Abbey, Everette

Anders, Kerry

Anders, Patrick

Bailey, James

Baird, Scott

Ball, Tony

Bias, Bruce

Blakeman, Shawn

Brace, Steve

Brothers, Bruce

One of the greatest basketball players in Quincy High School history. His three-year varsity career from 1949-52 is simply referred to as The Brothers Era. The Blue Devils reached the single-class state tournament at Huff Gym in Champaign in each of his three seasons with records of 25-6, 29-4 and 28-5. Quincy finished third in the state in 1951 and lost in overtime to tiny Hebron in the 1952 championship game, still considered one of the most memorable in Illinois High School Association history. Brothers, a 6-foot-5 post player, scored a then-school record 1,464 points during his career. He also held records for most points in a game (39), field goals and free throws made in a career, and rebounds in a career at the time of his graduation. He is still No. 10 on the all-time state tournament scoring list. Brothers was voted the most valuable player in the North-South Classic in Murray, Ky., a game that featured future NBA star Tom Heinsohn, and he was named Mr. Basketball by Chuck Taylor, a nationally known authority. Other honors bestowed upon him in high school include: two-time Associated Press first-team all-stater; as a junior, he was named to the Champaign News-Gazette and the Chicago Daily News second-team all-stater; and as a senior, named to the Champaign News-Gazette and Chicago Daily News first-team all-stater. Brothers went on to become a three-year starter at the University of Illinois. He was named team MVP as a senior. Brothers rejoined his Quincy High School coach, George Latham, in the Waukegan School District, and later spent more than two decades as a teacher and coach in the Maine Township School District. He was voted to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and was a charter member of the Quincy High School Sports Hall of Fame. Courtesy of Blue Devil Hall of Fame.

Bruner, Doug

Bush, Eric

Bush, Matt

Bush, Roger

Bushmeyer, Bryce

Bybee, Bruce

Bybee, John

Bybee, Kevin

Bybee, Steve

Byron, Mike

Calhoun, Bill

Camacho, Chris

Cambell, Wayne

Canfield, Ray

Carlson, Zack

Carlton

Carpenter, Mike

Carper, Dave

Carr, Charles

Cartmill, Kyle

Casburn, Leland

Case, Jordan

Cashman, Dennis

Channon, Jimmie

Chatten, Jack

Cherington, Craig

Church, Charlie

Cissna, Tim

Clark, Aaron

Clark, Kelcey

Clark, Ken

Clausen, Don

Clay, Bernie

Clay, Ron

Cobb, Terry

Connell, Mike

Conover, Marion

Conover, Mike

Cook, Richard

Cookson, Rick

Cooper, Hayden

Coose, Harold

Corbit, Kevin

Crane, Andrew

Crist, George

Crossley, C.F. Jr.

