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Men's Independent Career Points Per Game 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

Minimum 1400 PTS

Since 1947-48 Table
Rank	Player	PTS/G	From	To	Last School
1	Austin Carr	34.59	1969	1971	Notre Dame
2	Kevin Bradshaw	34.45	1984	1991	U.S. International
3	Calvin Murphy	33.09	1968	1970	Niagara
4	Marshall Rogers	32.06	1973	1976	Texas-Rio Grande Valley
5	Nick Werkman	32.01	1962	1964	Seton Hall
6	Elgin Baylor	31.22	1957	1958	Seattle
7	Elvin Hayes	31.01	1966	1968	Houston
8	Freeman Williams	30.65	1975	1978	Portland State
9	Richard Fuqua	29.94	1970	1973	Oral Roberts
10	Rick Barry	29.84	1963	1965	Miami (FL)
11	Doug Collins	29.35	1971	1973	Illinois State
12	Jack Foley	28.38	1960	1962	Holy Cross
13	Frank Burgess	28.15	1959	1961	Gonzaga
14	Bob Lanier	27.56	1968	1970	St. Bonaventure
15	Tom Stith	27.00	1959	1961	St. Bonaventure
16	John Austin	26.99	1964	1966	Boston College
17	Wayne Estes	26.68	1963	1965	Utah State
18	Rich Yunkus	26.57	1969	1971	Georgia Tech
19	Bob Lloyd	26.56	1965	1967	Rutgers
20	Ronnie McCollum	26.44	1998	2001	Centenary (LA)
21	Rich Travis	26.07	1967	1969	Oklahoma City
22	Don Curnutt	26.05	1968	1970	Miami (FL)
23	Adrian Dantley	25.85	1974	1976	Notre Dame
24	Ozie Edwards	25.71	1972	1973	Oklahoma City
25	Jimmy Walker	25.25	1965	1967	Providence
26	Harry Hollines	25.05	1966	1968	Denver
27	Dave DeBusschere	24.81	1960	1962	Detroit Mercy
28	Dave Bing	24.78	1964	1966	Syracuse
29	Bob Portman	24.68	1967	1969	Creighton
30	Wil Robinson	24.67	1970	1972	West Virginia
31	Mark Aguirre	24.52	1979	1981	DePaul
32	Jimmy Hayes	24.33	1968	1970	Boston University
33	Don Hennon	24.22	1957	1959	Pitt
34	Billy Shepherd	24.07	1970	1972	Butler
35	Russell Lee	23.88	1970	1972	Marshall
36	Calvin Natt	23.72	1976	1979	Louisiana-Monroe
37	Henry Finkel	23.71	1964	1966	Dayton
38	Marv Roberts	23.64	1969	1971	Utah State
39	Larry Bullington	23.61	1972	1974	Ball State
40	Steve Thomas	23.59	1963	1966	Xavier
41	George Dalton	23.34	1952	1955	John Carroll
42	Bill O'Connor	23.29	1961	1963	Canisius
43	Hub Reed	23.27	1956	1958	Oklahoma City
44	Ron Perry	23.24	1977	1980	Holy Cross
45	Ronnie Valentine	23.23	1977	1980	Old Dominion
46	Larry Hennessy	23.16	1951	1953	Villanova
47	Allan Bristow	23.13	1971	1973	Virginia Tech
48	Eddie Miles	23.08	1961	1963	Seattle
49	Tom Hawkins	23.04	1957	1959	Notre Dame
50	Kevin Porter	22.94	1969	1972	Saint Francis (PA)
51	Howard Porter	22.78	1969	1971	Villanova
52	Al Butler	22.74	1959	1961	Niagara
53	Robert Duffy	22.73	1960	1962	Colgate
54	Willie Somerset	22.70	1962	1965	Duquesne
55	Eddie Owens	22.60	1974	1977	UNLV
56	Fred Crawford	22.57	1961	1964	St. Bonaventure
57	Sandy Williams	22.41	1962	1964	Saint Francis (PA)
58	Ed Siudut	22.38	1967	1969	Holy Cross
59	John Clune	22.30	1952	1954	Navy
60	Louis Dunbar	22.28	1973	1975	Houston
61	Billy Knight	22.19	1972	1974	Pitt
