Denver Pioneers men's basketball statistical leaders

The Denver Pioneers men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Denver Pioneers 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 Pioneers represent the University of Denver in the NCAA's Summit League. ^[1]

Denver began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1903. ^[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 Denver's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. ^[2] These lists are updated through the end of the 2020–21 season.

Scoring

Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Harry Hollines 1,879 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 2 Doug Price 1,830 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 3 B.J. Pratt 1,705 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 4 Joe Rosga 1,621 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 5 Brian Stafford 1,586 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 6 Chris Udofia 1,501 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 7 Brett Olson 1,468 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 8 Peter Faller 1,417 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 9 Wahhab Carter 1,382 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 10 Jack Hauser 1,375 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Tommy Bruner 816 [3] 2023–24 2 Matt Teahan 659 1978–79 3 Harry Hollines 632 1965–66 4 Alonzo Weatherly 630 1979–80 5 Mark Langkamp 627 1983–84 6 Harry Hollines 626 1967–68 7 Vince Boryla 624 1948–49 8 Harry Hollines 621 1966–67 9 Yemi Nicholson 616 2005–06 10 John Johnson 608 1973–74

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Matt Teahan 61 1978–79 Nebraska Wesleyan 2 Dan Cramer 50 1973–74 Southern Mississippi 3 Tommy Bruner 49 [4] 2023–24 South Dakota 4 Lawrence Toburen 48 1956–57 Evansville 5 Scott Williams 44 1989–90 Nebraska-Kearney 6 Scott Williams 42 1989–90 Northern Colorado 7 Dave Bustion 41 1971–72 Houston Jerry Cole 41 1959–60 New Mexico Harry Hollines 41 1966–67 Air Force Tommy Bruner 41 [5] 2023–24 North Dakota State

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Dick Brott 1,067 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 2 Brett Starkey 751 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 3 Yemi Nicholson 707 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 4 Doug Price 703 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Eric Dow 703 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 6 Jim Peay 656 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 7 Dave Bustion 651 1970–71 1971–72 8 Touko Tainamo 631 [6] 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 9 Dwayne Russell 629 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 10 Wahhab Carter 626 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Dick Brott 425 1956–57 2 Dick Brott 346 1954–55 3 Yemi Nicholson 339 2005–06 4 Dave Bustion 336 1971–72 5 Jim Peay 332 1959–60 6 John Johnson 326 1972–73 7 Dave Bustion 315 1970–71 8 Brett Starkey 311 2002–03 9 Jim Peay 304 1957–58 10 Byron Beck 295 1965–66

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Dick Brott 38 1956–57 Evansville 2 Dick Brott 29 1956–57 Southern California 3 Dick Brott 28 1956–57 Utah State 4 Dave Bustion 27 1971–72 Regis Jim Peay 27 1958–59 Northern Colorado 6 Jim Peay 26 1959–60 Hawaii 7 George Walls 25 1974–75 Phillips Dave Bustion 25 1970–71 Western Michigan 9 John Johnson 24 1972–73 Corpus Christi Dick Brott 24 1956–57 New Mexico Dick Brott 24 1954–55 Utah State Dick Brott 24 1954–55 Brigham Young Dick Brott 24 1954–55 Utah State

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Doug Wilson 560 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 2 Tom Jorgensen 468 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 3 Peter Faller 455 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 4 Rodney Billups 418 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 5 Mike Gallagher 382 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 6 Nate Rohnert 357 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 7 Chris Udofia 349 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 8 Brett Olson 336 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 9 Joe Rosga 312 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 10 Jake Pemberton 308 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Tom Jorgensen 224 1979–80 2 Tom Jorgensen 202 1978–79 3 Rodney Billups 199 2004–05 4 Mike Gallagher 199 1980–81 5 Doug Wilson 169 1983–84 6 Ty Church 166 1999–00 7 Doug Wilson 162 1981–82 8 Doug Wilson 158 1982–83 9 Steve Cribari 157 1975–76 10 Nate Rohnert 146 2008–09

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Tom Jorgensen 18 1978–79 Houston Baptist 2 Mike Gallagher 17 1980–81 Northern Montana 3 Mike Gallagher 16 1980–81 Doane Tom Jorgensen 16 1978–79 Oklahoma City 5 Rodney Billups 15 2004–05 Louisiana-Lafayette Tom Jorgensen 15 1978–79 Texas-Pan American 7 Tom Jorgensen 14 1978–79 Nebraska Wesleyan Jim Ranson 14 1976–77 Hardin-Simmons 9 Derrick Fuller 13 1991–92 Dordt Mike Gallagher 13 1980–81 Cornell (Iowa) Jake Pemberton 13 2016–17 Fort Wayne

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Peter Faller 221 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 2 Chase Hallam 201 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 3 Doug Wilson 165 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 4 Erik Benzel 163 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 5 Rodney Billups 154 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 6 Andre Guzman 142 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 7 Chris Udofia 141 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 Cam Griffin 141 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 9 Tim Ray 129 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 10 Jake Pemberton 128 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Peter Faller 71 1987–88 Mel Coffman 71 1980–81 3 Peter Faller 70 1986–87 4 Chase Hallam 67 2012–13 5 Xander McNally 66 2007–08 Joe Fisher 66 1986–87 7 Andre Guzman 59 1993–94 8 Rodney Billups 58 2004–05 9 Josh Austin 54 1996–97 10 Chris Udofia 52 2012–13

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Chase Hallam 8 2012–13 Seattle Andre Guzman 8 1993–94 Wayne (Neb.) State Tim Ray 8 1990–91 Fort Lewis Joe Fisher 8 1986–87 Dordt 5 Royce O'Neale 7 2011–12 North Texas Xander McNally 7 2007–08 Louisiana-Lafayette Derrick Fuller 7 1990–92 Colorado College Peter Faller 7 1986–87 Black Hills State Greg Rhodes 7 1981–82 Colorado College Roy Jones 7 1978–79 Rhode Island Jim Coffman 7 1978–79 Drexel

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Chris Udofia 256 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2 Yemi Nicholson 210 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 3 Dwayne Russell 130 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 4 Ira Harge 128 1986–87 1987–88 5 Eric Dow 124 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 6 Adam McCanna 96 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 7 Kelly Lively 93 1991–92 1992–93 8 Ricky Oliver 91 1985–86 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 9 Alex Sund 90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 10 Justin Coughlin 74 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Kelly Lively 93 1991–92 2 Yemi Nicholson 92 2004–05 3 Yemi Nicholson 88 2005–06 4 Chris Udofia 75 2012–13 5 Chris Udofia 72 2011–12 6 Chris Udofia 70 2013–14 7 Eric Dow 66 1998–99 8 Ira Harge 63 1986–87 9 Isaiah Carr 69 [7] 2023–24 10 Adam McCanna 53 1997–98

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Yemi Nicholson 9 2004–05 New Orleans Isaiah Carr 9 [8] 2023–24 Colorado College 3 Yemi Nicholson 8 2005–06 Illinois-Chicago Adam McCanna 8 1997–98 Portland 5 Yemi Nicholson 7 2005–06 Western Kentucky Yemi Nicholson 7 2004–05 Arkansas State Yemi Nicholson 7 2004–05 Stanford Kelly Lively 7 1991–92 Regis

References

1. "Denver Men's Basketball 2019-20 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Denver. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
2. "History of the NCAA". NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
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