Crow, Mike

Curran, Duke

Dalton

Damhorst, Clarence

Damhorst, Elwyn

Dang, Junior

Daniels, Spencer

Darnell. Jim

Davidson, Howard

Davis, Kendall

Davis, Ron

Dean, Sean

Dehaven, Joe

Delven, Charles

Dennis, Jim

Deters, Gerald

Devinney, Scott

Dick

Doane, Chris

Donald, Dave

Dorkovic, Dejan

Douglas, Aaron

Douglas, Alex

Douglas, Allen

Douglas, Andy

Douglas, Brandon

Douglas, Brett

Douglas, Bruce

One of the most storied basketball players in Quincy High School history, Bruce Douglas played on four teams that compiled a 123-5 record and finished in the final four of the Class AA state tournament three times. Douglas was a reserve on the 1978-79 team that won 32 straight games and finished second in the state. He broke into the starting lineup as a sophomore, and was the team's leading scorer with a 19.4 average, as the Devils went 26-3. The year of 1980-81 was magic; as Douglas led Quincy to a record of 33-0 and an Illinois State title. As a junior Douglas collected every award imaginable. He was chosen as an All-American by Street & Smith, named to every All-State team in Illinois, and selected as Quincy's Most Valuable Player. In addition to setting the scoring pace for Quincy, Bruce dished out a team leading 244 assists and pulled down 5 rebounds per game. Highly recruited by schools across the country, Douglas set the pace, as Quincy rolled off 31 straight wins, and finished with a mark of 32-1 and a third place trophy. Douglas was "Mr. Everything" in 1982; averaging 21.6 points per game, dealing out 7 assists per game and collecting just over 7 rebounds as well. Post season awards were numerous. Douglas was named to the Parade All-America team, was named "Mr. Basketball" in Illinois, was the Quincy Herald-Whig Player of the Year, and held his spot on the numerous all-state teams around Illinois. He graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer (2040), second leading rebounder (709), and was second in assists (643). He attended the University of Illinois on a basketball scholarship and was a four year starter there. Douglas excelled at Illinois; was named co-Big Ten Player of the year and at one point held the record for assists and steals. Bruce played briefly for the NBA's Sacramento Kings and saw some time in the CBA before pursuing a career in business. Courtesy of Blue Devil Hall of Fame.

Douglas, D.J.

Douglas, Darrell

This versatile young man was a mainstay on both the football field and basketball court during his years at Quincy High. As a junior, Douglas rushed for 556 yards and scored 5 touchdowns. The following year, Douglas rushed for 1005 yards, scored 10 touchdowns and averaged 5.1 yards per carry in leading the Devils to the state play-offs. Under the direction of Coach Sherrill Hanks, Douglas made a solid impact on the basketball court. He provided muscle and inside scoring his sophomore year, averaging 4.8 points per game for a team that would go 26-2. with Douglas in the starting lineup, the Devils would win 45 games and lose 12 the rest two seasons. He averaged 15.8 per game as a junior and 16.1 the following year. He retired as the career record holder for offensive and defensive rebounds. For his efforts as a senior, Douglas was named to the Associated Press All-State basketball team. Douglas graduated from Quincy High in 1975 and attended Purdue University on a football scho! larship. Courtesy of Blue Devil Hall of Fame.

Douglas, Dennis

Douglas, a 1983 graduate, played on Quincy's 1981 Class AA state championship team and the 1982 team that finished in third place. He was an integral part of the Blue Devils' 64-game winning streak that spanned two season, and his teams won 105 games in four season. He averaged 13.9 points per game in his four-year varsity career, including a team leading 20.2 points per game as a senior. He shot 60 percent from the field. He ranks in the top 10 in school history in points (1,524), field goals (632), rebounds (672) and assists (268). Douglas was a three-time selection to the All-Western Big Six Conference team. As a junior, he was named to the Associated Press and United Press International all-state teams. A knee injury slowed him as a senior, but he was still named the Player of the Year by the Quincy Herald-Whig. Douglas played for two years at Northern Illinois University before finishing his career at Ferris State. Courtesy of Blue Devil Hall of Fame.

Douglas, Jerry

Douglas, Keith

Douglas, a 1979 graduate, was the driving force behind the 1979 boys basketball team that won its first 32 games and was ranked number 1 in the Class AA state poll before losing to Maine South in the championship game. He led the Blue Devils in every offensive category that season except assists, averaging 25.5 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. He set school records for rebounds (355) and field goals (352) in a season and points in a game (48 against Galesburg). He finished with 843 points as a senior. He has 671 career rebounds, in school history. He averaged 18.9 points and 9.5 rebounds during his varsity career. Douglas was the most valuable player at the 1977 and 1978 QHS Thanksgiving Tournaments, and he was named to the all-state team by the Associated Press, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Association. He was named the most valuable player for the South AA team in the 1979 IBCA all-star game. He played one season at the University of Kansas before transferring to Quincy College, where he set a singl-season record by scoring 25.6 points per game in his half-season there. He finished his college career at the University of South Florida. Courtesy of Blue Devil Hall of Fame.

