The Illinois Miss Basketball honor recognizes the top high school basketball player in the state of Illinois.

Award winners YearPlayerHigh SchoolCollegeProfessional basketball2025Destiny JacksonWhitney YoungIllinois2024Kloe FroebeLincolnColorado State2023Lenée BeaumontBenet AcademyIndiana2022Sophie SwansonBarringtonPurdue 2021 N/A2020Angela DugalićMaine WestOregon/UCLA2019Brea Beal (3)Rock IslandSouth Carolina2023 WNBA draft 2nd round, 24th overall pick, Minnesota Lynx2018Brea Beal (2)2017Brea Beal2016Kathleen DoyleBenet AcademyIowa2020 WNBA draft 2nd round, 14th overall pick, Indiana Fever2015Haley GoreckiFremdDuke2020 WNBA draft 3rd round, 31st overall pick, Seattle Storm2014Tyra Buss (2)Mt. CarmelIndiana2013Tyra Buss2012Morgan Tuck (2)BolingbrookConnecticut2016 WNBA draft 1st round, 3rd overall pick, Connecticut Sun2011Ariel MassengaleTennessee2015 WNBA draft 3rd round, 29th overall pick, Atlanta Dream2010Tricia ListonFenwickDuke2014 WNBA draft 1st round, 12th overall pick, Minnesota Lynx2009Morgan TuckBolingbrookConnecticut2016 WNBA draft 1st round, 3rd overall pick, Connecticut Sun2008Sarah BootheWarrenStanford2007Brittany JohnsonOlney East RichlandOhio State2006Theresa LischAlthoffSt. Louis2005Lindsay SchraderBartlettNotre Dame2004Candace Parker (3)Naperville CentralTennessee2008 WNBA draft 1st round, 1st overall pick, Los Angeles Sparks2003Candace Parker (2)2002Candace Parker2001Cappie Pondexter (2)MarshallRutgers2006 WNBA draft 1st round, 2nd overall pick, Phoenix Mercury2000Cappie Pondexter1999Molly McDowellNokomisSouthern Illinois1998Allison CurtinTaylorvilleIllinois/Tulsa2003 WNBA draft 1st round, 12th overall pick, Houston Comets1997Courtney SmithCarlyleSouthern Illinois1996Tauja CatchingsStevensonIllinois1995Tamika CatchingsTennessee2001 WNBA draft 1st round, 3rd overall pick, Indiana Fever1994Michelle HasheiderOkawvilleColorado1993Kim WilliamsMarshallDePaul/Arkansas-Fort Smith1997 WNBA draft 4th round, 28th overall pick, Utah Starzz1992Tammy Van OppenLimestoneSouth Florida1991Megan LucidMother McAuleyDePaul1990Courtney PorterHume ShilohIllinois State1989LaTonia FosterMarshallIowa1988Nancy KennellyMaine WestNorthwestern1987Cindy KaufmanSenecaIllinois State1986Doris CarieTeutopolisIllinois

See also Mr. Illinois Basketball

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