Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball statistical leaders

The Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Ohio State Buckeyes 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 Buckeyes represent the Ohio State University in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference.

Ohio State began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1898. ^[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 Ohio State's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. These lists are updated through the end of the 2021–22 season.

Scoring

Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Dennis Hopson 2,096 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 2 Herb Williams 2,011 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 3 William Buford 1,990 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 Jerry Lucas 1,990 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 5 Kelvin Ransey 1,934 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 6 Michael Redd 1,879 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 7 Jim Jackson 1,785 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 8 Jay Burson 1,756 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 9 Deshaun Thomas 1,630 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 10 Dave Sorenson 1,622 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Dennis Hopson 958 1986–87 2 Gary Bradds 735 1963–64 3 Deshaun Thomas 733 2012–13 4 Robin Freeman 723 1955–56 5 Jim Jackson 718 1991–92 6 Jerry Lucas 710 1959–60 7 Michael Redd 703 1998–99 8 Dennis Hopson 690 1985–86 9 D'Angelo Russell 675 [2] 2014–15 10 Keita Bates-Diop 672 [3] 2017–18 Gary Bradds 672 1962–63

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Gary Bradds 49 1963–64 Illinois 2 Gary Bradds 48 1963–64 Michigan State Jerry Lucas 48 1960–61 Michigan State 4 Gary Bradds 47 1963–64 Purdue 5 Robin Freeman 46 1955–56 Michigan State 6 Gary Bradds 45 1962–63 BYU 7 Robin Freeman 44 1955–56 Oklahoma 8 Robin Freeman 43 1955–56 Illinois Robin Freeman 43 1955–56 Loyola Robin Freeman 43 1955–56 Michigan State

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Jerry Lucas 1,411 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 2 Herb Williams 1,111 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 3 Perry Carter 989 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 4 Bill Hosket Jr. 910 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 5 Terence Dials 876 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 6 Clark Kellogg 872 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 7 Luke Witte 819 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 8 Jae'Sean Tate 771 [4] 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 9 Dave Sorenson 761 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 10 Ken Johnson 739 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Jerry Lucas 499 1961–62 2 Jerry Lucas 470 1960–61 3 Jerry Lucas 442 1959–60 4 Brad Sellers 416 1985–86 5 Jared Sullinger 377 2010–11 6 Jared Sullinger 340 2011–12 7 Frank Howard 336 1956–57 8 Bill Hosket Jr. 332 1967–68 9 Luke Witte 331 1970–71 10 Herb Williams 325 1978–79

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Frank Howard 32 1956–57 BYU 2 Jerry Lucas 30 1961–62 Indiana Jerry Lucas 30 1960–61 Kentucky Jerry Lucas 30 1961–62 UCLA 5 Jerry Lucas 28 1959–60 Wake Forest 6 Jerry Lucas 25 1960–61 Western Kentucky Frank Howard 25 1956–57 Manhattan 8 Dick Furry 24 1958–59 Wisconsin Frank Howard 24 1955–56 Illinois 10 Bill Hosket Jr. 23 1965–66 Hardin-Simmons Jerry Lucas 23 1960–61 Wisconsin Jerry Lucas 23 1959–60 Illinois Dick Furry 23 1958–59 Kentucky Frank Howard 23 1957–58 Purdue

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Aaron Craft 694 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2 Jamar Butler 579 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 3 Shannon Scott 528 [5] 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 4 Kelvin Ransey 516 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 5 Curtis Wilson 475 1983–84 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 6 Mark Baker 424 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 7 Troy Taylor 421 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 8 Ronnie Stokes 419 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 9 Evan Turner 414 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 10 Larry Bolden 401 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Mike Conley Jr. 238 2006–07 2 Jamar Butler 219 2007–08 3 Shannon Scott 207 [5] 2014–15 4 Curtis Wilson 188 1987–88 5 Evan Turner 185 2009–10 6 Aaron Craft 181 2011–12 7 Aaron Craft 177 2010–11 Kelvin Ransey 177 1979–80 9 D'Angelo Russell 175 [2] 2014–15 10 Aaron Craft 172 2012–13