Douglas, Ken

Douglas, Kevin

Douglas, Kori

Douglas, Paul

Douglas, Ryan

Douglas, Tony

Dowd, Ed

Dunker, Dick

Eaton, Robert

Ecton, Bill

Eggeson, Oscar

Einhaus, John

Elbe, Justin

Ellsworth, John

Elmore, Jim

Ely, Rick

Emery, Joe

Enlow, Spencer

Enlow, Steve

Ernst, John

Ernst, Micky

Evans, George

Fairly, Mitchell

Farnsworth

Fast, Charles

Feld, James

Felsman, Jason

Fick

Finney, Jason

Fischer, John

Fischer, John

Fish, John

Flachs, Mark

Flynn, Jim

Foley, Mark

Fox, Kurt

Frageman, Mike

Frame, Louie

Francis, Jeri

Freiburg, Jack

Gay, Bill

Gay, Jason

Gay, Kimber

Gelston, George

Genteman, Kurt

George, Charles

Gibson, Harold

Giegerich, Clarence

Gilbert, Greg

Gilchrist, John

Gilmer, Louis

Gooch, Dick

Gordon, Bob

Gordon, Bud

Gordon, Jim

Gott, Gil

Gott, Kel

Gower, Jack

Graff, Charles

Graff, Maynard

Grannon, Lee

Grieser, Bob

Griggs, Denver

Grimmitt, Fred

Gross, Larry

Groves, Everrett

Groves, Frank

Groves, Gerald

Groves, Rob

Gunn, John

Hafner, Jack

Hagenbaumer, Ed

Haley, Harry

Hall, Harry

Halligan, Eddison

Hammock, John

Hankins, Harold

Hanks, Mike

Happ, Mike

Harmann, Chris

Harmann, Nate

Harmon, John

Haroz, Sam

Harvey, Dave

Harvey, Dave

Harvey, Don

Harvey, Gene

Harvey, Phil

Hawkins, Richie

Heckelsmiller, Bill

Heidbreder, Chet

Heitholt, Bill

Heitholt, Bob

Heitholt, Chuck

Heitholt, Dick

Hellhake, Ron

Henderson, William

Hermsmeier, Paul

Hetzel, Reggie

Hickman, Rich

Hickman, Terrell

Hickman, Tory

Higgins, Ralph

Hintz, Ryan

Hobart, Carleton

Hoener, Don

Hoener, Merle

Hoffman, Phil

Hogge, Charlie

Hokamp, Hen;ry

Hokamp, Herman

Hokamp, Sylvester

Holder, T;errence

Holler, Gene

Hollon, Kenny

Holt, Marvin

Holt, Marvin

Holzgraefe, Dick

Holzgrafe, Jon

Honaker, Jim

Horn, Harold

Howerton, John

Hull, Tom

Hulsen, Mike

Hultz, Ken

Hultz, Roger

Humphrey, Demeique

Humphrey, Joe

Humphrey, Tony

Hunsaker, Elmer

Hunsaker, Gene

Hunseker, Merle

Hunter, Jim

Hunter, Roy

Hunter, Steve

Huseman, Tim

Ippenson, Carl

Iseminger, Dan

Jackson, David

Jackson, Herb

Jackson, Monzel

Jansen, Kelly

Jellison, Blaine

Jenkins, Jim

Johnson, Bob

Johnson, Josh

Johnson, Tim

Johnson, Tommy

Johnson, Tremayne

Jones, Bill

Jones, Chris

Jones, Chris

Jones, Dave

Jones, Lonnie

Jontz, Richard

Kauffman, Mark

Keim, Kent

Keisker, Al

Kellar, Marion

Kelly, Bob

Kelly, Ryan

Kessell, Herman

Kewney, Les

Kickholfel, Lee

King, Kent

King, Larry

Kircher, Ken

Kistner, Mike

Klene, Tony

Klingler, Jeff

Knaff, Jermaine

Knapheide, Bo

Knapheide, Harold

Koch, Don

Koch, Robert

Kopetas, Angie

Koscielski, Paul

Kramer, Jack