62	Mel Counts	22.17	1962	1964	Oregon State
63	Tom Heinsohn	22.09	1954	1956	Holy Cross
64	Don May	22.00	1966	1968	Dayton
65	Greg Starrick	21.97	1969	1972	Southern Illinois
66	Tony Dumas	21.96	1991	1994	Kansas City
67	Franklin Edwards	21.91	1978	1981	Cleveland State
68	Bud Koper	21.90	1962	1964	Oklahoma City
69	Gary Winton	21.87	1975	1978	Army
70	Ken House	21.69	1970	1972	Seton Hall
71	Anthony Roberts	21.68	1974	1977	Oral Roberts
72	David Holston	21.66	2006	2009	Chicago State
73	Robert Parish	21.61	1973	1976	Centenary (LA)
74	Jerry Harkness	21.59	1961	1963	Loyola (IL)
75	Johnny Mills	21.55	1972	1974	Georgia Southern
76	Charley Powell	21.48	1967	1969	Loyola (LA)
77	Dennis McDermott	21.32	1972	1974	St. Francis (NY)
78	Don Meineke	21.20	1950	1952	Dayton
79	Sly Williams	21.15	1977	1979	Rhode Island
80	Derrick Gervin	21.14	1983	1985	UTSA
81	Steve Stielper	21.13	1977	1980	James Madison
82	Bill Mlkvy	21.08	1950	1952	Temple
83	Phil Sellers	21.04	1973	1976	Rutgers
84	Bob Quick	20.97	1966	1968	Xavier
85	Jesse Arnelle	20.96	1952	1955	Penn State
86	Bill Butler	20.89	1966	1968	St. Bonaventure
	Denny Fields	20.89	1975	1978	UNC Wilmington
88	Tom Gola	20.86	1952	1955	La Salle
89	Pat Tallent	20.78	1973	1976	George Washington
90	Glenn Price	20.78	1972	1974	St. Bonaventure
91	Paul Senesky	20.73	1948	1950	St. Joseph's
92	Bill Smith	20.73	1969	1971	Syracuse
93	Dwight Davis	20.73	1970	1972	Houston
94	Larry Chanay	20.70	1958	1960	Montana State
95	Brian Merriweather	20.69	1999	2001	Texas-Rio Grande Valley
96	Marvin Barnes	20.66	1972	1974	Providence
97	Hubie White	20.62	1960	1962	Villanova
98	Tom Little	20.51	1968	1970	Seattle
99	Paul Silas	20.51	1962	1964	Creighton
100	Ernie DiGregorio	20.47	1971	1973	Providence
101	Donald Smith	20.43	1972	1974	Dayton
102	Togo Palazzi	20.41	1952	1954	Holy Cross
103	Jerry Lee Wells	20.40	1964	1966	Oklahoma City
104	George Thompson	20.38	1967	1969	Marquette
105	Bob Arnzen	20.30	1967	1969	Notre Dame
106	Johnny Arthurs	20.28	1967	1969	Tulane
107	Ken Charles	20.20	1971	1973	Fordham
108	Dave Fedor	20.18	1960	1962	Florida State
109	Arnold Short	20.18	1952	1954	Oklahoma City
110	Gary Gray	20.12	1965	1967	Oklahoma City
111	Lloyd Batts	20.06	1972	1974	Cincinnati
112	Howie Carl	20.01	1959	1961	DePaul
113	Greg Sanders	19.98	1975	1978	St. Bonaventure
114	Paul Arizin	19.95	1948	1950	Villanova
115	Walter Dukes	19.93	1951	1953	Seton Hall
116	Rufus Harris	19.84	1977	1980	Maine
117	George Groom	19.81	1971	1973	Fairfield
118	Sihugo Green	19.79	1954	1956	Duquesne
119	Jon Manning	19.71	1975	1979	North Texas
120	John Long	19.70	1975	1978	Detroit Mercy
121	Bob Carrington	19.67	1973	1976	Boston College
122	Guy Rodgers	19.63	1956	1958	Temple
123	Dick Gaines	19.62	1955	1957	Seton Hall
124	Johnny Jones	19.60	1967	1969	Villanova
125	Jimmy Collins	19.48	1968	1970	New Mexico State

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