Louisville Cardinals men's basketball statistical leaders

The Louisville Cardinals basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Louisville Cardinals 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 Cardinals represent the University of Louisville in the NCAA's Atlantic Coast Conference. ^[1]

Louisville began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1911. ^[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 Louisville'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 Darrell Griffith 2333 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 2 DeJuan Wheat 2183 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 3 Pervis Ellison 2143 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 4 Reece Gaines 1945 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 5 Russ Smith 1908 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 6 Milt Wagner 1836 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 7 Derek Smith 1826 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 8 LaBradford Smith 1806 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 9 Charlie Tyra 1728 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 10 Herbert Crook 1723 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Darrell Griffith 825 1979–80 2 Russ Smith 748 2012–13 3 Charlie Tyra 690 1955–56 4 Russ Smith 673 2013–14 Reece Gaines 673 2001–02 6 John Turner 669 1960–61 7 Jim Price 652 1971–72 8 Wes Unseld 645 1967–68 9 Pervis Ellison 617 1987–88 10 Clifford Rozier 616 1993–94

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Wes Unseld 45 1967–68 Georgetown 2 Bud Olsen 44 1961–62 Kentucky Wesleyan 3 Russ Smith 42 2013–14 Rutgers 4 Butch Beard 41 1966–67 Bradley 5 Charlie Tyra 40 1956–57 Notre Dame 6 Charlie Tyra 38 1955–56 Morehead State 7 Reece Gaines 37 2001–02 Saint Louis Phil Rollins 37 1955–56 Eastern Kentucky Jordan Nwora 37 [3] 2019–20 Boston College 10 Skyy Clark 36 [4] 2023–24 NC State Russ Smith 36 2013–14 North Carolina Samardo Samuels 36 2009–10 Notre Dame Junior Bridgeman 36 1974–75 Rutgers Allen Murphy 36 1972–73 American Chuck Noble 36 1952–53 Kentucky Wesleyan Charlie Tyra 36 1955–56 Marquette Wes Unseld 36 1967–68 Northwestern

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Charlie Tyra 1617 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 2 Wes Unseld 1551 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 3 Pervis Ellison 1149 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 4 Fred Sawyer 1040 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 5 Rodney McCray 1029 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 6 Ellis Myles 998 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2004–05 7 Terrence Williams 970 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 8 Billy Thompson 928 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 9 John Turner 919 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 10 Derek Smith 884 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Charlie Tyra 645 1955–56 2 Wes Unseld 533 1966–67 3 Charlie Tyra 520 1956–57 4 Wes Unseld 513 1967–68 5 Wes Unseld 505 1965–66 6 Mike Grosso 432 1968–69 7 Ron Thomas 420 1971–72 8 Jerry DuPont 401 1957–58 9 Clifford Rozier 377 1993–94 10 Mike Grosso 376 1969–70

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Charlie Tyra 38 1955–56 Canisius 2 Wes Unseld 30 1966–67 Bellarmine Wes Unseld 30 1965–66 Wichita 4 Wes Unseld 29 1967–68 Georgetown College 5 Wes Unseld 28 1966–67 Southern Illinois 6 Wes Unseld 26 1966–67 Niagara Mike Grosso 26 1968–69 St. Louis 8 Wes Unseld 25 1966–67 LaSalle Wes Unseld 25 1967–68 Cincinnati Wes Unseld 25 1968–69 Kansas Mike Grosso 25 1968–69 Southern Mississippi

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 LaBradford Smith 713 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 2 Peyton Siva 677 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 3 Terrence Williams 545 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 4 Phil Bond 528 1972–73 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 5 DeJuan Wheat 498 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 6 Keith Williams 482 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 7 Reece Gaines 475 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 8 Billy Thompson 459 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 9 Milt Wagner 432 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 10 Rick Wilson 419 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Peyton Siva 228 2012–13 2 LaBradford Smith 226 1989–90 3 Peyton Siva 211 2011–12 4 Terrence Williams 185 2008–09 5 LaBradford Smith 184 1988–89 6 Peyton Siva 182 2010–11 7 Russ Smith 172 2013–14 8 Milt Wagner 165 1985–86 9 Keith Williams 162 1989–90 10 Terrence Williams 161 2007–08

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Chucky Hepburn 16 [5] 2024–25 SMU 2 Francisco Garcia 15 2003–04 Murray State 3 Phil Bond 14 1976–77 UCLA 4 Russ Smith 13 2013–14 Connecticut Peyton Siva 13 2012–13 Villanova Terrence Williams 13 2008–09 Hartford Cameron Murray 13 1997–98 Saint Louis 8 Darius Perry 12 [6] 2019–20 Youngstown State Christen Cunningham 12 2018–19 Duke Peyton Siva 12 2012–13 FIU LaBradford Smith 12 1990–91 South Carolina LaBradford Smith 12 1989–90 UCLA LaBradford Smith 12 1989–90 Cleveland State Keith Williams 12 1987–88 Brigham Young Henry Bacon 12 1971–72 Southwest Louisiana

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Russ Smith 257 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2 Peyton Siva 254 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 3 Darrell Griffith 230 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 4 LaBradford Smith 227 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 5 Tick Rogers 220 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 6 Alvin Sims 217 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 7 Terrence Williams 210 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 8 DeJuan Wheat 204 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 9 Lancaster Gordon 192 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 10 Reece Gaines 191 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Peyton Siva 90 2012–13 2 Russ Smith 87 2011–12 3 Darrell Griffith 86 1979–80 Tick Rogers 86 1994–95 Terrence Williams 86 2008–09 6 Alvin Sims 85 1996–97 7 Alvin Sims 84 1995–96 8 Russ Smith 83 2012–13 9 LaBradford Smith 74 1989–90 Russ Smith 74 2013–14

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Tick Rogers 10 1994–95 Western Carolina 2 Alvin Sims 9 1995–96 Virginia Commonwealth 3 Russ Smith 8 2012–13 NC A&T 4 Lancaster Gordon 7 1980–81 Tulane LaBradford Smith 7 1987–88 Houston Jason Osborne 7 1994–95 Tulane Alvin Sims 7 1995–96 Michigan State Edgar Sosa 7 2006–07 Sacramento State Terrence Williams 7 2008–09 Syracuse Peyton Siva 7 2010–11 St. John's Russ Smith 7 2011–12 Memphis Peyton Siva 7 2012–13 Notre Dame Donovan Mitchell 7 2016–17 Old Dominion Chucky Hepburn 7 [7] 2024–25 Indiana

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Pervis Ellison 374 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 2 Gorgui Dieng 267 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 3 Anas Mahmoud 218 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 4 Charles Jones 208 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 5 Billy Thompson 185 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 6 Rodney McCray 178 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 7 Scooter McCray 173 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Cornelius Holden 173 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 9 Ricky Gallon 171 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 10 Terrence Jennings 158 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Gorgui Dieng 128 2011–12 2 Anas Mahmoud 104 2017–18 3 Pervis Ellison 102 1987–88 4 Pervis Ellison 98 1988–89 5 Pervis Ellison 92 1985–86 6 Gorgui Dieng 83 2012–13 7 Pervis Ellison 82 1986–87 Charles Jones 82 1982–83 9 Samaki Walker 78 1994–95 10 Clifford Rozier 76 1993–94

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Samaki Walker 11 1994–95 Kentucky 2 Charles Jones 10 1982–83 Wright State 3 Pervis Ellison 9 1986–87 UCLA Kendall Dartez 9 2003–04 Holy Cross 5 Billy Thompson 8 1985–86 Virginia Tech Pervis Ellison 8 1988–89 Western Kentucky

References

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