Cornell Big Red men's basketball statistical leaders

The Cornell Big Red men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Cornell Big Red 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. The Big Red represent Cornell University in the NCAA's Ivy League.^[1]

Cornell began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1898.^[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 Cornell's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons.^[2] These lists are updated through the end of the 2019–20 season.

Scoring

Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Matt Morgan 2,333 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2 Ryan Wittman 2,028 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 3 John Bajusz 1,663 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 4 Louis Dale 1,452[3] 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 5 Ray Mercedes 1,429 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 6 Ken Bantum 1,411 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 7 Mike Davis 1,400 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 8 Ka’Ron Barnes 1,396 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 9 Shawn Maharaj 1,258 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 10 Chuck Rolles 1,253 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Matt Morgan 687 2018–19 2 Matt Morgan 630 2017–18 3 Ryan Wittman 596 2009–10 4 Ryan Wittman 572 2008–09 5 Mike Davis 557 1977–78 6 Chuck Rolles 553 1955–56 7 Ka’Ron Barnes 544 2003–04 8 Matt Morgan 510 2015–16 9 Matt Morgan 506 2016–17 10 John Bajusz 505 1986–87 Shonn Miller 505 2014–15

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 George Farley 47 1959–60 Princeton 2 Chuck Rolles 42 1955–56 Syracuse 3 Matt Morgan 41 2018–19 Dartmouth 4 Stone Gettings 39 2017–18 Delaware 5 Alex Compton 38 1995–96 Yale Matt Morgan 38 2018–19 Binghamton Matt Morgan 38 2018–19 Towson 8 Hillary Chollet 37 1948–49 Syracuse Chuck Rolles 37 1955–56 Brown Louis Jordan 37 1956–57 Penn Greggory Morris 37 1966–67 Rochester Greggory Morris 37 1966–67 Kentucky Bernard Vaughan 37 1975–76 Rochester Maynard Brown 37 1974–75 Yale Ray Mercedes 37 2000–01 Harvard

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 George Farley 1,089 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 2 John Sheehy 866 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 3 Walt Esdaile 840 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 4 Bill Schwarzkopf 762 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 5 Steve Cram 735 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 6 Fred Eydt 730 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 7 Bill Baugh 695 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 8 Garry Munson 645 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 9 David Zornow 644 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 10 Eric Taylor 643 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 George Farley 466 1959–60 2 Bo Roberson 423 1955–56 3 George Farley 405 1958–59 4 John Sheehy 383 1954–55 5 Fred Eydt 372 1950–51 6 Fred Eydt 358 1951–52 7 Walt Esdaile 315 1966–67 8 Bill Schwarzkopf 307 1969–70 9 Gerald Krumbein 305 1961–62 10 Walt Esdaile 294 1967–68

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Bo Roberson 27 1955–56 Colgate 2 George Farley 26 1959–60 Brown 3 Justin Treadwell 20 1993–94 Hofstra John McCord 20 1996–97 Penn 5 Bernard Jackson 19 1988–89 Dartmouth 6 Brian Hather 18 1973–74 Villanova Maynard Brown 18 1974–75 Yale Bernard Jackson 18 1990–91 Brown Jeff Foote 18 2009–10 Bucknell 10 Greg Barratt 17 1999–00 Norfolk State Stone Gettings 17 2017–18 Penn Jimmy Boeheim 17[4] 2019–20 Coppin State

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Chris Wroblewski 482[5] 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2 Louis Dale 470[3] 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 3 Chuck Rolles 378 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 4 Josh Wexler 377 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 5 Roger Chadwick 341 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 6 Ka’Ron Barnes 327 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 7 DeShawn Standard 320 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 8 Matt Morgan 296 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 9 Wallace Prather 290 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 10 John Bajusz 285 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Roger Chadwick 171 1951–52 2 Roger Chadwick 170 1950–51 3 David Bradfield 150 1953–54 4 Chris Wroblewski 149[5] 2010–11 5 Chris Wroblewski 147[5] 2011–12 6 Louis Dale 146[3] 2009–10 7 Richard Meade 141 1954–55 8 Hawathia Wilson 139 1982–83 9 Louis Dale 138[3] 2007–08 10 Chuck Rolles 136 1955–56

