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Men's Independent Career Free Throws Leaders

Known as: Independent

Record: 124 Seasons, 67310-47918, (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

NCAA Tournament: 260 Teams (296-298), 37 Final Fours, 6 Championships

Ranked in AP Poll: 94 (Preseason), 150 (Final), 2262 (Total)

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Leaders are based on stats from the 1985-86 through 2023-24 seasons.
Not all leaderboards are available for seasons prior to 1992-93.

Statistical coverage for seasons prior to 1992-93 is mostly complete, however some statistics may be incomplete.

Since 1947-48

Since 1947-48 Table
Rank	Player	FT	From	To	Last School
1	George Dalton	675	1952	1955	John Carroll
2	Rick Barry	666	1963	1965	Miami (FL)
3	Jesse Arnelle	662	1952	1955	Penn State
4	Calvin Murphy	654	1968	1970	Niagara
5	Tom Gola	653	1952	1955	La Salle
6	Nick Werkman	649	1962	1964	Seton Hall
7	Bob Schafer	642	1952	1955	Villanova
8	Eric Brown	633	1986	1989	Miami (FL)
9	Adrian Dantley	615	1974	1976	Notre Dame
10	Walter Dukes	598	1951	1953	Seton Hall
11	Frank Burgess	596	1959	1961	Gonzaga
12	Tony Dumas	594	1991	1994	Kansas City
13	David Rivers	583	1985	1988	Notre Dame
14	Hub Reed	577	1956	1958	Oklahoma City
15	Roosevelt Chapman	575	1981	1984	Dayton
16	Jim Barton	569	1955	1957	Washington (MO)
17	Jimmy Hayes	565	1968	1970	Boston University
18	Phil Sellers	557	1973	1976	Rutgers
19	Lyndon Lee	556	1955	1957	Oklahoma City
20	Mel Counts	543	1962	1964	Oregon State
	Bob Lloyd	543	1965	1967	Rutgers
	Mark Young	543	1976	1979	Fairfield
23	Austin Carr	526	1969	1971	Notre Dame
24	John Austin	525	1964	1966	Boston College
25	Elton Tuttle	522	1952	1954	Creighton
26	Bob Carney	519	1952	1954	Bradley
	Jack Foley	519	1960	1962	Holy Cross
28	Ron Perry	515	1977	1980	Holy Cross
29	Freeman Williams	511	1975	1978	Portland State
30	Don May	510	1966	1968	Dayton
31	Bill O'Connor	504	1961	1963	Canisius
32	Kevin Bradshaw	499	1984	1991	U.S. International
33	Don Meineke	496	1950	1952	Dayton
34	Dean Meminger	493	1969	1971	Marquette
35	Dick Gaines	487	1955	1957	Seton Hall
	Jerry Harkness	487	1961	1963	Loyola (IL)
	Ken Pennington	487	1958	1961	Butler
	Dick Ricketts	487	1952	1955	Duquesne
39	Rich Yunkus	484	1969	1971	Georgia Tech
40	Jimmy Walker	481	1965	1967	Providence
41	John Horan	477	1952	1955	Dayton
42	Dick Stricklin	476	1955	1957	Seattle
43	Bobby Plump	471	1955	1958	Butler
44	Ron Sobieszczyk	470	1954	1956	DePaul
	Sandy Williams	470	1962	1964	Saint Francis (PA)
46	Wayne Estes	469	1963	1965	Utah State
47	Tom Heinsohn	467	1954	1956	Holy Cross
48	Joe DeSantis	462	1976	1979	Fairfield
49	Kelly Tripucka	461	1978	1981	Notre Dame
50	Marv Roberts	458	1969	1971	Utah State
51	Harry Hollines	457	1966	1968	Denver
	George Thompson	457	1967	1969	Marquette
53	Mark Aguirre	456	1979	1981	DePaul
54	Paul Arizin	454	1948	1950	Villanova
	Elvin Hayes	454	1966	1968	Houston
