In basketball, a steal is the act of legally gaining possession of the ball by a defensive player who causes the opponent to turn the ball over. The steal statistic was first compiled by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) during the 1985–86 season. All of the players on this list have recorded 11 or more steals in a single game in NCAA Division I competition.
The all-time single game steals record holder is Daron "Mookie" Blaylock of Oklahoma, who twice recorded 13 steals. The first instance occurred on December 12, 1987 against Centenary, while the second instance happened nearly one year later to the day on December 17, 1988 against Loyola Marymount. Blaylock and Darron Brittman of Chicago State are the only two Division I players who have recorded at least 11 steals on two occasions. Chris Thomas of Notre Dame, meanwhile, is the only freshman to achieve the feat.
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Pos.GFCRef.PositionGuardForwardCenterReference(s) Class (Cl.) keyFr FreshmanSo SophomoreJr JuniorSr Senior
*Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of FamePlayer (X)Denotes the number of times the player appears on the listTeam (X)Denotes the number of times a player from that team appears on the list
Dates of 11+ steals Steals PlayerPos. Cl. Team Opponent DateRef. 13 G Oklahoma Centenary 13 (2) G Oklahoma (2) Loyola Marymount 12 G TCU Arkansas–Pine Bluff 12 G Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky 12 G Oklahoma (3) Florida A&M 12 G UAB South Carolina State 12 G/F Navy Bucknell 12 G Cleveland State Wagner 11 G St. Francis (NY) Mount St. Mary's 11 G Chicago State McKendree 11 (2) G Chicago State (2) Saint Xavier 11 G Fresno State Oklahoma State 11 G UCLA George Mason 11 G VMI Bridgewater (VA) 11 G Florida Atlantic Campbell 11 G Lamar Northwestern State 11 G Towson Bucknell 11 G Providence Rutgers 11 G Temple Notre Dame 11 G West Virginia Arkansas–Monticello 11 G Eastern Michigan Chicago State 11 G Notre Dame New Hampshire 11 G Davidson Tufts 11 G Florida A&M Tuskegee
See also List of National Basketball Association players with most steals in a game
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