Penn State Nittany Lions basketball statistical leaders

The Penn State Nittany Lions basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Penn State Nittany Lions 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 Nittany Lions represent the Pennsylvania State University in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference.

Penn State began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1896.[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 Penn State's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. These lists are updated through the end of the 2019–20 season.

Scoring

Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Talor Battle 2,213 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2 Lamar Stevens 2,207[2] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 3 Jesse Arnelle 2,138 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 4 Joe Crispin 1,986 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 5 D.J. Newbill 1,812 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 6 Shep Garner 1,629 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 7 Pete Lisicky 1,605 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 8 Jamelle Cornley 1,579 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 9 DeRon Hayes 1,570 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 10 Tim Frazier 1,543 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Jesse Arnelle 731 1954–55 2 Tony Carr 725 2017–18 3 D.J. Newbill 704 2014–15 4 Talor Battle 687 2010–11 5 Jarrett Stephens 657 1999–00 6 Joe Crispin 649 1999–00 7 Joe Crispin 642 2000–01 8 Lamar Stevens 637[2] 2018–19 9 Talor Battle 635 2008–09 10 Lamar Stevens 604[2] 2017–18 D.J. Newbill 604 2013–14

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Gene Harris 46 1961–62 Holy Cross 2 Jesse Arnelle 44 1954–55 Bucknell 3 Jesse Arnelle 41 1954–55 Rutgers 4 Jesse Arnelle 40 1951–52 Georgetown Jesse Arnelle 40 1954–55 Temple 6 Jesse Arnelle 38 1954–55 Syracuse Bob Weiss 38 1964–65 Duke 8 Joe Crispin 36 2000–01 Pittsburgh Frank Wolf 36 1918–19 Susquehanna Mark DuMars 36 1959–60 Syracuse Ron Brown 36 1973–74 Virginia Steve Kuhn 36 1978–79 Colgate

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Jesse Arnelle 1,238 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 2 Mike Watkins 953[3] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 3 Mike Lang 912 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 4 Lamar Stevens 875[2] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 5 Ross Travis 816 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 6 Gene Harris 762 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 7 Geary Claxton 755 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 Jamelle Cornley 755 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 9 John Amaechi 745 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 10 Carver Clinton 734 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Jesse Arnelle 428 1954–55 2 Jarrett Stephens 368 1999–00 3 John Amaechi 316 1994–95 4 Gene Harris 298 1961–62 5 Aaron Johnson 297 2004–05 6 Bill Stansfield 289 1968–69 7 Jon Marshall 288 1973–74 8 Jesse Arnelle 285 1953–54 9 Mike Lang 279 1982–83 10 Carver Clinton 274 1964–65

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Jesse Arnelle 27 1954–55 Temple 2 Jesse Arnelle 25 1954–55 Bucknell Jon Marshall 25 1973–74 Cincinnati 4 Aaron Johnson 24 2004–05 W. Carolina Jesse Arnelle 24 1952–53 Gettysburg 6 Tom Hancock 23 1957–58 Colgate Gene Harris 23 1961–62 Holy Cross Jon Marshall 23 1972–73 Pittsburgh 9 Gene Harris 22 1961–62 Gettysburg Jesse Arnelle 22 1954–55 Memphis St.

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Tim Frazier 641 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2 Freddie Barnes 600 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 3 Dan Earl 574 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1997–98 1998–99 4 Talor Battle 517 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 5 Joe Crispin 485 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 Tom Wilkinson 485 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 7 Monroe Brown 450 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 8 Titus Ivory 443 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 9 Ben Luber 418 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 10 Dwight Gibson 385 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Tim Frazier 198 2011–12 2 Talor Battle 189 2008–09 3 Tony Carr 186 2017–18 4 Tim Frazier 182 2013–14 5 Dan Earl 181 1994–95 6 Joe Crispin 178 1999–00 7 Freddie Barnes 177 1991–92 8 Tim Frazier 173 2010–11 9 Tom Wilkinson 165 1977–78 10 Freddie Barnes 159 1989–90

