Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
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The Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball is an award 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. The Chicago Tribune has awarded the Silver Basketball for men's basketball since 1946. The Silver Basketball for women's basketball was first presented in 1988. The awards are voted on by the head coaches of the Big Ten basketball teams and the Chicago Tribune staff.
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[edit] Past winners
[edit] Men's Basketball
- 2005 Dee Brown, Illinois
- 2004 Devin Harris, Wisconsin
- 2003 Brian Cook, Illinois
- 2002 Jared Jeffries, Indiana
- 2001 Frank Williams, Illinois
- 2000 A.J. Guyton, Indiana
- 1999 Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State
- 1998 Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State
- 1997 Bobby Jackson, Minnesota
- 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 Darlin, 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
[edit] Women's Basketball
- 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
- 1990 Franthea Price, Iowa
- 1989 Nikita Lowry, Ohio State
- 1988 Michelle Edwards, Iowa
