Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball statistical leaders

The Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball program in various categories, ^[1] including points, three-pointers, assists, blocks, rebounds, and steals. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Wildcats represent Northwestern University in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference.

Northwestern began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1904. ^[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 Northwestern's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. These lists are updated through the most recent game of the 2022–23 season.

Scoring

Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Boo Buie 2,187 [2] 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2 John Shurna 2,038 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 3 Drew Crawford 1,920 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 4 Billy McKinney 1,900 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 5 Evan Eschmeyer 1,805 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 6 Michael Thompson 1,689 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 7 Bryant McIntosh 1,683 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 8 Jim Stack 1,583 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 9 Vedran Vukusic 1,581 2001–02 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 10 Kevin Rankin 1,575 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 John Shurna 661 2011–12 2 Boo Buie 646 [2] 2023–24 3 John Shurna 619 2009–10 4 Boo Buie 588 [2] 2022–23 5 Evan Eschmeyer 585 1997–98 6 Dale Kelley 582 1969–70 7 Evan Eschmeyer 568 1998–99 8 Michael Thompson 553 2010–11 9 Bryant McIntosh 534 2016–17 10 Vedran Vukusic 533 2005–06 Billy McKinney 533 1975–76

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Rich Falk 49 1963–64 Iowa 2 Rick Lopossa 40 1963–64 Illinois Joe Ruklick 40 1957–58 Illinois 4 Geno Carlisle 39 1995–96 Wisconsin Dale Kelley 39 1969–70 Wisconsin 6 Jim Burns 38 1965–66 Michigan Frank Ehmann 38 1954–55 Michigan 8 John Shurna 37 2011–12 LSU Kevin Coble 37 2007–08 Indiana Evan Eschmeyer 37 1997–98 Penn State Tony Allen 37 1977–78 UNLV Billy McKinney 37 1974–75 Notre Dame Jim Burns 37 1965–66 Purdue Rich Falk 37 1963–64 Michigan State

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Evan Eschmeyer 995 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2 Kevin Rankin 885 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 3 Joe Ruklick 868 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 4 Jim Pitts 800 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 5 Dererk Pardon 784 [3] 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 6 Don Adams 773 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 7 Drew Crawford 713 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 8 Shon Morris 712 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 9 Phil Warren 665 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 10 Alexandru Olah 663 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Jim Pitts 321 1965–66 2 Joe Ruklick 306 1957–58 3 Evan Eschmeyer 292 1998–99 4 Evan Eschmeyer 290 1997–98 5 Joe Ruklick 287 1958–59 6 Joe Ruklick 275 1956–57 7 Don Adams 268 1968–69 Jim Pitts 268 1964–65 9 Don Adams 256 1967–68 10 Brooks Barnhizer 255 [4] 2023–24

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Jim Pitts 29 1964–65 Indiana 2 Jim Pitts 26 1965–66 Indiana 3 Chuck Brandt 24 1959–60 Illinois 4 Jim Pitts 23 1963–64 Notre Dame Bill Schulz 23 1955–56 Iowa 6 Dererk Pardon 22 [5] 2016–17 Nebraska Jim Pitts 22 1965–66 Ohio State Joe Ruklick 22 1958–59 Iowa 9 Evan Eschmeyer 21 1998–99 Penn State Joe Ruklick 21 1956–57 Western Michigan

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Bryant McIntosh 700 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2 Boo Buie 618 [2] 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 3 Michael Thompson 528 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 4 Pat Baldwin 452 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 5 Shawn Watts 379 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 6 Michael Jenkins 342 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 7 Tim Doyle 341 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 8 Dave Sobolewski 334 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 9 Craig Moore 308 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 10 John Shurna 295 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Bryant McIntosh 213 2015–16 2 Bryant McIntosh 188 2016–17 3 Boo Buie 171 [2] 2023–24 4 Tim Doyle 157 2006–07 5 Pat Baldwin 154 1993–94 Boo Buie 154 [2] 2022–23 7 Bryant McIntosh 150 2014–15 8 Bryant McIntosh 149 2017–18 9 Michael Thompson 147 2010–11 10 Michael Thompson 139 2009–10