56	Ed Eckart	452	1954	1957	Valparaiso
57	John Nichols	449	1955	1957	Colgate
	Donald Royal	449	1984	1987	Notre Dame
59	Charlie Tyra	448	1954	1957	Louisville
60	Bob Kissane	444	1969	1971	Holy Cross
61	Larry Bullington	443	1972	1974	Ball State
62	Jerry Vermillion	442	1953	1955	Gonzaga
63	Hugh Durham	441	1957	1959	Florida State
	Kevin Sinnett	441	1976	1979	Navy
65	Elgin Baylor	438	1957	1958	Seattle
	Tom Stith	438	1959	1961	St. Bonaventure
67	Willie Somerset	435	1962	1965	Duquesne
	Tom Workman	435	1965	1967	Seattle
69	Arnold Short	432	1952	1954	Oklahoma City
70	Terry Driscoll	428	1967	1969	Boston College
	Bob Quick	428	1966	1968	Xavier
72	Jack Stephens	426	1952	1955	Notre Dame
73	Dave Bing	425	1964	1966	Syracuse
	Howie Carl	425	1959	1961	DePaul
75	Henry Finkel	424	1964	1966	Dayton
	Pete Gaudin	424	1956	1958	Loyola (LA)
77	Franklin Edwards	423	1978	1981	Cleveland State
	Dick Estergard	423	1952	1954	Bradley
79	Allan Bristow	420	1971	1973	Virginia Tech
80	Rich Travis	416	1967	1969	Oklahoma City
81	Kevin Bass	415	1974	1977	Iona
82	George Almones	414	1983	1985	Louisiana
83	Bill Uhl	413	1954	1956	Dayton
84	Jerry Lee Wells	411	1964	1966	Oklahoma City
85	Dick Hickox	409	1959	1961	Miami (FL)
86	John Egan	407	1962	1964	Loyola (IL)
	Sihugo Green	407	1954	1956	Duquesne
88	Calvin Natt	406	1976	1979	Louisiana-Monroe
	Charlie Share	406	1948	1950	Bowling Green State
90	Billy Shepherd	405	1970	1972	Butler
91	Hal Lear	404	1954	1956	Temple
92	Butch Lee	403	1975	1978	Marquette
93	Steve Stielper	402	1977	1980	James Madison
94	John Clark	401	1973	1976	Northeastern
95	Tom Hawkins	400	1957	1959	Notre Dame
	Jack Sallee	400	1952	1955	Dayton
97	Dallas Comegys	399	1984	1987	DePaul
98	Dave Caligaris	396	1975	1978	Northeastern
	Andre Chevalier	396	1991	1994	Cal State Northridge
100	Vin Cohen	395	1955	1957	Syracuse
	Don Hennon	395	1957	1959	Pitt
102	Bill Schutsky	394	1966	1968	Army
	Chuck White	394	1961	1963	Idaho
104	Ed Cristal	393	1954	1956	Washington (MO)
	Bob Wolf	393	1965	1967	Marquette
106	Ted Guzek	392	1955	1958	Butler
	Lee Shulman	392	1970	1972	FDU
108	Jeff Blue	390	1962	1964	Butler
	Ted Martiniuk	390	1970	1972	St. Peter's
110	Derrick Gervin	389	1983	1985	UTSA
	Togo Palazzi	389	1952	1954	Holy Cross
	Glenn Vickers	389	1977	1980	Iona
113	Keith Hochstein	388	1966	1968	Holy Cross
	Greg Kohls	388	1970	1972	Syracuse
115	Wil Robinson	384	1970	1972	West Virginia
116	Bob Portman	382	1967	1969	Creighton
117	Carl Bauer	380	1954	1956	Seattle
	Don Curnutt	380	1968	1970	Miami (FL)
	Rueben (Rube) Schulz	380	1952	1955	Marquette
120	Bill Smith	379	1969	1971	Syracuse
121	Jim Barnes	378	1963	1964	UTEP
122	Richard Barton	377	1990	1993	Southern Utah
	John Nelson	377	1969	1971	Oklahoma City
	Stu Sherard	377	1960	1962	Army
125	Jerry Kelly	376	1981	1983	Southeastern Louisiana
	John Riser	376	1955	1957	Pitt
	Norman Vanlier	376	1967	1969	Saint Francis (PA)

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