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The Top Ranked Big 10 Basketball Players of the pre-1950s
Notes: The rankings are based on college stats. What players did in the pros does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | College |
| 1 | John Wooden | Purdue |
| 2 | Andy Phillip | Illinois |
| 3 | Joe Reiff | Northwestern |
| 4 | Stretch Murphy | Purdue |
| 5 | Jewell Young | Purdue |
| 6 | John Kotz | Wisconsin |
| 7 | Max Morris | Northwestern |
| 8 | Otto Graham | Northwestern |
| 9 | Robert Kessler | Purdue |
| 10 | Ernie Andres | Indiana |
| 11 | Jim McIntyre | Minnesota |
| 12 | Jimmy Hull | Ohio St. |
| 13 | Norman Cottom | Purdue |
| 14 | John Schommer | Chicago |
| 15 | Ray Woods | Illinois |
| 16 | Chuck Carney | Illinois |
| 17 | George Levis | Wisconsin |
| 18 | Bill Chandler | Wisconsin |
| 19 | Christian Steinmetz | Wisconsin |
| 20 | Erling Platou | Minnesota |
| 21 | Otto Stangel | Wisconsin |
| 22 | Bill Hapac | Illinois |
| 23 | Branch McCracken | Indiana |
| 24 | Gene Englund | Wisconsin |
| 25 | Harlan Page | Chicago |
| 26 | Murray Wier | Iowa |
| 27 | Ralph Hamilton | Indiana |
| 28 | Vern Huffman | Indiana |
| 29 | Walt Kirk | Illinois |
| 30 | Wes Fesler | Ohio St. |
| 31 | Dike Eddleman | Illinois |
| 32 | Don Grate | Ohio St. |
| 33 | John Townsend | Michigan |
| 34 | Herb Wilkinson | Iowa |
| 35 | Bill Haarlow | Chicago |
| 36 | Dick Ives | Iowa |
| 37 | Ed Chmielewski | Wisconsin |
| 38 | Ed Shaver | Purdue |
| 39 | Elmer Tenhopen | Wisconsin |
| 40 | Fred Beretta | Purdue |
| 41 | Joseph Truskowski | Michigan |
| 42 | Marv Huffman | Indiana |
| 43 | Paul Hoffman | Purdue |
| 44 | Martin Rolek | Minnesota |
| 45 | Arnie Risen | Ohio St. |
| 46 | Ben Selzer | Iowa |
| 47 | David Danner | Iowa |
| 48 | Dick Schnittker | Ohio St. |
| 49 | Gordon Norman | Minnesota |
| 50 | Jim Strickland | Indiana |
| 51 | Paul Huston | Ohio St. |
| 52 | Rolf Poser | Wisconsin |
| 53 | Virgil Licht | Minnesota |
| 54 | Whitey Skoog | Minnesota |
| 55 | Pat Page | Chicago |
| 56 | Arnold Oss | Minnesota |
| 57 | Bennie Oosterbaan | Michigan |
| 58 | Bobby Cook | Wisconsin |
| 59 | Bud Foster | Wisconsin |
| 60 | Dave Charters | Purdue |
| 61 | Elmer Oliphant | Purdue |
| 62 | Helmer Swenholt | Wisconsin |
| 63 | Jack Smiley | Illinois |
| 64 | Lewis Dehner | Illinois |
| 65 | Pete Elliott | Michigan |
| 66 | Tony Hinkle | Chicago |
| 67 | Albert Houghton | Chicago |
| 68 | Allen Johnson | Wisconsin |
| 69 | Andy Zimmer | Indiana |
| 70 | Bill Erickson | Illinois |
| 71 | Bill Menke | Indiana |
| 72 | Bob Harrison | Michigan |
| 73 | C.D. McLees | Wisconsin |
| 74 | Carl Harper | Wisconsin |
| 75 | Charles Haag | Purdue |
| 76 | Clyde Alwood | Illinois |
| 77 | Don Rehfeldt | Wisconsin |
| 78 | Donald White | Purdue |
| 79 | Earl Anderson | Illinois |
| 80 | Eber Simpson | Wisconsin |
| 81 | Emmett Lowery | Purdue |
| 82 | Ernest McCoy | Michigan |
| 83 | Eugene Van Gent | Wisconsin |
| 84 | Everett Dean | Indiana |
| 85 | Forrest Sprowl | Purdue |
| 86 | Francis Stadsvold | Minnesota |
| 87 | Frank Arthur | Wisconsin |
| 88 | Frank Lawler | Minnesota |
| 89 | Garfield Brown | Minnesota |
| 90 | George Spradling | Purdue |
| 91 | George Tuck | Minnesota |
| 92 | Glynn Downey | Purdue |
| 93 | Harold Gillen | Minnesota |
| 94 | Harold Olsen | Wisconsin |
| 95 | Harry Combes | Illinois |
| 96 | Harry Kipke | Michigan |
| 97 | Howie Williams | Purdue |
| 98 | Hugh Harper | Wisconsin |
| 99 | Jack Burmaster | Illinois |
| 100 | Jack Spencer | Iowa |
| 101 | James McKeag | Chicago |
| 102 | James Ozanne | Chicago |
| 103 | John Lehners | Wisconsin |
| 104 | John Miner | Ohio St. |
| 105 | John Wallace | Indiana |
| 106 | Ken Gunning | Indiana |
| 107 | Larry Teeple | Purdue |
| 108 | Lou Boudreau | Illinois |
| 109 | Nelson Norgren | Chicago |
| 110 | R.D. Birkhoff | Chicago |
| 111 | Ray Miller | Purdue |
| 112 | Richard Doyle | Michigan |
| 113 | Tippy Dye | Ohio St. |
| 114 | Tony Jaros | Minnesota |
| 115 | Walter Scoville | Wisconsin |
| 116 | Williams Chandler | Wisconsin |
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