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Shannon Scott 16 [6] 2014–15 Sacred Heart 2 Aaron Craft 15 2010–11 George Mason 3 Shannon Scott 14 [7] 2014–15 Marquette Curtis Wilson 14 1987–88 Purdue 5 JaQuan Lyle 13 [8] 2015–16 Minnesota Kelvin Ransey 13 1979–80 Northwestern 7 Shannon Scott 12 [9] 2014–15 NC A&T Jamar Butler 12 2007–08 UMBC Scoonie Penn 12 1999–00 Florida A&M 10 JaQuan Lyle 11 [10] 2016–17 Jackson State JaQuan Lyle 11 [11] 2015–16 Rutgers D'Angelo Russell 11 [12] 2014–15 Rutgers Shannon Scott 11 [13] 2014–15 UMass-Lowell Evan Turner 11 2009–10 Lipscomb Jamar Butler 11 2007–08 Northwestern Damon Stringer 11 1995–96 CCSU Mark Baker 11 1990–91 Wisconsin Curtis Wilson 11 1986–87 Florida International Larry Bolden 11 1976–77 Northwestern

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Aaron Craft 337 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2 Shannon Scott 211 [5] 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 3 Jay Burson 204 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 4 David Lighty 191 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 5 Dennis Hopson 164 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 6 Evan Turner 159 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 7 Jamaal Brown 158 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 Ronnie Stokes 158 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 9 Troy Taylor 155 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 10 Curtis Wilson 153 1983–84 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Aaron Craft 98 2011–12 2 Aaron Craft 89 2013–14 3 Mike Conley Jr. 87 2006–07 4 Aaron Craft 77 2012–13 5 Curtis Wilson 74 1986–87 6 Aaron Craft 73 2010–11 7 Je'Kel Foster 72 2005–06 8 Shannon Scott 71 [5] 2013–14 Dennis Hopson 71 1986–87 10 Scoonie Penn 70 1998–99

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Troy Taylor 8 1983–84 St. Joseph's 2 Jae'Sean Tate 7 [14] 2015–16 Mercer Shannon Scott 7 [9] 2014–15 NC A&T Aaron Craft 7 2013–14 American Aaron Craft 7 2010–11 Iowa Kelvin Ransey 7 1977–78 Minnesota 7 Shannon Scott 6 2012–13 UNC Asheville Aaron Craft 6 2013–14 Iowa Aaron Craft 6 2012–13 Iona Aaron Craft 6 2011–12 Cincinnati Aaron Craft 6 2011–12 Minnesota Aaron Craft 6 2010–11 Indiana Aaron Craft 6 2010–11 Purdue Je'Kel Foster 6 2005–06 Purdue Je'Kel Foster 6 2005–06 Gardner-Webb Tony Stockman 6 2003–04 Northwestern Brent Darby 6 2002–03 Iowa Scoonie Penn 6 1999–00 Vermont Scoonie Penn 6 1998–99 Indiana Michael Redd 6 1998–99 Miami (FL) Carlos Davis 6 1997–98 Penn State Derek Anderson 6 1993–94 Tennessee Tech Curtis Wilson 6 1986–87 Siena Curtis Wilson 6 1986–87 Indiana Jerry Francis 6 1986–87 Michigan Ronnie Stokes 6 1983–84 Iowa Clark Kellogg 6 1981–82 Florida Troy Taylor 6 1981–82 Florida

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Ken Johnson 444 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2 Herb Williams 328 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 3 Dallas Lauderdale 213 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 4 Amir Williams 187 [15] 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 Brad Sellers 187 1984–85 1985–86 6 Jim Smith 169 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 7 E.J. Liddell 143 [16] 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 8 Granville Waiters 136 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 9 Lawrence Funderburke 131 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 10 Keita Bates-Diop 128 [3] 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Ken Johnson 161 1999–00 2 Ken Johnson 125 2000–01 3 Greg Oden 105 2006–07 4 Ken Johnson 100 1998–99 5 Brad Sellers 97 1985–86 6 Brad Sellers 90 1984–85 Herb Williams 90 1979–80 8 E.J. Liddell 83 [16] 2021–22 Felix Okpara 83 [17] 2023–24 10 Herb Williams 81 1978–79

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Ken Johnson 11 1999–00 Iowa Ken Johnson 11 1999–00 St. John's 3 Ken Johnson 9 2000–01 UMass Brad Sellers 9 1985–86 Louisiana Tech Herb Williams 9 1979–80 Iowa 6 E. J. Liddell 8 [18] 2021–22 Xavier Dallas Lauderdale 8 2010–11 NCA&T Dallas Lauderdale 8 2009–10 UCSB Ken Johnson 8 1999–00 Minnesota Ken Johnson 8 1999–00 Penn State Ken Johnson 8 1999–00 American Ken Johnson 8 1999–00 Eastern Kentucky Granville Waiters 8 1982–83 West Virginia Herb Williams 8 1980–81 Iowa Herb Williams 8 1977–78 Iowa

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