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The Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball was an award that was presented annually by the Chicago Tribune to the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference for both men's and women's basketball in the United States through 2007. The Chicago Tribune awarded the Silver Basketball for men's basketball beginning in 1946. The Silver Basketball for women's basketball was first presented in 1988. The awards were voted on by the head coaches of the Big Ten basketball teams and the Chicago Tribune staff.
Past winners
Men
2007 Alando Tucker , Wisconsin
2006 Terence Dials , Ohio State
2005 Dee Brown , Illinois
2004 Devin Harris , Wisconsin
2003 Brian Cook , Illinois
2002 Jared Jeffries , Indiana
2001 Frank Williams , Illinois
2000 Morris Peterson , Michigan State
1999 Mateen Cleaves , Michigan State
1998 Mateen Cleaves , Michigan State
1997 Bobby Jackson , Minnesota (vacated)
1996 Brian Evans , Indiana
1995 Shawn Respert , Michigan State
1994 Glenn Robinson , Purdue
1993 Calbert Cheaney , Indiana
1992 Jim Jackson , Ohio State
1991 Jim Jackson , Ohio State
1990 Steve Smith , Michigan State
1989 Glen Rice , Michigan
1988 Gary Grant , Michigan
1987 Steve Alford , Indiana
1986 Scott Skiles , Michigan State
1985 Roy Tarpley , Michigan
1984 Jim Rowinski , Purdue
1983 Randy Wittman , Indiana
1982 Clark Kellogg , Ohio State
1981 Ray Tolbert , Indiana
1980 Mike Woodson , Indiana
1979 Magic Johnson , Michigan State
1978 Mychal Thompson , Minnesota
1977 Kent Benson , Indiana
1976 Scott May , Indiana
1975 Scott May , Indiana
1974 Campy Russell , Michigan
1973 Steve Downing , Indiana
1972 Jim Brewer , Minnesota
1971 Jim Cleamons , Ohio State
1970 Rick Mount , Purdue
1969 Rick Mount , Purdue
1968 Samuel Williams , Iowa
1967 Jim Dawson , Illinois
1966 Cazzie Russell , Michigan
1965 Cazzie Russell , Michigan
1964 Gary Bradds , Ohio State
1963 Gary Bradds , Ohio State
1962 Jerry Lucas , Ohio State
1961 Jerry Lucas , Ohio State
1960 Jerry Lucas , Ohio State
1959 Johnny Green , Michigan State
1958 Archie Dees , Indiana
1957 Archie Dees , Indiana
1956 Robin Freeman , Ohio State
1955 Chuck Mencel , Minnesota
1954 Johnny Kerr , Illinois
1953 Don Schlundt , Indiana
1952 Chuck Darling , Iowa
1951 Don Sunderlage , Illinois
1950 Don Rehfeldt , Wisconsin
1949 Dwight Eddleman , Illinois
1948 Murray Wier , Iowa
1947 Glen Selbo , Wisconsin
1946 Max Morris , Northwestern
Women
2007 Jessica Davenport , Ohio State
2006 Jessica Davenport , Ohio State
2005 Jessica Davenport , Ohio State
2004 Kelly Mazzante , Penn State
2003 Kelly Mazzante , Penn State
2002 Lindsay Whalen , Minnesota
2001 Katie Douglas , Purdue
2000 Helen Darling , Penn State
1999 Stephanie White-McCarty , Purdue
1998 Tangela Smith , Iowa
1997 Jannon Roland , Purdue
1996 Katie Smith , Ohio State
1995 Stacey Lovelace , Purdue
1994 Carol Ann Shudlick , Minnesota
1993 Audrey Burcy , Ohio State
1992 MaChelle Joseph , Purdue
1991 Joy Holmes , Purdue
1991 Pam Owens , Indiana University
1990 Franthea Price , Iowa
1989 Nikita Lowry , Ohio State
1988 Michelle Edwards , Iowa
See also
External links
Teams Championships & awards Conference challenges Seasons