American Eagles men's basketball statistical leaders

The American Eagles men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the American Eagles men's basketball program in various categories, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Eagles represent American University in the NCAA's Patriot League. ^[1]

American began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1926. ^[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 American's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. ^[2] These lists are updated through the end of the 2019–20 season.

Scoring

Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Sa'eed Nelson 2,116 [3] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2 Russell Bowers 2,056 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 3 Brian Gilgeous 2,013 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 4 Willie Jones 1,982 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 5 Frank Ross 1,921 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 6 Andre Ingram 1,655 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 7 Frank Weiss 1,632 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 8 Wilbur Thomas 1,543 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 9 Mark Nickens 1,515 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 10 Kermit Washington 1,467 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Russell Bowers 726 1979–80 2 Willie Jones 694 1958–59 3 Frank Ross 683 1986–87 4 Frank Ross 645 1985–86 5 Brian Gilgeous 636 1992–93 6 Willie Jones 626 1959–60 7 Vlad Moldoveanu 613 2010–11 8 Garrison Carr 606 2007–08 9 Russell Bowers 599 1978–79 10 Sa'eed Nelson 595 [3] 2018–19

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Willie Jones 54 1959–60 Evansville 2 Russell Bowers 45 1980–81 Harvard 3 Willie Jones 44 1958–59 Roanoke 4 Sa'eed Nelson 41 [4] 2017–18 Lafayette Willie Jones 41 1958–59 Fairleigh Dickinson 6 Brian Gilgeous 40 1992–93 Mount St. Mary’s Kermit Washington 40 1972–73 Georgetown 8 Vlad Moldoveanu 39 2010–11 Lehigh Craig Sedmak 39 1992–93 Richmond Frank Ross 39 1986–87 Dartmouth Russell Bowers 39 1979–80 La Salle Willie Jones 39 1958–59 Ball State Willie Jones 39 1957–58 Roanoke Ronnie Garshag 39 1948–49 Bucknell

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Kermit Washington 1,478 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 2 Richard Wells 1,184 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 3 Art Beatty 1,126 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 4 Bill Beauchamp 1,057 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 5 Alton Dillard 1,037 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 6 Gordon Stiles 973 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 7 Stephen Lumpkins 884 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2012–13 8 Wilbur Thomas 803 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 9 Craig Sedmak 729 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 10 Ron Draper 688 1988–89 1989–90 Brian Gilgeous 688 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Kermit Washington 512 1970–71 2 Kermit Washington 511 1972–73 3 Art Beatty 458 1966–67 4 Kermit Washington 455 1971–72 5 Alton Dillard 443 1960–61 6 Richard Wells 433 1957–58 7 Bill Beauchamp 431 1958–59 8 Richard Wells 412 1959–60 9 Art Beatty 390 1967–68 10 Alton Dillard 387 1961–62

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Kermit Washington 34 1970–71 Georgetown 2 Kermit Washington 33 1972–73 Loyola (Md.) Art Beatty 33 1966–67 La Salle 4 Ben Still 32 1964–65 Fairleigh Dickinson 5 Kermit Washington 31 1972–73 LaSalle 6 Kermit Washington 30 1971–72 West Chester Kermit Washington 30 1970–71 Loyola (Md.) Alton Dillard 30 1961–62 Baltimore Alton Dillard 30 1961–62 Georgetown 10 Art Beatty 29 1966–67 St. Peter’s Art Beatty 29 1966–67 Susquehanna

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Gordon Austin 691 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 2 Derrick Mercer 524 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 3 Sa'eed Nelson 521 [3] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 4 Mike Sampson 505 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 5 Andres Rodriguez 465 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 6 Darryl Franklin 454 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 7 Elijah Stephens 352 [5] 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 8 Frank Ross 350 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 9 Brian Gilgeous 313 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 10 Duane Gilliam 299 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Gordon Austin 247 1982–83 2 Andres Rodriguez 225 2003–04 3 Gordon Austin 195 1981–82 4 Mike Sampson 184 1984–85 5 Mark Garlitos 165 1978–79 Gordon Austin 165 1980–81 7 Sa'eed Nelson 155 [3] 2018–19 8 Don Slappy 150 1976–77 9 Sa'eed Nelson 147 [3] 2017–18 10 Darryl Franklin 146 1994–95

