Houston Cougars men's basketball statistical leaders

The Houston Cougars men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Houston Cougars 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 Cougars represent the University of Houston in the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference. ^[1]

Houston began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1945. 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 Houston's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. ^[2] These lists are updated through the end of the 2023–24 season.

Scoring

Career Rank Player Points Seasons 1 Elvin Hayes 2,884 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 2 Otis Birdsong 2,832 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 3 Michael Young 2,043 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 4 Craig Upchurch 1,880 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1991–92 5 Rob Williams 1,838 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 6 Louis Dunbar 1,765 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 7 Dwight Davis 1,741 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 8 Rob Gray 1,710 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 9 Alvin Franklin 1,684 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 10 Greg Anderson 1,662 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87

Season Rank Player Points Season 1 Elvin Hayes 1,214 1967–68 2 Otis Birdsong 1,090 1976–77 3 Aubrey Coleman 895 2009–10 4 Elvin Hayes 881 1966–67 5 Robert McKiver 801 2007–08 6 Elvin Hayes 789 1965–66 7 Rob Williams 749 1980–81 8 Michael Young 734 1983–84 9 Ollie Taylor 733 1969–70 10 Otis Birdsong 730 1975–76

Single Game Rank Player Points Season Opponent 1 Elvin Hayes 62 1967–68 Valparaiso 2 Elvin Hayes 55 1965–66 Southwestern 3 Robert McKiver 52 2007–08 Southern Miss 4 Elvin Hayes 51 1967–68 Virginia Tech 5 Elvin Hayes 50 1967–68 Centenary Lyle Harger 50 1962–63 Trinity Don Boldebuck 50 1954–55 Sam Houston State 8 Elvin Hayes 49 1967–68 Loyola (Ill.) 9 Elvin Hayes 48 1967–68 Fairfield 10 Elvin Hayes 45 1967–68 Marquette Elvin Hayes 45 1967–68 Montana State

Rebounds

Career Rank Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Elvin Hayes 1,602 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 2 Akeem Olajuwon 1,067 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 3 Greg Anderson 1,045 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 4 Rickie Winslow 969 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 5 Dwight Davis 961 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 6 Clyde Drexler 948 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 7 Don Boldebuck 863 1954–55 1955–56 8 Ken Spain 859 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 9 TaShawn Thomas 833 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 10 J'Wan Roberts 812 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Season Rank Player Rebounds Season 1 Elvin Hayes 624 1967–68 2 Akeem Olajuwon 500 1983–84 3 Elvin Hayes 490 1965–66 4 Elvin Hayes 488 1966–67 5 Don Boldebuck 453 1954–55 6 Ken Spain 422 1967–68 7 Don Boldebuck 410 1955–56 8 Akeem Olajuwon 388 1982–83 9 Dwight Jones 380 1972–73 10 Mike Schultz 362 1976–77

Single Game Rank Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Elvin Hayes 37 1967–68 Centenary 2 Elvin Hayes 30 1965–66 Southwestern 3 Lyle Harger 29 1962–63 Texas Wesleyan 4 Elvin Hayes 28 1965–66 Pacific Elvin Hayes 28 1965–66 Centenary 6 Elvin Hayes 27 1967–68 Loyola (Ill.) Elvin Hayes 27 1967–68 Virginia Tech Elvin Hayes 27 1967–68 Valparaiso Elvin Hayes 27 1965–66 TCU Don Boldebuck 27 1954–55 Missouri Don Boldebuck 27 1955–56 Trinity

Assists

Career Rank Player Assists Seasons 1 Reid Gettys 740 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 2 Derrick Daniels 711 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 3 Jamal Shead 693 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 4 Ken Ciolli 629 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 5 Galen Robinson Jr. 578 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 6 Alvin Franklin 502 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 Lanny Smith 502 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 8 Rob Williams 407 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 9 Otis Birdsong 365 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 10 Joe Hamood 346 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66

Season Rank Player Assists Season 1 Reid Gettys 309 1983–84 2 Jamal Shead 233 2023–24 3 Jamal Shead 221 2021–22 4 Reid Gettys 209 1982–83 5 Reid Gettys 208 1984–85 6 Ken Ciolli 201 1976–77 7 Jamal Shead 200 2022–23 8 Derrick Daniels 196 1989–90 9 Joe Hamood 190 1965–66 10 Galen Robinson Jr. 183 2018–19

