| Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball | |
| Description: | the men's and women's basketball MVPs of the Big Ten Conference |
| Presenter: | Chicago Tribune |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 1946 (men) 1988 (women) |
| Year2: | 2007 |
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first presented in 1988.[1] [2] It was considered the pre-eminent Big Ten basketball individual award, eventually being superseded by the present-day men's and women's players of the awards as voted upon by the league's coaches and media.[3] The Silver Basketball was discontinued after the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.
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 |
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