Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball statistical leaders

The Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball program in various categories, including points, assists, blocks, rebounds, and steals. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Norse represent Northern Kentucky University (NKU) in the NCAA Division I Horizon League.

Northern Kentucky began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1971. The Norse originally competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), later moving to NCAA Division II but maintaining their NAIA membership until aligning completely with the NCAA in the mid-1980s. NKU remained a D-II member until moving to Division I from the 2012–13 season. This history is significant because the official recording of statistics began at different times in different organizations, as well as different NCAA divisions.

The NAIA record books do not indicate when the organization began officially recording statistics on a national basis, but its current records (as of 2020–21) for single-game and single-season assists were both set in 1972–73, and the career record for blocks dates to 1975. The NCAA has recorded scoring statistics throughout the "modern era" of basketball, which it defines as starting with the 1937–38 season, the first after the center jump after each made field goal was abolished. Individual rebounding was first recorded in 1950–51, as were individual assists. While rebounding has been recorded in every subsequent season, the NCAA stopped recording individual assists after the 1951–52 season. Recording of assists resumed in D-I in 1983–84, but that statistic was not recorded in D-II until 1988–89. Similarly, while the NCAA started recording blocks and steals in D-I in 1988–89, it did not record those statistics in D-II until 1992–93. NKU's record books include players in all named statistics, regardless of whether they were officially recorded by any of the governing bodies in which the school was a member.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2019–20 season.

Scoring

+ Career1Marques Warrick2,246 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–242Drew McDonald2,066 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–193Craig Sanders2,007 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–024Brady Jackson1,980 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–835Richard Derkson1,927 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–756Dan Doellman1,920 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–797LaRon Moore1,866 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–978Derek Fields1,664 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–899Trevon Faulkner1,627 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–2310Mike Kelsey1,595 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05

+ Season1Derek Fields664 1988–892Marques Warrick659 2022–233Marques Warrick657 2023–244Donovan Oday631 2025–265Brady Jackson615 1982–836Craig Sanders598 2000–017Chris Wall574 1988–898Drew McDonald573 2016–179LaRon Moore566 1995–96 LaRon Moore556 1996–97

+ Single game1Mike Kelsey50 2003–04 Indianapolis

Rebounds

+ Career1Drew McDonald1,081 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–192LaRon Moore859 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–973Steve Jesse812 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–844Dan Doellman784 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–795Todd Svoboda770 1989–90 1990–91 1991–926Adrian Nelson729 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–227Trey Robinson705 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–258Tony Faehr686 1975–76 1976–77 1977–789Richard Derkson668 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–7510Chris Wall666 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89

+ Season1Chris Brandon347 2022–232Drew McDonald308 2017–183Todd Svoboda282 1991–924Cliff Clinton282 1996–975George Smith278 1989–906Drew McDonald268 2016–177Terry Hairston266 1988–898Dan Doellman265 1978–79 Marvin Johnson265 1971–7210Tony Faehr255 1975–76

+ Single game1Marvin Johnson24 1971–72 Campbellsville

Assists

+ Career1Craig Conley530 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–012Shannon Minor529 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–973Kevin Listerman501 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1999–004Billy Finnell430 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–095Craig Wilhoit420 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–936Derek Fields406 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–897Lavone Holland II396 2015–16 2016–17 2017–188Dennis Bettis390 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–799Dan Doellman378 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 Sam Vinson378 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

+ Season1Craig Conley205 2000–012Shannon Minor176 1996–973Shannon Minor172 1995–964Craig Wilhoit162 1991–925Kevin Listerman157 1997–986Derek Fields154 1988–897Sean Rowland152 2003–048Michael Bradley150 2023–249Ethan Elliott146 2025–2610Lavone Holland II143 2016–17

+ Single game1Craig Conley14 2000–01 UM-St. Louis

Steals

+ Career1Kevin Listerman304 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1999–002Sam Vinson230 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–253Craig Conley220 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–014Trey Robinson202 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–255Derek Fields201 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–896Brenden Stowers195 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–037Brady Jackson181 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Ryan Schrand181 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–959Craig Wilhoit171 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–9310LaRon Moore164 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97

+ Season1Kevin Listerman90 1996–972Sam Vinson76 2022–233Kevin Listerman75 1999–004Kevin Listerman72 1997–985Craig Conley71 2000–016Donovan Oday69 2025–267Kevin Listerman67 1995–96 Xavier Rhodes67 2022–239Sam Vinson66 2021–2210Jimmy Matthews64 1990–91

+ Single game1Greg Phelia10 1990–91 Hawaii-Loa

Blocks

+ Career1Patrick Holt249 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–892Reggie Talbert154 1993–94 1994–95 1995–963LaRon Moore140 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–974Jalen Billups132 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–165Cliff Clinton125 1996–97 1997–986Keeyan Itejere104 2023–24 2024–257Carl Mitchell101 2000–01 2001–028Gary Woeste92 1977–78 1978–79 1979–809DeAndre Nealy85 2011–1210Mike Vieth83 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99

+ Season1DeAndre Nealy85 2011–122Patrick Holt73 1985–863Cliff Clinton72 1996–974Leslie Malone71 2008–095Reggie Talbert67 1994–956Patrick Holt66 1986–877Mike Vieth63 1998–998Patrick Holt60 1988–899David Palmer59 2009–1010Carl Mitchell53 2001–02 Cliff Clinton53 1997–98 Keeyan Itejere532024–25

+ Single game1Gary Woeste8 1979–80 Wright St. Patrick Holt8 1985–86 Kentucky State Patrick Holt8 1985–86 Saint Joseph's Patrick Holt8 1986–87Northeastern Illinois Leslie Malone8 2008–09 Missouri S&T Leslie Malone8 2008–09 Bellarmine DeAndre Nealy8 2011–12 Urbana DeAndre Nealy8 2011–12 Indianapolis

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