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The #1 Ranked Big 10 Basketball Player of the Year
Notes: The player rankings are based on college stats.
| Year | #1 Ranked Player | College |
| 1950 | Dick Schnittker | Ohio St. |
| 1951 | Bill Garrett | Indiana |
| 1952 | Chuck Darling | Iowa |
| 1953 | Don Schlundt | Indiana |
| 1954 | Don Schlundt | Indiana |
| 1955 | Robin Freeman | Ohio St. |
| 1956 | Robin Freeman | Ohio St. |
| 1957 | Frank Howard | Ohio St. |
| 1958 | Archie Dees | Indiana |
| 1959 | Johnny Green | Michigan St. |
| 1960 | Jerry Lucas | Ohio St. |
| 1961 | Jerry Lucas | Ohio St. |
| 1962 | Terry Dischinger | Purdue |
| 1963 | Gary Bradds | Ohio St. |
| 1964 | Gary Bradds | Ohio St. |
| 1965 | Cazzie Russell | Michigan |
| 1966 | Cazzie Russell | Michigan |
| 1967 | Jim Burns | Northwestern |
| 1968 | Rick Mount | Purdue |
| 1969 | Rick Mount | Purdue |
| 1970 | Rick Mount | Purdue |
| 1971 | George McGinnis | Indiana |
| 1972 | Henry Wilmore | Michigan |
| 1973 | Jim Brewer | Minnesota |
| 1974 | Campy Russell | Michigan |
| 1975 | Scott May | Indiana |
| 1976 | Scott May | Indiana |
| 1977 | Rickey Green | Michigan |
| 1978 | Mychal Thompson | Minnesota |
| 1979 | Magic Johnson | Michigan St. |
| 1980 | Joe Barry Carroll | Purdue |
| 1981 | Isiah Thomas | Indiana |
| 1982 | Keith Edmonson | Purdue |
| 1983 | Derek Harper | Illinois |
| 1984 | Cory Blackwell | Wisconsin |
| 1985 | Roy Tarpley | Michigan |
| 1986 | Steve Alford | Indiana |
| 1987 | Steve Alford | Indiana |
| 1988 | Gary Grant | Michigan |
| 1989 | Glen Rice | Michigan |
| 1990 | Rumeal Robinson | Michigan |
| 1991 | Steve Smith | Michigan St. |
| 1992 | Jimmy Jackson | Ohio St. |
| 1993 | Calbert Cheaney | Indiana |
| 1994 | Glenn Robinson | Purdue |
| 1995 | Shawn Respert | Michigan St. |
| 1996 | Brian Evans | Indiana |
| 1997 | Bobby Jackson | Minnesota |
| 1998 | Mateen Cleaves | Michigan St. |
| 1999 | Mateen Cleaves | Michigan St. |
| 2000 | A.J. Guyton | Indiana |
| 2001 | Jason Richardson | Michigan St. |
| 2002 | Jared Jeffries | Indiana |
| 2003 | Brian Cook | Illinois |
| 2004 | Devin Harris | Wisconsin |
| 2005 | Luther Head | Illinois |
| 2006 | Dee Brown | Illinois |
| 2007 | Alando Tucker | Wisconsin |
| 2008 | D.J. White | Indiana |
| 2009 | Evan Turner | Ohio St. |
| 2010 | Evan Turner | Ohio St. |
| 2011 | JaJuan Johnson | Purdue |
| 2012 | Draymond Green | Michigan St. |
| 2013 | Trey Burke | Michigan |
| 2014 | Nik Stauskas | Michigan |
| 2015 | Frank Kaminsky | Wisconsin |
| 2016 | Denzel Valentine | Michigan St. |
| 2017 | Caleb Swanigan | Purdue |
| 2018 | Keita Bates-Diop | Ohio St. |
| 2019 | Cassius Winston | Michigan St. |
| 2020 | Luka Garza | Iowa |
| 2021 | Luka Garza | Iowa |
| 2022 | Keegan Murray | Iowa |
| 2023 | Zach Edey | Purdue |
| 2024 | Zach Edey | Purdue |
| 2025 | Braden Smith | Purdue |
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