IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Basketball

Last updated on September 3, 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).


 1920-21
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Marion (H.S.) | D Q 1 | 26 4 | E.H. Schreiber Rockford (H.S.) | D Q 2 | 18 2 | E.U. McDonald Winnetka (New Trier) | D Q 3 | 18 6 | Wilbur Childs Batavia | D Q 4 | 23 3 | C.O. Samuelson Champaign (H.S.) | D Q | 17 3 | John Van Liew Charleston | D Q | 16 5 | Leland Colvin Collinsville | D Q | 20 1 | John Hawkins Decatur (H.S.) | D Q | 21 4 | Elgin (H.S.) | D Q | 13 5 | Paul Church Fairbury | D Q | | Ned Whitesell Flora | D Q | 15 9 | Rex Dale Galesburg (H.S.) | D Q | 16 4 | D.V. Kieth Macomb | D Q | | Wilson Moline (H.S.) | D Q | 12 7 | George Senneff Mt. Carmel | D Q | 11 3 | Clifford Kane Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D Q | 20 3 | Floyd Stables Peoria (H.S.) | D Q | 24 2 | Salen Herke Pittsfield | D Q | 23 8 | George Foltz Springfield (H.S.) | D Q | 8 10 | William Baird Streator (Twp.) | D Q | 17 4 | Lowell "Pops" Dale Trenton | D Q | | Herman Eisenmayer
 1921-22
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Centralia | D S Q 1 | 26 4 | Arthur Trout Atwood | D S Q 2 | 21 1 | Lawrence Hamilton Rockford (H.S.) | D S Q 3 | 19 1 | E.U. McDonald Peoria (H.S.) | D S Q 4 | 24 6 | Salen Herke Athens | D | 25 8 | H.V. Porter Bloomington (H.S.) | D | 22 2 | Guy Morrison Bridgeport | D | | Canton | D | 23 7 | Mark Peterman Collinsville | D | 15 4 | John Hawkins Earlville | D | | Elgin (H.S.) | D | 13 5 | Paul Church Forrest | D | | Freeport (H.S.) | D | 11 4 | Glenn Holmes Galesburg (H.S.) | D | 16 4 | D.V. Kieth Greenville | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | 18 2 | John Mitchell Joliet (Twp.) | D | 12 4 | Harbert Cramer Kansas | D | | Kinderhook | D | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D | 13 10 | Howard Fellows Macomb (Western) | D | | Unknown Marion (H.S.) | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | 10 7 | George Senneff Morrisonville | D | | Olney (H.S.) | D | 24 6 | Charles Van Cleve Villa Grove | D | | Watseka | D | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | D | 23 4 | E.W. Ebbler Winnetka (New Trier) | D | |
 1922-23
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Villa Grove | D S Q 1 | 23 2 | Curtis Pulliam Rockford (H.S.) | D S Q 2 | 19 1 | E.U. McDonald Canton | D S Q 3 | 19 6 | Mark Peterman Greenville | D S Q 4 | 20 6 | L.G. Baker Altamont | D | | Aurora (West) | D | 6 8 | Ralph Fletcher Avon | D | | Bement | D | 12 6 | W.S. Bodman Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Cambridge | D | | Chandlerville | D | | Chesterfield | D | | Cornell | D | | Elgin (H.S.) | D | 18 4 | Paul Church Flora | D | 20 6 | Byron Cully Galesburg (H.S.) | D | 15 6 | D.V. Kieth Hoopeston | D | | Joliet (Twp.) | D | 17 6 | Harbert Cramer LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D | 15 5 | Howard Fellows Marion (H.S.) | D | | Mason City | D | | Mt. Pulaski | D | 16 3 | Earl Beebe Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | 19 6 | Howard Ross Orangeville | D | | Paris | D | 12 6 | William Frazier Peoria (Manual) | D | 22 2 | Leon Miller Pittsfield | D | 13 9 | Eddy Robinson | D | | Streator (Twp.) | D | 15 7 | Lowell "Pops" Dale Taylorville | D | 14 3 | W.C. Foedisch Watseka | D | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | D | | E.W. Ebbler Winnetka (New Trier) | D | 14 6 |
 1923-24
