# Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball

The Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball was an award presented annually by the Chicago Tribune to the men's and women's college basketball most valuable players of the Big Ten Conference each season, as voted upon by the league's coaches and officials. The Chicago Tribune awarded the Silver Basketball for men's basketball beginning in 1946 while the women's award was first presented in 1988. It was considered the pre-eminent Big Ten basketball individual award, eventually being superseded by the present-day men's and women's players of the awards as voted upon by the league's coaches and media. The Silver Basketball was discontinued after the 2006–07 season.
A number of men's and women's honorees were also named the national player of the year (NPOY) by one of the major selectors in the same season of this award. On the men's side, nine unique players represented 10 NPOYs, with Ohio State's Jerry Lucas repeating as back-to-back NPOY in 1961 and 1962. On the women's side, two players were also NPOYs: Carol Ann Shudlick (1994) and Stephanie White (1999).

## Key

| * | Awarded a national player of the year award: Men – Sporting News; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Associated Press; NABC; UPI; Naismith; Wooden; Adolph Rupp Trophy; Helms Foundation Women – Wade; Associated Press; Naismith; Wooden |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball award at that point |

## Winners

Men :
| Year | Player | School | Class |
| 1945–46 | Max Morris | Northwestern | Senior |
| 1946–47 | Glen Selbo | Wisconsin | Senior |
| 1947–48 | Murray Wier | Iowa | Senior |
| 1948–49 | Dwight Eddleman | Illinois | Senior |
| 1949–50 | Don Rehfeldt | Wisconsin | Senior |
| 1950–51 | Don Sunderlage | Illinois | Senior |
| 1951–52 | Chuck Darling | Iowa | Senior |
| 1952–53 | Don Schlundt | Indiana | Sophomore |
| 1953–54 | Johnny Kerr | Illinois | Senior |
| 1954–55 | Chuck Mencel | Minnesota | Senior |
| 1955–56 | Robin Freeman | Ohio State | Senior |
| 1956–57 | Archie Dees | Indiana | Junior |
| 1957–58 | Archie Dees (2) | Indiana | Senior |
| 1958–59 | Johnny Green | Michigan State | Senior |
| 1959–60 | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | Sophomore |
| 1960–61 | Jerry Lucas* (2) | Ohio State | Junior |
| 1961–62 | Jerry Lucas* (3) | Ohio State | Senior |
| 1962–63 | Gary Bradds | Ohio State | Junior |
| 1963–64 | Gary Bradds* (2) | Ohio State | Senior |
| 1964–65 | Cazzie Russell | Michigan | Junior |
| 1965–66 | Cazzie Russell* (2) | Michigan | Senior |
| 1966–67 | Jimmy Dawson | Illinois | Senior |
| 1967–68 | Sam Williams | Iowa | Senior |
| 1968–69 | Rick Mount | Purdue | Junior |
| 1969–70 | Rick Mount (2) | Purdue | Senior |
| 1970–71 | Jim Cleamons | Ohio State | Senior |
| 1971–72 | Jim Brewer | Minnesota | Junior |
| 1972–73 | Steve Downing | Indiana | Senior |
| 1973–74 | Campy Russell | Michigan | Junior |
| 1974–75 | Scott May | Indiana | Junior |
| 1975–76 | Scott May* (2) | Indiana | Senior |
| 1976–77 | Kent Benson | Indiana | Senior |
| 1977–78 | Mychal Thompson | Minnesota | Senior |
| 1978–79 | Magic Johnson | Michigan State | Sophomore |
| 1979–80 | Mike Woodson | Indiana | Senior |
| 1980–81 | Ray Tolbert | Indiana | Senior |
| 1981–82 | Clark Kellogg | Ohio State | Junior |
| 1982–83 | Randy Wittman | Indiana | Senior |
| 1983–84 | Jim Rowinski | Purdue | Senior |
| 1984–85 | Roy Tarpley | Michigan | Junior |
| 1985–86 | Scott Skiles | Michigan State | Senior |
| 1986–87 | Steve Alford | Indiana | Senior |
| 1987–88 | Gary Grant | Michigan | Senior |
| 1988–89 | Glen Rice | Michigan | Senior |
| 1989–90 | Steve Smith | Michigan State | Junior |
| 1990–91 | Jim Jackson | Ohio State | Sophomore |
| 1991–92 | Jim Jackson* (2) | Ohio State | Junior |
| 1992–93 | Calbert Cheaney* | Indiana | Senior |
| 1993–94 | Glenn Robinson* | Purdue | Junior |
| 1994–95 | Shawn Respert* | Michigan State | Senior |
| 1995–96 | Brian Evans | Indiana | Senior |
| 1996–97 | Bobby Jackson | Minnesota | Senior |
| 1997–98 | Mateen Cleaves | Michigan State | Sophomore |
| 1998–99 | Mateen Cleaves (2) | Michigan State | Junior |
| 1999–00 | Morris Peterson | Michigan State | Senior |
| 2000–01 | Frank Williams | Illinois | Sophomore |
| 2001–02 | Jared Jeffries | Indiana | Sophomore |
| 2002–03 | Brian Cook | Illinois | Senior |
| 2003–04 | Devin Harris | Wisconsin | Junior |
| 2004–05 | Dee Brown* | Illinois | Junior |
| 2005–06 | Terence Dials | Ohio State | Senior |
| 2006–07 | Alando Tucker | Wisconsin | Senior |
Women :
| Year | Player | School | Class | Reference |
| 1945–46 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1946–47 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1947–48 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1948–49 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1949–50 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1950–51 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1951–52 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1952–53 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1953–54 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1954–55 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1955–56 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1956–57 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1957–58 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1958–59 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1959–60 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1960–61 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1961–62 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1962–63 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1963–64 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1964–65 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1965–66 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1966–67 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1967–68 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1968–69 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1969–70 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1970–71 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1971–72 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1972–73 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1973–74 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1974–75 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1975–76 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1976–77 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1977–78 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1978–79 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1979–80 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1980–81 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1981–82 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1982–83 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1983–84 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1984–85 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1985–86 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1986–87 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1987–88 | Michelle Edwards | Iowa | Senior | |
| 1988–89 | Nikita Lowry | Ohio State | Senior | |
| 1989–90 | Franthea Price | Iowa | Senior | |
| 1990–91 | Joy Holmes | Purdue | Senior | |
| 1991–92 | MaChelle Joseph | Purdue | Senior | |
| 1992–93 | Audrey Burcy | Ohio State | Senior | |
| 1993–94 | Carol Ann Shudlick* | Minnesota | Senior | |
| 1994–95 | Stacey Lovelace | Purdue | Junior | |
| 1995–96 | Katie Smith | Ohio State | Senior | |
| 1996–97 | Jannon Roland | Purdue | Senior | |
| 1997–98 | Tangela Smith | Iowa | Senior | |
| 1998–99 | Stephanie White* | Purdue | Senior | |
| 1999–00 | Helen Darling | Penn State | Senior | |
| 2000–01 | Katie Douglas | Purdue | Senior | |
| 2001–02 | Lindsay Whalen | Minnesota | Sophomore | |
| 2002–03 | Kelly Mazzante | Penn State | Junior | |
| 2003–04 | Kelly Mazzante (2) | Penn State | Senior | |
| 2004–05 | Jessica Davenport | Ohio State | Sophomore | |
| 2005–06 | Jessica Davenport (2) | Ohio State | Junior | |
| 2006–07 | Jessica Davenport (3) | Ohio State | Senior | |
$^a$ Bobby Jackson's selection was later vacated (along with that season's win total and all other accolades) due to an academic fraud scandal that ruled the entire team ineligible.

