Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball statistical leaders

The Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Northern Illinois Huskies 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 Huskies represent Northern Illinois University in the NCAA's Mid-American Conference.

Northern Illinois began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1900. ^[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 Northern Illinois's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. These lists are updated through the end of the 2023–24 season.

Scoring

Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Eugene German 2,203 [2] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2 T.J. Lux 1,996 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 3 Donnell Thomas 1,853 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 4 Allen Rayhorn 1,848 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 5 Paul Dawkins 1,749 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 6 Leon Rodgers 1,657 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 7 Tim Dillon 1,559 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 8 Matt Hicks 1,513 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 9 Levi Bradley 1,464 [3] 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 10 Jerry Zielinski 1,402 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Paul Dawkins 695 1978–79 2 Matt Hicks 682 1976–77 3 Eugene German 659 [2] 2017–18 4 Eugene German 634 [2] 2019–20 5 Eugene German 631 [2] 2018–19 6 Matt Hicks 625 1975–76 7 Billy Harris 603 1972–73 8 David Coit 602 [4] 2023–24 9 Leon Rodgers 596 2001–02 10 Xavier Silas 579 2010–11

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Larry Wyllie 52 1957–58 Eastern Mich. 2 Larry Wyllie 48 1957–58 Hope College 3 Paul Dawkins 47 1978–79 Western Mich. 4 John Olson 46 1955–56 Eastern Mich. Jerry Zielinski 46 1970–71 Southern Ill. Matt Hicks 46 1975–76 Green Bay 7 George Bork 44 1961–62 Winona State 8 Billy Harris 42 1972–73 VCU Matt Hicks 42 1976–77 Kent State 10 Billy Harris 41 1972–73 Ball State Paul Dawkins 41 1978–79 Valparaiso

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 T.J. Lux 1,110 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2 Allen Rayhorn 1,077 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 3 Larry Gentry 990 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 4 Donnell Thomas 984 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 5 W.L. Moore 929 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 6 Marcus Smallwood 843 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 7 Jim Bradley 824 1971–72 1972–73 8 Matt Hicks 804 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 9 Paul Dawkins 782 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 10 John Harris 733 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Jim Bradley 426 1972–73 2 Jim Bradley 398 1971–72 3 Matt Hicks 350 1976–77 Jim Smith 350 1968–69 5 Jim Smith 339 1967–68 6 W.L. Moore 335 1964–65 7 Abe Booker 331 1959–60 8 Ed Ware 322 1950–51 9 Allen Rayhorn 321 1980–81 10 Matt Hicks 319 1975–76

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Abe Booker 32 1959–60 Eastern Mich. 2 Jim Bradley 31 1972–73 UW-Milwaukee 3 Jim Bradley 29 1971–72 Ball State 4 Jim Bradley 24 1972–73 CSU-Los Angeles 5 Matt Hicks 23 1975–76 Eastern Mich. Jim Bradley 23 1972–73 Buffalo 7 Jim Bradley 22 1971–72 Southern Ill. Jim Bradley 22 1972–73 San Francisco St. Jim Bradley 22 1972–73 Central Mich.

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Jay Bryant 367 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 2 Travon Baker 357 [5] 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 3 Ronald Minter 353 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 4 Rodney Davis 332 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 5 Donte Parker 330 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 6 Kaleb Thornton 326 [6] 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 7 Anthony Maestranzi 323 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 8 Jerry Williams 317 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 9 Donald Whiteside 313 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 10 Mike Lipnisky 310 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Jay Bryant 163 1979–80 2 Kaleb Thornton 159 [6] 2022–23 3 Cory Sims 133 2004–05 Ronald Minter 133 1995–96 5 Cory Sims 127 2005–06 Travon Baker 127 [5] 2015–16 7 Rodney Davis 126 1987–88 8 Kaleb Thornton 117 [6] 2021–22 9 Carl Armato 115 1983–84 Carl Armato 115 1982–83

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Ray Clark 13 1978–79 Bowling Green 2 Jim Bradley 12 1972–73 Wichita State Jim Bradley 12 1972–73 Ball State Carl Armato 12 1982–83 Toledo Donte Parker 12 1994–95 Illinois-Chicago Ephraim Eaddy 12 1998–99 Chicago State

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Travon Baker 184 [5] 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2 Ronald Minter 163 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 3 Aaric Armstead 153 [7] 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 4 Vaurice Patterson 135 1991–92 1992–93 1994–95 1995–96 5 P.J. Smith 133 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 6 Donald Whiteside 131 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 7 T.J. Lux 130 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 8 Kenny Battle 127 1984–85 1985–86 9 Mike Lipnisky 120 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 10 Rodney Davis 117 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 Trendon Hankerson 117 [8] 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Kenny Battle 67 1985–86 2 Eugene Bates 62 2002–03 3 Kenny Battle 60 1984–85 4 Ronald Minter 55 1995–96 Donald Whiteside 55 1988–89 6 Eugene Bates 54 2001–02 Trendon Hankerson 54 [8] 2021–22 8 P.J. Smith 53 2001–02 9 Mike Lipnisky 52 1994–95 10 P.J. Smith 51 2002–03 Kaleb Thornton 51 [6] 2022–23

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Travon Baker 9 2015–16 Chicago State 2 Aaron Armstead 8 2014–15 Hampton 3 Kenny Battle 7 1984–85 Fairfield Ronald Minter 7 1995–96 Cleveland State

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 James Hughes 210 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2 T.J. Lux 156 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 3 Marcus Smallwood 145 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 4 Hubert Register 134 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 5 Andrew Wells 89 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 6 Steve Oldendorf 80 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 7 Antwon Harmon 68 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 8 Yanic Konan Niederhauser 67 [9] 2022–23 2023–24 9 Matt Nelson 65 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Marin Marić 65 [10] 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 James Hughes 64 2006–07 Hubert Register 64 1994–95 3 Yanic Konan Niederhauser 57 [9] 2023–24 4 James Hughes 53 2003–04 James Hughes 53 2004–05 6 Steve Oldendorf 43 1991–92 7 Marcus Smallwood 42 2002–03 Hubert Register 42 1993–94 9 Marcus Smallwood 40 2001–02 James Hughes 40 2005–06

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Andrew Wells 7 1990–91 Western Illinois Marcus Smallwood 7 2001–02 Miami (OH) 3 James Hughes 6 Five Times Marin Marić 6 [11] 2015–16 Western Michigan

References

1. "2023-24 NIU Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
2. "Eugene German". ESPN.com.
3. "Levi Bradley". ESPN.com.
4. "David Coit". ESPN.com.
5. "Travon Baker". ESPN.com.
6. "Kaleb Thornton". ESPN.com.
7. "Aaric Armstead". ESPN.com.
8. "Trendon Hankerson". ESPN.com.
9. "Yanic Konan Niederhauser". ESPN.com.
10. "Marin Maric". ESPN.com.
11. "Northern Illinois vs. Western Michigan Box Score". ESPN.com. February 27, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2025.