Boys Basketball Championship Games
| Year | Champion | Coach | Runner-up | Coach | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT OAK PARK YMCA | |||||
| 1908 | Peoria (H.S.) (17-1) | Les Straesser | Rock Island (H.S.) (10-5) | W.E. Brown | 48-29 |
| AT BLOOMINGTON YMCA | |||||
| 1909 | Hinsdale (H.S.) (20-3) | John Snider | Washington (27-3) | Charles E. Wright | 18-13 |
| 1910 | Bloomington (H.S.) (14-2) | Tom O'Neill | Rock Island (H.S.) (14-2) | F.W. Gray | 32-25 |
| AT BRADLEY GYM, PEORIA | |||||
| 1911 | Rockford (H.S.) (19-1) | Ralph E. Vennum | Mt. Carroll (13-6) | (unknown) | 60-15 |
| AT DECATUR YMCA | |||||
| 1912 | Batavia (27-2) | K.C. Merrick | Galesburg (14-5) | T.W. Callihan | 28-25 |
| AT BRADLEY GYM, PEORIA | |||||
| 1913 | Galesburg (17-1) | E.W. Hayes | Peoria (Manual) (17-2) | Charles G. Mason | 37-36 |
| AT DECATUR YMCA | |||||
| 1914 | Hillsboro (14-5) | D.O. Kime | Freeport (H.S.) (17-1) | Dan Daugherty | 42-19 |
| AT MILLIKIN GYM, DECATUR | |||||
| 1915 | Freeport (H.S.) (18-2) | Dan Daugherty | Springfield (H.S.) (12-8) | Arthur Nevins | 27-11 |
| 1916 | Bloomington (H.S.) (13-6) | E.W. McClure | Robinson (21-4) | William Livingston | 25-17 |
| 1917 | Springfield (H.S.) (10-3) | Roy A. Wentz | Belvidere (10-4) | Joseph Swanson | 32-11 |
| AT SPRINGFIELD H.S. | |||||
| 1918 | Centralia (23-4) | Arthur L. Trout | Normal (University) (14-6-1) | Francis James | 35-29 |
| AT MEN'S GYM ANNEX (KENNEY GYM), URBANA | |||||
| 1919 | Rockford (H.S.) (23-1) | Frank J. Winters | Springfield (H.S.) (14-10) | Martin A. Shale | 39-20 |
| 1920 | Mt. Vernon (16-8) | Floyd Stables | Canton (30-4) | R.A. Deffenbaugh | 18-14 |
| 1921 | Marion (26-4) | E.H. Schreiber | Rockford (H.S.) (18-2) | E.U. McDonald | 24-23 |
| 1922 | Centralia (26-4) | Arthur L. Trout | Atwood (21-1) | Lawrence Hamilton | 24-16 |
| 1923 | Villa Grove (23-2) | Curtis Pulliam | Rockford (H.S.) (19-1) | E.U. McDonald | 32-29 |
| 1924 | Elgin (H.S.) (25-3) | Mark Wilson | Athens (35-2) | H.V. Porter | 28-17 |
| 1925 | Elgin (H.S.) (24-2) | Cliff Adams | Champaign (H.S.) (21-5) | Les Moyer | 25-17 |
| AT HUFF GYM, CHAMPAIGN | |||||
| 1926 | Freeport (H.S.) (19-2) | Glenn Holmes | Canton (24-12) | Mark Peterman | 24-13 |
| 1927 | Mt. Carmel (31-2) | Cliff Garrett | Peoria (H.S.) (22-1) | Salen Herke | 24-18 |
| 1928 | Canton (37-7) | Mark A. Peterman | Aurora (West) (20-5) | Ralph Fletcher | 18- 9 |
| 1929 | Johnston City (29-3) | Larue Van Meter | Champaign (H.S.) (28-4) | Les Moyer | 30-21 |
| 1930 | Peoria (Manual) (26-5) | Telfer Mead | Bloomington (H.S.) (20-4) | Eugene Harrison | 38-25 |
| 1931 | Decatur (H.S.) (29-5) | Gay A. Kintner | Galesburg (24-4) | Gerald Phillips | 30-26 |
| 1932 | Cicero (Morton) (20-2) | Norman A. Ziebell | Canton (27-5) | Archie Chadd | 30-16 |
