East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball statistical leaders

The East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the East Texas A&M Lions men's 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 Lions represent East Texas A&M University (ETAMU) in the NCAA Division I Southland Conference.

East Texas A&M began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1916. ^[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.

ETAMU, then known as East Texas State, was a founding member of the NAIA in 1940, remaining in that body until 1982, when it joined NCAA Division II. The school, which changed its name to Texas A&M University–Commerce in 1996 and again to the current East Texas A&M University in November 2024, did not join Division I until the 2022–23 season. This history is significant because the official recording of statistics began at different times in different organizations, as well as different NCAA divisions.

The NAIA record books do not indicate when the organization began officially recording statistics on a national basis, but its oldest record in any significant statistical category (as of 2022–23) dates to the 1952–53 season. ^[2] The NCAA has recorded individual scoring statistics throughout the "modern era" of basketball, which it defines as starting with the 1937–38 season, the first after the center jump after each made field goal was abolished, with weekly recording of scoring leaders starting in 1947–48. Individual rebounding was first recorded in 1950–51, as were individual assists. While rebounding has been recorded in every subsequent season, the NCAA stopped recording individual assists after the 1951–52 season. Recording of assists resumed in D-I in 1983–84, but that statistic was not recorded in D-II until 1988–89. Similarly, while the NCAA started recording blocks and steals in D-I in 1988–89, it did not record those statistics in D-II until 1992–93. ^{[3] [4]} ETAMU record books include players in all named statistics, regardless of whether they were officially recorded by any of the governing bodies in which it was a member.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2021–22 season.

Scoring

Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Nate Granger 2384 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 2 O'Neal Tarrant 2203 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 3 Bennett Fields 1810 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 4 Jason Hall 1666 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 5 Larry McGhee 1580 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 6 Jeff Fitch 1478 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 7 Hugo Cabrera 1458 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 8 Erik Pinter 1447 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 9 Greg Johnson 1381 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 10 Clarence Lynch 1346 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Nate Granger 700 1976–77 2 O'Neal Tarrant 668 1973–74 3 Lee Johnson 653 1978–79 4 O'Neal Tarrant 651 1974–75 5 Bennett Fields 648 1988–89 6 Nate Granger 644 1974–75 7 Larry McGhee 633 1977–78 8 Scooby Johnson 621 2007–08 9 Ollie Hoops 598 1981–82 10 Mike Knorr 594 1989–90

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Phil Andrews 57 1965–66 Stephen F. Austin Phil Andrews 57 1965–66 Sul Ross State 3 Nate Granger 55 1976–77 Paul Quinn 4 Calvin Walker 52 1969–70 Texas Southern 5 Mike Williams 45 1979–80 Texas Lutheran 6 Larry McGhee 44 1977–78 Benedictine Nate Granger 44 1975–76 Texas College 8 Bill Gaines 43 1967–68 LeTourneau Lee Johnson 43 1978–79 Angelo State 10 Bill Gaines 41 1967–68 Austin College

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Nate Granger 1146 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 2 Jim Miller 973 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 3 Hugo Cabrera 832 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 4 Whitney Miller 748 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 5 Mike Williams 691 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 6 Bob Williams 676 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 7 Jason Hall 651 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 8 Mike Knorr 596 1988–89 1989–90 Erik Pinter 596 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 10 Billy Relford 591 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Jim Miller 465 1954–55 2 Darrell Williams 397 2014–15 3 Jermaine Thomas 341 1998–99 4 Whitney Miller 325 1962–63 5 Nate Granger 319 1974–75 6 Nate Granger 314 1973–74 7 Mike Knorr 313 1988–89 8 Nate Granger 304 1976–77 9 Whitney Miller 295 1963–64 Lee Johnson 295 1978–79

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Bob Williams 27 1955–56 Texas A&M-Kingsville 2 Darrell Williams 21 2014–15 Arlington Baptist Darrell Williams 21 2014–15 West Texas A&M 4 Darrell Williams 20 2014–15 Dallas Baptist 5 Dorian Armstrong 19 2016–17 Cameron Darrell Williams 19 2014–15 Eastern N.M. 7 Darrell Williams 18 2014–15 Angelo State 8 Darrell Williams 17 2014–15 California Baptist Darrell Williams 17 2014–15 Angelo State