Jack Kramer played the game of basketball for Quincy High like no other before or since. His ability to manufacture points and hit clutch shots were a thing of beauty. During his four years at the varsity level (1982-1986), the Devils rolled up 87 wins, with Jack Kramer scoring 1760 points, currently second in the school's history. The talented left-hander time and time again demonstrated his knack of scoring from anywhere on the floor. As a freshman, he averaged 6.8 points per game and increased that figure to 14.3 the following year. His junior year, Kramer shot over 48 percent from the floor, added 99 points from the foul line, collected 7.6 rebounds per game, while averaging 17.2 points per game. And he would get better. In his senior season of 1985-86, against double teams and gimmick defenses, Kramer scored 719 points; an average of 24.8 per game. He created opportunity, going to the free throw line 205 times and making good on 82 percent of his attempts. Off the court honors for Jack Kramer were numerous. As a sophomore, Kramer was chosen as the team's best defensive player, was second in assists and was named to the All-Western Big Six team. His junior year saw Kramer being named as the team's best defensive player, assist leader, second leading rebounder and another berth on the All-Western Big Six team. One year later Kramer was recognized as one of the best players in the state; collecting All-State honors from the Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Associated Press, UPI, the IBCA, the Champaign News Gazette and was an honorable mention McDonald's All American selection. Kramer was again Quincy's top defensive player, was the leader in assists, second in rebounding, was first team All-Western Big Six, selected as the Devils' Most Valuable Player and was chosen as the Quincy Herald Whig Player of the Year. Kramer graduated with a number of school records, including most free throws made for a career with 398, second in field goals made with 688, second in points scored with 1760, and thir in assists with 500. Ranked by the "Sporting News" as one of the top 100 players coming out of high school in 1986, Kramer went on to play at the University of Michigan, before transferring to the University of Alabama at Birmingham where he earned his degree. Courtesy of Blue Devil Hall of Fame.

Kramer, Jack

Kretemeyer

Krimbill, Carl

Kroeter, Craig

Kroeter, Steve

Krogman, Gerald

Krogman, Monte

Krueger, Virgil

Kuch, Garland

Kuchmann, Leaton

Kurz, Kenny

Kvitle, Jason

Laaker, Terry

Lambert, Tony

Langan, Tom

Langdon, Ramon

Leeds, Tim

Leindecker, Ray

Lemmon

Lenes, Seymour

Lepper, David

Lepper, John

Lepper, Tom

Lepper, Willard

Lewis, Kevin

Lewis, Raphael

Lewis, Tracy

Leyendeckers, Derek

Little, David

Livermore, Ryan

Lock, Merle

Loethen, Lance

Loethen, Larry

Long, Dan

Long, Rich

Long, Sylvester

Longcor, Brad

Luetkemeyer, Mike

Lummis, Gray

Lummis, Harold

Lusk, John

Lusk, Ralph

Luthin, Bill

Lymenstull, Tom

Lynch, Sidney

Macris, Dean

Makke, Kristjan

Mallory, Alan

Mann, Tim

Manning, Arthur

Martin, Joseph

Martin, Lyle

Martinez, Juan

Mason, Kevin

Mathews, Art

Maxwell, Kenny

McCarl, Donald

McCleery, Bill

McCulla, Pat

McGaughey, Scott

McGee, Auris

McGee, C.A.

