Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball statistical leaders

The Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Colorado Buffaloes 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. As of the next college basketball season in 2024–25, the Buffaloes represent the University of Colorado Boulder in the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference.^[1]

Colorado began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1900.^[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 Colorado'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 Cory Higgins 2001 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 Richard Roby 2001 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 3 Donnie Boyce 1995 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 4 Cliff Meely 1940 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 5 Shaun Vandiver 1876 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 6 McKinley Wright IV 1857[3] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 7 Askia Booker 1740 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 8 Stevie Wise 1727 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 9 Josh Scott 1709 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 10 Emmett Lewis 1680 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Alec Burks 779 2010–11 2 Cliff Meely 729 1970–71 3 KJ Simpson 728[4] 2023–24 4 Shaun Vandiver 699 1990–91 5 Shaun Vandiver 668 1989–90 6 Cliff Meely 667 1968–69 7 Stevie Wise 655 1990–91 8 Derrick White 615[5] 2016–17 9 Cory Higgins 610 2010–11 10 Scott Wilke 601 1987–88

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Cliff Meely 47 1970–71 Oklahoma 2 Donnie Boyce 46 1993–94 Oklahoma State 3 Cliff Meely 44 1970–71 Oklahoma State 4 Askia Booker 43 2014–15 USC Cliff Meely 43 1970–71 Oklahoma 6 Jaquay Walls 42 1999–00 Iowa State Cliff Meely 42 1970–71 Iowa State Chuck Gardner 42 1965–66 Nebraska 9 Cliff Meely 40 1968–69 Iowa State 10 Jim Creighton 39 1971–72 Iowa State Chuck Gardner 39 1965–66 Kansas Art Bunte 39 1952–53 Oklahoma

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Stephane Pelle 1054 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2 Andre Roberson 1045 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 3 Josh Scott 974 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 4 Cliff Meely 971 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 5 Shaun Vandiver 962 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 6 Wesley Gordon 882[6] 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 7 Jim Davis 863 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 8 Tyler Bey 800[7] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 9 Vince Kelley 730 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 10 Burdette Haldorson 711 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Andre Roberson 401 2011–12 2 Tyler Bey 356[7] 2018–19 3 Andre Roberson 347 2012–13 4 Burdette Haldorson 346 1954–55 5 Cliff Meely 337 1968–69 6 Shaun Vandiver 336 1989–90 7 Cliff Meely 332 1969–70 8 Shaun Vandiver 331 1990–91 9 Jim Davis 329 1962–63 10 Jim Davis 318 1963–64

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Burdette Haldorson 31 1952–53 Oklahoma 2 Roger Voss 27 1960–61 Missouri 3 Cliff Meely 25 1970–71 Oklahoma 4 Jamahl Mosley 22 2000–01 Missouri Jo Jo Hunter 22 1979–80 Iowa State Burdette Haldorson 22 1954–55 Nebraska Burdette Haldorson 22 1953–54 Oklahoma 8 Stephane Pelle 21 2002–03 Stetson Cliff Meely 21 1969–70 Iowa State Jim Davis 21 1963–64 Missouri Burdette Haldorson 21 1954–55 Oklahoma

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 McKinley Wright IV 683[3] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2 Jay Humphries 562 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 3 Mike Reid 446 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 4 Jose Winston 440 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 5 Marcus Hall 423 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2007–08 6 Toney Ellis 409 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 7 Nate Tomlinson 405 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 Donnie Boyce 405 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 9 KJ Simpson 378[4] 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 10 Stevie Wise 377 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Jose Winston 194 2000–01 2 McKinley Wright IV 182[3] 2020–21 3 KJ Simpson 181[4] 2023–24 4 McKinley Wright IV 175[3] 2017–18 5 Jay Humphries 174 1982–83 6 Jay Humphries 173 1983–84 7 Billy Law 170 1990–91 8 McKinley Wright IV 167[3] 2018–19 Mike Reid 167 1985–86 10 McKinley Wright IV 159[3] 2019–20

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Jose Winston 15 2000–01 Coppin State 2 McKinley Wright IV 14[8] 2020–21 USC Mike Reid 14 1985–86 Missouri Jay Humphries 14 1982–83 Oklahoma 5 McKinley Wright IV 13[9] 2020–21 Georgetown Jose Winston 13 1998–99 Elon College Toney Ellis 13 1976–77 Iowa State 8 McKinley Wright IV 12[10] 2020–21 California Askia Booker 12 2013–14 UCLA Jay Humphries 12 1982–83 Oklahoma

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Jay Humphries 309 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 2 Donnie Boyce 245 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 3 Cory Higgins 192 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 4 Jose Winston 179 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 Stevie Wise 179 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 6 Richard Roby 176 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 7 Andre Roberson 164 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 8 Askia Booker 155 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 9 Randy Robinson 143 1988–89 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 10 Marcus Hall 140 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2007–08 McKinley Wright IV 140[3] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Jay Humphries 115 1982–83 2 Jay Humphries 101 1983–84 3 Jose Winston 82 1999–00 4 Keith Higgins 72 1994–95 5 Stevie Wise 69 1990–91 6 Donnie Boyce 68 1991–92 7 Andre Roberson 67 2012–13 8 Donnie Boyce 66 1994–95 9 Chauncey Billups 63 1996–97 Randy Robinson 63 1992–93

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Jay Humphries 10 1982–83 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2 Marcus Hall 8 2007–08 Tulsa Jose Winston 8 1999–00 St. Mary’s Jose Winston 8 1998–99 Nebraska Keith Higgins 8 1994–95 Washington Randy Robinson 8 1991–92 Missouri Jay Humphries 8 1982–83 Oklahoma Jay Humphries 8 1983–84 Cal-Irvine Jay Humphries 8 1982–83 New Mexico State 10 Stevie Wise 7 1990–91 Texas-San Antonio Jay Humphries 7 1983–84 Kansas Jay Humphries 7 1983–84 Oklahoma Keith Higgins 7 1994–95 Hofstra

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 David Harrison 225 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2 Wesley Gordon 204[6] 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 3 Josh Scott 162 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 4 Ted Allen 161 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 5 Andre Roberson 150 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 6 Poncho Hodges 131 1991–92 1992–93 7 Cliff Meely 123 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 8 Donnie Boyce 114 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 9 Marcus King-Stockton 111 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 10 Tyler Bey 102[7] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 David Harrison 106 2002–03 2 David Harrison 85 2003–04 3 Poncho Hodges 73 1991–92 4 Wesley Gordon 68[6] 2015–16 5 Andre Roberson 67 2011–12 6 Poncho Hodges 58 1992–93 7 Joe Cooper 57 1980–81 8 Ted Allen 55 1993–94 9 Ted Allen 53 1992–93 10 Josh Scott 52 2015–16

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 David Harrison 11 2002–03 Nebraska 2 David Harrison 10 2002–03 Stetson 3 Wesley Gordon 7[11] 2015–16 Nicholls Wesley Gordon 7[12] 2014–15 UCLA Andre Roberson 7 2011–12 Oregon David Harrison 7 2003–04 Texas Tech David Harrison 7 2002–03 Michigan St. David Harrison 7 2002–03 Kansas State Ted Allen 7 1993–94 Martland-Eastern Shore Joe Cooper 7 1980–81 Adams State

References

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