Warren’s Jaxson Davis and Young’s Destiny Jackson are the 2025 Mr. and Ms. Basketball of Illinois winners, as voted by statewide coaches and media. And both made a little history in the process.

Davis, a 6-foot-1 guard, is the first sophomore winner in the 45 years of the Mr. Basketball award. And Jackson, a 5-6 senior guard, is the first Ms. Basketball from Young.

Davis received 41 first-place votes and was named on 87 of 150 ballots, finishing with 315 points to easily outdistance another sophomore, Bolingbrook’s Davion Thompson, who took second with 140 points. Docker Tedeschi, a Benton senior, was third.

The Ms. Basketball voting was much closer, with Jackson narrowly defeating Loyola senior Aubrey Galvan 230-219. Jackson received 28 first-place votes and was named on 68 of 129 ballots, while Galvan received 29 first-place votes but was named on five fewer ballots. Kenwood senior Ariella Henigan was third.

Players received five points for a first-place vote, three for second and one for third.

Davis averaged 19.5 points, 4 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.8 steals for Warren (27-11), the Class 4A state runner-up. He was the Gatorade Player of the Year for Illinois and a first-team IBCA All-State selection for the second consecutive year.

Jackson, an Illinois signee, led Young to a 25-9 record and a fourth straight city championship, averaging 21.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.8 steals for the 4A sectional finalist. Ranked the No. 1 player in the state by 247Sports, she was the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year and first-team IBCA All-State for the third season in a row.

Davis and Jackson will be honored at an IBCA luncheon May 3 at Illinois State University in Normal.

Mr. Basketball of Illinois winners

Ms. Basketball of Illinois winners