Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball statistical leaders explained

The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball statistical leaders are the individual statistical leaders of the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball program in various categories,^[1] including points, assists, blocks, rebounds, and steals. The Cornhuskers compete in NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten.

Although Nebraska began competing in intercollegiate men's basketball in 1896, the school's official record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as earlier records are incomplete and inconsistent. As scoring was much lower and teams played fewer games in a typical season, it is unlikely that players from this era would appear on these lists anyway.

While NCAA did not officially record assists until 1983–84, and blocks and steals until 1985–86, Nebraska's record books include these stats from prior seasons. These lists are updated through the end of the 2021–22 season.

Scoring

Career

1	Dave Hoppen	2,167	1982–86
2	Eric Piatkowski	1,934	1990–94
3	Jerry Fort	1,882	1972–76
4	Andre Smith	1,717	1977–81
5	Aleks Maric	1,630	2004–08
	Shavon Shields		2012–16
7	Jaron Boone	1,609	1992–96
8	Erick Strickland	1,586	1992–96
9	Tyronn Lue	1,577	1995–98
10	Cookie Belcher	1,552	1996–2001

Season

1	James Palmer Jr.	708	2018–19
2	Dave Hoppen	704	1984–85
3	Tyronn Lue	678	1997–98
4	Eric Piatkowski	646	1993–94
5	Tyronn Lue	603	1996–97
6	Andre Smith	600	1979–80
7	Dave Hoppen	598	1983–84
8	Terran Petteway	579	2013–14
9	James Palmer Jr.	568	2017–18
10	Terran Petteway	564	2014–15

Single Game

1	Eric Piatkowski	42	1993–94	Oklahoma
2	Aleks Maric	41	2006–07	Kansas State
	Teddy Allen		2020–21	Penn State
4	Rich King	40	1990–91	Northern Illinois
	Jerry Fort		1974–75	Missouri
6	Tom Russell	38	1961–62	Kansas
7	Aleks Maric	37	2005–06	Iowa State
8		36	2006–07	Iowa State
	Tyronn Lue		1997–98	Virginia
	W. W. Walsh		1906–07	Crete

Rebounds

Career

1	Venson Hamilton	1,080	1995–99
2	Aleks Maric	1,015	2004–08
3	Leroy Chalk	782	1968–71
4	Dave Hoppen	773	1982–86
5	Rich King	761	1987–91
6	Andre Smith	753	1977–81
7	Chuck Jura	740	1969–72
8	Carl McPipe	723	1975–79
9	John Turek	682	2001–05
10	Rex Ekwall	679	1954–57

Season

1	Aleks Maric	335	2007–08
	Venson Hamilton		1998–99
3		315	1997–98
4	Chuck Jura	305	1971–72
5	Leroy Chalk	290	1970–71
6	Rich King	274	1990–91
7	Venson Hamilton	269	1996–97
8	Kimani Ffriend	263	1999–00
9	Aleks Maric	260	2006–07
10	Dave Hoppen	258	1984–85

Single Game

1	Bill Johnson	26	1953–54	Iowa State

Assists

Career

1	Brian Carr	682	1983–87
2	Cookie Belcher	477	1996–2001
3	Jaron Boone	446	1992–96
4	Tyronn Lue	432	1995–98
5	Erick Strickland	414	1992–96
6	Charles Richardson Jr.	399	2003–07
7	Jack Moore	382	1978–82
	Glynn Watson Jr.		2015–19
9	Jamar Johnson	355	1991–94
10	Clifford Scales	354	1987–91

Season

1	Brian Carr	237	1984–85
2		201	1985–86
3	Charles Richardson Jr.	179	2006–07
	Cam Mack		2019–20
5	Alonzo Verge Jr.	169	2021–22
6	Brian Carr	166	1986–87
7	Tyronn Lue	152	1997–98
8	Jack Moore	145	1979–80
	Lance Jeter		2010–11
10	Tyronn Lue	144	1995–96

Single Game

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Brian Carr

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1984–85

Evansville

Steals

Career

1	Cookie Belcher	353	1996–2001
2	Erick Strickland	257	1992–96
3	Venson Hamilton	186	1995–99
4	Clifford Scales	177	1987–91
	Glynn Watson Jr.		2015–19
6	Ryan Anderson	166	2006–10
7	Brian Carr	159	1983–87
8	Tyronn Lue	154	1995–98
9	Brandon Richardson	145	2008–12
10	Benny Parker	137	2012–16
	Larry Florence	137	1996–2000

Season

1	Cookie Belcher	102	1998–99
2	Erick Strickland	89	1994–95
3	Cookie Belcher	87	1996–97
4		82	2000–01
5		75	1997–98
6	Eric Johnson	68	1988–89
7	Venson Hamilton	67	1998–99
	Brian Carr		1986–87
9	Clifford Scales	64	1990–91
10	Tyronn Lue	63	1997–98

Single Game

1	Greg Downing	8	1982–83	UMKC
	Cookie Belcher		1998–99	Texas Tech
	Venson Hamilton
	Cookie Belcher		2000–01	Oklahoma St.

Blocks

Career

1	Venson Hamilton	241	1995–99
2	Mikki Moore	236	1993–97
3	Rich King	183	1987–91
4	John Turek	163	2001–05
5	Kimani Ffriend	159	1999–2001
6	Isaiah Roby	154	2016–19
7	Aleks Maric	145	2004–08
8	Derrick Chandler	144	1991–93
9	Wes Wilkinson	113	2002–06
10	Jorge Brian Diaz	110	2009–12

Season

1	Derrick Chandler	91	1991–92
2	Mikki Moore	88	1996–97
3	Kimani Ffriend	85	1999–00
4	Venson Hamilton	80	1998–99
5	Kimani Ffriend	74	2000–01
6	Mikki Moore	71	1995–96
7	Rich King	68	1990–91
8	Mikki Moore	67	1994–95
9	Isaiah Roby	66	2017–18
	Venson Hamilton		1997–98

Single Game

1	Mikki Moore	9	1996–97	Coppin State

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's Basketball Records Section. August 26, 2020. University of Nebraska–Lincoln.