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Ka’Ron Barnes 13 2002–03 Lafayette 2 Chris Wroblewski 12 2010–11 Wofford 3 Mike Allen 11 1980–81 Niagara Josh Wexler 11 1985–86 Niagara Josh Wexler 11 1987–88 Penn Chris Wroblewski 11 2010–11 Penn Robert Hatter 11 2015–16 Binghamton 8 Charlie Davis 10 1975–76 Niagara Bernard Vaughan 10 1976–77 Yale Mike Allen 10 1979–80 Rochester Hawathia Wilson 10 1982–83 Niagara Hawathia Wilson 10 1982–83 Yale Kevin Cuttica 10 1997–98 Grambling Ka’Ron Barnes 10 2003–04 Vermont Graham Dow 10 2006–07 Hartford Louis Dale 10[6] 2007–08 Lehigh Chris Wroblewski 10 2011–12 Yale Devin Cherry 10 2013–14 Brown Greg Dolan 10[7] 2022–23 Syracuse

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Wallace Prather 197 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2 Chris Manon 173[8] 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 3 Graham Dow 166 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 4 DeShawn Standard 155 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 5 John Bajusz 150 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 6 Ka’Ron Barnes 149 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Lenny Collins 149 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 8 Zeke Marshall 144 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Drew Martin 144 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 10 Chris Wroblewski 139[5] 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Chris Manon 63[8] 2022–23 Chris Manon 63[8] 2023–24 3 DeShawn Standard 54 1997–98 Wallace Prather 54 2001–02 5 Shonn Miller 52 2012–13 6 Michael Parker 51 1992–93 Wallace Prather 51 1999–00 Zeke Marshall 51 1992–93 Ka’Ron Barnes 51 2003–04 10 Wallace Prather 49 1998–99 Drew Martin 49 1985–86 Graham Dow 49 2005–06

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Lenny Collins 8 2003–04 Bucknell 2 Frank Ableson 7 1993–94 Columbia DeShawn Standard 7 1997–98 Lehigh Chris Manon 7[9] 2022–23 Binghamton 5 George Hall 6 1981–82 Niagara Steve Johnson 6 1990–91 Army Zeke Marshall 6 1992–93 Princeton Zeke Marshall 6 1993–94 Columbia Lenny Collins 6 2003–04 Colgate Lenny Collins 6 2003–04 Harvard Ryan Wittman 6 2009–10 Penn

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Jeffrion Aubry 191 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2 Bernard Jackson 174 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 3 Jeff Foote 159 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 4 Shonn Miller 154 2011–12 2012–13 2014–15 5 Andrew Naeve 141 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 6 David Onuorah 119 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 7 Ken Bantum 97 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 8 Steven Julian 87 2017–18 2018–19 9 Eric Taylor 85 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 10 Alex Tyler 66 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Bernard Jackson 65 1989–90 Jeff Foote 65 2009–10 3 Jeff Foote 64 2008–09 4 Jeffrion Aubry 63 1998–99 5 Bernard Jackson 56 1988–89 6 Shonn Miller 55 2014–15 7 Jeffrion Aubry 53 1996–97 Jeffrion Aubry 53 1997–98 Bernard Jackson 53 1990–91 Andrew Naeve 53 2006–07

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Mike Shaffer 10 1978–79 Niagara 2 Bernard Jackson 8 1989–90 Yale 3 Jeffrion Aubry 7 1996–97 Haverford Chris Vandenberg 7 2001–02 Canisius Jeff Foote 7 2008–09 Loyola (MD) Shonn Miller 7 2012–13 Dartmouth David Onuorah 7 2014–15 Brown 8 Mike Shaffer 6 1977–78 Loyola (IL) Paul Sellew 6 1979–80 Columbia Jeffrion Aubry 6 1997–98 Columbia Bernard Jackson 6 1988–89 Binghamton Bernard Jackson 6 1990–91 Colgate Bernard Jackson 6 1990–91 Columbia Bernard Jackson 6 1990–91 Brown Jeff Foote 6 2009–10 Dartmouth Shonn Miller 6 2012–13 Western Michigan

References

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