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The #1 Ranked Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Player of the Year
Notes: The player rankings are based on college stats.
| Year | #1 Ranked Player |
| 1950 | Bill Erickson |
| 1951 | Don Sunderlage |
| 1952 | Rod Fletcher |
| 1953 | Jim Bredar |
| 1954 | Red Kerr |
| 1955 | Bill Ridley |
| 1956 | Bill Ridley |
| 1957 | Harv Schmidt |
| 1958 | Don Ohl |
| 1959 | Roger Taylor |
| 1960 | Govoner Vaughn |
| 1961 | Dave Downey |
| 1962 | Dave Downey |
| 1963 | Dave Downey |
| 1964 | Skip Thoren |
| 1965 | Skip Thoren |
| 1966 | Donnie Freeman |
| 1967 | Jim Dawson |
| 1968 | Dave Scholz |
| 1969 | Dave Scholz |
| 1970 | Greg Jackson |
| 1971 | Rick Howat |
| 1972 | Nick Weatherspoon |
| 1973 | Nick Weatherspoon |
| 1974 | Rick Schmidt |
| 1975 | Rick Schmidt |
| 1976 | Rich Adams |
| 1977 | Audie Matthews |
| 1978 | Mark Smith |
| 1979 | Mark Smith |
| 1980 | Eddie Johnson |
| 1981 | Eddie Johnson |
| 1982 | James Griffin |
| 1983 | Derek Harper |
| 1984 | Bruce Douglas |
| 1985 | Bruce Douglas |
| 1986 | Ken Norman |
| 1987 | Ken Norman |
| 1988 | Nick Anderson |
| 1989 | Nick Anderson |
| 1990 | Andy Kaufmann |
| 1991 | Andy Kaufmann |
| 1992 | Deon Thomas |
| 1993 | Deon Thomas |
| 1994 | Deon Thomas |
| 1995 | Kiwane Garris |
| 1996 | Richard Keene |
| 1997 | Kiwane Garris |
| 1998 | Kevin Turner |
| 1999 | Cory Bradford |
| 2000 | Frank Williams |
| 2001 | Frank Williams |
| 2002 | Frank Williams |
| 2003 | Brian Cook |
| 2004 | Dee Brown |
| 2005 | Luther Head |
| 2006 | Dee Brown |
| 2007 | Warren Carter |
| 2008 | Shaun Pruitt |
| 2009 | Mike Davis |
| 2010 | Demetri McCamey |
| 2011 | Demetri McCamey |
| 2012 | Meyers Leonard |
| 2013 | Brandon Paul |
| 2014 | Rayvonte Rice |
| 2015 | Malcolm Hill |
| 2016 | Malcolm Hill |
| 2017 | Malcolm Hill |
| 2018 | Leron Black |
| 2019 | Ayo Dosunmu |
| 2020 | Ayo Dosunmu |
| 2021 | Ayo Dosunmu |
| 2022 | Kofi Cockburn |
| 2023 | Terrence Shannon |
| 2024 | Terrence Shannon |
| 2025 | Kasparas Jakucionis |
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