divisions.
(m) Only Red Division teams eligible for conference title and state tournament.
(n) All teams again eligible for conference title and state tournament (not sure of year).
(o) Beginning in 2003, the Public League champion no longer received an automatic berth in the state finals. See summary below.
STATE TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION
1908-26: Public League teams did not belong to the IHSA and did not participate in the state tournament.1927-31: Public League teams began joining the IHSA and were seeded into district tournaments. The league championship was decided independently.
1932-33: The two Public League finalists were seeded into sectional tournaments. The league championship was decided independently.
1934-36: The four Public League semifinalists were seeded into sectional tournaments. The league championship was decided independently.
1937-55: The Public League champion was seeded directly into the state finals (Sweet Sixteen). In 1941 the league refused to send a representative.
1956-71: The Public League champion was seeded directly into the super-sectional game (Sweet Sixteen).
1972-2002: The Public League championship game was considered a Class AA super-sectional game, with the winner seeded directly into the state finals (Elite Eight).
2003-present: Public League teams were seeded into regional tournaments. The league championship was decided independently.
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