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Larry McGhee 529 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 2 Hosea Lee 462 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 3 Brandon Manning 395 1998–99 1999–00 4 Tim Cleveland 336 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 5 Ross Hodge 326 2001–02 2002–03 6 Jimmy Foster 254 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 7 O'Neal Tarrant 251 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 8 Mark Austin 249 1976–77 1977–78 1979–80 1980–81 9 Rusty Harden 244 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 10 Brad Hambrick 239 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Ross Hodge 213 2001–02 2 Brandon Manning 201 1998–99 3 Brandon Manning 194 1999–00 4 Larry McGhee 181 1977–78 5 Larry McGhee 176 1976–77 6 Hosea Lee 169 1988–89 7 Hosea Lee 161 1990–91 8 O'Neal Tarrant 154 1974–75 9 Allen Walker 151 2004–05 10 KiKi Montgomery 132 1994–95

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Brandon Manning 16 1999–00 Central Oklahoma 2 Reggie Reid 13 2018–19 Eastern N.M. 3 Anthony Adams 10 2014–15 Dallas Baptist Devin Bethely 10 2020–21 St. Mary's (TX) Alonzo Dodd 10 [5] 2023–24 Stonehill Willie Rooks 10 2018–19 Angelo St. Trey Seymore 10 2016–17 Arlington Baptist Carson Tuttle 10 2018–19 Eastern N.M. 9 Carson Tuttle 9 2020–21 Cameron Jeremy Jones 9 2015–16 Huston-Tillotson Jeremy Jones 9 2015–16 Harding

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Jason Hall 214 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 2 Hosea Lee 185 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 3 Bennett Fields 129 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 4 Brad Hambrick 127 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 5 Darrell Waters 124 1996–97 1997–98 6 Rusty Harden 114 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 7 Chris Metze 100 1996–97 1997–98 Lamar Searight 100 2005–06 2006–07 9 Brandon Manning 96 1998–99 1999–00 Fabian Pittman 96 1997–98 2000–01

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Jason Hall 70 1995–96 2 Darrell Waters 66 1996–97 3 Bennett Fields 65 1987–88 Chris Metze 65 1996–97 5 Dumond Freeman 64 1997–98 Larry McGhee 64 1977–78 7 Tahaun Ford 62 1991–92 8 DeUndrae Spraggins 58 2008–09 Darrell Waters 58 1997–98 10 Malik Albert 57 2016–17

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Deonta Terrell 7 2019–20 St. Edward's 2 Anthony Adams 6 2014–15 Henderson St 3 Khaliq Abdul-Mateen 5 [6] 2023–24 Dallas Christian Malik Albert 5 2016–17 Newman Srdan Budimir 5 2018–19 Tarleton St. De'Andre Carson 5 2015–16 Oklahoma Christian De'Andre Carson 5 2016–17 Western N.M. Trey Conrod 5 2018–19 MSU Texas Reggie Reid 5 2018–19 Tex. A&M-Kingsville Willie Rooks 5 2018–19 DBU Deonta Terrell 5 2019–20 UT Tyler

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Christian Macauley 128 2013–14 2014–15 2 Lee Johnson 118 1977–78 1978–79 3 Thaddeus Daggett 113 2002–03 2003–04 4 Jermaine Thomas 95 1998–99 1999–00 5 Bryant Crowder 75 2015–16 6 Clashon Gaffney 73 2021–22 7 Rodney Brown 64 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 8 Craig Fofang 59 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 Harold Chambers 59 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 Dorian Armstrong 59 2016–17 2017–18

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Lee Johnson 84 1978–79 2 Bryant Crowder 75 2015–16 3 Christian Macauley 74 2013–14 4 Clashon Gaffney 73 2021–22 5 Jermaine Thomas 65 1998–99 6 Thaddeus Daggett 64 2002–03 7 Christian Macauley 54 2014–15 8 Thaddeus Daggett 49 2003–04 9 Dorian Armstrong 44 2016–17 10 Mouhamadou N'Doye 38 2011–12

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Bryant Crowder 7 2015–16 Central Christian College Clashon Gaffney 7 2021–22 Okla. Christian Nick Goellner 7 2004–05 Texas A&M-Kingsville 4 Kwo Agwa 6 [7] 2023–24 Incarnate Word Bryant Crowder 6 2015–16 Midwestern State Bryant Crowder 6 2015–16 Arlington Baptist Bryant Crowder 6 2015–16 Harding Bryant Crowder 6 2015–16 Western State Colo. Bryant Crowder 6 2015–16 Harding Christian Macauley 6 2013–14 Henderson State

References

1. "Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Men's Basketball History and Records". Texas A&M University–Commerce. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
2. "2022–23 NAIA Men's Basketball Regular-Season Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
3. "Individual Records" (PDF). 2021–22 Division I Men's Basketball Records. NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
4. "Individual Records" (PDF). 2022–23 Division II Men's Basketball Records. NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
5. "Texas A&M–Commerce vs. Stonehill Box Score". ESPN.com. November 20, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
6. "Texas A&M–Commerce vs. Dallas Christian Box Score". ESPN.com. November 29, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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