The following lists are of star players that have played in the Pontiac Holiday Tournament.
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 |
Players Drafted by the NBA/ABA
The following is a list of PHT players that were drafted by the NBA and ABA.
NBA Draft 1947-2015
1947-1988 Three to twenty-one rounds
1989-2015 Two rounds only
| 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 |
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 |