The Drake Bulldogs men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Drake Bulldogs 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 Bulldogs represent the Drake University in the NCAA 's Missouri Valley Conference.
Drake began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1906.[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 Drake's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. These lists are updated through the end of the 2023–24 season.[2] Players with performances during the 2023–24 season are displayed in bold .
Scoring Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Reed Timmer 2,000 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2 Tucker DeVries 1,867 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 3 Josh Young 1,789 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 4 Red Murrell 1,657 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 5 Melvin Mathis 1,651 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 6 Willie McCarter 1,626 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 7 Lewis Lloyd 1,577 1979–80 1980–81 8 Lynnrick Rogers 1,546 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 9 Wayne Kreklow 1,471 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 10 Roman Penn 1,426[3] 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Red Murrell 51 1957–58 Houston 2 Lewis Lloyd 47 1979–80 UW-Superior 3 Red Murrell 45 1956–57 Wichita 4 Wayne Kreklow 43 1978–79 Memphis State Lewis Lloyd 43 1980–81 Wichita State 6 Lewis Lloyd 42 1980–81 Oral Roberts 7 Red Murrell 41 1955–56 Saint Louis Lewis Lloyd 41 1979–80 Tulsa Lewis Lloyd 41 1980–81 Creighton Kale Abrahamson 41 2015–16 Western Kentucky
Rebounds
Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Ken Harris 26 1976–77 Tulsa 2 Dave Terre 25 1959–60 North Texas 3 Al Williams 23 1969–70 North Texas 4 Sam Roark 22 1987–88 Southern Illinois Leon Huff 22 1971–72 Butler Willie Cerf 22 1955–56 Nebraska-Omaha Dave Terre 22 1959–60 North Texas
Assists Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Roman Penn 621[3] 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2 Glenn Martin 384 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 3 Lonnie Randolph 382 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 4 Stephfon Butler 378 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 5 Napoleon Gaither 337 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 6 Ron Caldwell 319 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 7 Al Stewart 318 2005–06 2006–07 8 Terry Youngbauer 315 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 9 Terry Benka 708 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 10 Reed Timmer 287 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Steals Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Matt Woodley 194 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2 Lonnie Randolph 190 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 3 William Celestine 188 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 4 Lynnrick Rogers 180 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 5 Nick Grant 178 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 Garrett Sturtz 178[5] 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 7 Dan Knuckey 149 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Curt Smith 75 1992–93 2 William Celestine 72 1993–94 3 Lonnie Randolph 70 2003–04 4 Matt Woodley 68 1998–99 5 Dan Knuckey 66 1995–96 6 Matt Woodley 65 1999–2000 7 Rayvonte Rice 63 2011–12 8 Nick Grant 62 2006–07 9 Matt Woodley 61 1997–98 Al Stewart 61 2005–06
Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Al Stewart 9 2005–06 Illinois State 2 Dan Knuckey 8 1993–94 Simpson 3 Lewis Lloyd 7 1979–80 Creighton Al Stewart 7 2005–06 Montana
Blocks
Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Lewis Lloyd 7 1979–80 New Mexico State Liam Robbins 7 2019–20 Loyola–Chicago 3 Liam Robbins 6 2018–19 Buena Vista Aliou Keita 6 2005–06 Missouri State
References ^ a b "Drake Men's Basketball Record Book 2021-22" (PDF) . Drake University Athletics . February 27, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022 . ^ "Washington State survives maddening 2nd half to beat Drake 66-61 in March Madness". Associated Press . March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024 . ^ a b c d "Roman Penn". ESPN.com . ^ "Tucker DeVries". ESPN.com . ^ a b "Garrett Sturtz". ESPN.com . ^ a b c "Darnell Brodie". ESPN.com . ^ "Drake vs. Evansville Box Score". ESPN.com . January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023 . Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
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Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball statistical leaders