Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Awarded for	the most outstanding basketball player in the Big Ten Conference
Country	United States
First awarded	1985
Currently held by	Denzel Valentine, Michigan State

The Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1984–85 season. Only two players have won the award multiple times: Jim Jackson of Ohio State (1991, 1992) and Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State (1998, 1999). Six players who won the Big Ten Player of the Year award were also named the national player of the year by one or more major voting bodies: Jim Jackson (1992), Calbert Cheaney of Indiana (1993), Glenn Robinson of Purdue (1994), Evan Turner of Ohio State (2010), Trey Burke of Michigan 2013, and Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin (2015).

Michigan State has the record for the most winners with eight. Of current Big Ten Conference members, six schools have never had a winner: Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, and Rutgers. Of these, only Iowa and Northwestern were in the conference since the inception of this award—Penn State joined the Big Ten in 1991, Nebraska joined in 2011, followed by Maryland and Rutgers in 2014.

Key

Jared Jeffries earned Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2002.

Devin Harris was the first winner for Wisconsin (2004).

Dee Brown was selected the player of the year in 2005.

†	Co-Players of the Year
*	Awarded a national Player of the Year award: Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79) UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96) Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present) John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present)
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big Ten Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Season	Player	School	Position	Class	Reference
1984–85	Tarpley, RoyRoy Tarpley	Michigan	Power forward/Center	3 !Junior
1985–86	Skiles, ScottScott Skiles	Michigan State	Point guard	4 !Senior
1986–87	Hopson, DennisDennis Hopson	Ohio State	Small forward	4 !Senior
1987–88	Grant, GaryGary Grant	Michigan	Point guard	4 !Senior
1988–89^†	Edwards, JayJay Edwards	Indiana	Shooting guard	2 !Sophomore
1988–89^†	Rice, GlenGlen Rice	Michigan	Shooting guard/Small forward	4 !Senior
1989–90	Scheffler, SteveSteve Scheffler	Purdue	Center	4 !Senior
1990–91	Jackson, JimJim Jackson	Ohio State	Shooting guard	2 !Sophomore
1991–92	Jackson, JimJim Jackson* (2)	Ohio State	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
1992–93	Cheaney, CalbertCalbert Cheaney*	Indiana	Small forward	4 !Senior
1993–94	Robinson, GlennGlenn Robinson*	Purdue	Small forward	2 !Sophomore
1994–95	Respert, ShawnShawn Respert	Michigan State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1995–96	Evans, BrianBrian Evans	Indiana	Power forward	4 !Senior
1996–97	Jackson, BobbyBobby Jackson^[a]	Minnesota	Point guard	4 !Senior
1997–98	Cleaves, MateenMateen Cleaves	Michigan State	Point guard	2 !Sophomore
1998–99^†	Cleaves, MateenMateen Cleaves (2)	Michigan State	Point guard	3 !Junior
1998–99^†	Penn, ScoonieScoonie Penn	Ohio State	Point guard	3 !Junior
1999–00^†	Guyton, A. J.A. J. Guyton	Indiana	Shooting guard	4 !Senior
1999–00^†	Peterson, MorrisMorris Peterson	Michigan State	Small forward	4 !Senior
2000–01	Williams, FrankFrank Williams	Illinois	Point guard	2 !Sophomore
2001–02	Jeffries, JaredJared Jeffries	Indiana	Center	2 !Sophomore
2002–03	Cook, BrianBrian Cook	Illinois	Power forward	4 !Senior
2003–04	Harris, DevinDevin Harris	Wisconsin	Point guard	3 !Junior
2004–05	Brown, DeeDee Brown	Illinois	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
2005–06	Dials, TerenceTerence Dials	Ohio State	Power forward	4 !Senior
2006–07	Tucker, AlandoAlando Tucker	Wisconsin	Small forward	4 !Senior
2007–08	White, D. J.D. J. White	Indiana	Power forward	4 !Senior
2008–09	Lucas, KalinKalin Lucas	Michigan State	Point guard	2 !Sophomore
2009–10	Turner, EvanEvan Turner*	Ohio State	Shooting guard	3 !Junior
2010–11	Johnson, JaJuanJaJuan Johnson	Purdue	Center	4 !Senior
2011–12	Green, DraymondDraymond Green	Michigan State	Small forward	4 !Senior
2012–13	Burke, TreyTrey Burke*	Michigan	Point guard	2 !Sophomore
2013–14	Stauskas, NikNik Stauskas	Michigan	Shooting guard	2 !Sophomore	^[1]
2014–15	Kaminsky, FrankFrank Kaminsky*	Wisconsin	Power forward	4 !Senior	^[2]
2015–16	Valentine, DenzelDenzel Valentine	Michigan State	Shooting guard	4 !Senior	^[3]