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Andres Rodriguez 19 2003–04 Navy 2 Herb Jamison 15 1975–76 Temple 3 Gordon Austin 14 1982–83 Wagner Gordon Austin 14 1982–83 Towson Mark Garlitos 14 1978–79 St. Mary’s (Md.) 6 Andres Rodriguez 13 2003–04 Lafayette Andres Rodriguez 13 2003–04 ETSU Mike Sampson 13 1984–85 William & Mary Gordon Austin 13 1981–82 Drexel 10 Sa'eed Nelson 12 [6] 2018–19 Saint Francis (Pa.) Derrick Mercer 12 2008–09 Bucknell Gordon Austin 12 1982–83 Santa Clara Gordon Austin 12 1982–83 UNC-Charlotte Gordon Austin 12 1981–82 South Alabama

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Jarion Childs 295 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2 Sa'eed Nelson 277 [3] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 3 Gordon Austin 235 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 4 Mark Nickens 231 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 5 Frank Ross 203 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 6 Darryl Franklin 184 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 7 Mike Sampson 183 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 8 Brian Gilgeous 177 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 9 Ed Sloane 175 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 10 Andres Rodriguez 168 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Jarion Childs 95 1999–00 2 Gordon Austin 91 1981–82 3 Mark Nickens 87 1982–83 4 Andres Rodriguez 82 2003–04 Sa'eed Nelson 82 [3] 2019–20 6 Mark Nickens 75 1981–82 7 Jarion Childs 73 1997–98 8 Sa'eed Nelson 72 [3] 2016–17 9 Sa'eed Nelson 71 [3] 2018–19 10 Jarion Childs 70 1998–99

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Linas Lekavicius 9 2003–04 Bucknell 2 Sa'eed Nelson 8 [7] 2019–20 UMBC Sa'eed Nelson 8 [8] 2019–20 Boston U Jarion Childs 8 1997–98 James Madison Mark Nickens 8 1980–81 Harvard 6 Glenn Stokes 7 2001–02 Wagner Jarion Childs 7 1999–00 Wagner Jarion Childs 7 1999–00 Loyola (Md.) Jarion Childs 7 1999–00 Catholic Jarion Childs 7 1998–99 VCU Darryl Franklin 7 1995–96 East Carolina Mark Nickens 7 1981–82 La Salle

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Tony Wroblicky 151 [9] 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2 Stephen Lumpkins 138 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2012–13 3 Saliou-Binet Telly 126 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 4 Juan Jones 112 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 5 Jordan Nichols 108 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 6 Stacy Beckton 101 [10] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 7 Keith Gray 97 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 8 Johnny O'Neil 96 [11] 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 9 Craig Sedmak 93 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 10 Patrick Doctor 91 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Sean Stevens 61 1990–91 2 Tony Wroblicky 61 [9] 2013–14 3 Tony Wroblicky 52 [9] 2011–12 4 Johnny O'Neil 51 [11] 2022–23 5 Stephen Lumpkins 48 2009–10 6 Saliou-Binet Telly 44 1997–98 7 Juan Jones 42 1982–83 8 Juan Jones 40 1980–81 9 Stephen Lumpkins 39 2010–11 10 Craig Sedmak 38 1991–92

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Kermit Washington 10 1970–71 Georgetown 2 Kermit Washington 8 1971–72 Navy Kermit Washington 8 1971–72 Syracuse Kermit Washington 8 1971–72 Loyola (Md.) 5 Tony Wroblicky 7 [12] 2011–12 Florida Atlantic Saliou-Binet Telly 6 1997–98 James Madison 7 Jordan Nichols 6 2005–06 Holy Cross Keith Gray 6 1999–00 James Madison Sean Stevens 6 1990–91 William & Mary Sean Stevens 6 1990–91 Loyola (Md.) Tony Wroblicky 6 [13] 2013–14 Bucknell

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