Michigan State Spartans men's basketball statistical leaders

The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Michigan State Spartans 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 Spartans represent Michigan State University in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference. ^[1]

Michigan 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 Michigan State'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 Shawn Respert 2,531 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 2 Steve Smith 2,263 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 3 Scott Skiles 2,145 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 4 Greg Kelser 2,014 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 5 Kalin Lucas 1,996 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 6 Cassius Winston 1,969 [3] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 7 Jay Vincent 1,914 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 8 Sam Vincent 1,851 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 9 Terry Furlow 1,777 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 10 Paul Davis 1,718 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Scott Skiles 850 1985–86 2 Terry Furlow 793 1975–76 3 Shawn Respert 778 1993–94 4 Steve Smith 752 1990–91 5 Cassius Winston 733 [3] 2018–19 6 Shawn Respert 716 1994–95 7 Ralph Simpson 667 1969–70 8 Sam Vincent 666 1984–85 9 Morris Peterson 657 1999-00 10 Maurice Ager 656 2005–06

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Terry Furlow 50 1975–76 Iowa 2 Terry Furlow 48 1975–76 Northwestern 3 Scott Skiles 45 1985–86 Minnesota Julius McCoy 45 1955–56 Notre Dame 5 Shawn Respert 43 1993–94 Minnesota Scott Skiles 43 1985–86 Ohio State 7 Darryl Johnson 42 1986–87 BYU Terry Furlow 42 1975–76 Ohio State Ralph Simpson 42 1969–70 Western Michigan 10 Adreian Payne 41 2013–14 Delaware Terry Furlow 41 1975–76 Detroit Rudy Benjamin 41 1970–71 Butler Julius McCoy 41 1955–56 Michigan

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Draymond Green 1,096 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2 Greg Kelser 1,092 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 3 Johnny Green 1,036 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 4 Antonio Smith 1,016 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 5 Paul Davis 910 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 6 Mike Peplowski 906 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 7 Branden Dawson 902 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 8 Goran Suton 887 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 9 Denzel Valentine 856 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 10 Andre Hutson 835 1997–98 1998–99 1999-00 2000–01

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Draymond Green 394 2011–12 2 Johnny Green 392 1957–58 3 Johnny Green 382 1958–59 4 Horace Walker 373 1959–60 5 Lindsay Hairston 326 1973–74 6 Xavier Tillman 320 [4] 2019–20 7 Antonio Smith 319 1998–99 8 Branden Dawson 318 2014–15 9 Horace Walker 312 1958–59 10 Bill Kilgore 309 1970–71

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Horace Walker 29 1959–60 Butler Johnny Green 29 1957–58 Washington 3 Horace Walker 28 1959–60 Iowa Johnny Green 28 1957–58 USC 5 Greg Kelser 27 1975–76 Wisconsin 6 Horace Walker 26 1959–60 Indiana Keith Stackhouse 26 1951–52 Minnesota 8 Ted Williams 25 1960–61 Michigan Johnny Green 25 1958–59 Purdue 10 Horace Walker 24 1959–60 Michigan Horace Walker 24 1958–59 Northwestern Johnny Green 24 1958–59 Iowa Johnny Green 24 1957–58 Indiana Horace Walker 24 1958–59 Notre Dame

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Cassius Winston 890 [3] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2 Mateen Cleaves 816 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999-00 3 Scott Skiles 645 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 4 Denzel Valentine 639 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 5 A.J. Hoggard 609 [5] 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 6 Eric Snow 599 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 7 Drew Neitzel 582 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 8 Mark Montgomery 561 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 9 Kalin Lucas 558 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 10 Travis Walton 555 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Cassius Winston 291 [3] 2018–19 2 Mateen Cleaves 274 1998–99 3 Earvin Johnson 269 1978–79 4 Cassius Winston 241 [3] 2017–18 Denzel Valentine 241 2015–16 6 Earvin Johnson 222 1977–78 7 Mateen Cleaves 217 1997–98 Eric Snow 217 1994–95 9 Eric Snow 213 1993–94 10 Scott Skiles 203 1985–86

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Mateen Cleaves 20 1999-00 Michigan 2 Gary Ganakas 17 1972–73 Rochester 3 Earvin Johnson 14 1978–79 Wisconsin Earvin Johnson 14 1978–79 Western Michigan Earvin Johnson 14 1977–78 Western Kentucky A.J. Hoggard 14 2022–23 Nebraska 7 Cassius Winston 13 2017–18 Savannah State Denzel Valentine 13 2015–16 Ohio State Denzel Valentine 13 2015–16 Indiana Mateen Cleaves 13 1998–99 Indiana Mateen Cleaves 13 1997–98 Indiana Eric Snow 13 1994–95 Penn State Earvin Johnson 13 1978–79 Notre Dame Earvin Johnson 13 1977–78 Detroit

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Mateen Cleaves 195 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999-00 2 Draymond Green 180 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 3 Scott Skiles 175 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 4 Mark Montgomery 168 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 5 Travis Walton 167 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 6 Branden Dawson 163 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 7 Chris Hill 162 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 8 Sam Vincent 159 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 9 Keith Appling 151 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 10 Ken Redfield 150 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Earvin Johnson 75 1978–79 2 Mateen Cleaves 73 1997–98 3 Earvin Johnson 71 1977–78 4 Mateen Cleaves 69 1998–99 5 Tyson Walker 64 [6] 2023–24 6 Gary Harris 63 2013–14 7 Draymond Green 60 2010–11 Darryl Johnson 60 1986–87 9 Branden Dawson 57 2012–13 Eric Snow 57 1993–94

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Mateen Cleaves 9 1997–98 Minnesota 2 Darryl Johnson 8 1986–87 Ohio State Greg Kelser 8 1975–76 Northwestern 4 Jason Richardson 7 2000–01 Purdue Greg Kelser 7 1977–78 Indiana Earvin Johnson 7 1977–78 Michigan

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Marcus Bingham Jr. 168 [7] 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2 Xavier Tillman 153 [4] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 3 Matt Costello 146 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 4 Nick Ward 143 [8] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 5 Branden Dawson 142 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 6 Adreian Payne 141 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 7 Drew Naymick 134 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 8 Draymond Green 117 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 9 Delvon Roe 106 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 Jaren Jackson Jr. 106 2017–18

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Jaren Jackson Jr. 106 2017–18 2 Marcus Bingham Jr. 77 [7] 2021–22 3 Ken Johnson 72 1984–85 4 Xavier Tillman 65 [4] 2018–19 Xavier Tillman 65 [4] 2019–20 6 Deyonta Davis 64 2015–16 7 Drew Naymick 60 2007–08 8 Branden Dawson 58 2014–15 9 Drew Naymick 55 2006–07 10 Nick Ward 54 [8] 2016–17

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Jaren Jackson Jr. 8 2017–18 Rutgers Kenny Goins 8 [9] 2018–19 Indiana Ken Johnson 8 1984–85 San Diego State 4 Jaren Jackson Jr. 7 2017–18 Indiana Marcus Bingham Jr. 7 2021–22 Loyola (IL) 6 Marcus Bingham Jr. 6 [10] 2021–22 Butler Marcus Bingham Jr. 6 2021–22 Eastern Michigan Xavier Tillman 6 [11] 2019–20 Michigan Deyonta Davis 6 2015–16 Northwestern Matt Costello 6 2013–14 Illinois Draymond Green 6 2012–13 Lehigh Drew Naymick 6 2007–08 Northwestern Ken Johnson 6 1984–85 Purdue

References

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