Single Game Rank Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Reid Gettys 17 1984–85 Rice 2 Derrick Daniels 16 1989–90 Rice 3 Randy Brown 15 1987–88 Fordham Reid Gettys 15 1983–84 Kansas Poo Welch 15 1969–70 Loyola (La.) George Reynolds 15 1967–68 Valparaiso 7 Derrick Daniels 14 1989–90 Texas A&M Gerry McGee 14 1985–86 Texas Wesleyan Poo Welch 14 1969–70 South Alabama Vern Lewis 14 1967–68 Ohio State

Steals

Career Rank Player Steals Seasons 1 Clyde Drexler 268 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 2 Ken Ciolli 237 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 3 Jamal Shead 226 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 4 Otis Birdsong 217 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 5 Michael Young 215 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 6 Kenneth Williams 209 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 7 Rickie Winslow 207 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 8 Oliver Lafayette 183 2005–06 2006–07 9 Aubrey Coleman 168 2008–09 2009–10 10 Craig Upchurch 158 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1991–92

Season Rank Player Steals Season 1 Clyde Drexler 113 1982–83 2 Oliver Lafayette 105 2005–06 3 Clyde Drexler 97 1981–82 4 Aubrey Coleman 93 2009–10 5 Brian Latham 84 2004–05 6 Jamal Shead 80 2023–24 7 Ken Ciolli 78 1977–78 Oliver Lafayette 78 2006–07 9 Randy Brown 77 1987–88 10 Ken Ciolli 75 1978–79 Aubrey Coleman 75 2008–09

Single Game Rank Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Clyde Drexler 11 1982–83 Syracuse 2 Jamal Shead 8 [3] 2020–21 Our Lady of the Lake Oliver Lafayette 8 2005–06 BYU Dominic Smith 8 2000–01 Charlotte Ken Ciolli 8 1976–77 Illinois State Ken Ciolli 8 1977–78 Texas Lutheran Ken Ciolli 8 1977–78 Xavier Cecile Rose 8 1975–76 Houston Baptist 9 Aubrey Coleman 7 2009–10 Tulsa Aubrey Coleman 7 2009–10 San Diego Aubrey Coleman 7 2008–09 Toledo Brian Latham 7 2004–05 USF Bernard Smith 7 1999–00 Southern Miss Rickie Winslow 7 1985–86 UTSA Eric Dickens 7 1984–85 TCU Michael Young 7 1983–84 Arkansas Clyde Drexler 7 1982–83 TCU Clyde Drexler 7 1981–82 UC Santa Barbara

Blocks

Career Rank Player Blocks Seasons 1 Akeem Olajuwon 454 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 2 Dwight Davis 231 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 3 Greg Anderson 227 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 4 Bo Outlaw 211 1991–92 1992–93 5 TaShawn Thomas 209 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 6 Anwar Ferguson 160 2002–03 2003–04 7 Dwight Jones 155 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 8 Danrad Knowles 137 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 9 Maurice Presley 135 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 10 Tim Moore 133 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96

Season Rank Player Blocks Season 1 Akeem Olajuwon 207 1983–84 2 Akeem Olajuwon 175 1982–83 3 Dwight Davis 125 1970–71 4 Bo Outlaw 114 1992–93 5 Anwar Ferguson 111 2003–04 6 Dwight Davis 106 1971–72 7 Dwight Jones 97 1972–73 Bo Outlaw 97 1991–92 9 TaShawn Thomas 90 2013–14 10 Tim Moore 83 1994–95

Single Game Rank Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Akeem Olajuwon 16 1983–84 Biscayne 2 Dwight Jones 14 1972–73 Houston Baptist 3 Akeem Olajuwon 11 1982–83 Louisiana-Lafayette Akeem Olajuwon 11 1982–83 Arkansas Akeem Olajuwon 11 1982–83 NC State Akeem Olajuwon 11 1983–84 Texas 7 Bo Outlaw 10 1992–93 Texas A&M Akeem Olajuwon 10 1983–84 Arkansas Akeem Olajuwon 10 1983–84 Rice Akeem Olajuwon 10 1983–84 Texas A&M Akeem Olajuwon 10 1983–84 Texas Tech Akeem Olajuwon 10 1983–84 Louisville Akeem Olajuwon 10 1982–83 Texas

References

1. "2019-20 Men's basketball Houston Media Guide".
2. "History of the NCAA". NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
3. "Our Lady of the Lake vs. Houston Box Score". ESPN.com. February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.