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Elgin (H.S.) | D S Q 1 | 25 3 | Mark Wilson Athens | D S Q 2 | 29 1 | H.V. Porter Canton | D S Q 3 | 26 8 | Mark Peterman West Frankfort (Frankfort) | D S Q 4 | | E.W. Ebbler Averyville | D | | Avon | D | | Batavia | D | | Belleville (Twp.) | D | 19 4 | F.J. Friedli Bethany | D | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | 23 4 | A.W. Schimmel Bridgeport | D | | Centralia | D | 26 7 | Arthur Trout Champaign (H.S.) | D | 14 5 | Les Moyer Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D | 12 3 | Angus Cotton Chrisman | D | 22 7 | Cornell | D | | Elburn | D | | Flora | D | 13 10 | Byron Cully Galesburg (H.S.) | D | 21 2 | Gillespie Gardner (G.-South Wilmington) | D | | Marion (H.S.) | D | | Metcalf | D | | Metropolis | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | 18 5 | George Senneff Morrisonville | D | | Mt. Pulaski | D | 13 6 | Earl Beebe Pekin | D | 10 6 | Ned Whitesell Quincy (Sr.) | D | 11 7 | C.R. Danielson Rockford (H.S.) | D | | Savanna | D | 15 8 | W.F. Hafeman Streator (Twp.) | D | 24 8 | Lowell "Pops" Dale Toluca | D | | Trenton | D | | Waukegan (H.S.) | D | 20 2 | Willard Muehl Waverly | D | |
 1924-25
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Elgin (H.S.) | D S Q 1 | 24 2 | Cliff Adams Champaign (H.S.) | D S Q 2 | 21 5 | Les Moyer Canton | D S Q 3 | 26 8 | Mark Peterman Marion (H.S.) | D S Q 4 | 19 11 | Bryan Emmert Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | D | | Athens | D | 34 3 | H.V. Porter Centralia | D | 28 7 | Arthur Trout Decatur (H.S.) | D | 22 12 | East Lynn | D | | Elburn | D | | Eureka | D | 15 9 | M.W. Alford Freeport (H.S.) | D | 17 3 | Glenn Holmes Galesburg (H.S.) | D | 12 9 | Gillespie Harrisburg | D | 15 11 | William J. Blue Foster Hutsonville | D | 19 6 | Harold Allison Industry | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | 14 7 | John Mitchell Lexington | D | 17 5 | Macomb | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | 14 7 | George Senneff Mt. Morris | D | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | 28 4 | Howard Ross Normal (Community) | D | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D | 15 7 | Grant Stenger Pana (H.S.) | D | 22 7 | Lew Stephens Pawnee | D | | Peoria (H.S.) | D | 27 3 | Salen Herke Pocahontas | D | | Quincy (Sr.) | D | 13 6 | C.R. Danielson Streator (Twp.) | D | 23 8 | Lowell "Pops" Dale Sumner | D | | Watseka | D | | Waukegan (H.S.) | D | 18 3 | Willard Muehl West Frankfort (Frankfort) | D | 13 8 | E.W. Ebbler Westfield | D | | Wheaton (H.S.) | D | | Williamsville | D | 19 12 | Charles Gipson
 1925-26
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Freeport (H.S.) | D S Q 1 | 19 2 | Glenn Holmes Canton | D S Q 2 | 23 12 | Mark Peterman Flora | D S Q 3 | 28 4 | C.F. "Red" Hollopeter Athens | D S Q 4 | 36 3 | H.V. Porter Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | D | | Beardstown | D | | Beason | D | 17 7 | Wayne Dickey Belvidere (H.S.) | D | 22 4 | Smith Casey | D | | Centralia | D | 16 15 | Arthur Trout Champaign (H.S.) | D | 17 7 | Les Moyer Christopher | D | | Collinsville | D | 19 6 | Willard Larson Cornell | D | | Danville (H.S.) | D | 11 9 | Bill Hoff Elgin (H.S.) | D | 18 3 | Cliff Adams Galesburg (H.S.) | D | 19 5 | Gillespie Greenville | D | | Harrisburg | D | 18 11 | James Dolley Harvey (Thornton) | D | 9 9 | Harold Iddings Hinckley | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | 17 4 | John Mitchell Joliet (Twp.) | D | 13 11 | Paul Becker LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D | 11 10 | Howard Fellows Macomb (Western) | D | | Ralph Barclay Mansfield | D | | Marion (H.S.) | D | | Mason City | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | 15 8 | George Senneff Morrison | D | | Mt. Carmel | D | 24 2 | Cliff Garrett Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | 25 4 | Howard Ross Nokomis | D | 21 7 | H.I. Mayes Normal (University) | D | | Peoria (Manual) | D | 21 5 | Leon Miller Quincy (Sr.) | D | 10 9 | C.R. Danielson Savanna | D | 23 2 | W.F. McCarthy Streator (Twp.) | D | 20 12 | Lowell "Pops" Dale Tremont | D | | Windsor | D | | Winnetka (New Trier) | D | | Witt | D | 21 6 |
