2000
To mark the 40th anniversary of the
event, the 40 Most Influential All-Time All-Tournament Team is announced.
Individuals or representatives of the 40-person squad assembles on the night
of the tournament semi-finals. The team is selected by balloting of
spectators, former players and coaches. The 2000 tournament is conducted
over five days with the second rounds being split on Wednesday and Thursday. Farragut wins their third Holiday Tournament title, defeating Manley 77-58
in the final. The Admirals place five players in double figures led by
MVP Elliott Poole's 19 points an 15 rebounds. Luther Head tallies 18
points and 11 rebounds for Manley. Proviso East holds Elgin Larkin to an all-time tournament
low 18 points, in their 79-18 opening round victory. Schaumburg, which lost
in the fifth place semi-final bracket, advances to the state tournament and
wins the Class "AA" championship.
Results from 2000
TEAMS IN:
Whitney Young
TEAMS OUT: Westinghouse
2001
Those early morning games always make for an interesting
storyline. Fenwick trailed by 24 points to Evanston late in the third quarter
and came back to beat the Wildkits 78-68 in overtime in the first game of the
tournament. Fenwick was down 20 at halftime and outscored Evanston
50-20 in the second half. Reserve Ashytn Bell scored 19 second half
points for the Friars. Whitney Young beats New Trier 77-70 for the championship.
James Romey adds 20 for the Trevians. It's
the fourth time in the title game for New Trier without a victory.
Marcus White (27) and Anthony Harris (24) lead the victors.
Results from 2001
TEAMS IN:
Lyons Township
TEAMS OUT: Martin
Luther King
2002
After being a mainstay for the last 33 years,
Saint Joseph's contract is not renewed. The Chargers had lost their
last six tournament games and had not advanced to the winners' bracket in
four years. The tournament's 1,000th game is played in the
championship quarterfinals as undefeated Hillcrest defeats Farragut 71-68 in
overtime. It's another championship for Whitney Young, as The Dolphins
record a 66-53 victory over Hillcrest. Anthony Harris scores 16 and
MVP Dwayne Curtis adds 13 for the two-time champs. Hillcrest's Shelby
Jordan nets 14. The win is the ninth straight for a Chicago
Public League Red-West team. Glenbrook North beats Schaumburg 43-28 in
the opening round to set the mark for the least points scored by two teams.
Steinmetz guard Perry Donte becomes the tournament's shortest player ever,
standing only five foot, two inches tall.
Results from 2002
TEAMS IN: Glenbrook North, Leyden,
Steinmetz, Von Steuben
TEAMS OUT: Elgin Larkin, Providence Saint
Mel, Saint Joseph, Thornridge
2003
A record four new Public League teams
fill
the field as tournament officials scramble after mainstays Farragut and Lyons Township have
disputes with tourney management and leave the event. Coach Roy Condotti wins his first Proviso West Tournament title as Homewood-Flossmoor
holds off Julian 70-66. The game is played before the smallest
championship game crowd since 1975. Tournament Most Valuable Player Excel Hardy scores
22 for the Vikings. Glenbrook North's Jon Scheyer makes 28 of 29 free
throws -- including a perfect 15-of-15 performance against Schaumburg in the
championship quarterfinals. Hillcrest's Maurice Acker sets the tourney
record for steals in a game with nine and ends up with the tournament steals
mark for a tournament and eventually for a career. Von Steuben beats Evanston 35-33 in the
championship quarterfinals, setting the record for the lowest scoring game
in tournament history. Results from 2003
TEAMS IN:
Fenger, Julian, Kenwood, Sullivan
TEAMS OUT:
Farragut, Lyons Township, Manley, Steinmetz
Julian advanced to the title game
in their first two appearances
2004
Returning to the tournament, Saint
Joseph, led by second generation Tony Freeman, guides the Chargers to their
seventh tournament title, in the 71-59 victory over Julian. Freeman's father (Tony, Sr.) got to the championship game with Saint Joe in
1982 but did not win the championship. The Chargers Jonathan Peoples
tallies 30 points against the Jaguars in the final game. The younger
Freeman scores 18 in the finale en route to Most Valuable player honors. Harlan's Jeremiah Bryant sets
the tournament record for blocked shots in a game with 13 rejections against
Hillcrest in opening round play. Teammate Clarence Holloway becomes
the tallest player to ever compete in the Proviso West Holiday Tournament,
standing seven-feet, one-inch. In only their third year at the Proviso
Christmas Classic, consolation champion Glenbrook North
wins the state championship in March.
Results from 2004
TEAMS IN:
Harlan, Hubbard, Saint Joseph
TEAMS OUT:
Fenger, Kenwood, Sullivan
2005
A pair of familiar faces come back to
the Proviso West Tournament Administration, as Mark Schneider is named
Athletic Director and Joe Spagnolo returns as Executive Tournament Director. The introduction of
www.pwhoops.com as the official website
of the tournament gains nearly half a million hits during the four days of
the event. Live streaming video of the games is cybercast over the
world wide web. The tournament expands to 28 games, adding a three
game guarantee for all sixteen participating schools. In an
unprecedented move, ticket prices are actually reduced from the previous
year. Despite the lower ticket costs, the event sets a new record for
tournament revenue and all-time attendance marks. Glenbrook North's Jon Scheyer wows the crowd by
scoring 21 points in 75 seconds but the # 1 ranked Spartans are upset to
host Proviso West in the quarterfinals. The six-foot, six-inch guard scores
52 points in front of 3990 spectators including Duke coach Mike Kryzewski.
