Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball statistical leaders

The WKU Hilltoppers basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the WKU Hilltoppers basketball program in various categories,[1] including points, assists, blocks, rebounds, and steals. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Hilltoppers represent Western Kentucky University in the NCAA's Conference USA.

Western Kentucky began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1914.[1] However, the school's record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent. Since scoring was much lower in this era, and teams played much fewer games during a typical season, it is likely that few or no players from this era would appear on these lists anyway.

The NCAA did not officially record assists as a stat until the 1983–84 season, and blocks and steals until the 1985–86 season, but Western Kentucky's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. These lists are updated through the end of the 2019–20 season.

Scoring

Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Jim McDaniels 2,238 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 Courtney Lee 2,238 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 3 Ralph Crosthwaite 2,076 1954–55 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 4 Tom Marshall 1,909 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 5 Brett McNeal 1,856 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 6 T. J. Price 1,782[2] 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 7 Johnny Britt 1,765 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 8 Kannard Johnson 1,738 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 9 Anthony Winchester 1,732 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 10 Justin Johnson 1,715[3] 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Jim McDaniels 878 1970–71 2 Tom Marshall 829 1953–54 3 Courtney Lee 735 2007–08 4 Jim McDaniels 716 1969–70 5 Bobby Rascoe 694 1961–62 6 Tellis Frank 684 1986–87 7 Bob Lavoy 671 1949–50 8 Jim McDaniels 644 1968–69 9 Clem Haskins 633 1964–65 10 Brett McNeal 621 1988–89

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Clem Haskins 55 1964–65 Middle Tennessee 2 Art Spoelstra 52 1953–54 Morehead State 3 Darel Carrier 50 1963–64 Morehead State

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Tom Marshall 1,565 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 2 Art Spoelstra 1,367 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 3 Ralph Crosthwaite 1,309 1954–55 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 4 Jim McDaniels 1,118 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 5 Justin Johnson 1,057[3] 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 6 Bob Daniels 964 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 7 Greg Smith 932 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 8 Harry Todd 924 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 9 George Fant 894[4] 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 10 Dan King 888 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Tom Marshall 477 1953–54 2 Jim McDaniels 454 1970–71 3 Bob Daniels 418 1955–56 4 Art Spoelstra 412 1953–54 5 Tom Marshall 397 1952–53 6 Ralph Crosthwaite 383 1957–58 7 Chris Marcus 374 2000–01 8 Greg Smith 362 1967–68 9 Justin Johnson 359[3] 2017–18 10 Tom Marshall 351 1951–52

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Tom Marshall 29 1953–54 Louisville 2 Granville Bunton 27 1971–72 Morehead State 3 Tom Marshall 25 1953–54 Regis Charlie Osborne 25 1960–61 East Tennessee Harry Todd 25 1961–62 Middle Tennessee Ralph Townsend 25 1963–64 East Tennessee Jim McDaniels 25 1970–71 East Tennessee

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 James McNary 440 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 2 Derek Robinson 413 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 3 Bobby Jones 375 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 4 Jamal Crook 358[5] 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 5 Orlando Mendez-Valdez 355 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 6 Brett McNeal 354 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 7 Darrin Horn 352 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 8 Gene Rhodes 349 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 9 A.J. Slaughter 332 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 10 T. J. Price 318[2] 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 James McNary 202 1986–87 2 Patrick Sparks 195 2002–03 3 Gene Rhodes 182 1951–52 4 Darius Thompson 181[6] 2017–18 5 James McNary 175 1985–86 6 Gene Rhodes 167 1950–51 7 Anthony Palm 159 1989–90 8 Anthony Palm 149 1990–91 9 A.J. Slaughter 147 2009–10 10 Orlando Mendez-Valdez 140 2008–09

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Ed Gampfer 14 1973–74 Middle Tennessee

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Darnell Mee 259 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 2 Courtney Lee 242 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 3 Chris Robinson 203 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 4 A.J. Slaughter 169 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 5 Brett McNeal 148 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 6 Darius Hall 146 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 7 Darrin Horn 139 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 8 Mark Bell 135 1991–92 1992–93 9 Bobby Jones 134 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 10 Derek Robinson 124 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 Jamal Crook 124[5] 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Darnell Mee 100 1992–93 2 Darnell Mee 94 1991–92 3 Courtney Lee 77 2005–06 4 Mark Bell 76 1992–93 5 Patrick Sparks 73 2002–03 6 Chris Robinson 68 1995–96 7 Darnell Mee 65 1990–91 Courtney Lee 65 2007–08 Lamonte Bearden 65[7] 2017–18 10 Mark Bell 59 1991–92 Antonio Haynes 59 2004–05 Josh Anderson 59[8] 2018–19

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Darnell Mee 9 1992–93 Jacksonville Darnell Mee 9 1992–93 Louisiana Tech

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Jeremy Evans 224 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2 Chris Marcus 214 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 3 Clarence Martin 198 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 4 Ben Lawson 185[9] 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 5 Elgrace Wilborn 161 2004–05 2005–06 6 Darius Hall 125 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 7 George Fant 124[4] 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 8 Darnell Mee 110 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 9 Charles Bassey 97[10] 2018–19 2019–20 10 Teeng Akol 95[11] 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Chris Marcus 97 2000–01 2 Elgrace Wilborn 83 2004–05 3 Charles Bassey 81[10] 2018–19 4 Elgrace Wilborn 78 2005–06 5 Chris Marcus 76 1999–00 6 Clarence Martin 69 1986–87 7 Jeremy Evans 68 2008–09 8 Ben Lawson 66[9] 2015–16 Dwight Coleby 66[12] 2017–18 10 Jeremy Evans 61 2009–10

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Chris Marcus 9 2000–01 Tennessee State Elgrace Wilborn 9 2005–06 FIU

References

1. "WKU Hilltoppers Basketball Media Guide 2020-21" (PDF). Western Kentucky University. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
2. "T. J. Price". ESPN.com.
3. "Justin Johnson". ESPN.com.
4. "George Fant". ESPN.com.
5. "Jamal Crook". ESPN.com.
6. "Darius Thompson". ESPN.com.
7. "Lamonte Bearden". ESPN.com.
8. "Josh Anderson". ESPN.com.
9. "Ben Lawson". ESPN.com.
10. "Charles Bassey". ESPN.com.
11. "Teeng Akol". ESPN.com.
12. "Dwight Coleby". ESPN.com.