 1926-27
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Mt. Carmel | D S Q 1 | 31 2 | Cliff Garrett Peoria (H.S.) | D S Q 2 | 22 1 | Salen Herke East St. Louis (Sr.) | D S Q 3 | 15 5 | William Frazier Champaign (H.S.) | D S Q 4 | 21 8 | Les Moyer Athens | D S Q | 23 6 | H.V. Porter Mt. Olive | D S Q | 23 7 | J.L. Moore Rockford (H.S.) | D S Q | 20 3 | James Laude St. Charles (H.S.) | D S Q | 15 5 | William "Tom" Wallace Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) | D | 17 2 | H. K. Long Bethany | D | | Canton | D | 32 8 | Mark Peterman Carlinville | D | | Centralia | D | 21 5 | Arthur Trout Chandlerville | D | | Cornell | D | | Elburn | D | | Flora | D | 15 13 | C.F. "Red" Hollopeter Galesburg (H.S.) | D | 12 5 | Gillespie Greenville | D | | Harrisburg | D | 13 11 | William J. Blue Foster Herrin (H.S.) | D | | Hutsonville | D | 17 11 | Pleasant Huffman Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | 13 8 | John Mitchell Joliet (Twp.) | D | 16 3 | Paul Becker Kankakee (Sr.) | D | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D | 20 5 | Howard Fellows Lincoln | D | 19 7 | Roy Anderson Loda | D | 24 7 | Leo Changnon Macomb (Western) | D | | Ralph Barclay Madison | D | 12 10 | Paul Rohl Manito | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | 13 10 | George Senneff Mound City | D | | Mt. Morris | D | | Normal (University) | D | | Pinckneyville | D | | Pleasant Hill | D | | Quincy (Sr.) | D | 12 5 | C.R. Danielson Sterling (H.S.) | D | 18 3 | Hugh Whaley Streator (Twp.) | D | 18 8 | Lowell "Pops" Dale Sumner | D | | Taylorville | D | 9 7 | Joe McAdam Villa Grove | D | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | D | 20 6 | Bryan C. Doolen Westfield | D | | Westville | D | | Wheaton (H.S.) | D | | Winnetka (New Trier) | D | |
 1927-28
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Canton | D S Q 1 | 37 7 | Mark Peterman Aurora (West) | D S Q 2 | 20 5 | Ralph Fletcher Witt | D S Q 3 | 37 2 | Joseph Kilpatrick Griggsville | D S Q 4 | 22 8 | Ross Nichol Benton | D S Q | 28 6 | H.B. Tabor Hutsonville | D S Q | 27 5 | Pleasant Huffman Rochelle | D S Q | 19 8 | Forrest Birks Streator (Twp.) | D S Q | 19 11 | Lowell "Pops" Dale Alvin | D | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | 12 10 | Jean Harrison Carbondale | D | 17 9 | R.E. Gadske Carlyle | D | | Casey | D | | Champaign (H.S.) | D | 16 12 | Les Moyer Chandlerville | D | | Collinsville | D | 22 6 | Willard Larson Cornell | D | | Danville (H.S.) | D | 17 4 | Bill Hoff Elkville | D | | Enfield | D | | Flora | D | 21 6 | Bert Dancey Galena (H.S.) | D | | Galesburg (H.S.) | D | 15 5 | Volk Jacksonville (Illinois School | D | | Joliet (Twp.) | D | 12 8 | Paul Becker Kankakee (Sr.) | D | | Kansas | D | | Karnak | D | | Kewanee (H.S.) | D | 12 12 | Louis Slimmer LaGrange (Lyons) | D | 14 9 | Oliver Stenger Latham | D | | Lebanon | D | 23 6 | Berry Macomb (Western) | D | | Ralph Barclay Manito | D | | Marion (H.S.) | D | | Mason City | D | 19 6 | Axelson McNabb (Swaney) | D | | Mt. Carmel | D | 30 5 | Cliff Garrett Mt. Pulaski | D | 18 6 | Kenneth Conrey Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | 22 5 | Howard Ross Orion | D | | Paxton | D | | Peoria (H.S.) | D | 25 3 | Salen Herke Pleasant Hill | D | | Quincy (Sr.) | D | 13 9 | C.R. Danielson Roanoke | D | 20 4 | Charles Thompson Rockford (H.S.) | D | | Salem | D | 18 14 | Fred Corray St. Charles (H.S.) | D | | Staunton | D | | Sterling (H.S.) | D | 15 1 | Hugh Whaley Sycamore | D | | Thebes | D | | Waukegan (H.S.) | D | 17 2 | R.D. Brown