Glenbrook North's Chris Stamas made news of his own in the Fifth Place game by making a
record ten three-point baskets in a single game. Scheyer, who became the fourth player to be named to three successive
All-Tournament Teams, scored 134 points in his first three games en route to
setting ten tournament records. Saint Joseph defeated Homewood-Flossmoor
69-54 in the championship game to win their second straight title and eighth for coach Gene Pingatore.
Results from 2005
TEAMS IN:
De La Salle, Peoria Central
TEAMS OUT: Harlan, Schaumburg
Glenbrook North's Jon Scheyer
set ten different tournament
records at Proviso West
Click here for
Jon Scheyer's lifetime
PW Holiday Tourney stats
Proviso East and Saint Joseph
have played each other more than
any two teams in tourney history
2006
For the first time ever, Holiday
Tournament season passes could be purchased on the internet. Four
individuals were recognized with the Proviso West Holiday Tournament
Lifetime Media Achievement Award: Taylor Bell of the Chicago Sun-Times;
Ralph Faucher of WTAQ Radio; Steve Foltin of the City News Bureau and Jerry
Shnay of the Chicago Tribune. On the court, Saint Joseph became the first school
to three-peat as it won its third straight title in an electrifying 59-58
last second victory over neighborhood rival Proviso East. Tournament MVP
Evan Turner scored a game-high 26 points and made an assist on the game
winner with 1.5 seconds left. The contest featured 13 ties and 16 lead
changes and marked the eighteenth Holiday Tournament title between the
schools -- as both have tallied nine championship victories each.
Saint Patrick makes the most of their first ever Proviso West Tournament
experience, playing a double overtime and triple overtime game -- the only
team to ever be involved in multiple multiple overtime games in a single
tournament.
Results from 2006
TEAMS IN:
Morgan Park, Saint Patrick, T.F. North
TEAMS OUT: De La Salle, Hubbard, Leyden
2007
A newly refurbished Sports Arena with
stadium style seating, the first ever sale of advanced season tickets and
live television on two nights (the quarterfinals and finals) on Comcast
Sports Net Chicago were some of the highlights off the court. The four
day event established an all-time record for tournament revenue, as
corporate sponsorship opportunities were first introduced. The
basketball was just as noteworthy as Whitney Young defeated
Homewood-Flossmoor 55-53 in overtime on Chris Colvin's basket in the final
seconds. Tournament MVP Kevin Dillard set the all-time tournament record with 41 free throws made over the
four days. Marshall, who finished in third place in the Christmas
holidays, went on to become the 12th Proviso West Holiday Tournament team to
capture a state championship as they won the state's first ever 3A title in
March. Results from 2007
TEAMS IN:
Marshall, Morton
TEAMS OUT: Peoria Central, Julian
In 2007 Whitney Young won
an exciting
overtime title
game before a
live
television audience. The
Dolphins won the Class 4A
State title in 2009 and
captured their fourth Proviso
West title of the 2000's
to close the decade.
2008
Defending Class 4A state runner-up Zion-Benton returns to
the Proviso West Tournament after playing here from 1975-1983. They
replaced Class 3A state champ Marshall which elected not to return,
anticipating additional funding. The Marshall coach was relieved of
his duties at the start of the season. The first round contests saw
many go down to the wire as six of the eight opening round games were
decided by six points or less. Morton won the title 65-59 -- their first
Proviso West Tournament championship since 1962 -- over host Proviso West
behind tournament MVP Luke Scarlata's 14-point, 14-rebound performance.
The Mustangs had three other players in double figures: Joe Belcaster (17);
Oscar Macias (14) and Raul Guzman (13). Dontae Moore led the Panthers
and all scorers with 18 points in the title game. The Mustangs blocked
a record setting 18 shots in their semi-final victory over top seeded
Whitney Young, erasing the mark held from the Kevin Garnett led Farragut
team in 1994. The tournament had no player average 20 points per game for
the first time since 1984. New Trier finished with a hard luck 0-3
record, losing each game by six points or less and one in overtime. For
the second time in two years, the third place finisher at the Proviso West
Tournament went on to win the state championship in March, as Whitney Young
captured the Class 4A crown in Peoria, marking the thirteenth state champion
to compete on the Proviso West hardwood in the same year.
Results from 2008
TEAMS IN:
Foreman, Zion-Benton
TEAMS OUT:
Marshall, Morgan Park
2009
In a battle of Chicagoland's # 1 and
# 2 ranked teams, Whitney Young defeats Foreman 79-64 for the championship.
Sam Thompson (26), Anthony Johnson (21) and Thomas Hamilton (13) score in
double figures for the Dolphins, which win their fourth Proviso West Holiday
Tournament of the decade. Michael McCall tallied 26 points for Foreman
in the title game. The Chicago Public League captures the first three
places in the tournament -- equaling a mark that had only happened one other
time in tournament history (1983), as Von Steuben defeated Glenbrook North
for third place. Glenbrook's Alex Dragicevich was named tournament
Most Valuable Player and became only the seventh player in tournament
history to average over 30 points a game in a single tournament as he netted
121 points in four games. Hinsdale Central returned to the tournament
after playing here from 1962-1966. Fenwick became the first school in
over 1200 Holiday Tournament games to shoot perfect from the free throw line
with double digit attempts, as the Friars were a perfect 13-for-13 from the
charity stripe in their games against Hillcrest.
Results from 2009
TEAMS IN:
Hinsdale Central
TEAMS OUT:
Zion-Benton