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Monday, August 18, 2025

A Collection of 8 Illinois State Basketball Champions from 1908 thru 1946
































Local historian, Tom Wilson had a scrapbook with pictures of some of the early Illinois State Basketball Champions. He had 8 pictures of teams from the era of 1908 thru 1946. This is not intended to be all inclusive. 

I have added some scores, all-tourney teams, and box scores for some of these tourneys. Enjoy!!


1908- Peoria- State Champions















1910- Bloomington- State Champions














1913- Galesburg- State Champions
















1920- Mt. Vernon- State Champions



















1928- Canton- State Champions

















1930- Peoria Manual- State Champions


















1933- Thornton Harvey- State Champions



















1946- Champaign- State Champions







3 comments:

  1. 1908 and 1946 are wrong. Peoria (HS) and Champaign ( Centrsl) won this years.

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  2. Bloomington was the school to win a second state title (1916).

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    1. Corrrection: the first school to win a second state title

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