| 1933 | Harvey (Thornton) (23-1) | Jack Lipe | Springfield (H.S.) (22-9) | Mark A. Peterman | 14-13 |
| 1934 | Quincy (Sr.) (31-2) | Selmer A. Storby | Harvey (Thornton) (34-2) | Jack Lipe | 39-27 |
| 1935 | Springfield (H.S.) (34-3) | Mark A. Peterman | Harvey (Thornton) (28-5) | Jack Lipe | 24-19 |
| 1936 | Decatur (H.S.) (24-11) | Gay A. Kintner | Danville (H.S.) (23-1) | Ned Whitesell | 26-22 |
| 1937 | Joliet (Twp.) (27-4) | Herman Walser | Decatur (H.S.) (23-12) | Gay A. Kintner | 40-20 |
| 1938 | Dundee (36-1) | Eugene de Lacey | Braidwood (Reed-Custer) (33-3) | Louis F. Bottino | 36-29 |
| 1939 | Rockford (H.S.) (18-2) | James Laude | Paris (34-4) | Ernest Eveland | 53-44 |
| 1940 | Granite City (H.S.) (29-5) | Byron Bozarth | Herrin (23-8) | Russell Emery | 24-22 |
| 1941 | Cicero (Morton) (23-4) | Norman A. Ziebell | Urbana (H.S.) (22-11) | Lew Stephens | 32-31 |
| 1942 | Centralia (34-6) | Arthur L. Trout | Paris (39-1) | Ernest Eveland | 35-33 |
| 1943 | Paris (36-2) | Ernest Eveland | Moline (24-4) | Roger Potter | 46-37 |
| 1944 | Taylorville (45-0) | Dolph Stanley | Elgin (H.S.) (21-4) | John Krafft | 56-33 |
| 1945 | Decatur (H.S.) (39-2) | Gay A. Kintner | Champaign (H.S.) (34-2) | Harry Combes | 62-54 |
| 1946 | Champaign (H.S.) (38-1) | Harry Combes | Centralia (29-10) | Arthur L. Trout | 54-48 |
| 1947 | Paris (40-2) | Ernest Eveland | Champaign (H.S.) (33-4) | Harry Combes | 58-37 |
| 1948 | Pinckneyville (33-1) | Merrill Thomas | Rockford (East) (26-4) | Jim Laude | 65-39 |
| 1949 | Mt. Vernon (30-3) | Stanley Changnon | Hillsboro (25-7) | Fred Ewald | 45-39 |
| 1950 | Mt. Vernon (33-0) | Stanley Changnon | Danville (H.S.) (29-2) | Lawrence Newtson | 85-61 |
| 1951 | Freeport (H.S.) (31-2) | Harry Kinert | Moline (22-9) | Norman Ziebell | 71-51 |
| 1952 | Hebron (Alden-H.) (35-1) | Russ Ahearn | Quincy (Sr.) (28-5) | George Latham | 64-59 (OT) |
| 1953 | LaGrange (Lyons) (29-0) | Greg Sloan | Peoria (H.S.) (29-4) | Dawson Hawkins | 72-60 |
| 1954 | Mt. Vernon (29-3) | Harold Hutchins | Chicago (DuSable) (31-2) | Jim Brown | 76-70 |
| 1955 | Rockford (West) (27-1) | Alex Saudargas | Elgin (H.S.) (26-4) | Bill Chesbrough | 61-59 |
| 1956 | Rockford (West) (28-1) | Alex Saudargas | Edwardsville (H.S.) (28-6) | Joe Lucco | 67-65 |
| 1957 | Herrin (31-2) | Earl Lee | Collinsville (34-1) | Vergil Fletcher | 45-42 |
| 1958 | Chicago (Marshall) (31-0) | Isadore Salario | Rock Falls (33-2) | Richard Hasselton | 70-64 |
| 1959 | Springfield (H.S.) (33-1) | Ray Page | Aurora (West) (22-7) | Dick Dorsey | 60-52 |
| 1960 | Chicago (Marshall) (31-2) | Isadore Salario | Bridgeport (33-2) | Ray Estes | 79-55 |
| 1961 | Collinsville (32-0) | Vergil Fletcher | Harvey (Thornton) (27-3) | William Purden | 84-50 |
| 1962 | Decatur (Stephen Decatur) (31-4) | John Schneiter | Chicago (Carver) (28-5) | Larry Hawkins | 49-48 |
