Basketball Hall of Fame

 Coached by Wayne Hammerton (GPSHOF class of 1996), the 1991-92 Richwoods Knights capped a 30-3 season with a runner-up finish to undefeated Maywood Proviso East at the University of Illinois Assembly Hall.  On their journey to the championship game, Richwoods defeated Danville 67-53 at Peoria’s Carver Arena in the Supersectional; Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 86-75 in the quarterfinals; and Rockford Boylan 47-46 in a semifinal thriller, before falling to defending champion Proviso East 42-31 in the championship game. Troy Taylor (Peoria Journal Star’s Class AA Player of the Year) received 1st Team All-Tournament honors and teammate, Sean Kimble was named to the 2nd Team.  Kimble (48 points) was 2nd in tournament scoring for the 3 games in Champaign.  Taylor was also selected to the Chicago Tribune All-State 3rd Team.