Faculty basketball’s scoring leaders embody gamers from quite a lot of completely different eras, a long time, and applications. Some made the listing even with out the three-point line.
Detroit Mercy star Antoine Davis is the most recent participant to discover a spot within the prime 5. Nonetheless, everyone seems to be monitoring LSU legend Pete Maravich on the all-time roster.
These are the all-time scoring leaders in DI males’s school basketball Official NCAA Document Ebook:
Skilled school basketball scoring leaders
12. Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati: 2,973 factors (1957-58 to 1959-60)
“The Massive O” averaged 35.1, 32.6, and 33.7 factors in his three seasons. After serving to the Bearcats go 25-3 in his first season, Cincinnati completed third within the NCAA Match every of the following two years.
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Robertson completed his time in Cincinnati because the all-time main scorer till Maravich beat him in 1970. After Robertson left Cincinnati, the Bearcats gained back-to-back nationwide titles and misplaced within the title recreation the place they’d a triple win.
11. Hersey Hawkins, Bradley: 3,008 factors (1984-85 to 1987-88)
Hawkins averaged 14.6 and 18.7 factors earlier than dramatically elevating his scoring averages to 27.2 and 36.3 per recreation at Bradley.
Within the 1988 NCAA Match in opposition to Auburn within the #8 vs. #9 recreation, Hawkins made 15 of 25 photographs (and 6 of 8 3-point makes an attempt) to attain 44 factors within the 90-86 loss.
10. Kedren Clarke, St. Peter’s: 3,058 factors (2002-2003 to 2005-2006).
Regardless of being solely 5 toes 11 inches tall, Clark led the NCAA in scoring twice (2003-04 and 2004-05).
He averaged between 24.9 and 26.3 factors per recreation in his 4 seasons, and almost lifted the Peacock to the NCAA Match his senior 12 months. St. Peter’s misplaced to Iowa within the MAAC Match title recreation.
9. Harry Kelly, Texas Southern: 3,066 factors (1979-80 to 1982-83)
Kelly averaged 30 factors a recreation in three completely different seasons (29.0 in 1979-80, 29.7 in 1981-82 and 28.8 in 1982-83).
“Machine Gun” Kelly was a two-time Southwest Athletic Convention Participant of the Yr.
8. Mike Daum, South Dakota State: 3,067 factors (2015-16 to 2018-19)
Daum moved forward of Robertson to affix the highest 10 and develop into the most recent member of the three,000-point membership after he scored 25 in opposition to rival South Dakota on February 23. With 25 factors within the Faculty Basketball Finals NIT first spherical loss to Texas, he completed one level forward of Kelly on the all-time listing.
Dom was a constant star for South Dakota State. He averaged no less than 23 factors per recreation three straight seasons and averaged a double-double for the second straight season.
7. Doug McDermott, Creighton: 3,150 factors (2010-11 to 2013-14)
Whereas taking part in for his father Greg, McDermott improved his scoring common every season, topping out at 26.7 his senior 12 months. In opposition to Windfall on March 8, 2014, McDermott scored 45 factors. He then adopted up that recreation with 35 factors in opposition to DePaul and 32 factors in opposition to Xavier. He additionally had 30 factors because the third-ranked Blue Jays beat Louisiana 76-66 within the NCAA championship.
6. Alphonso Ford, Mississippi Valley State: 165 3 factors (1989-90 to 1992-93)
He was a constant star of the Delta Devils in his 4 seasons, averaging 29.9, 32.7, 27.5 and 26.0 factors over his 4 seasons. Ford grew to become the primary participant in NCAA Division I historical past to common no less than 25 factors per recreation in 4 consecutive seasons.
5. Lionel Simmons, La Salle: 3,217 factors (1986-87 to 1989-90)
Simmons gained a Naismith Award and a Wood Award in his senior season. With Simmons averaging 26.5 factors per recreation (and a double-double for the third straight season), the Explorers solely had one loss within the NCAA match.
La Salle was awarded the No. 4 seed. In a 79-63 win in opposition to Southern Miss, Simmons scored 32 factors. Then La Salle blew a 16-point halftime lead in opposition to No. 5 Clemson in a 79-75 loss within the second spherical. Simmons nonetheless scored 28 factors.
4. Chris Clemons, Campbell: 3,225 factors (2015-16 to 2018-19)
The 5-foot-9 Clemons completed his school profession with a 32-point efficiency in opposition to UNC in a first-round NIT loss. This whole moved him previous Simmons.
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Clemons closed out the 2018-19 season with a median of 30.1 factors per recreation. He led the nation with 24.9 factors per contest in 2017-18 after averaging 25.1 as a sophomore in 2016-17. The guard’s 5 40-point video games, together with a season-high 48 on February 13, 2019, put him above Danny Manning and Robertson on the listing.
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3. Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy: 3,232 factors (2018-19-present)*
* Till January 14th
Davis averaged 26.1, 24.3, 24 and 23.9 over his first 4 seasons, climbing the all-time listing. In 2022-23, it simply saved rolling. In opposition to Robert Morris on January 14, Davis made 11 three-pointers to interrupt the report for profession three-pointers. He completed the sport with 41 factors – his fifth profession 40-point whole. Earlier within the season, he reached 3,000 profession factors in opposition to Charlotte on December 10.
2. Freeman Williams, Portland State: 3,249 factors (1974-75 to 1977-78)
Williams averaged higher than 30 factors per recreation in every of his final three years, reaching 38.8 factors as a junior.
After scoring 35.9 factors per recreation, Williams was ranked eighth total by the Boston Celtics.
1. Pete Maravich, LSU: 3,667 factors (1967-68 to 1969-70)
“Pistol Pete” stands alone. His factors whole is greater than 400 factors greater than Williams. He averaged no less than 43 factors per recreation in his three seasons on the varsity crew. What makes his level whole much more ridiculous is that he needed to play on a freshman crew his first 12 months at LSU, there was no shot clock and no 3-point streak.
Though LSU by no means made the NCAA Match with Maravich, the Tigers had been 3-23 earlier than he performed for the college. His senior 12 months, LSU completed 22-10.
This is how Maravich’s stats break down per season:
- 1967-68: 43.8 factors per recreation
- 1968-69: 44.2 ppg
- 1969-70: 44.5 ppg
Maravich scored over 60 factors in 4 video games, even scoring 69 in opposition to Alabama on February 7, 1970. It’s the second-highest mark in NCAA historical past.
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