| AT ASSEMBLY HALL, CHAMPAIGN | |||||
| 1963 | Chicago (Carver) (28-5) | Larry Hawkins | Centralia (32-1) | Bob Jones | 53-52 |
| 1964 | Pekin (30-3) | Dawson Hawkins | Cobden (32-3) | Dick Ruggles | 50-45 |
| 1965 | Collinsville (30-2) | Vergil Fletcher | Quincy (Sr.) (26-6) | Sherrill Hanks | 55-52 |
| 1966 | Harvey (Thornton) (30-2) | Bob Anderson | Galesburg (27-3) | John Thiel | 74-60 |
| 1967 | Pekin (31-2) | Dawson Hawkins | Carbondale (29-3) | John Cherry | 75-59 |
| 1968 | Evanston (Twp.) (30-1) | Jack Burmaster | Galesburg (27-3) | John Thiel | 70-51 |
| 1969 | Maywood (Proviso East) (30-1) | Tom Millikin | Peoria (Spalding) (28-4) | Ron Patterson | 58-51 |
| 1970 | LaGrange (Lyons) (31-0) | Ron Nikcevich | East Moline (United) (30-3) | Cliff Talley | 71-52 |
| 1971 | Dolton (Thornridge) (31-1) | Ron Ferguson | Oak Lawn (Community) (30-3) | Len Scaduto | 52-50 |
| 1972A | Lawrenceville (25-8) | Ron Felling | Mounds (Meridian) (30-2) | Jim Byassee | 63-57 |
| 1972AA | Dolton (Thornridge) (33-0) | Ron Ferguson | Quincy (Sr.) (28-5) | Sherrill Hanks | 104-69 |
| 1973A | Ridgway (32-1) | Bob Dallas | Maple Park (Kaneland) (20-12) | George Birkett | 54-51 |
| 1973AA | Chicago (Hirsch) (29-2) | Charles Stimpson | Winnetka (New Trier East) (21-5) | John Schneiter | 65-51 |
| 1974A | Lawrenceville (30-3) | Ron Felling | Ottawa (Marquette) (29-4) | Bob Strickland | 54-53 |
| 1974AA | Maywood (Proviso East) (29-4) | Glenn Whittenberg | Chicago Heights(Bloom) (30-3) | Wes Mason | 61-56 |
| 1975A | Venice (32-2) | Rich Essington | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) (27-6) | Don Greenfield | 65-46 |
| 1975AA | Chicago (Phillips) (32-1) | Herb Brown | Chicago Heights(Bloom) (23-10) | Wes Mason | 76-48 |
| 1976A | Mt. Pulaski (29-2) | Edward Butkovich | Oneida (ROVA) (28-3) | Bob Meredith | 59-58 |
| 1976AA | Chicago (Morgan Park) (28-5) | Bill Warden | Aurora (West) (30-3) | John McDougal | 45-44 |
| 1977A | Madison (29-3) | Larry Graham | Aurora (Central Cath.) (23-10) | Richard Fick | 71-55 |
| 1977AA | Peoria (H.S.) (29-2) | Bruce Boyle | Springfield (Lanphier) (28-5) | Bob Nika | 72-62 |
| 1978A | Nashville (30-3) | Bob Bogle | Havana (29-4) | Bob Gregurich | 54-38 |
| 1978AA | Lockport (Central) (33-0) | Bob Basarich | Westchester (St. Joseph) (31-2) | Gene Pingatore | 64-47 |
| 1979A | New Lenox (Providence) (32-1) | Frank Palmasani | Havana (31-1) | Bob Gregurich | 46-33 |
| 1979AA | Park Ridge (Maine South) (31-1) | Quitman Sullins | Quincy (Sr.) (32-1) | Jerry Leggett | 83-67 |
| 1980A | Chicago (Luther South) (27-5) | Cliff Doll | Peoria (Bergan) (23-8) | Rudy Keeling | 56-51 |
| 1980AA | Chicago (Manley) (31-1) | Willie Little | Effingham (H.S.) (30-2) | Jim Maxedon | 69-61 |
