The following lists are of star players that have played in the Pontiac Holiday Tournament.
Current NBA Players
Derrick Rose
Detroit Pistons
Jabari Parker
Washington Wizards
Iman Shumpert
Houston Rockets
Richaun Holmes
Phoenix Suns
Kendrick Nunn
Miami Heat
Zach Norvell, Jr.
LA Lakers
Talen Horton-Tucker
LA Lakers
Players Drafted by the NBA/ABA
| Year | Round | Player | High School | College | NBA Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Rd 3 #24 | Dike Eddleman | Centralia | Illinois | Chicago Stags |
| 1971 | Rd 3 #44 | Dave Robisch | Springfield | Kansas | Boston Celtics |
| 1972 | Rd 1 #4 | Corky Calhoun | Waukegan | Penn | Phoenix Suns |
| 1974 | Rd 5 #75 | Gary Novak | LaSalle-Peru | Notre Dame | Cleveland |
| 1978 | Rd 6 #117 | Audie Matthews | Bloom | Illinois | Detroit Pistons |
| 1978 | Rd 2 #41 | Jerome Whitehead | Waukegan | Marquette | S.D. Clippers |
| 1978 | Rd 1 #18 | Dave Corzine | Hersey | DePaul | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1979 | Rd 6 #119 | Bob Bender | Bloomington | Indiana/Duke | S.D. Clippers |
| 1980 | Rd 5 #100 | Joe Galvin | Bloomington | Illinois State | Indiana Pacers |
| 1982 | Rd 4 #90 | Craig McCormick | Ottawa | Western Ky. | L.A. Lakers |
| 1983 | Rd 4 #87 | Barney Mines | Providence | Bradley | New Jersey Nets |
| 1985 | Rd 3 #57 | Michael Payne | Quincy | Iowa | Houston Rockets |
| 1986 | Rd 6 #138 | Walter Downing | Providence | Marquette | L.A. Lakers |
| 1986 | Rd 3 #57 | Bruce Douglas | Quincy | Illinois | Sacramento Kings |
| 1989 | Rd 1 #27 | Kenny Battle | Aurora West | Illinois | Detroit Pistons |
| 1998 | Rd 1 #13 | Keon Clark | Danville | UNLV | Orlando Magic |
| 2001 | Rd 2 #41 | Bobby Simmons | Simeon | DePaul | Seattle Supersonics |
| 2002 | Rd 1 #25 | Frank Williams | Manual | Illinois | Denver Nuggets |
| 2007 | Rd 1 #29 | Alando Tucker | Lockport | Wisconsin | Phoenix Suns |
| 2008 | Rd 1 #1 | Derrick Rose | Simeon | Memphis | Chicago Bulls |
| 2011 | Rd 1 #17 | Iman Shumpert | Oak Park | Georgia Tech | New York Knicks |
| 2014 | Rd 1 #2 | Jabari Parker | Simeon | Duke | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2015 | Rd 2 #37 | Richaun Holmes | Lockport | Bowling Green | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2019 | Rd 2 #46 | Talen Horton-Tucker | Simeon | Iowa State | La Lakers |
ABA Draft 1967-1974
| Year | Round | Player | High School | College | ABA Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Rd 6 | Dave Robisch | Springfield | Kansas | Denver Rockets |
| 1972 | Rd 1 | Corky Calhoun | Waukegan | Penn | Kentucky Colonels |
| 1972 | Rd 11 | Jeff Hickman | Lockport | Houston | Dallas Chaperrals |
| 1974 | Rd 6 | Gary Novak | LaSalle-Peru | Notre Dame | Carolina Cougars |
Illinois Mr. Basketball
| Year | Player | High School |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Walter Downing | New Lenox Providence |
| 1982 | Bruce Douglas | Quincy |
| 1991 | Howard Nathan | Peoria Manual |
| 1998 | Frank Williams | Peoria Manual |
| 2007 | Derrick Rose | Chicago Simeon |
| 2009 | Brandon Paul | Gurnee Warren |
| 2010 | Jereme Richmond | Waukegan |
| 2012 | Jabari Parker | Chicago Simeon |
| 2013 | Jabari Parker | Chicago Simeon |
McDonalds All Americans
| Year | Player | High School | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Raymond McCoy | Chicago Heights Bloom | DePaul |
| 1981 | Walter Downing | New Lenox Providence | Marquette |
| 1981 | Michael Payne | Quincy | Iowa |
| 1982 | Bruce Douglas | Quincy | Illinois |
| 1985 | Lowell Hamilton | Providence St. Mel | Illinois |
| 1991 | Howard Nathan | Peoria Manual | Louisiana-Monroe |
| 1997 | Marcus Griffin | Peoria Manual | Illinois |
| 1998 | Frank Williams | Peoria Manual | Illinois |
| 2002 | Michael Thompson | New Lenox Providence | Northwestern |
| 2007 | Derrick Rose | Chicago Simeon | Memphis |
| 2008 | Iman Shumpert | Oak Park-River Forest | Georgia Tech |
| 2010 | Jereme Richmond | Waukegan | Illinois |
| 2011 | Wayne Blackshear | Chicago Curie (Fr. & So.) | Loiusville |
| 2013 | Jabari Parker | Chicago Simeon | Duke |
| 2014 | Cliff Alexander | Chicago Curie | Kansas |