Thornton’s Morez Johnson Jr. and Lincoln’s Kloe Froebe are the 2024 Mr. and Ms. Basketball of Illinois winners. Here are their stories.
Lincoln’s Kloe Froebe and Thornton’s Morez Johnson Jr. have been named 2024 Ms. and Mr. Basketball of Illinois. Thornton’s Morez Johnson Jr. and Lincoln’s Kloe Froebe took far different paths to get there, but both became heroes in their hometowns.put the ultimate cap on terrific high school basketball careers by being named the 2024 Mr. and Ms. Basketball of Illinois, as voted by coaches and media throughout the state.
“I’ll always remember the way the community of Lincoln supported us, supported women’s sports,” Froebe said. “It was an unreal experience to look up into the stands and see the bleachers full of so many Lincoln fans, and to have people driving from all over to see us at state, it was pretty cool to see.
Johnson received 130 first-place votes and appeared on 89.1% of 229 ballots. Peoria Richwoods’ Lathan Sommerville was the runner-up, followed by Homewood-Flossmoor’s Gianni Cobb, Mount Carmel’s Angelo Ciaravino and Metamora’s Cooper Koch. Morez Johnson Jr. of Thornton on May 1, 2024. Johnson is the 2024 Mr. Basketball of Illinois winner.
Froebe was on a mission since the Railers lost the 2022-23 3A state championship game to Nazareth, their only blemish in a 36-1 season.
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