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Tom Doaty 15 1974–75 Syracuse 2 Tony Carr 14 2017–18 Utah Tony Carr 14 2016–17 Indiana Ron Brown 14 1972–73 Bucknell 5 Dan Earl 13 1994–95 Iowa Tim Frazier 13 2013–14 Duquesne 7 Tom Daley 12 1969–70 Cornell Tom Wilkinson 12 1977–78 Rochester Tom Wilkinson 12 1977–78 Marquette Dan Earl 12 1995–96 Pennsylvania Dan Earl 12 1995–96 Iowa

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Ron Brown 252 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 2 Josh Reaves 250 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 3 Monroe Brown 239 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 4 Titus Ivory 218 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 5 Tim Frazier 196 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 6 Dwight Gibson 182 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 7 Tom Daley 176 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 8 Dan Earl 162 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1997–98 1998–99 9 Freddie Barnes 158 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 10 Shep Garner 151 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Ron Brown 97 1973–74 2 Tom Daley 93 1969–70 3 Titus Ivory 84 2000–01 4 Monroe Brown 82 1990–91 5 Josh Reaves 80 2018–19 Ron Brown 80 1972–73 7 Tim Frazier 76 2011–12 8 Ron Brown 75 1971–72 9 Josh Reaves 74 2017–18 10 Chuck Crist 73 1971–72

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Tom Doaty 8 1969–70 West Virginia Monroe Brown 8 1990–91 Rhode Island 3 Josh Reaves 7 2017–18 Nebraska Stanley Pringle 7 2007–08 St. Francis Dan Earl 7 1998–99 Bucknell Titus Ivory 7 2000–01 Michigan 7 Myles Dread 6 2018–19 Wright State Jamari Wheeler 6 2017–18 Geo. Mason Dwight Gibson 6 1982–83 Temple Dwight Gibson 6 1983–84 Bradley Brian Allen 6 1987–88 St. Josephs Monroe Brown 6 1991–92 Miami (Ohio) Matt Gaudio 6 1995–96 Minnesota Travis Parker 6 2005–06 Northwestern Tim Frazier 6 2011–12 Nebraska

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Calvin Booth 428 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2 Mike Watkins 265[3] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 3 John Amaechi 191 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 4 Jordan Dickerson 133 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 5 Lamar Stevens 127[2] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 6 Jan Jagla 110 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 7 Gyasi Cline-Heard 107 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 8 Donovon Jack 100 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 9 Carvin Jefferson 99 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 10 Josh Reaves 92 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Calvin Booth 140 1997–98 2 Calvin Booth 101 1995–96 3 Calvin Booth 95 1998–99 4 Calvin Booth 92 1996–97 5 Mike Watkins 90[3] 2016–17 6 Mike Watkins 68[3] 2017–18 John Amaechi 68 1994–95 8 Mike Watkins 66[3] 2019–20 9 John Amaechi 65 1992–93 10 John Amaechi 58 1993–94

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Calvin Booth 10 1997–98 Dayton Calvin Booth 10 1997–98 George Mason 3 Calvin Booth 9 1997–98 BYU Calvin Booth 9 1997–98 Lehigh Calvin Booth 9 1995–96 Bucknell 6 Mike Watkins 8[4] 2019–20 Ole Miss Mike Watkins 8 2016–17 Nebraska Mike Watkins 8 2016–17 Wright State Calvin Booth 8 1995–96 Morgan St. Calvin Booth 8 1995–96 UT-Chattanooga Calvin Booth 8 1997–98 Northwestern Calvin Booth 8 1998–99 Indiana

References

1. "2019-20 Penn State Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). BigTen.org. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
2. "Lamar Stevens". ESPN.com.
3. "Mike White". ESPN.com.
4. "Ole Miss vs. Penn State Box Score". ESPN.com. November 27, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2020.