Illinois Mr. Basketball

[Da Coach]

It is rumored that the Illinois Mr. basketball award, due to be announced this weekend, will go to Brandon Paul of Warren Township HS--

http://ilprepbullseye.com/page29.html

Here are the past Illinois Mr. Basketball-

YEAR ....PLAYER......HIGH SCHOOL....COLLEGE......NBA
2009 Brandon Paul- committed to University of Illinois
2008 Kevin Dillard- Homewood-Flossmor...SIU
2007..Derrick Rose..Simeon..Memphis..Chicago Bulls
2006..Jon Scheyer..Glenbrook North..Duke
2005..Julian Wright..Homewood-Flossmoor..Kansas...Drafted by New Orleans #13
2004..Shaun Livingston..Peoria Central..No College.....3 years in NBA with LA Clippers, just signed by Oklahoma City
2003..Shannon Brown..Proviso East....Michigan State....4 years in NBA with Cleveland
2002..Dee Brown.........Proviso East.......Illinois..............2 years in NBA
2001..Eddy Curry........Thornwood.......No college.........7th year in NBA
2000..Darius Miles......East St. Louis..No college.........9th year in NBA
1999..Brian Cook........Lincoln.............Illinois.......... .....6th year in NBA
1998..Frank Williams..Peoria Manual...Illinois...............3 years in NBA
1997..Sergio McClain..Peoria Manual...Illinois...............Did not play in NBA
1996..Ronnie Fields.....Farragut.........No college...........Did not play in NBA
1995..Kevin Garnett.....Farragut.........No college...........14th year in NBA
1994..Jerry Gee...St. Martin de Porres..Illinois................Did not play in NBA
1993..Rashard Griffith...King.............Wisconsin............. Drafted by Milwaukee, never played
1992..Chris Collins...Glenbrook North...Duke..................Did not play in NBA
1991..Howard Nathan..Peoria Manual..DePaul................Part of one season with Atlanta
1990..Jamie Brandon....King...............LSU................. ...Did not play in NBA
1989..Deon Thomas....Simeon...........Illinois............... ...Drafted by Dallas, never played in NBA
1988..Eric Anderson.St. Francis de Sales..Indiana.........2 seasons with New York
1987..Marcus Liberty....King..............Illinois............. .....5 seasons with Denver
1986..Nick Anderson..Simeon............Illinois.............. ...13 seasons with Orlando, Sacramento, Memphis
1985..Ed Horton...Springfield Lanphier..Iowa...................1 season with Washington
1984..Brian Sloan..McLeansboro......Indiana................... Did not play in NBA
1983..Marty Simmons..Lawrenceville..Evansville..............Di d not play in NBA
1982..Bruce Douglas..Quincy............Illinois............... ....1 season with Sacramento
1981..Walter Downing..Providence....Marquette...............Did not play in NBA

[Da Coach]

He might have been on a preseason or summer roster, but I can't find that Downing ever spent any time on an official NBA roster. He is not listed in any of the resources that have every NBA player.
Here is one-

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/