Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball statistical leaders

The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Illinois Fighting Illini 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 Fighting Illini represent the University of Illinois in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference. ^[1]

Illinois began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1905. 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 Illinois's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. ^[2] These lists are updated through the end of the 2021–22 season.

Scoring

Career Rank Player Points Seasons 1 Deon Thomas 2,129 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 2 Kiwane Garris 1,948 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 3 Malcolm Hill 1,846 [3] 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 4 Dee Brown 1,812 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 5 Trent Frazier 1,794 [4] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 6 Brian Cook 1,748 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 7 Cory Bradford 1,735 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 8 Demetri McCamey 1,718 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 9 Eddie Johnson 1,692 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 10 Brandon Paul 1,654 [5] 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13

Season Rank Player Points Season 1 Terrence Shannon Jr. 736 [6] 2023–24 2 Donnie Freeman 668 1965–66 3 Andy Kaufmann 660 1990–91 4 Nick Anderson 647 1988–89 5 Ken Norman 641 1986–87 6 Luther Head 622 2004–05 Kiwane Garris 622 1996–97 8 Malcolm Hill 614 [3] 2015–16 9 Eddie Johnson 610 1979–80 10 Malcolm Hill 603 [3] 2016–17 Marcus Domask 603 [7] 2023–24

Single Game Rank Player Points Season Opponent 1 Dave Downey 53 1962–63 Indiana 2 Andy Kaufmann 46 1990–91 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3 Brandon Paul 43 [8] 2011–12 Ohio State 4 Dave Scholz 42 1967–68 Northwestern 5 Terrence Shannon Jr. 40 [9] 2023–24 Nebraska Malcolm Hill 40 [10] 2016–17 Northern Kentucky Andy Kaufmann 40 1990–91 Eastern Illinois Andy Phillip 40 1942–43 Chicago 9 Malcolm Hill 39 [11] 2015–16 Penn State Deon Thomas 39 1991–92 Illinois-Chicago Rich Adams 39 1977–78 Arizona

Rebounds

Career Rank Player Rebounds Seasons 1 James Augustine 1,023 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2 Mike Davis 909 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 3 Kofi Cockburn 861 [12] 2019–20 2020-21 2021–22 4 Efrem Winters 853 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 5 Deon Thomas 846 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 6 Eddie Johnson 831 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 7 Skip Thoren 830 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 8 Brian Cook 815 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 9 Nick Weatherspoon 803 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 10 Dave Downey 790 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63

Season Rank Player Rebounds Season 1 Skip Thoren 349 1964–65 2 Skip Thoren 331 1963–64 3 Mike Davis 330 2009–10 4 Eddie Johnson 310 1979–80 5 Ken Norman 303 1986–87 6 James Augustine 300 2005–06 7 Kofi Cockburn 296 [12] 2021–22 8 James Augustine 295 2004–05 Nick Weatherspoon 295 1972–73 10 Kofi Cockburn 293 [12] 2020–21

Single Game Rank Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Skip Thoren 24 1963–64 UCLA 2 Nick Weatherspoon 23 1970–71 Michigan 3 Nick Weatherspoon 22 1972–73 DePauw Deon Flessner 22 1966–67 Georgia Tech Skip Thoren 22 1964–65 Villanova Skip Thoren 22 1964–65 Kentucky 7 Rich Jones 21 1965–66 Northwestern Skip Thoren 21 1964–65 Indiana Bill Burwell 21 1961–62 Wisconsin Dave Downey 21 1961–62 Creighton

Assists

Career Rank Player Assists Seasons 1 Bruce Douglas 765 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 2 Demetri McCamey 733 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 3 Dee Brown 674 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 4 Deron Williams 594 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 5 Kiwane Garris 502 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 6 Stephen Bardo 495 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 7 Chester Frazier 484 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 8 Richard Keene 459 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 9 Trent Frazier 452 [4] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 10 Frank Williams 432 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02

Season Rank Player Assists Season 1 Deron Williams 264 2004–05 2 Demetri McCamey 254 2009–10 3 Demetri McCamey 208 2010–11 4 Bruce Douglas 200 1984–85 5 Bruce Douglas 199 1985–86 6 Tony Wysinger 192 1986–87 7 Dee Brown 191 2005–06 8 Bruce Douglas 189 1982–83 9 Deron Williams 185 2003–04 10 Kiwane Garris 180 1996–97