McGee, Glen

McGee, Mike

McIntyre, Rob

McKelvie, Stan

McMahan, Bob

McNett, Adam

McRae, Ray

Mecom, Ralph

Medsker, Marcus

Merkel, John

Merkel, Russ

Meyer, Clarence

Meyer, Henry

Meyer, Ted

Miller, Issac

Miller, Lewis

Miller, Matt

Miller, Roger

Mills, Tom

Milsap, George

Mittelberg, Kent

Moellering

Moore, Barry

Moore, Dick

Moore, Jake

Moore, Larry

Morford

Mosena, Melbourne

Mott, Bob

Muehlenfeld, Steve

Mueller, Albert

Musolino, John

Mutz, Russell

Myer, Elmer

Myers, Joel

Nations, Steve

Naught, Brian

Nelson, Todd

Nixon, Bumpy

Nobis, Tyler

Noel, Scott

Norris, John

Nothnagel, Leroy

O'Connell, Chris

O'Connell, Mike

O'Donnell, Mike

O'Farrell, Ralph

Oakley, Dave

Oakley, Dave

Oakley, Ralph

Oakley, Tom

Oliver, Gene

Oliver, Keith

Osborne, Jeremy

Palmer, Alvin

Paris, Leroy

Parker, Nate

Pasley, Alan

Pasley, Alan

Patterson, Ed

Payne, Michael

Let there be no doubt as to the importance of Michael Payne to the Quincy High Blue Devil basketball program. During his days wearing the Blue and White, the Devils won 91 games, lost 4 and captured the Illinois Boys Class AA title in 1981. Payne saw significant time as a sophomore, averaging 6.1 points per game. He grew to a height of 6'11" during the off season which helped solidify a spot for Michael in the Devils starting line-up in the years that followed. As a junior, Payne averaged 14.9 points and 11.0 rebounds per game for a team that posted a record of 26-3. That effort earned him recognition as the Devil's Most Valuable Player. He was also chosen as the Quincy Herald Whig Player of the Year. In his senior season, with Payne at the point of the Quincy press and flanked by Bruce and Dennis Douglas, the Devils rolled to 33 straight wins and a State Title; the programs first since 1934. For Payne, who averaged 16.7 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, the honors were numerous. He was selected as an All-American by both Street & Smith and Parade Magazines and would later represent Quincy in the prestigious McDonald's All-Star game. Payne's name was on every All-State team in Illinois. He was Co-MVP of the Quincy Thanksgiving Holiday Tournament and was again named as the Quincy Herald Whig Player of the Year. After high school, Michael followed in his father's footsteps, choosing to further his education at the University of Iowa. He starred there all four years under Head Coaches, Lute Olson, and later, George Raveling. Payne was drafted right out of college by the NBA's Houston Rockets, but a plethora of big men (Hakeem Olajuwon, Ralph Sampson and others) in the Houston camp forced Michael to take his talents overseas. He played professionally in France, Italy and Australia for almost a decade before his career was cut short by a series of re-occurring knee injuries in the late 1980's. Courtesy of Blue Devil Hall of Fame.