## Winners by school

Men :
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| Indiana (1899) | 14 | 1953, 1957, 1958, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2002 |
| Ohio State (1912) | 11 | 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1982, 1991, 1992, 2006 |
| Michigan State (1950) | 8 | 1959, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Illinois (1896) | 7 | 1949, 1951, 1954, 1967, 2001, 2003, 2005 |
| Michigan (1896) | 6 | 1965, 1966, 1974, 1985, 1988, 1989 |
| Minnesota (1896) | 4 | 1955, 1972, 1978, 1997 vacated |
| Purdue (1896) | 4 | 1969, 1970, 1984, 1994 |
| Wisconsin (1896) | 4 | 1947, 1950, 2004, 2007 |
| Iowa (1899) | 3 | 1948, 1952, 1968 |
| Northwestern (1896) | 1 | 1946 |
| Chicago (1896) | 0 | — |
| Penn State (1990) | 0 | — |
Women :
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| Ohio State (1912) | 6 | 1989, 1993, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Purdue (1896) | 6 | 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 |
| Iowa (1899) | 3 | 1988, 1990, 1998 |
| Penn State (1990) | 3 | 2000, 2003, 2004 |
| Minnesota (1896) | 2 | 1994, 2002 |
| Illinois (1896) | 0 | — |
| Indiana (1899) | 0 | — |
| Michigan (1896) | 0 | — |
| Michigan State (1950) | 0 | — |
| Northwestern (1896) | 0 | — |
| Wisconsin (1896) | 0 | — |
Current Big Ten Conference teams not listed in the winners by school charts above is because they joined the conference after 2007 when the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball was last awarded.