Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball statistical leaders

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Central Connecticut Blue Devils 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. The Blue Devils represent Central Connecticut State University in the NCAA's Northeast Conference.^[1]

Central Connecticut began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1934.^[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 Central Connecticut'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 Ken Horton 1,966 2007–08 2008–09 2010–11 2011–12 2 Damian Johnson 1,734 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 3 Corsley Edwards 1,731 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 4 Rich Leonard 1,697 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 5 Bill Reaves 1,647 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 6 Rick Mickens 1,632 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 7 Tristan Blackwood 1,605 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 8 Gene Reilly 1,597 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 9 Bryan Heron 1,558 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 10 Robby Ptacek 1,531 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Kyle Vinales 649[3] 2012–13 2 Bill Reaves 645 1969–70 3 Ken Horton 606 2010–11 4 Damian Johnson 605 1992–93 5 Bryan Heron 590 1988–89 6 John Pruitt 586 1983–84 7 Tristan Blackwood 583 2006–07 8 Javier Mojica 571 2006–07 9 Damian Johnson 554 1991–92 10 Steve Ayers 542 1981–82

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Paul Zajac 47 1966–67 St. Anselm 2 Kyle Vinales 42[4] 2012–13 Wagner 3 Obet Vazquez 41 1990–91 Radford 4 Matt Hunter 40[5] 2012–13 Indiana Tristan Blackwood 40 2006–07 Robert Morris Bill Reaves 40 1969–70 Stonehill John Pruitt 40 1983–84 New Haven 8 Gene Reilly 39 1963–64 Rhode Island Steve Ayers 39 1980–81 Sacred Heart Bryan Heron 39 1987–88 Delaware Kyle Vinales 39[6] 2011–12 Niagara Ken Horton 39 2011–12 Mount St. Mary's

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Tyrone Canino 1,243 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 2 Ken Hightower 1,129 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 3 Howie Dickenman 1,040 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 4 Ron Robinson 1,022 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 5 Rich Leonard 1,001 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 6 Obie Nwadike 980 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 7 Corsley Edwards 967 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 8 Brandon Peel 881[7] 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 9 Ken Horton 842 2007–08 2008–09 2010–11 2011–12 10 Bill Hunter 825 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Ken Hightower 420 1983–84 2 Howie Dickenman 410 1968–69 3 Tyrone Canino 354 1985–86 4 Howie Dickenman 346 1966–67 5 Obie Nwadike 331 2006–07 6 Tyrone Canino 321 1987–88 7 Greg Roberts 301 1977–78 8 Bill Hunter 299 1970–71 Obie Nwadike 299 2005–06 10 Dan Jones 298 1973–74

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Howie Dickenman 32 1967–68 Trenton State 2 Howie Dickenman 26 1968–69 Bridgeport Ken Hightower 26 1983–84 Sacred Heart 4 Dan Jones 25 1974–75 Quinnipiac 5 Howie Dickenman 24 1966–67 Norwich Howie Dickenman 24 1968–69 Vermont Tyrone Canino 24 1985–86 Salem 8 Stan Pelcher 23 1965–66 Worcester Howie Dickenman 23 1966–67 Northeastern Howie Dickenman 23 1968–69 Southern Conn. Howie Dickenman 23 1968–69 Merrimack Tyrone Canino 23 1985–86 Bridgeport Tyrone Canino 23 1986–87 UMBC

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Johnny Kidd 567 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 2 Tristan Blackwood 506 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 3 Shemik Thompson 483 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 4 Dwayne Jones 469 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 5 Jere Quinn 413 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 6 David Corbitt 370 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 7 Rich Leonard 329 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 8 Malcolm McMillan 327[8] 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 9 Kyle Vinales 296[3] 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 10 Bill Wendt 293 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 Nigel Scantlebury 293[9] 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Jere Quinn 227 1975–76 2 David Corbitt 191 1991–92 3 Johnny Kidd 186 1982–83 4 Shemik Thompson 163 2010–11 5 Tristan Blackwood 155 2007–08 6 Johnny Kidd 567 1981–82 7 Tristan Blackwood 140 2006–07 8 Shemik Thompson 135 2008–09 9 Dwayne Jones 129 1984–85 10 Tyler Kohl 128[10] 2017–18

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Jere Quinn 18 1975–76 Sacred Heart 2 Jere Quinn 16 1975–76 Bryant Johnny Kidd 16 1982–83 Sacred Heart David Corbitt 16 1991–92 Buffalo 5 Jere Quinn 15 1975–76 New Haven 6 Jere Quinn 14 1975–76 Hartford Jere Quinn 14 1975–76 Union Johnny Kidd 14 1981–82 St. Michaels

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Rick Mickens 266 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2 Rich Leonard 256 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 3 Damian Johnson 204 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 4 Shemik Thompson 202 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 5 David Corbitt 174 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 6 Victor Payne 160 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 7 Tristan Blackwood 139 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 Ken Horton 139 2007–08 2008–09 2010–11 2011–12 9 Dean Walker 136 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 10 Ron Robinson 134 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Rick Mickens 93 1999–00 2 Rick Mickens 90 1998–99 3 David Corbitt 88 1991–92 4 Matt Hunter 78[11] 2012–13 5 Damian Johnson 71 1992–93 6 Damian Johnson 68 1991–92

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Wayne Campbell 9 1987–88 Vermont Rick Mickens 9 1998–99 Brown 3 Victor Payne 7 1996–97 UMKC Scott Hasenjaeger 7 1993–94 Youngstown Dwhawn Edwards 7 1995–96 Chicago David Corbitt 7 1991–92 Hartford Damian Johnson 7 1991–92 Hofstra

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Keith Closs 317 1994–95 1995–96 2 Corsley Edwards 198 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 3 Ken Horton 197 2007–08 2008–09 2010–11 2011–12 4 Brandon Peel 170[7] 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 5 Joe Efese 150[12] 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 6 Jemino Sobers 127 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 7 Byron Smith 103 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 8 Mustafa Jones 99[13] 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 9 Tyrone Canino 89 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 10 Patrick Sellers 88 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Keith Closs 178 1995–96 2 Keith Closs 139 1994–95 3 Jemino Sobers 78 2006–07 4 Ken Horton 63 2007–08 5 Corsley Edwards 62 1999–00 6 Brandon Peel 61[7] 2013–14 7 Corsley Edwards 53 1998–99 8 Brandon Peel 52[7] 2014–15 9 Ken Horton 50 2010–11 10 Corsley Edwards 48 2001–02

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Keith Closs 12 1994–95 Saint Francis U Keith Closs 12 1995–96 Troy State 3 Keith Closs 11 1995–96 NE Illinois Keith Closs 11 1995–96 E. Illinois 5 Keith Closs 10 1995–96 Delaware St. Keith Closs 10 1995–96 Saint Francis U 7 Keith Closs 9 1994–95 W. Illinois 8 Keith Closs 8 1994–95 Chicago Keith Closs 8 1994–95 St. Francis Brooklyn Joe Efese 8[14] 2009–10 Long Island Joe Efese 8[15] 2012–13 Sacred Heart

References

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2. "History of the NCAA". NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
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