 1928-29
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Johnston City | D S Q 1 | 29 3 | Larue Van Meter Champaign (H.S.) | D S Q 2 | 28 4 | Les Moyer Freeport (H.S.) | D S Q 3 | 18 6 | Adolph Rupp Peoria (H.S.) | D S Q 4 | 27 4 | Salen Herke Lincoln | D S Q | 23 4 | Roy Anderson Mt. Carmel | D S Q | 24 7 | Cliff Garrett Wheaton (H.S.) | D S Q | 20 4 | Grant Stenger Witt | D S Q | 31 6 | Lawrence Fornecker Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | D | | Ashland | D | | Athens | D | 12 20 | Sam Sulivan Beardstown | D | | Belleville (Twp.) | D | 17 8 | F.J. Friedli Benton | D | 21 7 | H.B. Tabor Canton | D | 30 7 | Mark Peterman Carlyle | D | | Centralia | D | 23 3 | Arthur Trout Chicago (Harrison) | D | | Danvers | D | | Decatur (H.S.) | D | 17 5 | Gay Kintner Dundee | D | 13 8 | Eugene de Lacey Elkhart | D | | Farina | D | | Flora | D | 19 11 | Bert Dancey Galesburg (H.S.) | D | 22 6 | Volk Gillespie | D | | Granite City | D | | Harrisburg | D | 10 12 | William J. Blue Foster Joliet (Twp.) | D | 15 6 | Paul Becker Kankakee (Sr.) | D | | Lanark | D | | Macomb (Western) | D | | Ralph Barclay Malden | D | | Marshall | D | | Minonk | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | 14 9 | George Senneff Morrison | D | | Ogden | D | | Olney (H.S.) | D | 21 7 | Charles Van Cleve Orion | D | | Pekin | D | 15 10 | Glenn Haussler Penfield | D | | Pinckneyville | D | | Pleasant Hill | D | | Pontiac | D | | Potomac | D | | Quincy (Sr.) | D | 13 7 | Worrell Van Coombs Rochelle | D | | Shelbyville | D | 17 9 | Simpson | D | | Streator (Twp.) | D | 16 12 | Lowell "Pops" Dale Sycamore | D | | Waukegan (H.S.) | D | 17 5 | Ralph Fletcher White Hall | D | | Windsor | D | |
 1929-30
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Peoria (Manual) | D S Q 1 | 24 2 | Telfer Mead Bloomington (H.S.) | D S Q 2 | 20 4 | Jean Harrison Olney (H.S.) | D S Q 3 | 33 6 | Charles Van Cleve Beardstown | D S Q 4 | 31 3 | Arthur Driver Abingdon | D S Q | 14 5 | Raymond Johnson Atwood | D S Q | 26 4 | Clarence Rogers Carbondale | D S Q | 32 3 | R.E. Gadske Waterman | D S Q | 28 3 | Ernie Eveland Athens | D | 23 14 | Sam Sulivan Buncombe | D | | Canton | D | 21 9 | Archie Chadd Centralia | D | 12 17 | Arthur Trout Champaign (H.S.) | D | 25 8 | Les Moyer Chatsworth | D | | Chesterfield | D | | Chicago (Harrison) | D | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D | 16 8 | Cecil M. Sarff Cissna Park | D | 30 2 | Brooks Courtright Dundee | D | 23 7 | Eugene de Lacey DuQuoin (H.S.) | D | 19 7 | Freeport (H.S.) | D | 20 4 | Adolph Rupp Galatia | D | | Harvey (Thornton) | D | 15 9 | Jack Lipe Hillsboro | D | 29 2 | Joe Fearheiley Johnston City | D | | Kewanee (H.S.) | D | 14 8 | Ross Anderson Kinmundy | D | | Macon | D | 22 5 | Doc Evans Madison | D | 12 6 | Paul Rohl McNabb (Swaney) | D | | Monmouth (H.S.) | D | 15 9 | Warren Taylor Morris | D | | Mt. Pulaski | D | 21 6 | George Dertinger Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | 16 7 | Howard Ross Nebo | D | | New Berlin | D | | John Vernon "J.V." Kirby Ogden | D | | Pekin | D | 16 12 | Glenn Haussler Polo | D | | Princeton | D | 14 7 | Doc Nance Quincy (Sr.) | D | 17 3 | Selmer "Sam" Storby Rock Falls | D | 21 2 | Akley Rock Island (H.S.) | D | 19 4 | Robert Burgitt Savanna | D | 15 9 | W.F. McCarthy Seneca | D | | Shelbyville | D | 12 12 | Sparta | D | 19 8 | Graham Springfield (H.S.) | D | 15 13 | Mark Peterman St. Francisville | D | | Thebes | D | | Urbana (H.S.) | D | 18 8 | Lew Stephens Vandalia | D | 22 6 | Waukegan (H.S.) | D | 15 3 | Ralph Fletcher Westfield | D | | Wheaton (H.S.) | D | | Witt | D | |