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If Jereme Richmond wins Mr. Basketball, it will mark the first time since the last 1990s that Illinois recruits have been honored in back-to-back years.

Mr. Basketball at a glance
In less than a month, the 30th Mr. Basketball for the state of Illinois will be announced by the Chicago Tribune, which sponsors the award. Voting by state media and state coaches is done on a points system. Players receives five points for every first-place vote, three points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote. A look at the previous honorees, with 16 of the first 29 winners playing for teams in Cook County:
Year    Winner    School    County    Points received    College
2009    Brandon Paul    Gurnee Warren    Lake    337    Illinois
2008    Kevin Dillard    Homewood-Flossmoor    Cook    228    SIU
2007    Derrick Rose    Chicago Simeon    Cook    720    Memphis
2006    Jon Scheyer    Glenbrook North    Cook    1187    Duke
2005    Julian Wright    Homewood-Flossmoor    Cook    645    Kansas
2004    Shaun Livingston    Peoria Central    Peoria    1056    NBA
2003    Shannon Brown    Proviso East    Cook    887    Michigan State
2002    Dee Brown    Proviso East    Cook    952    Illinois
2001    Eddy Curry    Thornwood    Cook    1443    NBA
2000    Darius Miles    East St. Louis    St. Clair    1264    NBA
1999    Brian Cook    Lincoln    Logan    903    Illinois
1998    Frank Williams    Peoria Manual    Peoria    1049    Illinois
1997    Sergio McClain    Peoria Manual    Peoria    1361    Illinois
1996    Ronnie Fields    Chicago Farragut    Cook    1270    CBA
1995    Kevin Garnett    Chicago Farragut    Cook    1443    NBA
1994    Jarrod Gee    St. Martin de Porres    Lake    658    Illinois
1993    Rashard Griffith    Chicago King    Cook    1329    Wisconsin
1992    Chris Collins    Glenbrook North    Cook    1195    Duke
1991    Howard Nathan    Peoria Manual    Peoria    822    DePaul
1990    Jamie Brandon    Chicago King    Cook    826    Louisiana State
1989    Deon Thomas    Chicago Simeon    Cook    959    Illinois
1988    Eric Anderson    St. Francis de Sales    Cook    1490    Indiana
1987    Marcus Liberty    Chicago King    Cook    1286    Illinois
1986    Nick Anderson    Chicago Simeon    Cook    876    Illinois
1985    Ed Horton    Springfield Lanphier    Sangamon    1735    Iowa
1984    Brian Sloan    McLeansboro    Hamilton    1303    Indiana
1983    Marty Simmons    Lawrenceville    Lawrence    2056    Evansville
1982    Bruce Douglas    Quincy    Adams    1700    Illinois
1981    Walter Downing    Providence New Lenox    Will    1301     Marquette

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