Mr. Basketball of Illinois 2001 | Thornwood’s Eddy Curry
If this was to be the end of innocence, the last time Eddy Curry would manhandle a rim without an endorsement, then let a child ease the rite of passage....
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Mr. Basketball of Illinois 2000 | East St. Louis’ Darius Miles
Ethel Miles didn't think her son had a chance. Even though 6-foot-8-inch Darius Miles is considered among the three best players in the nation, mom was convinced that Brett Melton...
Mr. Basketball of Illinois 1999 | Lincoln’s Brian Cook
Brian Cook lives for moments like these. There he was, hooping it up on a gloriously warm and sunny day with 35 schoolkids shrieking in delight at his every one-on-one...
Mr. Basketball of Illinois 1997 | Peoria Manual’s Sergio McClain
At first glance, he's the golden child grown into a teenage poster boy for high school sports--a champion athlete and model student. Adults and kids alike view Sergio McClain with...
Mr. Basketball of Illinois 1995 | Farragut’s Kevin Garnett
The show was over, or so they thought. Kevin Garnett and Ronnie Fields had just finished putting on a slam-dunk spectacular worthy of highlight-film stature in leading Farragut to a...
Mr. Basketball of Illinois 1994 | St. Martin de Porres’ Jerry Gee
Jerry Gee sits behind the athletic director's desk at St. Martin de Porres, filling it out rather impressively with his 6-foot-7-inch, 215-pound frame and a solemn face that bears the...
The 1991 Tribune All-State football team
First team Offense Quarterback: Mike Rudolph, Buffalo Grove, 6-3, 190, sr. Passed for almost 2,200 yards and 13 touchdowns, completing 65 percent of his attempts while rushing for three TDs....
For them, winning`s No. 1
Mike McGrew probably has spent more time on the bench than any other All- State quarterback. That's because Mt. Carmel, shooting for its fourth straight state title Saturday, had so...
Hard-hitting Burden leads on defense
Mike Burden sets his sights on another unsuspecting opponent who catches a screen pass and can't wait to turn upfield. Burden, a 6-foot-1-inch, 205-pound Palatine junior who tracks adversaries with...
The 1994 Tribune All-State football team
OFFENSE First team Quarterback: - Quincy Woods, Rich East, 6-2, 180, sr. Rated among the top five Division I quarterback prospects in the country, he passed for 2,204 yards and...