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Michigan State (1953)	8	1986, 1995, 1998, 1999^†, 2000^†, 2009, 2012, 2016
Indiana (1900)	6	1989^†, 1993, 1996, 2000^†, 2002, 2008
Ohio State (1912)	6	1987, 1991, 1992, 1999^†, 2006, 2010
Michigan (1896)	5	1985, 1988, 1989^†, 2013, 2014
Purdue (1896)	3	1990, 1994, 2011
Illinois (1896)	3	2001, 2003, 2005
Wisconsin (1896)	3	2004, 2007, 2015
Minnesota (1896)	1	1997^[a]
Iowa (1900)	0	—
Maryland (2014)	0	—
Nebraska (2011)	0	—
Northwestern (1896)	0	—
Penn State (1993)	0	—
Rutgers (2014)	0	—

Footnotes

^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.

References

"2008–09 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (pdf). Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 7 September 2009. .

↑ "Big Ten Announces 2014 Men's Basketball Postseason Honors" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
↑ Temple, Jesse (March 9, 2015). "Badgers' Kaminsky takes home Big Ten player of the year honors" (Press release). Fox Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
↑ Olson, Eric (March 7, 2016). "Michigan State's Denzel Valentine the Big Ten player of year" (Press release). Washington Post. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1985: Tarpley
1986: Skiles
1987: Hopson
1988: Grant
1989: Edwards & Rice
1990: Scheffler
1991: J. Jackson
1992: J. Jackson
1993: Cheaney
1994: Robinson
1995: Respert
1996: Evans
1997: B. Jackson*
1998: Cleaves
1999: Cleaves & Penn
2000: Guyton & Peterson
2001: Williams
2002: Jeffries
2003: Cook
2004: Harris
2005: Brown
2006: Dials
2007: Tucker
2008: White
2009: Lucas
2010: Turner
2011: Johnson
2012: Green
2013: Burke
2014: Stauskas
2015: Kaminsky
2016: Valentine

*Selection later vacated

Big Ten Conference men's basketball

Teams	Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Nittany Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights Wisconsin Badgers

Championships & awards	Regular season champions Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (defunct)

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 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 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Men's college basketball awards (United States)

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Women's college basketball awards

National players of the year	Naismith Trophy Wooden Award Adolph Rupp Trophy AP Player of the Year Helms Foundation Player of the Year (defunct) NABC Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Trophy Sporting News Player of the Year UPI Player of the Year (defunct)

Individual awards	Academic All-America of the Year All-Americans (by year) Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard) Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard) Julius Erving Award (Small Forward) Karl Malone Award (Power Forward) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center) Chip Hilton Award (Player Character; defunct) Haggerty Award (NYC area) Lefty Driesell Award (Top Defender) Senior CLASS Award Lou Henson Award (Mid-Major Player of the Year) Lute Olson Award (Top Non-Freshman) Pete Newell Big Man Award NABC Defensive Player of the Year Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (senior 6'0" or shorter; defunct) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Big 5 Player of the Year) USBWA National Freshman of the Year

Conference players of the year	America East American A-10 ACC ASUN Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA C-USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC OVC Pac-12 Patriot SEC SoCon Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WCC WAC Defunct – American South Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Metro Southwest

Head coach awards	Naismith Coach of the Year Adolph Rupp Cup AP Coach of the Year Ben Jobe Award (Top Minority Coach) Henry Iba Award Hugh Durham Award (Mid-Major Coach of the Year) Jim Phelan Award (Major Conference Coach of the Year) NABC Coach of the Year Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Moral Character) UPI Coach of the Year (defunct) Clair Bee Award (Coaching Character) Legends of Coaching (Lifetime)

Conference coaches of the year	American ACC Big 12 CAA MVC NEC Pac-12

Division awards	NABC Players of the Year – Division II Division III NAIA Junior College NAIA Tournament MVP Clarence Gaines Award (Division II Coach of the Year)

Other awards	USBWA Most Courageous Award

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