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first presented in 1988.[1][2] It was considered the pre-eminent Big Ten basketball individual award, eventually being superseded by the present-day men's and women's players of the awards as voted upon by the league's coaches and media.[3] The Silver Basketball was discontinued after the 2006–07 season.

Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
Awarded forthe men's and women's basketball MVPs of the Big Ten Conference
CountryUnited States
Presented byChicago Tribune
History
First award1946 (men)
1988 (women)
Final award2007

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).

    *    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

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Murray Wier, Iowa, 1948
Jerry Lucas, Ohio State, 1960 through 1962
Michelle Edwards, Iowa, 1988
Johnny Green, Michigan State, 1959
Mychal Thompson, Minnesota, 1978
MaChelle Joseph, Purdue, 1992
Katie Smith, Ohio State, 1996
Mike Woodson, Indiana, 1980
Steve Alford, Indiana, 1987
Stephanie White, Purdue, 1999
Katie Douglas, Purdue, 2001
Glen Rice, Michigan, 1989
Jim Jackson, Ohio State, 1991 and 1992
Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota, 2002
Calbert Cheaney, Indiana, 1993
Glenn Robinson, Purdue, 1994
Jared Jeffries, Indiana, 2002
Devin Harris, Wisconsin, 2004
Men
YearPlayerSchoolClassReference
1945–46Max MorrisNorthwesternSenior[4]
1946–47Glen SelboWisconsinSenior[5]
1947–48Murray WierIowaSenior[6]
1948–49Dwight EddlemanIllinoisSenior[7]
1949–50Don RehfeldtWisconsinSenior[8]
1950–51Don SunderlageIllinoisSenior[9]
1951–52Chuck DarlingIowaSenior[10]
1952–53Don SchlundtIndianaSophomore[11]
1953–54Johnny KerrIllinoisSenior[12]
1954–55Chuck MencelMinnesotaSenior[13]
1955–56Robin FreemanOhio StateSenior[14]
1956–57Archie DeesIndianaJunior[15]
1957–58Archie Dees (2)IndianaSenior[15]
1958–59Johnny GreenMichigan StateSenior[16]
1959–60Jerry LucasOhio StateSophomore[17]
1960–61Jerry Lucas* (2)Ohio StateJunior[17]
1961–62Jerry Lucas* (3)Ohio StateSenior[17]
1962–63Gary BraddsOhio StateJunior[18]
1963–64Gary Bradds* (2)Ohio StateSenior[18]
1964–65Cazzie RussellMichiganJunior[19]
1965–66Cazzie Russell* (2)MichiganSenior[19]
1966–67Jimmy DawsonIllinoisSenior[20]
1967–68Sam WilliamsIowaSenior[21]
1968–69Rick MountPurdueJunior[22]
1969–70Rick Mount (2)PurdueSenior[22]
1970–71Jim CleamonsOhio StateSenior[23]
1971–72Jim BrewerMinnesotaJunior[24]
1972–73Steve DowningIndianaSenior[25]
1973–74Campy RussellMichiganJunior[26]
1974–75Scott MayIndianaJunior[27]
1975–76Scott May* (2)IndianaSenior[27]
1976–77Kent BensonIndianaSenior[28]
1977–78Mychal ThompsonMinnesotaSenior[29]
1978–79Magic JohnsonMichigan StateSophomore[30]
1979–80Mike WoodsonIndianaSenior[31]
1980–81Ray TolbertIndianaSenior[32]
1981–82Clark KelloggOhio StateJunior[33]
1982–83Randy WittmanIndianaSenior[34]
1983–84Jim RowinskiPurdueSenior[35]
1984–85Roy TarpleyMichiganJunior[36]
1985–86Scott SkilesMichigan StateSenior[37]
1986–87Steve AlfordIndianaSenior[38]
1987–88Gary GrantMichiganSenior[39]
1988–89Glen RiceMichiganSenior[40]
1989–90Steve SmithMichigan StateJunior[41]
1990–91Jim JacksonOhio StateSophomore[42]
1991–92Jim Jackson* (2)Ohio StateJunior[43]
1992–93Calbert Cheaney*IndianaSenior[44]
1993–94Glenn Robinson*PurdueJunior[45]
1994–95Shawn Respert*Michigan StateSenior[46]
1995–96Brian EvansIndianaSenior[47]
1996–97Bobby Jackson[a]Minnesota[a]Senior[48]
1997–98Mateen CleavesMichigan StateSophomore[49]
1998–99Mateen Cleaves (2)Michigan StateJunior[50]
1999–00Morris PetersonMichigan StateSenior[51]
2000–01Frank WilliamsIllinoisSophomore[52]
2001–02Jared JeffriesIndianaSophomore[53]
2002–03Brian CookIllinoisSenior[54]
2003–04Devin HarrisWisconsinJunior[55]
2004–05Dee Brown*IllinoisJunior[56]
2005–06Terence DialsOhio StateSenior[57]
2006–07Alando TuckerWisconsinSenior[58]
Women
YearPlayerSchoolClassReference
1945–46No award
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88Michelle EdwardsIowaSenior[59]
1988–89Nikita LowryOhio StateSenior[40]
1989–90Franthea PriceIowaSenior[41]
1990–91Joy HolmesPurdueSenior[42]
1991–92MaChelle JosephPurdueSenior[43]
1992–93Audrey BurcyOhio StateSenior[44]
1993–94Carol Ann Shudlick*MinnesotaSenior[45]
1994–95Stacey LovelacePurdueJunior[60]
1995–96Katie SmithOhio StateSenior[61]
1996–97Jannon RolandPurdueSenior[48]
1997–98Tangela SmithIowaSenior[49]
1998–99Stephanie White*PurdueSenior[50]
1999–00Helen DarlingPenn StateSenior[51]
2000–01Katie DouglasPurdueSenior[52]
2001–02Lindsay WhalenMinnesotaSophomore[53]
2002–03Kelly MazzantePenn StateJunior[62]
2003–04Kelly Mazzante (2)Penn StateSenior[55]
2004–05Jessica DavenportOhio StateSophomore[56]
2005–06Jessica Davenport (2)Ohio StateJunior[63]
2006–07Jessica Davenport (3)Ohio StateSenior[64]

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.[65]

Winners by school

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Men
School (year joined)WinnersYears
Indiana (1899)141953, 1957, 1958, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2002
Ohio State (1912)111956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1982, 1991, 1992, 2006
Michigan State (1950)81959, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000
Illinois (1896)71949, 1951, 1954, 1967, 2001, 2003, 2005
Michigan (1896)61965, 1966, 1974, 1985, 1988, 1989
Minnesota (1896)41955, 1972, 1978, 1997 vacated[a]
Purdue (1896)41969, 1970, 1984, 1994
Wisconsin (1896)41947, 1950, 2004, 2007
Iowa (1899)31948, 1952, 1968
Northwestern (1896)11946
Chicago (1896)0
Penn State (1990)0
Women
School (year joined)WinnersYears
Ohio State (1912)61989, 1993, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2007
Purdue (1896)61991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001
Iowa (1899)31988, 1990, 1998
Penn State (1990)32000, 2003, 2004
Minnesota (1896)21994, 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.

See also

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References

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