Here are the 2024-25 Illinois all-state boys basketball teams as voted on by a statewide panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
Each voter picked a five-player first team and a five-player second team in each class. Players received five points for a first-team vote and three points for a second-team vote.
The top vote-getters in each class were named the Steve Tappa Player of the Year for that class, named after sportswriter who died unexpectedly in 2024.
* — Tied for the final spot on a five-player team. ** — Unanimous selection
CLASS 1A
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tyjuan Hunter, Chicago Hope Academy
FIRST TEAM
- Tyjuan Hunter, Chicago Hope Academy, 60
- Ross Robertson, South Beloit, 56
- Nathaniel Marlow, Bluford Webber, 55
- Cooper Hoffman, Pecatonica, 50
- Jayden Riley, Yorkville Christian, 41
SECOND TEAM
- Malachi Persinger, Peoria Christian, 40
- Adam Awender, Lanark Eastland, 34
- Brock Fearday, St. Anthony, 30
- Luke Blackford, Springfield Calvary, 26
- Antonio Flenoid Jr., Mounds Meridian, 24
HONORABLE MENTION (17): Ryan Schmidt, Effingham St. Anthony, 17; Cole Tripp, Goreville, 16; Parker Krogman, Lanark Eastland, 14; Kyle Cooper, Waltonville, 12; Gage Peterson, Waltonville, 10; Hamzah Shouman, Lombard College Prep, 9; Lucas Westendorf, Dieterich, 9; Colin Monan, Mounds Meridian, 9; Sam Edmundson, LeRoy, 8; Blake Brown, Grant Park, 6, Chris Link, St. Anne, 6; Luke McKay, Woodlawn, 6; Nick King, Goreville, 6; Isaiah Lintker, New Athens, 6; Martin Ledbetter, Hinckley-Big Rock, 6; Devon White, Illini Bluffs, 6; Bryson Mossman, Routt, 6.
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CLASS 2A
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Docker Tedeschi, Benton
FIRST TEAM
- Docker Tedeschi, Benton, 88
- Dietrich Richardson, Peoria Manual, 76
- Darien Green, Chicago Christ the King, 47
- Keison Peoples, Bismarck-Henning, 41
- Sam Donald, Columbia, 40
SECOND TEAM
- AJ Keith, Pinckneyville, 39
- Dierre Hill Jr., Belleville Althoff, 37
- Maddox Ritzel, Nashville, 34
- Jayden McKinnon, Dyett, 28
- Micah Meiss, El Paso-Gridley, 27
HONORABLE MENTION (17): Christian Cummings, Rockford Christian, 26; Noah LaPorte, Princeton, 25; Paxton Giertz, Seneca, 24; Andrew Hill, Elmhurst IC Catholic, 20; Rylan Carton, Sherrard, 18; Mitchel Edwards, Carmi-White County, 17; Aaron McClure, Chicago Christ the King, 16; Kaden Rakers. Breese Central, 15; Colton Hawkins, Carterville, 11; ...