Payne, Tom

Peacher, Ron

Pease, Jerry

Perkins, Treston

Perry, Bob

Peters, Willis

Pettit, David

Pettit, Jim

Phillips, Gary

Phillips, Lyle

Phillips, Roy

Pieper, Ken

Pike

Pippinger, Phil

Pohlkamp, George

Points, Ray

Pollock, Tom

Predmore, Lyndell

Priepot, Harry

Razien, Abe

Reddington, Mike

Reed, Clement

Reed, Doug

Reed, Justin

Reeves, Robert

Requet, Adam

Requet, Billy

Richards, John

Ricks, Isaiah

Riddle, Don

Rineberg, Bill

Rineberg, Denny

Rineberg, Mike

Rineberg, Paul

Rineberg, Rick

Rineberg, William

Ringquist, Kirk

Rittler, Bob

Rivas, Luis

Roan, Howard

Robbins, Art

Robbins, Jade

Robbins, Travis

Robertson, Monty

Robinson, Chuck

Robinson, Denauvo

Robinson, Don

Rodlof, Roy

Rogers, Rod

Rosen, Norman

Rossiter, Ray

Roth, Alan

Rottman, Gary

Rottman, Steve

Routh, Jason

Rudd, Lamar

Rudd, Mike

Rudd, Tyson

Rudy, Paul

Rupert, Charles

S;ch;neidman, Sam

Sams, Mike

Samuel, Mike

Sanchez, John

Sandercock, Dave

Sandercock, Steve

Schallenberg, Barney

Schell, Carl

Schlagenhauf, Will

Schneidman, Herman

Schrader, Brad

Schrader, Brian

Schrage, Ryne

Schwartz, Monte

Seymour, Bryson

Sharp, Justin

Sparrow, Dan

Spear, Bob

Spear, a 1973 graduate, is best remembered for his shooting prowess on the basketball court. He was a second team all-stater as a junior and was named the captain of the Chicago Daily News all-state team after his senior season, when he averaged 21-9 points per game. The honor of captain on the Chicago Daily News team equaled by the Mr. Basketball award given yearly by the Chicago Tribune. During the 1972 QHS Thanksgiving Tournament, Spear also made a record 14 field goals in a game. He played college basketball at Illinois Wesleyan, where he was a four-year starter alongside future NBA standout Jack Sikma. Courtesy of Blue Devil Hall of Fame.

Stanbridge, Keenan

Stratman, Eric

Summers, J.D.

Summers, Jared

Tappe, Tim

Tomlinson, Tyler

VonderHaar, Andrew

VonderHaar, Cory

Waggoner, Andy

Watson, Derek

Wemhoener, Josh

Wemhoener, Todd

You can't forget the way he demanded respect. You can't forget the level of intensity he brought to the court. You can't forget Todd Wemhoener. Earning varsity basketball letters all four years at QHS, Wemhoener took it upon himself to lead. He knew others would follow. After a averaging 18 points a game for a 17-7 Blue Devil team his junior year, Wemhoener assembled 3 of his closet friends and entered every three-on-three tournament they could find during the off season. That effort earned the Blue Devils of 1990 a spot in the state's final four. Wemhoener sparked Quincy with an 18-point average-was named the teams MVP-earned spots on 2 All-State teams-and was chosen as the Herald Whig Player of the year. Wemhoener left QHS as the school's all-time leading three-point shooter and the 8th all-time scorer in school history. An athletic scholarship to Illinois State University provided Todd with another challenge-perform at the Division I Level. He responded--- starting all four years-and was named to the All-Defensive Team in both his junior and senior season. Wemhoener earned a spot on GTE's All-Academic team his junior year was chosen as team captain his senior season. He graduated from Illinois State in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications. Todd and his wife, Missy, reside in Swansea, Illinois where he manages a financial institution. Courtesy of Blue Devil Hall of Fame.

Williams, Brooks

Winfield, Jake

Wires, Ralph

Wisman, Jim

He broke into the Quincy High School basketball lineup as a sophomore during the 1971-72 season, when the Blue Devils finished second to powerful Dolton Thornridge in the state tournament. Wisman averaged 10.5 points per game that season on a team that featured Larry Moore, Bob Spear and Don Sorenson. Quincy won 27 games that season and beat Aurora East 107-96 in a memorable state semifinal contest. Wisman averaged 16.8 points per game and set a single-season school record with 258 assists the next season, when Quincy went 26-2 losing to Lincoln in the first round of the Springfield Sectional. He was named junior of the year in Illinois by the Champaign News-Gazette. Wisman closed out his career by averaging 24.7 points as a senior on a Quincy team that went 22-8 and lost to Danville in the Normal Super-sectional. When he graduated, Wisman held Blue Devil records for games played (91), consecutive games started (91), most points in a career (1,556) and a game (45), most assists in a career (673), most field goals attempted in a game (31) and career (1,316), most field goals made in a career (621), most free throws attempted in a career (418) and best free-throw percentage in a game (10 for 10 against Moline in 1973-74). He was named to the Associated Press, Chicago Daily News and Champaign News-Gazette All-State teams as a senior, as well as being selected as a High School All-American. Wisman went on to the University of Indiana, where he was a member of the 1976 NCAA championship team. A charter member of the Quincy High School Sports Hall of Fame. Courtesy of Blue Devil Hall of Fame.

Wriedt, George

Wright, Devin

Yearby, Sesamir