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Bryant McIntosh 16 [6] 2017–18 Minnesota 2 Pat Baldwin 14 1992–93 Youngstown State 3 Bryant McIntosh 13 2015–16 Rutgers Terry Gamber 13 1966–67 Rhode Island 5 Jerry Marifke 12 1976–77 Wisconsin 6 Bryant McIntosh 11 2015–16 Minnesota 7 Boo Buie 10 [7] 2023–24 Michigan State Bryant McIntosh 10 2016–17 Iowa Bryant McIntosh 10 2015–16 Penn State Bryant McIntosh 10 2015–16 Sacred Heart Michael Thompson 10 2007–08 Penn State Ben Johnson 10 2000–01 Penn State Evan Eschmeyer 10 1998–99 Indiana Pat Baldwin 10 1992–93 Holy Cross Rob Ross 10 1989–90 Wisconsin

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Pat Baldwin 272 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 2 Jitim Young 215 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 3 Mohamed Hachad 167 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 4 Shawn Watts 161 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 5 Chase Audige 160 [8] 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 6 Michael Thompson 159 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 7 Art Aaron 145 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 8 Boo Buie 143 [2] 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 9 Craig Moore 141 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 10 Jeremy Nash 129 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Pat Baldwin 90 1990–91 2 Chase Audige 81 [8] 2022–23 3 Pat Baldwin 74 1992–93 4 Art Aaron 67 1983–84 5 Jitim Young 66 2003–04 6 Brooks Barnhizer 61 [4] 2023–24 7 Pat Baldwin 59 1993–94 8 Jeremy Nash 58 2009–10 9 Mohamed Hachad 57 2003–04 10 Craig Moore 55 2007–08 Jitim Young 55 2001–02 Shawn Watts 55 1986–87

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Pat Baldwin 9 1990–91 Oakland 2 Jitim Young 8 2003–04 Penn State Pat Baldwin 8 1991–92 Vanderbilt Shawn Watts 8 1986–87 Rollins 5 Jeremy Nash 7 2008–09 Chicago State Craig Moore 7 2007–08 Savannah State Mike Capocci 7 2007–08 Benedictine (Illinois) Pat Baldwin 7 1992–93 Holy Cross Pat Baldwin 7 1992–93 Purdue Pat Baldwin 7 1990–91 Loyola Pat Baldwin 7 1990–91 Illinois Shawn Watts 7 1986–87 Marquette

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Alexandru Olah 181 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2 Dererk Pardon 148 [3] 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 3 John Shurna 136 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 4 Kevin Rankin 133 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 5 Evan Eschmeyer 132 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 6 Jim Pitts 123 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 7 Tavaras Hardy 101 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 8 Drew Crawford 98 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 9 Gavin Skelly 91 [9] 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 10 Aaron Jennings 90 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Jim Pitts 123 1965–66 2 Alexandru Olah 59 2014–15 3 Alexandru Olah 58 2013–14 4 Dererk Pardon 56 [3] 2017–18 5 John Shurna 55 2011–12 6 Dererk Pardon 50 [3] 2016–17 7 Evan Eschmeyer 48 1998–99 8 Kevin Rankin 45 1991–92 9 Gavin Skelly 44 [9] 2016–17 10 Brian Pitts 40 1986–87 Matthew Nicholson 40 [10] 2022–23 Matthew Nicholson 40 [10] 2023–24

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Jim Pitts 10 1965–66 Purdue 2 Dererk Pardon 8 [11] 2016–17 Rutgers 3 Aaron Jennings 7 2002–03 New Hampshire Evan Eschmeyer 7 1998–99 Purdue Jim Wallace 7 1975–76 Ohio 6 Dererk Pardon 6 [6] 2017–18 Minnesota Dererk Pardon 6 [12] 2016–17 Notre Dame Alexandru Olah 6 2015–16 New Orleans Alexandru Olah 6 2013–14 Indiana Kevin Rankin 6 1991–92 Vanderbilt Jim Pitts 6 1965–66 Wisconsin Evan Eschmeyer 6 1996–97 Seton Hall

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