| 1981A | Madison (30-2) | Larry Graham | Dunlap (28-5) | John Kimble | 58-47 |
| 1981AA | Quincy (Sr.) (33-0) | Jerry Leggett | Maywood (Proviso East) (28-5) | Glenn Whittenberg | 68-39 |
| 1982A | Lawrenceville (34-0) | Ron Felling | Monmouth (H.S.) (31-2) | Mike Mueller | 67-53 |
| 1982AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) (29-1) | Bennie Lewis | Chicago (Mendel) (29-3) | Michael Flaherty | 56-50 |
| 1983A | Lawrenceville (34-0) | Ron Felling | Flanagan (30-1) | Jerry Pohl | 44-39 |
| 1983AA | Springfield (Lanphier) (30-3) | Bob Nika | Peoria (H.S.) (28-4) | Charles Buescher | 57-53 |
| 1984A | McLeansboro (35-0) | David Lee | Mt. Pulaski (29-3) | Ed Butkovich | 57-50 |
| 1984AA | Chicago (Simeon) (30-1) | Robert Hambric | Evanston (Twp.) (32-1) | Herb Williams | 53-47 |
| 1985A | Chicago (Providence-St.Mel) (31-3) | Tom Shields | Chrisman (28-5) | Roger Beals | 95-63 |
| 1985AA | Chicago (Mt. Carmel) (28-4) | Ed McQuillan | Springfield (Lanphier) (29-4) | Robert Nika | 46-44 (2 OT) |
| 1986A | Teutopolis (33-0) | Ken Crawford | Ohio (29-3) | Lloyd Johnson | 82-45 |
| 1986AA | Chicago (King) (32-1) | Landon Cox | Olympia Fields (Rich Central) (31-2) | Ron Brauer | 47-40 |
| 1987A | Venice (29-3) | Clinton Harris, Jr. | Okawville (29-7) | David Luechtefeld | 56-54 |
| 1987AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) (28-1) | Bennie Lewis | Chicago (King) (28-5) | Landon Cox | 79-62 |
| 1988A | Pana (28-3) | Charles Strasburger | Pinckneyville (32-3) | Dick Corn | 62-58 |
| 1988AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) (28-4) | Bennie Lewis | Chicago (St. Francis de Sales)(29-2) | Mike Kaczmarz | 60-52 |
| 1989A | Carlyle (32-3) | Brad Weathers | Rock Island (Alleman) (24-8) | Bob DeDoncker | 65-56 |
| 1989AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) (29-4) | Bennie Lewis | Peoria (H.S.) (32-1) | Charles Buescher | 59-57 (3 OT) |
| 1990A | Trenton (Wesclin) (30-3) | Paul Lusk | Fairbury (Prairie Central) (31-1) | Charles Strasburger | 83-78 (2 OT) |
| 1990AA | Chicago (King) (32-0) | Landon Cox | Chicago (Gordon Tech) (30-2) | Steve Pappas | 65-55 |
| 1991A | Pittsfield (28-6) | David Bennett | Seneca (27-5) | Doug Evans | 45-35 |
| 1991AA | Maywood (Proviso East) (32-1) | Bill Hitt | Peoria (Manual) (31-3) | Dick Van Scoyc | 68-61 |
| 1992A | Findlay (31-2) | Michael Reynolds | Normal (University) (29-4) | Cal Hubbard | 61-45 |
| 1992AA | Maywood (Proviso East) (33-0) | Bill Hitt | Peoria (Richwoods) (30-3) | Wayne Hammerton | 42-31 |
| 1993A | Staunton (27-4) | Randy Legendre | Chicago (Hales Franciscan) (23-11) | Tom Shields | 66-62 |
| 1993AA | Chicago (King) (32-0) | Landon Cox | Rockford (Guilford) (27-7) | Mike Miller | 79-42 |
| 1994A | Pinckneyville (33-2) | Dick Corn | Eureka (30-2) | Tim Meiss | 67-65 |
