IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Basketball

Last updated on September 24, 2008.

Season summaries include titles won, final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records. A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Please submit changes or additions for your school by using this form.

Key to titles: Pl–place won, D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier).


 1910-11
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Rockford (H.S.) | D Q 1 | 19 1 | Ralph E. Vennum Mt. Carroll | D Q 2 | 13 6 | Granite City | D Q 3 | | Paris | D Q 4 | 20 5 | L.A. Pinckney & O.R. Jones Jacksonville (H.S.) | D Q | 13 1 | Harry Buland Washington | D Q | 18 5 | Benjamin Schrier
 1911-12
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Batavia | D Q 1 | 27 2 | K.C. Merrick Galesburg (H.S.) | Q 2 | 14 5 | T.W. Callihan Granite City | D Q 3 | | Decatur (H.S.) | D Q 4 | | William H. Duerr Canton | D Q | 19 4 | William Baird Hillsboro | D Q | 13 4 | Harry Beckemeyer Mt. Carroll | D Q | |
 1912-13
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Galesburg (H.S.) | D Q 1 | 17 1 | E.W. Hayes Peoria (Manual) | D Q 2 | 17 2 | Charles Mason Hillsboro | D Q 3 | 10 4 | Harry Beckemeyer Abingdon | D Q | | Webster Barclay Rose Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D Q | 17 4 | F.G. Warren Winnetka (New Trier) | D Q | 11 5 | Wilbur Childs
 1913-14
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hillsboro | D Q 1 | 16 5 | D.O. Kime Freeport (H.S.) | D Q 2 | 17 1 | Dan Dougherty Normal (University) | D Q 3 | 13 5 | Jessie Lyon Evanston (E. Academy) | D Q 4 | | Centralia | D Q | 20 1 | Floyd Stables Galesburg (H.S.) | D Q | 14 3 | T.W. Callihan Granite City | D Q | | Peoria (Manual) | D Q | 9 8 | Charles Mason
 1914-15
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Freeport (H.S.) | D Q 1 | 18 2 | Dan Daugherty Springfield (H.S.) | D Q 2 | 12 8 | Arthur Nevins Shelbyville | D Q 3 | 20 1 | I.B. Potter Carbondale (University) | D Q 4 | 9 4 | F.G. Warren Decatur (H.S.) | D Q | 8 7 | Granite City | D Q | | Naperville (H.S.) | D Q | 16 2 | R.L. Beister Rock Island (H.S.) | D Q | 13 4 | Will C. Robb
 1915-16
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Bloomington (H.S.) | D Q 1 | 13 6 | E.W. McClure Robinson | D Q 2 | 21 4 | William Livingston DuQuoin (H.S.) | D Q 3 | 27 5 | Howard Ross Springfield (H.S.) | D Q 4 | 15 7 | Roy Wentz Aurora (East) | D Q | 16 3 | Walter Gunn Canton | D Q | 13 7 | Earl Smith Granite City | D Q | | Joliet (Twp.) | D Q | 14 3 | Clarence Jones Moline (H.S.) | D Q | 12 6 | John McGough Rockford (H.S.) | D Q | 19 2 | Frank Winters Shelbyville | D Q | 18 1 | I.B. Potter
 1916-17
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Springfield (H.S.) | D Q 1 | 10 3 | Roy Wentz Belvidere (H.S.) | D Q 2 | 13 6 | Bloomington (H.S.) | D Q 3 | 15 3 | Jack McCord Peoria (Manual) | D Q 4 | 14 6 | Charles Mason Aurora (East) | D Q | 9 5 | Walter Gunn Centralia | D Q | 24 4 | Arthur Trout Decatur (H.S.) | D Q | 10 5 | DuQuoin (H.S.) | D Q | 23 4 | Howard Ross Harvey (Thornton) | D Q | | Lawrenceville | D Q | 17 13 | Rock Island (H.S.) | D Q | 17 2 | Carl Anderson Sullivan | D Q | 15 4 | M.D. Abney
 1917-18
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Centralia | D Q 1 | 23 4 | Arthur Trout Normal (University) | D Q 2 | 14 6 | Francis James Canton | D Q 3 | 15 3 | Fred Bourn Shelbyville | D Q 4 | 10 6 | C.E. Brewbaker Champaign (H.S.) | D Q | 10 4 | Ken Coutchie Clinton | D Q | | C Richards DuQuoin (H.S.) | D Q | 21 7 | Lowell "Pops" Dale Elgin (H.S.) | D Q | 12 5 | Ivan Doseff Galesburg (H.S.) | D Q | 16 4 | Joseph Blum Jerseyville | D Q | | D.F. Wood Lawrenceville | D Q | 13 8 | Rockford (H.S.) | D Q | 19 2 | Frank Winters Winnetka (New Trier) | D Q | 9 12 | Wilbur Childs
 1918-19
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Rockford (H.S.) | D Q 1 | 23 1 | Frank J. Winters Springfield (H.S.) | D Q 2 | 14 10 | Martin Shale Peoria (H.S.) | D Q 3 | 18 3 | Salen Herke Herrin (H.S.) | D Q 4 | 19 4 | M.L. Beanblossom Alton (Sr.) | D Q | 22 2 | Lewis Haight Atwood | D Q | | Mathews Barry | D Q | 18 6 | M. Warston Champaign (H.S.) | D Q | 13 4 | Ken Coutchie Dundee | D Q | 13 6 | Walter Hanke Flora | D Q | 11 6 | E.W. Rodgers Morris | D Q | 15 2 | R.W. Crist Rock Island (H.S.) | D Q | 12 2 | W.E. Kimmel Shelbyville | D Q | 10 8 | George Hayes
 1919-20
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D Q 1 | 17 8 | Floyd Stables Canton | D Q 2 | 23 4 | R.A. Defenbaugh Marion (H.S.) | D Q 3 | 23 5 | E.H. Schreiber Olney (H.S.) | D Q 4 | 23 6 | Charles Van Cleve Bloomington (H.S.) | D Q | 15 9 | Frank Phillips Centralia | D Q | 30 3 | Arthur Trout Champaign (H.S.) | D Q | 8 6 | John Van Liew Decatur (H.S.) | D Q | 11 7 | Elgin (H.S.) | D Q | 6 13 | J.F. Jacks Galesburg (H.S.) | D Q | 13 5 | Robert H. Peters Jerseyville | D Q | 25 9 | D.F. Wood Joliet (Twp.) | D Q | 9 6 | R.A.P. Holderby Peoria (Manual) | D Q | 9 7 | Charles Mason Rockford (H.S.) | D Q | 15 5 | Frank Winters Shelbyville | D Q | 15 8 | W.W. Krumsick Streator (Twp.) | D Q | 15 4 | Lowell "Pops" Dale