Single Game Rank Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Demetri McCamey 16 2009–10 Purdue Tony Wysinger 16 1986–87 Pittsburgh 3 Bruce Douglas 15 1985–86 Houston 4 Dee Brown 13 2004–05 Longwood Frank Williams 13 1999–00 Loyola-Chicago Kiwane Garris 13 1996–97 Virginia Tech Bruce Douglas 13 1984–85 Minnesota 8 Ayo Dosunmu 12 [13] 2020–21 Wisconsin Chester Frazier 12 2008–09 Clemson Deron Williams 12 2004–05 Penn State Kiwane Garris 12 1996–97 USC Richard Keene 12 1993–94 UIC Rennie Clemons 12 1990–91 Oregon State Bruce Douglas 12 1982–83 Wisconsin Bruce Douglas 12 1982–83 Texas A&M Derek Harper 12 1981–82 Michigan Derek Harper 12 1980–81 Northwestern Derek Harper 12 1980–81 Purdue

Steals

Career Rank Player Steals Seasons 1 Bruce Douglas 324 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 2 Dee Brown 231 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 3 Kendall Gill 218 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 4 Frank Williams 212 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 5 Sergio McClain 210 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 6 Trent Frazier 207 [4] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 7 Derek Harper 178 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 8 Kiwane Garris 163 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 9 Kenny Battle 161 1987–88 1988–89 Mark Smith 161 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81

Season Rank Player Steals Season 1 Kenny Battle 89 1988–89 2 Bruce Douglas 88 1985–86 3 Bruce Douglas 85 1984–85 4 Bruce Douglas 78 1982–83 5 Frank Williams 74 1999–00 6 Bruce Douglas 73 1983–84 7 Kenny Battle 72 1987–88 Derek Harper 72 1982–83 9 Frank Williams 71 2001–02 Sergio McClain 71 1998–99

Single Game Rank Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Bruce Douglas 8 1983–84 Purdue 2 Kendall Gill 7 1989–90 Iowa Kendall Gill 7 1986–87 Eastern Illinois Kenny Battle 7 1987–88 Michigan Bruce Douglas 7 1985–86 Michigan Bruce Douglas 7 1985–86 Wisconsin-Green Bay Bruce Douglas 7 1984–85 Northwestern Bruce Douglas 7 1983–84 Northwestern Derek Harper 7 1982–83 Michigan

Blocks

Career Rank Player Blocks Seasons 1 Nnanna Egwu 201 [14] 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2 Deon Thomas 177 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 3 Mike Tisdale 176 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 4 Derek Holcomb 174 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 5 James Griffin 156 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 6 James Augustine 139 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 7 Brian Cook 136 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 8 Kofi Cockburn 111 [12] 2019–20 2020-21 2021–22 9 Efrem Winters 103 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 10 Coleman Hawkins 102 [15] 2020-21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Season Rank Player Blocks Season 1 Derek Holcomb 86 1978–79 2 Nnanna Egwu 73 [14] 2013–14 3 Meyers Leonard 60 [16] 2011–12 4 Nnanna Egwu 59 [14] 2014–15 Mike Tisdale 59 2009–10 6 James Griffin 56 1981–82 7 Mike Tisdale 54 2010–11 Deon Thomas 54 1990–91 9 Brian Cook 50 2001–02 10 Nnanna Egwu 49 [14] 2012–13

Single Game Rank Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Derek Holcomb 11 1978–79 South Carolina 2 Mike Tisdale 7 2009–10 Penn State Deon Thomas 7 1991–92 Northwestern Derek Holcomb 7 1978–79 Centenary 5 Morez Johnson Jr. 6 [17] 2024–25 Eastern Illinois Matthew Mayer 6 [18] 2022–23 Michigan State Meyers Leonard 6 [19] 2011–12 Loyola-Chicago Marcus Griffin 6 2000–01 Northwestern Brian Cook 6 2000–01 Minnesota James Griffin 6 1981–82 Wisconsin James Griffin 6 1978–79 Denver Derek Holcomb 6 1980–81 Northwestern

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