| 1994AA | Peoria (Manual) (27-6) | Dick Van Scyoc | Carbondale (28-4) | Tim Bleyer | 61-60 |
| 1995A | Normal (University) (29-3) | Cal Hubbard | Aurora (A. Christian) (32-2) | Don Davidson | 56-54 |
| 1995AA | Peoria (Manual) (32-2) | Wayne McClain | Harvey (Thornton) (30-2) | Rocky Hill | 65-53 |
| AT CARVER ARENA, PEORIA | |||||
| 1996A | Shelbyville (34-1) | Sean Taylor | Breese (Mater Dei) (29-5) | Dennis Trame | 58-45 |
| 1996AA | Peoria (Manual) (31-2) | Wayne McClain | Harvey (Thornton) (31-1) | Rocky Hill | 57-51 |
| 1997A | Warsaw (29-3) | Jeff Dahl | Spring Valley (Hall) (27-6) | Eric Bryant | 92-85 (OT) |
| 1997AA | Peoria (Manual) (31-1) | Wayne McClain | Aurora (West) (29-4) | Gordon Kerkman | 47-43 |
| 1998A | Nauvoo (N.-Colusa) (32-3) | Reno Pinkston | Spring Valley (Hall) (32-1) | Eric Bryant | 45-39 |
| 1998AA | Chicago (Young) (30-1) | George Stanton | Galesburg (30-3) | Mike Miller | 61-56 |
| 1999A | Rock Falls (31-3) | Thom Sigel | Waterloo (Gibault) (28-7) | Dennis Reuter | 45-43 |
| 1999AA | Westchester (St. Joseph) (32-1) | Gene Pingatore | Gurnee (Warren) (28-5) | Chuck Ramsey | 61-51 |
| 2000A | Pleasant Plains (34-2) | Cliff Cameron | Teutopolis (33-2) | Ken Crawford | 56-43 |
| 2000AA | Aurora (West) (32-1) | Gordon Kerkman | Chicago (Westinghouse) (31-2) | Chris Head | 60-57 |
| 2001A | Pinckneyville (31-4) | Dick Corn | Pana (29-5) | Gary Bowker | 77-50 |
| 2001AA | Schaumburg (29-3) | Bob Williams | South Holland (Thornwood) (32-2) | Kevin Hayhurst | 66-54 |
| 2002A | Pleasant Plains (32-3) | Cliff Cameron | Herrin (26-8) | Mike Mooneyham | 50-47 (OT) |
| 2002AA | Chicago (Westinghouse) (30-5) | Chris Head | Springfield (Lanphier) (32-2) | Craig Patton | 76-72 |
| 2003A | Chicago (Hales Franciscan) (27-6) | Gary London | Mt. Carroll (32-2) | Chris Payne | 58-53 |
| 2003AA | Peoria (H.S.) (31-1) | Chuck Buescher | South Holland (Thornwood) (27-6) | Bob Curran | 45-43 |
| 2004A | Chicago (Leo) (28-5) | Noah Cannon | Winnebago (31-2) | Joe Murphy | 65-57 |
| 2004AA | Peoria (H.S.) (31-2) | Chuck Buescher | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) (31-3) | Roy Condotti | 53-47 |
| 2005A | title vacated | Winnebago (30-3) | Joe Murphy | 78-62 | |
| 2005AA | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) (32-2) | Dave Weber | Carbondale (31-3) | Jim Miller | 63-51 |
| 2006A | Seneca (35-0) | Doug Evans | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) (27-6) | Jim Thornton | 47-44 |
| 2006AA | Chicago (Simeon) (33-4) | Robert Smith | Peoria (Richwoods) (26-7) | Mike Ellis | 31-29 (OT) |
| 2007A | Maroa (M.-Forsyth) (33-1) | Chad Cluver | Chicago (North Lawndale) (26-10) | Lewis Thorpe | 59-56 |
| 2007AA | Chicago (Simeon ) (33-2) | Robert Smith | O'Fallon (28-8) | Rick Gibson | 77-54 |
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